17 Celebrities Who Are Smarter Than You May Think

4. Kate Beckinsale

Kate Beckinsale has always been bright and thrilled with school. Even in grade school her intelligence made her stand out, as she read better than an 11 year old when she was just six. Before getting the lead in Underworld she studied both French and Russian at Oxford University’s New College. She is fluent in English, French, German, and Russian.