Keira Knightley

Keira Christina Knightley, (/ˈkɪərə ˈnaɪtli/; born 26 March 1985) is a Golden Globe and Academy Award nominated English actress. She is best known for her first major movie role as Elizabeth Swann in the Pirates of the Caribbean movie trilogy, and as Elizabeth Bennet in Pride & Prejudice.

Keira Knightley
Keira Knightley at the 2011 Venice Film Festival
Born	Keira Christina Knightley (1985-03-26) 26 March 1985 Teddington, England, UK
Education	Teddington School Esher College
Occupation	Celebrity
Works	Performances
Spouse(s)	James Righton (m. 2013)
Children	2
Parents	Will Knightley (father) Sharman Macdonald (mother)
Awards	Full list

Early life

Knightley was born on 26 March 1985 in Teddington, London, England. Her mother, Sharman Macdonald, is Scottish. Her father, Will Knightley, is English. He wanted to name his daughter "Kiera", after the Russian ice skater, Kira Ivanova. When her mother went to register her, she misspelt the name. Knightley has an older brother, Caleb. When Knightley lived in Richmond, she studied at Stanley Junior School, Teddington School and Esher College.

When Knightley was three years old, she asked to her parents to hire an agent for her. They promised to do this, if she studied very well. That's why Keira was a good and diligent pupil.

Movies

• Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999)
• Princess of Thieves (2001)
• The Hole (2001)
• Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
• Pure (2002)
• New Year's Eve (2002)
• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
• Love Actually (2003)
• King Arthur (2004)
• The Jacket (2005)
• Pride & Prejudice (2005)
• Domino (2005)
• Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
• Silk (2007)
• Atonement (2007)
• The Edge of Love (2008)
• The Duchess (2008)
• Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2017)
• The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)

Keira Knightley Media

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  Knightley's costume from Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) on display at the Detroit Institute of Arts

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  Knightley attending the premiere of Pride & Prejudice at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival; the role earned Knightley her first Academy Award nomination

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  Knightley received critical acclaim for her portrayal of 18th-century aristocrat Georgiana Cavendish in The Duchess (2008)

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  Knightley attending the premiere of A Dangerous Method at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival

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  Knightley speaking at a BAFTA event in 2015

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  Knightley at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival

Other websites

• Keira Knightley on IMDb