Chose Underworld to Shock Hollywood

16/08/2007 06:38

British beauty Kate Beckinsale chose to star in vampire movie Underworld D to prove to Hollywood she was more than an English period actress. Beckinsale was sick of being typecast as an English maiden after starring in the 1996 TV adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma and the 1993 Shakespearean movie Much Ado About Nothing. She says, "This is still a complete riot to me that anyone lets me be in an action movie. Before I did Underworld, every time I walked into a room I would think there was a whiff of crumpets and fine china. If the character was a cop or whatever, it was, 'No, Kate's from England.' "So I just wanted to do something with a little bit more edge and then it took off a little bit more than I thought it would."

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Origins

I suppose I don’t have to tell you Kate’s native origins are from Great Britain and that naturally, her parents are also from Britain. However did you know that Kate’s maternal grandfather is actually Burmese?

This Eastern Asian culture is based within Tibet and are thought to have originally migrated from Mongolia. This information tidbit is actually rather new to me, but I cannot say I’m overly surprised. I’ve always thought Kate had a very interesting pair of eyes and furthermore, a few exotic features to her overall face.

Perhaps merely a coincidence, but feel free to voice your opinion.

Take a look at this photo:




By the way, doesn’t she look gorgeous above? The only answer is “yes” ;-)