# Kate Beckinsale

> English actress (born 1973)

**Wikidata**: [Q179414](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q179414)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Beckinsale)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/kate-beckinsale

## Summary
Kate Beckinsale is an English actress. She has been active as a performer since 1991 and is associated with the University of Oxford (New College).

## Biography
- Nationality: United Kingdom
- Education: University of Oxford; New College (constituent college of the University of Oxford)
- Employer(s): University of Oxford; New College (listed affiliations)
- Field(s): Acting (including film acting and stage acting); modeling
- Known for: Work as an English actress (active since 1991)

## Contributions
The provided source material identifies Kate Beckinsale as an English actress with a work period starting in 1991. It also links her to acting-related fields (actor, film actor, stage actor) and to modeling, and records affiliations with the University of Oxford and its New College. No specific films, stage productions, publications, or named projects are included in the source material, so further concrete outputs cannot be enumerated here.

## FAQs

### What is Kate Beckinsale known for?
She is described as an English actress. Her work period is recorded as starting in 1991.

### What fields does Kate Beckinsale work in?
She is connected to acting, including film acting and stage acting. She is also linked to modeling.

### Where did Kate Beckinsale study or have academic affiliations?
She is affiliated with the University of Oxford. New College, a constituent college of the University of Oxford, is also listed as an affiliated institution.

### What is Kate Beckinsale’s full name?
An alias provided for her is “Kathrin Romany Beckinsale.” The Wikipedia title listed is “Kate Beckinsale.”

### When did Kate Beckinsale’s career start?
Her work period start is given as 1991. No additional career timeline details are provided in the source material.

## Why They Matter
Kate Beckinsale matters in the context of English acting because she is identified as a professional actress with activity beginning in 1991 and is explicitly connected to multiple performance domains (film and stage). The source material also places her within a broader set of recognized occupational categories—actor and model—indicating a public-facing career spanning performance and visual media. Beyond these high-level identifiers and affiliations, the provided data does not supply specific works or milestones to quantify her impact further.

## Notable For
- English actress (Wikidata description)
- Work period start: 1991
- Associated occupational categories: actor; film actor; stage actor; model
- Academic affiliations listed: University of Oxford; New College (Oxford)
- Alias recorded: Kathrin Romany Beckinsale
- Wikipedia title: Kate Beckinsale
- Sitelink count (knowledge-base presence): 82

## Body

### Identity and Overview
Kate Beckinsale is described in the source material as an English actress. Her knowledge-base entry is titled “Kate Beckinsale,” and she has an alias recorded as “Kathrin Romany Beckinsale.”

### National Context
- Nationality is represented through the connected country entity: the United Kingdom (an island country in north-west Europe).

### Career Scope and Fields
The source material connects her to several occupational/field categories:
- **Actor**: a person who acts in dramatic or comic productions across media such as film, television, theatre, or radio.
- **Film actor**: an actor who appears in films.
- **Stage actor**: an actor who performs live before an in-person audience.
- **Model**: a person employed to display, advertise, or promote products, or to serve as a visual aid.

Her recorded **work period start** is **1991**, indicating the beginning of her professional activity as captured by the dataset.

### Education and Affiliations
Two academic entities are listed under affiliations:
- **University of Oxford**: a collegiate research university in Oxford, England.
- **New College**: a constituent college of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.

The source material does not specify degrees, subjects, or dates of attendance; it only provides these institutional connections.

### Knowledge-Base Footprint
- **Wikipedia title**: *Kate Beckinsale*
- **Sitelink count**: 82 (as provided in the structured properties)

### What Is Not Specified in the Source Material
The dataset does not include:
- Birth date or birth place
- Specific film, television, or stage credits
- Awards, nominations, or named achievements
- Employers beyond the listed affiliations
- Publications, patents, or other enumerated outputs

## References

1. BnF authorities
2. Integrated Authority File
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11. Munzinger Personen
12. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
13. [Source](https://news.yahoo.com/kate-beckinsale-reveals-gypsy-164800930.html)
14. IdRef
15. YouTube
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19. The Movie Database
20. Cinemathèque québécoise Linked Open Data