Keira Knightley
Biography
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Keira Christina Knightley (born 26 March 1985) is an English actress and model. She began acting as a child and came to international prominence in 2002 after co-starring in the films Bend It Like Beckham and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.
Knightley has appeared in several Hollywood films and earned nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her role as Elizabeth Bennet in Joe Wright's 2005 adaptation of Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice. Two years later she again was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress, as well as the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in Atonement.
In 2008, Forbes claimed Knightley to be the second highest paid actress in Hollywood, having reportedly earned $32 million in 2007, making her the only non-American on the list of highest paid actresses.
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| Acting | |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Anna Karenina … Anna Karenina |
| 2012 | Seeking a Friend for the End of the World … Penny |
| 2011 | A Dangerous Method … Sabina Spielrein |
| 2011 | London Boulevard … Charlotte |
| 2010 | Last Night … Joanna Reed |
| 2010 | Never Let Me Go … Ruth |
| 2008 | The Duchess … Georgiana, The Duchess of Devonshire |
| 2008 | The Edge of Love … Vera Phillips |
| 2007 | Silk … Hélène Joncour |
| 2007 | Atonement … Cecilia Tallis |
| 2007 | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End … Elizabeth Swann |
| 2006 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest … Elizabeth Swann |
| 2005 | Pure … Louise |
| 2005 | Domino … Domino Harvey |
| 2005 | The Jacket … Jackie Price |
| 2005 | Pride & Prejudice … Elizabeth Bennet |
| 2004 | King Arthur … Guinevere |
| 2003 | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl … Elizabeth Swann |
| 2003 | Love Actually … Juliet |
| 2002 | Doctor Zhivago … Lara Antipova (neé Guishar) |
| 2002 | Bend It Like Beckham … Juliette 'Jules' Paxton |
| 2001 | Princess of Thieves … Gwyn |
| 2001 | The Hole … Frances 'Frankie' Almond Smith |
| 1999 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace … Sabé |
| 1996 | Le jardin des secrets … |
| 1995 | Innocent Lies … Young Celia |
| 1900 | Stories of Lost Souls … Leah |