Kate Beckinsale Biography (3)
The daughter of actors, Beckinsale attended public school in London and, later, Oxford University for three years. As a teen, she won two separate writing contests, one for stories, the other for poetry. Though she acted in several television productions, including 1993's Prince of Jutland where she first worked opposite her Laurel Canyon co-star Christian Bale, Beckinsale first attracted considerable attention for her starring role in John Schlesinger's comedy Cold Comfort Farm.
More recently, Beckinsale has starred in the Merchant/Ivory production The Golden Bowl, and with Claire Danes in the drama Brokedown Palace. Her other screen roles include Whit Stillman's comic charmer The Last Days of Disco, and Shooting Fish. Additional screen credits include Kenneth Branagh's Much Ado About Nothing, Haunted with Aidan Quinn, and Marie Louise. Television credits include One Against the Wind, Anna Lee, and Rachel's Dream. Stage roles include productions of The Seagull, and Clocks and Whistles.
Beckinsale is married to British actor Michael Sheen. The couple has a three-year-old daughter.
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