The Keira Knightley Handbook - Everything you need to know about Keira Knightley

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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 notice in 2002 after co-starring in the film Bend It Like Beckham.

From 2003 her appearances in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series took her to much greater prominence.

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.

This book is your ultimate resource for Keira Knightley. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, photos, and much more.

In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about her Early life, Career and Personal life right away. A quick look inside: Keira Knightley, Innocent Lies, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Deflation (film), Princess of Thieves, The Hole (2001 film), Thunderpants, Pure (2002 film), Bend It Like Beckham, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Love Actually, King Arthur (film), The Jacket, Domino (film), Pride & Prejudice (2005 film), Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Silk (2007 film), Atonement (film), The Edge of Love, London Boulevard, Never Let Me Go (2010 film), Last Night (2010 film), A Dangerous Method, Coming Home (TV serial), Oliver Twist (1999 TV miniseries), Doctor Zhivago (TV serial).

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Contents

Articles Keira Knightley Innocent Lies Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace Deflation (film) Princess of Thieves The Hole (2001 film) Thunderpants Pure (2002 film) Bend It Like Beckham Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Love Actually King Arthur (film) The Jacket Domino (film) Pride & Prejudice (2005 film) Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Silk (2007 film) Atonement (film) The Edge of Love London Boulevard Never Let Me Go (2010 film)

Last Night (2010 film) A Dangerous Method Coming Home (TV serial) Oliver Twist (1999 TV miniseries) Doctor Zhivago (TV serial)

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Keira Knightley

Keira Knightley

Keira Knightley

Keira Knightley at the 68th Venice Film Festival, September 2011

Born

Occupation

Years active

Parents

[1] Keira Christina Knightley 26 March 1985 Teddington, London, England

Actress, model

1993–present

Will Knightley Sharman MacDonald

[2] [3] Keira Christina Knightley(ˌ/kɪərəˈnaɪ26 March 1985) is an English actress and model. tli/; born She began acting as a child and came to international notice in 2002 after co-starring in the filmBend It Like Beckham. From 2003 her appearances in thePirates of the Caribbeanfilm series took her to much greater prominence.

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 novelPride 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 inAtonement.

In 2008,Forbes claimed Knightley to be the second highest paid actress in Hollywood, having reportedly earned [4] [5] [6] $32 million in 2007, making her the only non-American on the list of highest paid actresses.

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Keira Knightley

Early life Knightley was born in Teddington, London, England, the daughter of Sharman MacDonald, an award-winning [7] playwright, and Will Knightley, a theatre and television actor. Her father is English and her Scottish mother is of [8] half Welsh ancestry. She has an elder brother, Caleb. Knightley, born Kiera, switched her name to Keira to make it [9] easier for international audiences to pronounce. Knightley lived in Richmond, attending Stanley Junior School, Teddington School and Esher College. She was diagnosed with dyslexia at the age of six, but nevertheless was successful in school and was thus permitted to acquire a talent agent and pursue an acting career. She requested an agent as early as the age of three and got one [10] when she turned six, from her mother as a reward for studying hard. Knightley has noted that she was [11] "single-minded about acting" during her childhood. She performed in a number of local amateur productions, includingAfter Juliet(written by her mother) andUnited States(written by her then drama teacher, Ian McShane, no relation to the actor of the same name). She focused on art, history, and English literature while at Esher, but left after a year to focus on her acting and she also turned down her spot at the London Academy of Music and [12] Drama.

Career

1993–2004

After getting an agent at 6, she did work mostly on commercials and small TV roles. Her first role was "Little Girl" inRoyal Celebration, a 1993 TV movie. A year later, she had a small role in the movieA Village Affair. She later starred in 1995'sInnocent Liesand 1998'sComing Home. She was a princess in the 1996 [13] movieThe Treasure Seekers. Later in 1999, she appeared as Rose inOliver [14] Twist.

Keira Knightley appeared in several television films in the mid to late 1990s—as [15] well as ITV1'sThe Bill—before being cast as Saba, Padma Amidala's decoy, in the 1999 science fiction blockbusterStar Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. Saba's dialogue was dubbed over with Natalie Portman's voice. This was to hide the fact that the handmaiden Padma (played by Natalie Portman) was actually disclosed as the real Queen Amidala at the end of the film. Knightley was cast in the role due to her close resemblance to Portman; even the two Knightley at the 2008 BAFTAs. actresses' mothers had difficulty telling their daughters apart when the girls were [16] in full makeup. Knightley's first starring role followed in 2001, when she played the daughter of Robin Hood in the made-for-television Walt Disney Productions feature,Princess of Thieves. She trained for several weeks in [17] archery, sword fighting, and horse riding. During this time, Knightley also appeared inThe Hole, a thriller that received a direct-to-video release in the United States. She appeared in a miniseries adaptation ofDoctor Zhivago which first aired in 2002 to mixed reviews but high ratings. In the same year, she also was in the moviePure, in [18] which she portrays a pregnant teenager who is a heroin addict and had a child taken by social services.

Knightley's breakthrough role was in the football-themed film,Bend It Like Beckham, which was a success in its [19] August 2002 UK release, grossing $18 million, and in its March 2003 U.S. release, grossing $32 million. After Bend It Like Beckham's UK release raised her profile, she was cast in the big budget action film,Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl(along with Orlando Bloom and Johnny Depp) which was produced by [20] [21] Jerry Bruckheimer and opened in July 2003 to positive reviews and high box office grosses, becoming one of the biggest hits of summer 2003 and cementing Knightley as the new "It" girl.

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Knightley had a role in the British romantic comedyLove Actually, which opened in November 2003, which [22] co-starred her childhood idol Emma Thompson. Her next film,King Arthur, opened in July 2004 to negative [23] reviews, however in preparation for the role she took boxing, fighting, archery, and horseback-riding lessons for [24] [25] four days a week for three months. In the same month, Knightley was voted by readers ofHello!magazine as [26] the film industry's most promising teen star. Additionally,TIMEmagazine noted in a 2004 feature that Knightley [27] seemed dedicated to developing herself as a serious actress rather than a film star.

2005–2008

She appeared in three films in 2005, the first of which wasThe Jacket, alongside [28] Adrien Brody. She next appeared in Tony Scott'sDomino, an action film based on the life of bounty hunter Domino Harvey. The film has been [29] Knightley's greatest critical flop to date. Knightley's critics often suggested she was nothing more than a pretty face, which led the young starlet to comment [10] toEllemagazine, "I always feel like I’m the one with everything to prove." [30] Pride & Prejudicerounded out 2005. Knightley loved the book since she was seven, and she with her first acting paycheck she bought a dollhouse of the hero's [31] mansion. She said of her character, "The beauty of Elizabeth is that every woman who ever reads the book seems to recognize herself, with all her faults and imperfections. If you give an actress who is even remotely good the chance [32] Knightley at a LondonPirates of the to play a fantastic character like that, they are going to revel in it."Variety Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest wrote about her portrayal of Elizabeth Bennet: "Looking every bit a star, premiere in July 2006 Knightley, who's shown more spirit than acting smarts so far in her career, really steps up to the plate here, holding her own against the more classically trained Matthew Macfadyen, as well as vets like Brenda Blethyn, Donald Sutherland, Penelope Wilton, and Judi Dench with a luminous strength that recalls a young Audrey Hepburn. More than the older Jennifer Ehle in the TV series, she catches Elizabeth's essential skittishness and youthful braggadocio, making her final conversion all the more [33] [34] moving." The film grossed more than $100 million worldwide, and Knightley earned a Golden Globe nomination and an Oscar nomination (the Oscar ultimately went to Reese Witherspoon). The Academy Award [35] nomination made her the third-youngest performer ever nominated. BAFTA's decision not to nominate her drew [36] criticism fromPride & Prejudiceproducer Tim Bevan.

[37] In 2006, Knightley was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Her biggest financial [38] hit thus far,Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, was released in July 2006. Knightley starred in three major films in 2007:Silk, an adaptation of the novel by Alessandro Baricco,Atonement, a feature film adaptation of Ian McEwan's novel of the same name (co-starring James McAvoy, Vanessa Redgrave, [39] and Brenda Blethyn), andPirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, which was released in May 2007. For her performance inAtonement, Knightley was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in the Best Dramatic Actress category for the role, as well as a BAFTA Award. Critic Richard Roeper was puzzled by both Knightley's and [40] McAvoy's Academy Award snubs, stating "I thought McAvoy and Knightley were superb." In the late spring of 2007, Knightley shotThe Edge of Lovewith Cillian Murphy as her husband, Matthew Rhys as her childhood sweetheart Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, and Sienna Miller as Thomas' wife Caitlin Macnamara. She [41] received positive reviews for her role. The 2008 release was penned by Knightley's mother, Sharman Macdonald, and directed by John Maybury. She then filmedThe Duchess, based on the best-selling biography,Georgiana, [42] Duchess of Devonshireby Amanda Foreman, in which she played Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire; the film was released in cinemas on 5 September 2008 in the U.K.

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2009–present In 2009, Knightley made her West End debut in Martin Crimp's version of Molibre's comedy,The Misanthrope, at [7] the Comedy Theatre in London alongside Damian Lewis, Tara FitzGerald, and Dominic Rowan. in December [7] 2009. Reviews for her portrayal of Jennifer in the play were generally positive.The Daily Telegraphdescribed her [43] performance as revealing "both power and poignancy" andThe Independentcalled her performance "not only [44] strikingly convincing but, at times, rather thrilling in its satiric aplomb"The Guardian,however, noted that due to [45] the nature of the role "one could say that she is not unduly stretched" andThe Daily Maildescribed her as "little better than adequate" and "dull" and theDaily Expressstated that "Her lack of stage experience is sometimes [46] painfully evident." Knightley has been nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award as Best Supporting Actress as [47] Jennifer inThe Misanthrope, recognising her theatre debut. Knightley also received an Evening Standard Award [48] nomination for the Natasha Richardson Award for Best Actress. In 2010, Knightley appeared in the dramaLast Night, in which she co-starred with Eva Mendes, Sam Worthington, [49] [50] and Guillaume Canet; it was directed by Massy Tadjedin. The same year, Knightley completed work on an adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro's dystopian novel,Never Let Me Gowith Andrew Garfield and Carey Mulligan. [51] [52] Filming took place in Norfolk and Clevedon in Somerset. Also in 2010, she starred inLondon Boulevardwith [53] Colin Farrell, written by William Monahan. Knightley's only film of 2011 was David Cronenberg's historical dramaA Dangerous Method, co-starring Viggo Mortensen, Michael Fassbender, and Vincent Cassel. Based on writer Christopher Hampton's 2002 stage playThe Talking Cureand set on the eve of World War I, the film depicts the turbulent relationships between fledgling psychiatrist Carl Jung, his mentor Sigmund Freud, and Sabina Spielrein, played by Knightley, the troubled but [54] beautiful young psychoanalyst who comes between them. The costume film premiered at the 68th Venice International Film Festival to a positive reception, while Knightley, who had almost backed out of the movie due to [55] its explicit scenes, earned generally favorable reviews by critics, with Andrew O'Hehir of Salon.com noting her [56] "the real star of this film." Knightley is slated to appear inThe Emperor's Childrenwith Eric Bana and Richard Gere. The film, a dark comedy, [57] will be directed by Noah Baumbach. In addition, she has reunited with director Joe Wright for the production of [58] Anna Karenina(2012), in which she will star as the title character.

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Media attention

As a result of her rapid rise to fame, Knightley has been the focus of significant media attention. She has been described by press [59] reports as "famously open with media," although Knightley [60] herself has stated "I don't talk about my private life."

Knightley's look has often been described in publications as [61] [62] [63] gamine. Knightley has appeared many times in FHMs100 Sexiest Women in the Worldlist. Ranked No.79 in 2004 she climbed to No.18 in 2005, and was named "the sexiest woman in the world in [64] 2006." In 2007 she was 12th, 10th in 2008 and came 36th in 2009. The US edition ranked her No.54 in 2004, No.11 in 2005, and No.5 in 2006. In May 2006, she was No.9 onMaxim's 2006 Hot 100. She was also named "the number one beauty icon of 2007" by a poll of 2500 people conducted by British high street [65] [66] chain Superdrug. Knightley appeared nude, along with Scarlett Johansson, on the cover ofVanity Fairmagazine's March 2006 "Hollywood" issue.

Knightley was the celebrity face for the luxury goods brand Knightley attends the premiere ofAtonementin Asprey, Shiatzy Chen as well as Lux haircare products in Japanese Leicester Square, London, 2007 television commercials. In April 2006, she was confirmed as the new celebrity face of Chanel's perfume Coco Mademoiselle, though the first photo from the campaign was not released until May 2007.

Knightley's Valentino gown at the 2006 Golden Globe Awards won her much acclaim and even landed her the top spot on Steven Cojocaru's "Best Dressed List" onEntertainment Tonight, while the dress she wore to the 2006 [67] Academy Awards was donated to the charity Oxfam, where it raised c4,300. Knightley has warned children who dream of the celebrity life that it's not all what it seems to be. "It frightens me [68] when kids go, 'I want to be famous.'" In a 2007 interview with the BBC Knightley said that she feels [69] "de-humanised." She also said that when a person becomes a celebrity, the public doesn't care that the person's life is constantly watched. While she has no current plans to leave the world of film, Knightley has said that she could not imagine subjecting a child to the media. She is quoted as saying, "I'm not planning to have children at the moment... everyone changes, and I'm sure there will be a time I will want to do something different. I could completely see myself moving away [70] [from acting]." She has expressed concern in the past about unsolicited attention from stalkers, and a 41-year-old man was charged with harassment in February 2010 after trying to contact the actress on several occasions outside the Comedy [71] Theatre in London, where she appeared in the playThe Misanthrope. The subsequent trial folded after the actress [72] was unavailable to testify in court.

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Charity work Knightley is the face of an Amnesty International campaign to support human rights, marking the 60th anniversary [73] of the United Nation's Universal Declaration of Human Rights. As part of the campaign, the star also made a [73] short film. Knightley stated she wanted to help raise awareness of the UDHR and human rights abuses. She said "The UDHR is something that everyone should be aware of and be proud of as a statement of our common [73] humanity." She posed for photos for WaterAid in 2005 and also for the American Library Association's "Read" campaign (A [74] promotional poster ofPride and Prejudice). Knightley contributed her voice to a 2007Robbie the Reindeeranimation, all profits of which will be donated to [75] Comic Relief. In 2004, she travelled to Ethiopia with a group that included Richard Curtis, who had directed her [76] inLove, Actually, on behalf of that charity. In April 2009, Knightley appeared in a video to raise awareness of domestic abuse entitledCut. The video was directed by Joe Wright, who directed Knightley inPride and PrejudiceandAtonement, and shot for "Women's Aid," [77] [78] a British women and children aid group. The video has created controversy, with some sources calling it too [79] graphic, while other groups support the video for showing a realistic depiction of domestic violence. In November 2010, Knightley became patron of The SMA Trust, a British charity that funds medical research into [80] the children's disease Spinal Muscular Atrophy. In March 2011, she appeared briefly in theSmithysketch for Red Nose Day 2011, alongside Sir Paul McCartney, former Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Davina McCall, Justin Bieber and JLS, amongst others.

Personal life Knightley, who lives in London, had a relationship with actor Jamie Dornan. They were first seen together in 2003, [81] [82] and split up in 2005. She dated herPride & Prejudiceuntil the couple splitco-star Rupert Friend from 2005 [83] [84] [85] [86] in December 2010. She has reportedly been dating James Righton since late February 2011. Knightley has denied rumours she is anorexic, although she did say—after her appearance at thePirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chestpremiere led to media speculation that her extremely slender figure was due to an [87] eating disorder—Knightley sued thethat her family has a history of anorexia. Daily Mailafter they claimed she lied about having anorexia; the article said that a teenage girl died from anorexia, indicating that Knightley's physical [88] appearance may have influenced her in some way. She was awarded a settlement. In July 2006, Knightley said she has become a workaholic, detailing that "the last five years have blended into one. I [89] can't tell you what was last year and what was the year before" and specifying that she was "working too much" [90] and was "quite frightened that if I continue at this rate I will start to hate what I love," suggesting that she would [91] take a one-year break from acting to travel and focus on her personal life.

Filmography Feature films

6

Golden Wave Award for Best Actress London Film Critics' Circle Award for Best Newcomer Nominated–Empire Award for Best British Actress Nominated–Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Breakthrough Performance

Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble Nominated–Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Breakout Performance on Screen Nominated–Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Ensemble Acting

Audience Award for Best International Actress Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Chemistry (shared with Orlando Bloom) Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Liplock (shared with Orlando Bloom) Nominated–Empire Award for Best British Actress Nominated–Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated–Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Breakout Performance on Screen Nominated–Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male or Female Actor in an Effects Film Nominated–Cinescape Genre Face of the Future Award Nominated–MTV Movie Award for Breakthrough Female Performance Nominated–Teen Choice Award for Choice Breakout Movie Star - Female

New Year's Eve

2002

The Seasons Alter

The Hole

2002

2003

2001

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Bend It Like Beckham

2002

Pure

2002

Thunderpants

2002

Nominated–Empire Award for Best Debut

Audience Award for Best International Actress Nominated–Empire Award for Best British Actress Nominated–Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress Action Adventure/Thriller Nominated–Teen Choice Award for Choice Breakout Movie Star - Female

King Arthur

2004

Love Actually

Juliet

2003

Helena

Princess of Thieves

2001

Juliette "Jules" Paxton

Gwyn

Title

Frances 'Frankie' Almond Smith

Young Celia

Louise

Saba (Decoy Queen)

Jogger

Deflation

Keira Knightley

1995

Year

2001

Leah

1999

Innocent Lies

Elizabeth Swann

Uncredited

Music school student

Domino

The Jacket

2005

2005

Role

Domino Harvey

Guinevere

Jackie

Notes

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2005

2006

2007

2007

2007

2008

2008

2009

2010

2010

2010

2011

2012

Pride & Prejudice

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Silk

Atonement

The Edge of Love

The Duchess

The Continuing and Lamentable Saga of the Suicide Brothers

London Boulevard

Never Let Me Go

Last Night

A Dangerous Method

Steve

Elizabeth Bennet

Elizabeth Swann

Elizabeth Swann

HalbneJoncour

Cecilia Tallis

Vera Phillips

Georgiana Cavendish

The Fairy

Charlotte

Ruth

Joanna Reed

Sabina Spielrein

Woman

Character and Morality in Entertainment Award Nominated–Academy Award for Best Actress Nominated–Golden Globe Award for Best Actress–Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nominated–Satellite Award for Best Actress–Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nominated–Empire Award for Best Actress Nominated–Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Nominated–Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Nominated–London Film Critics' Circle Award for British Actress of the Year Nominated–Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress Nominated–Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Nominated–Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress Drama/Action Adventure

People's Choice Award for Favorite On-Screen Match-Up (shared with Johnny Depp) Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Liplock (shared with Orlando Bloom) Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Scream Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Hissy Fit Nominated–Empire Awards for Best Actress Nominated–MTV Movie Award for Best Performance Nominated–Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress Drama/Action Adventure

People's Choice Award for Favorite Female Action Star Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress Action Adventure Nominated–National Movie Award for Best Performance by a Female Nominated–MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance

Empire Award for Best Actress Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress Drama Rembrandt Award for Best International Actress Nominated–BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role Nominated–Golden Globe Award for Best Actress–Motion Picture Drama Nominated–Satellite Award for Best Actress–Motion Picture Drama Nominated–Audience Award for Best International Actress Nominated–London Film Critics' Circle Award for British Actress of the Year

Nominated–British Independent Film Award for Best Actress Nominated–People's Choice Award for Favorite Female Movie Star

Short film

Nominated–Sarturn Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated–British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actress

Short film

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