Keira Knightley
Age: N/A | From: Teddington, London, England, UK
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Aliases: Keira Christina Knightley , เคียรา ไนต์ลีย์ , 凯拉 奈特莉 , کایرا نایتلی , 綺拉奈特莉
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Teddington, London, England, UK
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Movie Involvements: 50
TV Involvements: 12
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
American Idol
(2002) Self
The Wonderful World of Disney
(1997) Gwyn
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
(2007) Elizabeth Swann
The Bill
(1984) Sheena Rose
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
(2003) Elizabeth Swann
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
(2006) Elizabeth Swann
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
(2017) Elizabeth Swann
The Imitation Game
(2014) Joan ClarkeActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Loretta McLaughlin | |
| 2022 | Charlotte Salomon (voice) | |
| 2021 | Nell | |
| 2020 | Sally Alexander | |
| 2019 | Self | |
| Self | ||
| Katharine Gun | ||
| Rachael Morgan | ||
| Jane | ||
| 2018 | Sugar Plum Fairy | |
| Colette | ||
| 2017 | Elizabeth Swann | |
| Juliet | ||
| 2016 | Amy Moore | |
| 2015 | Jan Arnold | |
| Self | ||
| 2014 | Self | |
| Joan Clarke | ||
| Megan Burch | ||
| Self | ||
| N/A | ||
| Cathy Muller | ||
| 2013 | Gretta James | |
| Gabrielle Chanel | ||
| 2012 | The Witch | |
| Woman | ||
| Anna Karenina | ||
| Penelope "Penny" Lockhart | ||
| 2011 | Tinker Bell (voice) | |
| Sabina Spielrein | ||
| 2010 | Charlotte | |
| Joanna Reed | ||
| Ruth C. | ||
| Woman | ||
| 2009 | The Fairy | |
| 2008 | Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire | |
| Vera Phillips | ||
| 2007 | Em (voice) | |
| Hélène Joncour | ||
| Cecilia Tallis | ||
| Self (Patron) | ||
| Elizabeth Swann | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Self - Guest | ||
| 2006 | Self | |
| Elizabeth Swann | ||
| 2005 | Self | |
| Domino Harvey | ||
| Elizabeth Bennet | ||
| N/A | ||
| Jackie Price | ||
| 2004 | Leah | |
| Self | ||
| Guinevere | ||
| 2003 | N/A | |
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Juliet | ||
| Elizabeth Swann | ||
| 2002 | Helena | |
| Lara Antipova | ||
| Leah | ||
| Louise | ||
| Self | ||
| Music School Student | ||
| Juliette 'Jules' Paxton | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2001 | Self | |
| Self - Guest | ||
| Frances 'Frankie' Almond Smith | ||
| Gwyn | ||
| Jogger | ||
| 1999 | Rose Fleming | |
| Sabé | ||
| 1998 | Young Judith | |
| Young Judith | ||
| 1997 | Gwyn | |
| Self | ||
| 1996 | The Princess | |
| Self | ||
| 1995 | Young Celia | |
| Natasha Jordan | ||
| 1993 | Angela | |
| Self - Guest | ||
| 1992 | N/A | |
| 1989 | Angela | |
| 1988 | N/A | |
| 1984 | Sheena Rose | |
| 1953 | Self | |
| N/A | ||
| Helen Webb | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Executive Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |