| Full Name: |
Kate Beckinsale
Loe
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| Height: |
5'8"
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| Birthplace: |
London,
England, UK
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| Date of Birth: |
July 26,
1973
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| Husband/Partner: |
Michael Sheen
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| Contact Info: |
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| Personal
Quote: |
"No
one is more enslaved than a slave who doesn't
think they're enslaved."
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KATE
BECKINSALE was born 26 July 1973 in England, and
has resided in London for most of her life. Her
mother is Judy Loe, Ms. Loe has appeared in a number
of British dramas and sitcoms, and continues to
work as an actress, predominantly in British television
productions. Her father was Richard Beckinsale,
born in Nottingham, England, UK. He starred in a
number of popular British television comedies during
the 1970s, most notably the television series Rising
Damp and The Lovers. He passed away in 1979. Kate
attended the public (private school to U.S. readers)
Godolphin and Latymer School in London for her grade
and primary school education. In her teens, she
twice won the British bookseller W. H. Smith Young
Writers' competition--once for three short stories
and once for three poems. After a tumultuous adolescence,
(a bout of anorexia{cured} and a smoking habit which
contiues to this day) she gradually took up the
profession of acting. Her major acting debut came
in a World War II television movie called One Against
the Wind, filmed in Luxembourg during the summer
of 1991.It first aired on American television that
December.
Kate began
attending Oxford University's New College in the
fall of 1991, majoring in French and Russian literature.
She had already decided that she wanted to act,
but to broaden her horizons she chose university
over drama school. While in her first year at Oxford,
Kate received her big break in Kenneth Branagh's
film adaptation of Shakespeare's Much Ado About
Nothing. Kate worked in three other films while
attending Oxford, beginning with a part in the medieval
historical drama Prince of Jutland (1993), cast
as Ethel. The film was shot during spring 1993 on
location in Denmark, and she performed her supporting
part during New College's Easter break. Later in
the summer of that year, she performed as the lead
in the contemporary mystery drama Uncovered (1994).
Before she went back to school, Her third year at
university was spent at Oxford's study-abroad programme
in Paris, France, immersing herself in the French
language, Parisian culture, and those awful French
cigarettes. A year away from the academic community
and living on her own in the French capital caused
her to re-evalate the direction of her life. She
faced a choice: continue with school, or concentrate
on her flourishing acting career. After much thought,
she chose the acting career. And it has flourished
ever since. |
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Last
Update:
June 15, 2003
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Films:
Tiptoes (2003)
Laurel Canyon (2002)
Serendipity (2001)
Pearl Harbor (2001)
The Golden Bowl (2000)
Brokedown Palace (1999)
The Last Days of Disco (1998)
Shooting Fish (1997)
Haunted (1995)
Marie-Louise ou la permission (1995)
Uncovered (1994)
Prince of Jutland (1994)
Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
Made for TV:
Emma (1997)
Cold Comfort Farm (1995)
Rachel's Dream (1992)
One Against the Wind (1991)
Direct to Video: The Best of George Michael (1999)
TV Shows:
Alice Through the Looking Glass (1998)
Devices and Desires (1991)
Cartoon Voices: Hercules (1998)
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