Samantha Beckinsale

Samantha was earlier married to actor Richard Tinder, but they divorced in 1995. Not much is known about her personal life.

She is believed to be single.

Samantha Jane Beckinsale was born on July 23, 1966, in London, England, to Richard Beckinsale and Margaret Bradley. Her father, Richard, was an English actor, best known for playing ‘Lennie Godber’ in the ‘BBC’ sitcom ‘Porridge’ and ‘Alan Moore’ in the British series ‘Rising Damp.’

Samantha was only 5 when her parents divorced. Following this, her father married English actor Judy Loe. Samantha is the half-sister of British actor Kate Beckinsale.

Samantha attended ‘Selston High School’ in Nottingham, UK.

She graduated from ‘Selston Arts and Community College’ and then attended ‘New College’ in Nottingham.

Samantha made her TV debut with the 1989 TV series ‘Agatha Christie's Poirot – The Adventure of Johnny Waverly.’ The series featured her as a barmaid and also starred David Suchet and Hugh Fraser.

The same year, she guest-starred in an episode of ‘Thames Television’s ‘Never the Twain.’ The series featured her as ‘WPC Martin.’

Shortly after ‘Never the Twain,’ she was offered the role of ‘Lesley’ in the final three series of ‘Thames Television’s ‘Shelley.’ The show ran from 1989 to 1992.

She bagged her most notable role in 1990. It was the role of ‘Firefighter Kate Stevens’ in ‘ITV’s drama series ‘London’s Burning.’ After ‘London’s Burning’ ended in 1992, she got an opportunity to work in the ‘BBC’ sitcom ‘Time After Time.

The series featured her as ‘Gillian’ and lasted from 1994 to 1995. In 1996, she appeared as ‘Pascal’ in an episode of the series ‘Bugs’ named ‘Blackout.’