Kate Beckinsale is an actress.
Kathrin Romary Beckinsale ( born 26 July 1973 ) is an English actress . She followed those with appearances in The Aviator ( 2004 ) and Click ( 2006 ) . The Aviator (2004 film) . It stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Howard Hughes , Cate Blanchett as Katharine Hepburn and Kate Beckinsale as Ava Gardner .