Kate Beckinsale

• Birthplace: London, England, United Kingdom
• Birthday: July 26, 1973

Despite being an onscreen novice, actress Kate Beckinsale made a strong film debut as the virginal Hero in Kenneth Branagh's sun-dappled adaptation of "Much Ado About Nothing" (1993), projecting the requisite intelligence and star quality that deemed her one to watch. Since her breakthrough, Beckinsale went on to make a name for herself in her native England, then across the pond in the United States, where she made her debut in “The Last Days of Disco” (1998). Though her first major American film, “Brokedown Palace” (1999…more