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Keira Knightley

Actor, Producer
Born March 26, 1985 (39 years)
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.
Movies & Shows on Plex
  • The Imitation Game
  • Begin Again
  • The Edge of Love
  • Misbehaviour
  • Berlin, I Love You
Known For
  • The Imitation Game
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
  • Pride & Prejudice
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
  • Atonement
  • A Dangerous Method
  • Anna Karenina
  • Never Let Me Go
  • The Duchess
  • Begin Again
  • Domino
  • Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
  • The Jacket
  • Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
  • King Arthur
  • Bend It Like Beckham
  • Official Secrets
  • Last Night
  • Laggies
  • Boston Strangler
  • Colette
  • London Boulevard
  • The Aftermath

Filmography

2023
Boston Strangler · as Loretta Mclaughlin
2023
The Sound Collector (TV Series) · as The Narrator (voice)
2021
Silent Night · as Nell
2021
Charlotte · as Charlotte Salomon (voice)
2020
Misbehaviour · as Sally Alexander
2019
2019
Official Secrets · as Katharine Gun
2019
The Aftermath · as Rachael Morgan
2019
2018
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms · as Sugar Plum Fairy
2018
Colette · as Colette
2017
2017
2016
Collateral Beauty · as Amy Moore
2015
Everest · as Jan Arnold
2014
The Imitation Game · as Joan Clarke
2014
Laggies · as Megan Burch
2014
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit · as Cathy Muller
2013
Begin Again · as Gretta James
2012
Wide-Awake · as The Witch
2012
Stars in Shorts · as Woman
2012
Anna Karenina · as Anna Karenina
2012
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World · as Penelope "penny" Lockhart
2011
Neverland (TV Series) · as Tinker Bell (voice)
2011
A Dangerous Method · as Sabina Spielrein
2010
London Boulevard · as Charlotte
2010
Last Night · as Joanna Reed
2010
Never Let Me Go · as Ruth C.
2010
Farewell 'The Bill' · as Sheena Rose
2010
Steve · as Woman
2009
2008
The Duchess · as Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess Of Devonshire
2008
The Edge of Love · as Vera Phillips
2008
The 80th Annual Academy Awards · as Cecilia Tallis
2008
2007
2007
Silk · as Hélène Joncour
2007
Atonement · as Cecilia Tallis
2007
2006
2006
2005
Domino · as Domino Harvey
2005
Pride & Prejudice · as Elizabeth Bennet
2005
The Jacket · as Jackie Price
2005
2004
King Arthur · as Guinevere
2003
2003
Love Actually · as Juliet
2003
2002
Doctor Zhivago (TV Series) · as Lara Antipova
2002
New Year's Eve · as Leah
2002
Pure · as Louise
2002
Thunderpants · as Music School Student
2002
Bend It Like Beckham · as Juliette 'jules' Paxton
2001
The Hole · as Frances 'frankie' Almond Smith
2001
1999
Oliver Twist (1999) (TV Series) · as Rose Fleming
1999
1998
Coming Home (1998) (TV Series) · as Young Judith
1998
Coming Home · as Young Judith
1997
The Wonderful World of Disney (TV Series) · as Gwyn
1996
The Treasure Seekers · as The Princess
1995
Innocent Lies · as Young Celia
1995
A Village Affair · as Natasha Jordan
1993
Royal Celebration · as Angela
1992
1988
1985
Screen One (TV Series) · as Angela
1984
The Bill (TV Series) · as Sheena Rose

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