Keira Knightley

Acting · Born 1985-03-26 in Teddington, London, England, UK

Biography

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 science fiction blockbuster Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999). Knightley…

Filmography

• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl as Elizabeth Swann
• Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest as Elizabeth Swann
• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End as Elizabeth Swann
• Love Actually as Juliet
• Atonement as Cecilia Tallis
• Pride & Prejudice as Elizabeth Bennet
• The Duchess as Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire
• The Imitation Game as Joan Clarke
• Begin Again as Gretta James
• Collateral Beauty as Amy Moore

TV

• The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
• The Daily Show as Self
• Friday Night with Jonathan Ross as Self - Guest
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
• The View as Self
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
• Richard & Judy as Self
• American Idol as Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
• Doctor Zhivago as Lara Antipova