Kate Beckinsale and the road to Underworld stardom

http://www.nma.tv/kate-beckinsale-road-underworld-stardom/ Kate Beckinsale has a hit with Underworld: Awakening. The latest Underworld movie opened at No. 1 and made an estimated $25 million in its first weekend. Beckinsale starred in the first two installations and her return for Underworld 4 in 2012 is seen as a key reason for the film's success at the box office. How did Beckinsale — who plays the catsuit-wearing, Lycan-slaying vampire Selene in the Underworld series — go from a modest British actress to a global box office draw?