"Kate" Bailey Beckinsale [1] (born 26 July 1973) is an English actress , known for her roles in the films Pearl Harbor (2001), Underworld (2003), Van Helsing (2004), The Aviator (2004), Underworld: Evolution (2006) and Click (2006). Kate Beckinsale 's first major American film, Brokedown Palace (1999), was not a commercial success.