
Keira Knightley
Born March 26, 1985 · Teddington, London, England, UK
Keira Christina Knightley (born 26 March 1985) is an English actress. She has starred in both independent films and big-budget blockbusters and is particularly noted for her roles in period dramas. Her accolades include two Empire Awards and nominations for two Academy Awards, three British Academy Film Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, one Screen Actors Guild Award and one Laurence Olivier Award. Knightley was appointed an OBE in the 2018 Birthday Honours for services to drama and charity. Born in London to actors Will Knightley and Sharman Macdonald, Knightley obtained an agent at age six and initially worked commercials and television films. She appeared as Sabé, Padmé Amidala's handmaiden, in the science fiction blockbuster Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999). Knightley had a break-through role portraying a tomboy footballer in the sports film Bend It Like Beckham (2002). She achieved global stardom with her portrayal of Elizabeth Swann in the fantasy swashbuckler series Pirates of the Caribbean. In the same year, she appeared in the Christmas romantic comedy Love Actually (2003) and was labelled a promising teen star. For her portrayal of Elizabeth Bennet in the period romance Pride & Prejudice (2005), Knightley was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. At age 20, she became the third-youngest Best Actress nominee at the time. Knightley starred in a series of further period pieces, portraying a complex love interest in Atonement (2007), tastemaker Georgiana Cavendish in The Duchess (2008), and the titular socialite in Anna Karenina (2012). She then forayed into contemporary dramas, appearing as an aspiring musician in Begin Again (2013) and a medical student in Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014). Knightley returned to historical films by playing cryptoanalyst Joan Clarke in The Imitation Game (2014), earning her a second round of Academy Award and BAFTA nominations, and starred as the eponymous belle époque writer in Colette (2018) to critical acclaim. On stage, Knightley has appeared in two West End productions: The Misanthrope in 2009, which earned her an Olivier Award nomination, and The Children's Hour in 2011. She also starred as the eponymous heroine in the 2015 Broadway production of Thérèse Raquin. Knightley is known for her outspoken stance on social issues, and has worked extensively with Amnesty International, Oxfam, and Comic Relief. She is married to musician James Righton, with whom she has two daughters.
Movies

The Imitation Game

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Pride & Prejudice

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

Love Actually

Atonement

Collateral Beauty

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

King Arthur

Everest

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

Begin Again

The Duchess

The Woman in Cabin 10

Boston Strangler

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

Never Let Me Go

Official Secrets

Anna Karenina

A Dangerous Method

The Jacket

Silent Night

The Aftermath

Domino

Bend It Like Beckham
TV Shows

Late Show with David Letterman

The Daily Show

The View

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

The Graham Norton Show

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Golden Globe Awards

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

American Idol

The Bill

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Richard & Judy

The Oscars

The Wonderful World of Disney

Black Doves

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

Screen One

Entertainment Tonight

HBO First Look

Oliver Twist

Neverland

Doctor Zhivago

Discovering Fashion

Coming Home

My Grandparents' War

The Sound Collector
More Movies

Berlin, I Love You

Colette

Misbehaviour

Last Night

London Boulevard

The Edge of Love

Laggies

The Hole

Greed

Red Nose Day Actually

Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens

Thunderpants

Princess of Thieves

Silk

According to Plan: The Harrowing and True Story of Dead Man's Chest

Stories of Lost Souls

Coming Home

Innocent Lies

Wide-Awake

Blood on the Land: The Making of a King

Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind

The Making of King Arthur

Charlotte

Stars in Shorts

Pure

King Arthur: A Roundtable Discussion

The Continuing and Lamentable Saga of the Suicide Brothers

Royal Celebration

Once Upon a Time...

Deflation

Below Deck: An Interactive History Of Pirates

The Treasure Seekers

The Perfect Gift

A Village Affair

Steve

New Year's Eve

The Seasons Alter




