Keira Knightley: Biography
Name:
Keira Knightley
Date of Birth:
March 26, 1985
Place of Birth:
England
Pixie-ish British actress Keira Knightley went from a relative unknown to a blockbuster leading lady after 2002's sleeper soccer flick Bend It Like Beckham caught on with an international audience. Born in Teddington, London, England, in 1985, young Knightley was enticed by the lure of cinema at an early age. Playwright mother Sharman McDonald and actor father Will Knightley were at first reluctant to let their daughter follow them into show business. Although they would accommodate her wish three years later, their strict demand that their daughter study through school holidays and only take jobs that didn't interfere with her education ensured that Keira would keep her priorities straight.
Trained in dance from an early age, Knightley made her film debut when she was 12 in Moira Armstrong's romantic drama A Village Affair. Gradually climbing the credits with subsequent roles in Innocent Lies (1995) and the made-for-TV features Treasure Seekers (1996) and Coming Home (1998), she got her first big break when cast as the decoy queen in the eagerly anticipated Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. Knightley resembled the actual queen (portrayed by Natalie Portman) so much that her mother couldn't distinguish the two and some fans still insist both were portrayed by Portman.
Returning to non-decoy status for the television miniseries Oliver Twist (2000), Knightley stayed with the small screen as Robin Hood's daughter in the 2001 adventure Princess of Thieves. Although audiences would truly begin to take note of her talent in the thriller The Hole that same year, her star-making turn in the sleeper comedy drama Bend It Like Beckham endeared her to audiences everywhere and ultimately served as her breakthrough starring role. Playing the best friend to Parminder K. Nagra, Knightley proved that she could turn what might have been little more than a noteworthy supporting role into a truly spunky, scene-stealing performance.
As Lara Antipova in the 2002 miniseries Doctor Zhivago, Knightley gracefully slipped into a role that was previously made famous by Julie Christie, and the timeless romantic drama proved a hit with U.K. television viewers. With the release of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, however, the actress was catapulted into an entirely new realm of popularity. Opposite Johnny Depp's truly eccentric portrayal of pirate Jack Sparrow, Knightley charmed as the beautiful young maiden whose blood may hold the key to life for a group of undead pirates.
While King Arthur (2004) and Domino (2005) were high-profile flops, Knightley's status as a movie-star on both sides of the pond was firmly cemented in early 2006 when she was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for her role in 2005's Pride & Prejudice. 2006 also saw the release of the sequel Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, which was shot back-to-back with the franchise's third entry, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, which was scheduled for release in 2007. In the meantime, Knightley forged ahead on the period drama Silk, opposite Michael Pitt.
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Keira Knightley: Filmography
2018 The Nutcracker and the Four Realms ...Sugar Plum Fairy (filming)
2018 The Aftermath ... Rachael Morgan (completed)
2018 Berlin, I Love You (post-production)
2018 Colette (post-production) ...Colette
2017 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales ... Elizabeth Swann
2017 Red Nose Day Actually ... Juliet (TV Short)
2016 Collateral Beauty ... Aimee Moore
2015 Everest ... Jan Hall
2014 The Imitation Game ... Joan Clarke
2014 Laggies ... Megan
2014 Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit ... Cathy Muller
2013 Begin Again ... Gretta
2013 Once Upon a Time... (Video) ... Gabrielle Chanel
2012 Anna Karenina ... Anna Karenina
2012 Stars in Shorts ... Woman
2012 Stars in Shorts ... Woman
2012 Seeking a Friend for the End of the World ... Penny
2011 Neverland (TV) ... Tinker Bell
2011 A Dangerous Method ... Sabina Spielrein
2010 Steve ... Woman
2010 Never Let Me Go ... Ruth
2010 Last Night ... Joanna
2010 London Boulevard ... Charlotte
2009 The Continuing and Lamentable Saga of the Suicide Brothers ... The Fairy
2008 The Edge of Love ... Vera Phillips
2008 The Duchess - Ducesa ... Georgiana
2008 Looking Over: The Edge of Love (Video) ... Vera Phillips
2007 Atonement ... Cecilia Tallis
2007 Bloopers of the Caribbean (Video) ... Elizabeth Swann
2007 Silk ... Hélène Joncour
2007 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End ... Elizabeth Swann
2007 Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind (TV) ... Em (voce)
2006 Bloopers of the Caribbean (Video) ... Elizabeth Swann
2006 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest ... Elizabeth Swann
2006 Pride & Prejudice: Alternate US Ending (Video) ... Elizabeth Bennet
2005 Pride & Prejudice ... Elizabeth Bennet
2005 Domino ... Domino Harvey
2005 The Jacket ... Jackie Price
2004 King Arthur ... Guinevere
2003 Blooper Reel (Video) ... Elizabeth Swann
2003 Love Actually ... Juliet
2003 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl ... Elizabeth Swann
2003 Gaijin ... Kate (voce)
2002 Pure ... Louise
2002 Doctor Zhivago (TV) ... Lara Antipova
2002 Bend It Like Beckham ... Juliette 'Jules' Paxton
2002 Thunderpants ... Music School Student
2002 The Seasons Alter ... Helena
2002 New Year's Eve ... Leah
2001 Princess of Thieves (TV) ... Gwyn
2001 The Hole ... Frankie
2001 Deflation ... Jogger
1999 Oliver Twist ... Rose Fleming
1999 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace ... Sabé
1997 Coming Home (TV) ... Young Judith
1996 The Treasure Seekers (TV) ... The Princess
1995 Innocent Lies ... Young Celia
1994 A Village Affair ... Natasha Jordan
1985 Screen One (TV Series) ... Angela
1984 The Bill (TV Series) ... Sheena Rose
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