Keira Christina Knightley - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End - Hollywood Actress

Keira Christina Knightley - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End - Hollywood Actress Keira Christina Knightley's Biography Keira Christina Knightley was born on 26 March 1985 is an English film and television actress. She began her career as a child actress, and came to international prominence in 2003, after co-starring in the films Bend It Like Beckham and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Knightley has since become a notable lead actress, having appeared in several Hollywood films and earning an Academy Award nomination for her role as Elizabeth Bennet in Joe Wright's 2005 adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Keira Knightley's Early life Knightley was born in Teddington, London, England to Sharman Macdonald, a Scottish actress turned award-winning playwright, and Will Knightley, an English theatre and television actor. She has an elder brother, Caleb, who was born in 1979. Knightley lived most of her life in Richmond, attending Teddington School and Esher College. Knightley has dyslexia, but nevertheless was successful in school and was thus permitted to acquire a talent agent and pursue an acting career. Knightley has noted that she was "single-minded about acting" during her childhood. She performed in a number of local amateur productions including After Juliet (written by her mother) and United States (written by her then drama teacher, Ian McShane). Keira Knightley's Filmography 1999 Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace Sabé (queen's decoy) Film debut 2001 Princess of Thieves Gwyn (daughter of Robin Hood) First starring role 2001 The Hole Frances 'Frankie' Almond Smith First nude scene 2002 Doctor Zhivago Lara Antipova (née Guishar) 2002 Pure Louise 2002 Bend It Like Beckham Juliette 'Jules' Paxton 2003 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Elizabeth Swann 2003 Love Actually Juliet 2004 King Arthur Guinevere 2005 The Jacket Jackie 2005 Domino Domino Harvey 2005 Pride and Prejudice Elizabeth Bennet Academy Award for Best Actress - nominated 2006 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Elizabeth Swann 2007 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Elizabeth Swann National Movie Awards U.K. - nominated for Best Actress Award category 2007 Silk Hélène Joncour 2007 Atonement Cecilia Tallis 2008 The Edge of Love Vera Phillips Filming completed; written by her mother Sharman Macdonald 2008 The Duchess Georgiana Cavendish Filming Keira Knightley's Pictures/Wallpapers Keira Knightley's External Links Keira Knightley at Wikipedia Keira Knightley at IMDB Keira Knightley at People.com Keira Knightley at TV.com