Kate Beckinsale is expected to begin working within months on a movie version of the famous Dan Brown's hit book 'The Da Vinci Code' with Ron Howard directing and Russell Crowe.

Recently Kate Beckinsale's ex-boyfriend Michael Sheen is a singleton again after breaking up with British TV actress Anastasia Griffith. The 'Pearl Harbour' star had dumped Sheen on the sets of 2003 film 'Underworld' for the movie's director Len Wiseman, with whom the romance bloomed while shooting for the film...

Kate Beckinsale was born 26 July 1973 in England, and has resided in London for most of her life. Her mother is Judy Loe, who has appeared in a number of British dramas and sitcoms. Her father was Richard Beckinsale, born in Nottingham, England, UK. He starred in a number of popular British television comedies during the 1970s.

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