Happy Birthday, Kate Beckinsale! See the Actress's Transformation Through the Years

By InStyle.com
Updated Jul 25, 2017 @ 6:15 pm
Happy 44th to this brunette beauty!
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1993

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A young Beckinsale hit the screen in Kenneth Branagh’s adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing.
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2000

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A cropped bob highlighted her features at the Golden Bowl premiere in London.

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2003

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The new star of Underworld hit the Comic Con with long auburn locks.
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2002

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Beckinsale got playful for the MTV Movie Awards with a cherry red-streaked beehive. "She can do pompadours and updos, which are hard styles to carry off," hairstylist Adir Abergel has said.

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2004

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The Van Helsing star's smile was as big as her lightened hair at the MTV Movie Awards. "She tried these blond highlights, but now I give her more of a soft brown tone," colorist Tracey Cunningham told InStyle of this look.

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2006

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The Click actress favored understated lipstick: "My lips are naturally very pink, so if I add any more color, it looks like I've been smacked in the mouth."
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2008

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For an Oscars party, she tried a soft bohemian updo. "I left some pieces out in the front to keep her middle part from looking too hard," said stylist Adir Abergel.

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2009

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The glamour girl starred in Whiteout and Everybody's Fine.

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2010

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As a Cannes Film Festival judge, Beckinsale glowed with shimmery cheeks and pink gloss. Says her makeup artist Vasilios Tanis, "Kate likes her features accentuated but never overly made-up."
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2012

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"By using primer and tinted moisturizer, we were able to admire Kate's natural complexion," makeup artist Molly Stern told us of Beckinsale's Globes look. She highlighted the star's cheekbones with a swirl of bronzer and NARS Highlighting Blush in Miss Liberty, a shimmery peachy.

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2012

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For a Total Recall photo call, Beckinsale went with a bouncy retro ponytail.

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2012

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For the U.K. premiere of Total Recall, Beckinsale's makeup artist Molly Stern used a trio of Laura Mercier shadows to create her smoky eye, layering a black shadow underneath a chestnut brown hue.
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2013

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For the Met's Costume Institute Gala, Beckinsale wore her brunette locks in a bouffant updo.

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2013 

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Beckinsale smoldered with a smokey eye and berry-colored lip at the LACMA Art + Film Gala in Los Angeles, Calif. 

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2014

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The actress wore a gold choker necklace and rocked an elegant updo while attending the Battersea Power Station launch party in West Hollywood. 

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2015

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With hair in a regal updo and jeweled earrings to match her dress, Beckinsale was OMG-stunning at the 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards.

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2016 

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As per usual, Beckinsale appeared put-together and fresh-faced while stepping out at the Los Angeles Confidential Magazine's Annual Women of Influence in Beverly Hills, Calif.

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2017

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Beckinsale attended an event in London looking youthful and glow-y with tousled waves and glittery eye makeup and lipstick.  

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