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Keira Christina Knightley is an English actress. She has worked in the British and American film industries, and has starred in Broadway and West End theatre productions. She has won an Empire Award and multiple nominations for British Academy, Golden Globe, and Academy Awards.

Knightley began acting as a child on television and made her feature film debut in 1995; she played such supporting roles as Sabé in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace and Frankie Smith in the psychological horror film The Hole . She made her breakthrough with the 2002 film Bend It Like Beckham, and achieved international fame in 2003 after playing Elizabeth Swann in the $4.5 billion-grossing Pirates of the Caribbean film series. Her portrayal of Elizabeth Bennet in the 2005 romantic drama film Pride & Prejudice earned her critical acclaim and a Best Actress nomination at the Academy Awards. She later became known for her roles as the heroines of other such period dramas as the 2007 productions Atonement and Silk and the 2012 release Anna Karenina.

Knightley's performances in independent films including the dramas The Duchess and Never Let Me Go were well received; both the roles earned her nominations at the British Independent Film Awards. In 2014, she was nominated for the London Film Critics' Circle's British Actress of the Year Award for her performances as an aspiring singer-songwriter in the musical romantic comedy Begin Again, a young underachiever in the comedy drama Laggies, and Joan Clarke in the historical drama The Imitation Game. For the last of the aforementioned, she also garnered nominations for a Golden Globe and an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. The same year, she appeared in the Kenneth Branagh-helmed action thriller Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit. In 2018, she was lauded for her portrayal of French novelist Gabrielle Colette in the biographical film Colette.

Knightley's West End debut in Martin Crimp's 2009 production The Misanthrope was well received and earned her a nomination for a Laurence Olivier Award. She also starred as the eponymous heroine in the 2015 Broadway production of the 1873 naturalist play Thérèse Raquin. She was appointed as the Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2018 Birthday Honours for her services to drama and charity.

✵ 26. March 1985

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Famous Keira Knightley Quotes

“Prince William definitely isn't my type, he's too horsey-looking.”

Keira Knightley

Interview for the Daily Mirror (August 2004)

“I went from everyone saying, "She-can't-act-she-can't-act-she-can't-act," to an Oscar nomination. So there was something quite sublime about that!”

Keira Knightley

On her role as Elizabeth Bennet in the 2005 film Pride and Prejudice, in Allure magazine (October 2007)

“A lot of times in cinema today the women are overly sentimental, so I constantly try to do the opposite. I like strident women.”

Keira Knightley

Interview in Allure magazine (October 2007)

“Jesus, if I know one thing about the industry, it's that it's a moment. A flash in the pan. That's what's lovely about it. But it's hard, because one moment you're the hot thing, and the next moment — you're not. And there's no rhyme or reason for it.”

Keira Knightley

Interview in Allure magazine (October 2007)

“I haven't got a clue about how much I weigh. I do not own any scales. And I have noticed it creates an anger in people who are not skinny. People like to blame their insecurities on other people.”

Keira Knightley

Source: Interview in Allure magazine (October 2007)

“I don't like my legs. … A good pair of legs on someone else always makes me jealous. I don't have any tits so I can't show cleavage. The only part I really like is my stomach.”

Keira Knightley

Variant: I hate my body. I like so many other people's bodies. I like legs — a good pair of legs on someone else always makes me jealous.
Source: "Is Kate turning into Keira?" by Clemmie Moodie The Standard (1 December 2005) https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/is-kate-turning-into-keira-7250578.html
Source: Celebrity W.T.F’s Volume 107(16 December 2005) https://lindagallacher.blogspot.com/2005/12/celebrity-wtfs-volume-107.html