Keira Knightley
Personal Info
Known For Actor
Gender Female
Birthday 1985-03-26 (39 years old)
Place of Birth Teddington, London, England, UK
Also Known As Keira Christina Knightley, เคียรา ไนต์ลีย์, 凯拉 奈特莉
Keira Knightley
Biography
Keira Christina Knightley (born March 26, 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 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 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.
Known For
Actor
as Helen Webb
as Loretta McLaughlin
as The Narrator (voice)
as Nell
as Charlotte Salomon (voice)
as Sally Alexander
as Jane
as Self
as Katharine Gun
as Rachael Morgan
as Self
as Sugar Plum Fairy
as Colette
as Elizabeth Swann
as Juliet
as Amy Moore
as Self (archive footage)
as Jan Arnold
as Joan Clarke
as Megan Burch
as Cathy Muller
as Self
as Self
as Gretta James
as Gabrielle Chanel
as The Witch
as Woman
as Anna Karenina
as Penelope "Penny" Lockhart
as Sabina Spielrein
as Tinker Bell (voice)
as Charlotte
as Joanna Reed
as Ruth C.
as Woman
as Self - Guest
as Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire
as Vera Phillips
as Em (voice)
as Hélène Joncour
as Self (Patron)
as Elizabeth Swann
as Cecilia Tallis
as Self - Guest
as Self
as Elizabeth Swann
as Domino Harvey
as Elizabeth Bennet
as Jackie Price
as Self
as Leah
as Self
as Guinevere
as Juliet
as Elizabeth Swann
as Self
as Helena
as Leah
as Louise
as Music School Student
as Juliette 'Jules' Paxton
as Lara Antipova
as Self
as Frances 'Frankie' Almond Smith
as Gwyn
as Jogger
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Rose Fleming
as Young Judith
as Young Judith
as Gwyn
as Self
as The Princess
as Self
as Young Celia
as Natasha Jordan
as Angela
as Self - Guest
as Angela
as Self - Guest
as Sheena Rose
as Self
as Self
Producer
as Executive Producer