Kate Beckinsale Debuts Gorgeous New Tattoo To Honor Her Mom And Daughter

"Underworld" actress Kate Beckinsale recently unveiled a meaningful tattoo to her.

The actress comes from a family of performers and actors. Besides the 49-year-old, her mother, Judy Loe, and ex-partner, Michael Sheen, are both actors. Her daughter, Lily Sheen, has also joined the profession.

Beckinsale and Sheen were together between 1995 and 2003 after meeting on a touring production for "The Seagull." While the two had been dating for almost a decade, they never got engaged or married; however, they had their daughter, Lily.

In a recent post, the actress unveiled the two new tattoos she made in honor of her mother, Loe, and daughter Lily. The post was accompanied by a caption declaring that Beckinsale was ready to kill and die for the both of them.

Beckinsale recently decided to permanently imprint her love for her mother and 23-year-old daughter, Lily, on her skin. On Wednesday, the British actress posted pictures of her fresh tattoos on her arms, both of which spelled out "mama" in lower and upper cases.

The two inked words seemed to be written by two different people indicating that the two people it was dedicated to possibly wrote it. Beckinsale posted the picture of the tattoo and another picture of her mother, Loe, and daughter hugging each other.

The post was simply captioned, "The two I'll kill and die for." The actress shares Lily with Michael, her ex-boyfriend. Like most members of her Hollywood family, the 23-year-old indicated an interest in being a part of the film world and played a major movie role in "The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent."

The young actress played beside Nicholas Cage in the semi-autobiographical film, which partly displayed his life and career. The movie was released earlier this year but first premiered in March during the South by Southwest festival (SXSW).

Lily's career decision thrilled Beckinsale as the actress posted several pictures and videos of the 23-year-old on the red carpet on the day of the event. She wrote, "So proud of you, @lily_sheen. My beautiful, brilliant baby is in this FANTASTIC, electric, vibrant, hilarious movie. ... The movie is bonkers and amazing, and everyone is wonderful, but obviously, she's my favorite. So excited to see you fly, little bird."

In response to the congratulatory post, the new actress called her mother "the blueprint" and thanked her for her comments. Around the time the film was released, Lily talked about the script and how it was startlingly different from her experience growing up.

In a previous interview with People magazine, Lily talked about growing up and commended her parents for their support and love during the period. She explained that while "The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent" had some similarities with her life, she had a much better time.

The 23-year-old explained, "Of course, there are definitely similarities, obviously. But I think what really opened the character up for me, as an actor, was to start noting the differences. Seeing what would my life be like if my parents hadn't been this way, if they hadn't been as loving and supportive of me and of the person that I wanted to be."

She further shed light on her relationship with Hollywood her whole life and how she tried not to follow in the footsteps of her father, mother, and grandmother in the acting industry. Lily explained that while she wanted to be an actress as a child, it took her a while to do it finally.

While talking to Entertainment Tonight about the new actor in her family, Beckinsale revealed that she was trying not to meddle in her daughter's life and instead give her room to grow.

She revealed that she only supplied advice she was asked for and overall let the 23-year-old be independent. "I'm not calling her up and saying, 'Now, I've got a pearl of wisdom, get ready!'" she said. "It's been very important to me to be very independent in that respect."

The "Underworld" actress also talked about how Lily was reluctant to use her mother's fame to get ahead in the industry. 

She said, "I think it's really important to her to have her own thing and blaze her own trail and do her own stuff. So as much as it's quite difficult not to kind of be poking into her business all the time, I really do respect that, and I admire how much she wants to be independent from us."