Keira Knightley

The actress was born in London to actor Will Knightley and Sharman Macdonald, Knightley obtained an agent at the age of six. She initially was involved in television commercials as well as films. In 1999, she was Sabe for the role of Sabe Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace. After making international headlines through the fantasy TV series Pirates of the Caribbean in 2003, as Elizabeth Swann (a swashbuckling footballer) She was then able to make her debut in the sports film Bend It Like Beckham in which she portrayed the teen. Knightley was regarded as the next big thing in the world of teenage stars after having a role in Love Actually (2003). Knightley got an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for her role as Elizabeth Bennet in Pride & Prejudice (2005). She starred in a number of period dramas, playing a complex love interest on the screen in Atonement (2007) and a tastemaker Georgiana Cavendish, in The Duchess (2008), and playing the titular socialite of Anna Karenina (2012). She also branched out into contemporary dramas. Begin Again, (2013) was a role for her as the role of a singer who is aspiring to be one, while Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, (2014) saw her being a medical student. Knightley returned to historic dramas in the role of Joan Clarke, in The Imitation Game in which she was a huge success and earned her the Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She also appeared in Colette and played the character of the writer. Keira Keira Keira

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