Keira Christina Knightley was born March 26, 1985 and is an Academy Award-nominated English actress.


Keira Knightley is the daughter of Sharman Macdonald, a Scottish actress turned award-winning playwright, and Will Knightley, an English theatre and television actor. Keira Knightley has an older brother, Caleb Knightley (Born 1979). Keira Knightley was born in Teddington, Middlesex and lived most of her life in Richmond upon Thames, attending Teddington Secondary School and Esher College. Keira Knightley currently lives in Central London.


In late February 2006, it emerged that Keira Knightley was dating her Pride and Prejudice co-star Rupert Friend. Keira Knightley has previously enjoyed relationships with Irish model Jamie Dornan, and actor Del Synnott (who reportedly attempted suicide after their relationship ended, although Del Synnott denies these claims).


Keira Knightley started to follow in her parents' footsteps at an early stage, making her television debut at the age of seven in Royal Celebration (1993) and in The Bill in 1995. Keira Knightley's first major movie appearance was as Sabé, Padmé Amidala's decoy in the 1999 release Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. Keira Knightley was presumably cast because of her close resemblance to Natalie Portman, who played Padmé. It is rumoured that the two actresses' mothers had difficulty telling their daughters apart when they were heavily made up. Keira Knightley first starring role was as the daughter of Robin Hood in a made-for-TV Walt Disney Productions feature, Princess of Thieves, first telecast in 2001.

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