Samantha-Jane Beckinsale (born 23 July 1966)is a British actress. She played firefighter Kate Stevens in London's Burning.
Early life Beckinsale is the only daughter of actor Richard Beckinsale and his first wife, Margaret ( Bradley). They divorced when Beckinsale was a young child and she did not see her father for years. Samantha was unaware that her father was Richard Beckinsale until she was 11, the same year he married actress Judy Loe. Beckinsale and her father reconnected and spent time together, before his death in 1979. She is half-sister of Kate Beckinsale, her father's daughter with Loe. She studied drama at Clarendon College, Nottingham.
Television In 1990, Beckinsale was chosen by LWT to play firefighter Kate Stevens in ITV's drama series London's Burning, which ran from 1986 to 2002. In 1989, Beckinsale guest starred as WPC Martin in an episode of Thames Television's Never the Twain. Shortly after this, she was given the role of Lesley in the final three series of Thames Television's Shelley. In 1994, she was chosen by LWT to play the role of Gillian in the sitcom Time After Time which lasted two series.
In 1997, Beckinsale starred as Jilly Howell in the short-lived sitcom Get Well Soon and in 1998 she was chosen by LWT to play the role of Gillian Monroe in the short-lived sitcom Duck Patrol with Richard Wilson.
Personal life In 2022, Beckinsale came forward as a survivor of domestic abuse. She is a patron of the Broxtowe Women's Project, which offers support for women suffering from domestic abuse. She wrote and produced a docudrama titled Love? which deals with coercive control in relationships.
Television and film roles Year Title Role1989 Agatha Christie's Poirot - "The Adventure of Johnnie Waverly" Barmaid1989, 1992 Shelley - "Day of the Reptile" and "The Deep End" Secretary (one episode) Lesley (one episode)1989Screen Two - "Ice Dance"Cindy1989Never the Twain - "Neighbours"WPC Martin1990 to 1992 London's Burning Firefighter Kate Stevens1992The Upper Hand - "Sex, Lies, and Exercise Tape"Vicky1993, 2005 Heartbeat - "Manhunt" and "Services Rendered" Susan Robinson (one episode) Elsa Jenner (one episode)1994 to 1995 Time After Time Gillian1995Wales Playhouse - "Archangel Night Out"Tracey1995 Jake's Progress Blue Eyes1995The Imaginatively Titled Punt & Dennis Show1995The World of Lee EvansGirl1996 Bugs Pascal1996 Coronation Street Lorraine Mason1997 Get Well Soon Jilly Howell1998 Duck Patrol Gillian Marilyn Monroe1999 Nancherrow Nesta Carew1999 Dangerfield DS Katie Webb2000 The Blind Date Patty2000The Scarlet Pimpernel - "A Good Name"Nana2001Where the Heart Is - "Faith"Ros Callaghan2001McCready and Daughter - "The Dating Game"Lesley Graham2001 Out of the Ashes Sarah2002 Murder in Mind Christine2003Magic Grandad - "Famous People 2: Boudica"Boudica2004 Lighthouse Hill Sally2004 Doctors - "The Miracle" Susan Marshall2000 2004 to 2005 Holby City
"Taking It on the Chin"
"Braver Soul Than I"
"A Sense of Guilt"
"Moment of Truth"
"A Good Day to Bury Bad News"
"Elf and Happiness"
"Overload"
"War and Peace" Maggie Haney (one episode) Maggie Thornton (seven episodes)2005 Marian, Again Josie Bevan2006 The Penalty King Maddie Vaughan2014 Katherine of Alexandria Vita2022Love?Woman
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