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Profile of Keira Knightley
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Keira Knightley |
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26th March 1985 |
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Teddington, Middlesex, England, UK |
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Keira Knightley (born March 26, 1985 in Teddington, London, England) is a British actress, the daughter of Sharman Macdonald, a Scottish playwright, and Will Knightley, an English actor. She has lived most of her life in Richmond upon Thames.
Career
She started to follow in her parents' footsteps at an early stage, making her film debut at the age of nine in A Village Affair (1994). Her first major part was Sabé in The Phantom Menace, Padmé Amidala's decoy. Knightley was presumably cast because of her resemblance to headliner Natalie Portman.
Knightley is best known for her breakthrough roles in Bend It Like Beckham and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Bend It Like Beckham was especially physically demanding for Knightley in terms of the intense football training she underwent but opened the way for her into Hollywood. Her role in the blockbuster Pirates cemented her up-and-coming position in international cinema.
While Knightley has recently appeared in the blockbuster King Arthur, her dedication to developing herself as an actress rather than a movie star was noted by Time magazine in a 2004 feature. In July 2004, Knightley was voted by readers of Hello! magazine as the movie industry's most promising teen star. Additionally, Knightley was voted the sexiest movie star of all time by the readers of Empire magazine, leaving behind others stars such as Angelina Jolie, Halle Berry, Charlize Theron, Julia Roberts, Marilyn Monroe and Brigitte Bardot.
Beside acting, Knightley is currently modelling for Asprey, a British luxury items company. She is trained in dancing and is a supporter of West Ham United football team.
In 2005 Knightley starred as Domino Harvey, a famous British born model-turned- L.A. bounty hunter in Tony Scott's fact based film Domino and also as the lead Elizabeth Bennett in a film adaption of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice with Donald Sutherland and Matthew MacFadyen. It recently opened at No.1 in the UK box office, her sixth film to do so in her short but incredibly successful career.
She is currently filming the sequels to the immensely popular Pirates of the Caribbean series, due for release in the summers of 2006 and 2007 respectively.
Filmography
Year |
Title |
Role |
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2007 |
Pirates of the Caribbean 3 |
Elizabeth Swann |
Filming |
2006 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest |
Elizabeth Swann |
Filming |
2005 |
Pride and Prejudice |
Elizabeth Bennet |
Completed |
2005 |
Domino |
Domino Harvey |
Post-production |
2005 |
The Jacket |
Jackie |
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2004 |
King Arthur |
Guinevere |
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2003 |
Love Actually |
Juliet |
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2003 |
Gaijin |
Kate |
Short film, animated |
2003 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl |
Elizabeth Swann |
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2002 |
The Seasons Alter |
Helena |
Short film |
2002 |
Doctor Zhivago |
Lara Antipova (née Guishar) |
Miniseries |
2002 |
Pure |
Louise |
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2002 |
Thunderpants |
Music School Student |
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2002 |
Bend It Like Beckham |
Juliette 'Jules' Paxton |
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2002 |
New Year's Eve |
Leah |
Short film |
2001 |
Deflation |
Jogger |
Short film |
2001 |
The Hole |
Frances 'Frankie' Almond-Smith |
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2001 |
Princess of Thieves |
Gwyn Hood |
Television movie |
1999 |
Oliver Twist |
Rose Fleming |
Miniseries |
1999 |
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace |
Sabé |
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1998 |
Coming Home |
Young Judith Dunbar |
Television movie |
1996 |
Treasure Seekers |
The Princess |
Television movie |
1995 |
Innocent Lies |
Young Celia |
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1994 |
A Village Affair |
Natasha Jordan |
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1993 |
Royal Celebration |
Little Girl |
Television movie |
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