Kate Beckinsale in “Total Recall”
It takes an awful lot to make a lasting impression in Hollywood nowadays, but Kate Beckinsale’s natural good looks, intimidating intellect and charming British accent has placed her at the top of the game. Her increased popularity from her performance as the hardcore vampire babe in 2003’s “Underworld” should bring the same sex-driven recognition that came to the leather-clad Carrie-Ann Moss in “The Matrix.” As a teenager growing up in Britain, Kate won the W. H. Smith Young Writers’ Competition for several of her short stories and poetry. In 1991, Kate left for Oxford University’s New College to major in French and Russian literature, despite her decision to become an actress.
She didn’t waste any time in reaching her goals and quickly made her film debut in Kenneth Branagh’s “Much Ado About Nothing” a year later. She shortly made a name for herself in a number of British productions like the 1994 BBC satire, “Cold Comfort Farm,” which opened to rave reviews in art-house theaters all around the US. She continued to appear on the British stage for a few more years before showing up again in US films like “Brokedown Palace” and “The Last Days of Disco.” She has since become a force to be reckoned with, jumping from smaller, co-starring roles to headlining the main event in just a matter of years. While Kate isn’t exactly the hot topic in the industry of today, her star status will be sure to reach new heights.
We loved Kate in “Total Recall.”
We featured Kate and her character of Selene in our Looks That Kill – How Chicks Who Kick Ass feature.
Kate Beckinsale on the Web
Kate Beckinsale always looks amazing
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Kate Beckinsale in Hollywood
Kate Beckinsale updates on her movie career!
Kate on Video
Kate Beckinsale enjoys being naughty!
She looks fun . . .
Kate Says
On relationships:
“If someone had told me years ago that sharing a sense of humor was so vital to partnerships, I could have avoided a lot of sex!”
On maturing as an actress:
“With every project you do, you bring out a part of yourself, and it seems to be quite a good way of expanding a person.”
On the perks of the underdog:
“Everybody likes the underdog, because everybody feels like the underdog. No matter how successful you are, you always think, No one’s being nice enough to me!”
On her work in “Underworld”:
“They usually put the girl in a bra and panties. Or she’s got some ‘woman moment’ where she has PMS and can’t get the gun to work. But this movie is smart. The woman is actually doing the guy’s part.”