Kate Beckinsale is an actress.
Kathrin Romary Beckinsale ( born 26 July 1973 ) is an English actress . Love & Friendship . Based on Jane Austen 's epistolary novel Lady Susan , written ca. 1794 , the film stars Kate Beckinsale , Chloë Sevigny , Xavier Samuel , and Stephen Fry . Much Ado About Nothing (1993 film) . The film also stars Branagh 's then-wife Emma Thompson , Robert Sean Leonard , Denzel Washington , Michael Keaton , Keanu Reeves , and Kate Beckinsale in her film debut . The Aviator (2004 film) . It stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Howard Hughes , Cate Blanchett as Katharine Hepburn and Kate Beckinsale as Ava Gardner .