Keira Knightley
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Keira Knightley

Knightley at the 2005 Toronto Film Festival
Personal information
Birth nameKeira Christina Knightley
Birth date26 March 1985(age 25)
Place of birthTeddington, London, England
OccupationActress, model
Years active1998-present

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Keira Christina Knightley (; born 26 March 1985) is an English film actress and model. She began her career as a child and came to international prominence in 2003 after co-starring in the films Bend It Like Beckham and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.
Knightley has appeared in several Hollywood films and earned nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her role as Elizabeth Bennet in Joe Wright's 2005 adaptation of Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice. Two years later she again was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress, as well as the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in Atonement.
In 2008, Forbes claimed Knightley to be the second highest paid actress in Hollywood, having reportedly earned $32 million in 2007, making her the only non-American on the list of highest paid actresses.

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Year Film Role Notes
1999 Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace Sabé (Decoy Queen)
2001 Deflation Jogger
The Hole Frances 'Frankie' Almond Smith Nominated - Empire Award for Best Debut
2002 Thunderpants Music school student Uncredited
Pure Louise
Bend It Like Beckham Juliette "Jules" Paxton Nominated - Empire Award for Best British Actress
New Year's Eve Leah
The Seasons Alter Helena
2003 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Elizabeth Swann Nominated - Empire Award for Best British Actress
Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress
Love Actually Juliet
2004 King Arthur Guinevere Nominated - Empire Award for Best British Actress
2005 The Jacket Jackie
Domino Domino Harvey
Pride & Prejudice Elizabeth Bennet Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actress
Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama
Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Nominated - Empire Award for Best Actress
Nominated - Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
Nominated - Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
2006 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Elizabeth Swann Nominated - Empire Award for Best Actress
2007 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Elizabeth Swann People's Choice Award - Favorite Female Action Star
Silk Hélène Joncour
Atonement Cecilia Tallis Empire Award for Best Actress
Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama
Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama
2008 The Edge of Love Vera Phillips
The Duchess Georgiana Cavendish Nominated - British Independent Film Award for Best Actress
Nominated - People's Choice Award for Favorite Female Movie Star
2009 The Continuing and Lamentable Saga of the Suicide Brothers The Fairy
2010 London Boulevard Lillian Palmer Post-production
Never Let Me Go Ruth Post-production
Last Night Joanna Reed Post-production

Year Film Role
1993 Screen One Little Girl
1995 A Village Affair Natasha Jordan
Innocent Lies Young Celia
The Bill Sheena Rose
1996 The Treasure Seekers The Princess
1998 Coming Home Young Judith Dunbar
1999 Oliver Twist Rose Fleming
2001 Princess of Thieves Gwyn (daughter of Robin Hood)
2002 Doctor Zhivago Lara Antipova
2003 Gaijin Kate (voice)
2007 Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind Em (voice)

Year Production Theatre Role Awards
2009/2010 The Misanthrope Comedy Theatre, London Jennifer (Celimene) Nominated - Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role



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