Kate Beckinsale is a person.
Kathrin Romary Beckinsale ( born 26 July 1973 ) is an English actress . She then appeared in British costume dramas such as Prince of Jutland ( 1994 ) , Cold Comfort Farm ( 1995 ) , Emma ( 1996 ) , and The Golden Bowl ( 2000 ) , in addition to various stage and radio productions . She followed those with appearances in The Aviator ( 2004 ) and Click ( 2006 ) . She also continues to make appearances in smaller dramatic projects such as Snow Angels ( 2007 ) , Nothing but the Truth ( 2008 ) , and Everybody 's Fine ( 2009 ) .