Keira Knightley
Keira Knightley
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.
Acted Movies
Director: Matt Ruskin
Writers: Matt Ruskin,
Cast: Alessandro Nivola, Carrie Coon, Chris Cooper, David Dastmalchian, Keira Knightley, Morgan Spector, Peter Gerety, Robert John Burke, Rory Cochrane, Ryan Winkles,
Director: Philippa Lowthorpe
Writers: Rebecca Frayn,
Cast: Greg Kinnear, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Jessie Buckley, John Heffernan, Keeley Hawes, Keira Knightley, Lesley Manville, Phyllis Logan, Rhys Ifans, Suki Waterhouse,
Director: Gavin Hood
Writers: Gregory Bernstein,
Cast: Adam Bakri, Conleth Hill, Indira Varma, Jack Farthing, John Heffernan, Keira Knightley, Matt Smith, Matthew Goode, Ralph Fiennes, Rhys Ifans,
Director: Wash Westmoreland
Writers: Richard Glatzer,
Cast: Denise Gough, Dickie Beau, Dominic West, Eleanor Tomlinson, Fiona Shaw, Jake Graf, Keira Knightley, Polina Litvak, Ray Panthaki, Robert Pugh,
Director: David Frankel
Writers: Allan Loeb,
Cast: Ann Dowd, Edward Norton, Helen Mirren, Jacob Latimore, Kate Winslet, Keira Knightley, Kylie Rogers, Michael Peña, Naomie Harris, Will Smith,
Director: Baltasar Kormákur
Writers: William Nicholson,
Cast: Elizabeth Debicki, Emily Watson, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jason Clarke, John Hawkes, Josh Brolin, Keira Knightley, Michael Kelly, Robin Wright, Sam Worthington,
Director: Morten Tyldum
Writers: Graham Moore,
Cast: Allen Leech, Benedict Cumberbatch, Charles Dance, James Northcote, Keira Knightley, Mark Strong, Matthew Beard, Matthew Goode, Rory Kinnear, Tom Goodman-Hill,
Director: Lynn Shelton
Writers: Andrea Seigel,
Cast: Chloë Grace Moretz, Daniel Zovatto, Dylan Arnold, Ellie Kemper, Gretchen Mol, Jeff Garlin, Kaitlyn Dever, Keira Knightley, Mark Webber, Sam Rockwell,
Director: John Carney
Writers: John Carney,
Cast: Adam Levine, Aya Cash, Catherine Keener, Hailee Steinfeld, James Corden, Karen Pittman, Keira Knightley, Maddie Corman, Mark Ruffalo, Yasiin Bey,
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Writers: David Koepp,
Cast: Alec Utgoff, Chris Pine, Colm Feore, Gemma Chan, Keira Knightley, Kenneth Branagh, Kevin Costner, Lenn Kudrjawizki, Nonso Anozie, Peter Andersson,
Director: Joe Wright
Writers: Tom Stoppard,
Cast: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Alicia Vikander, Domhnall Gleeson, Eric MacLennan, Jude Law, Keira Knightley, Kelly Macdonald, Matthew Macfadyen, Olivia Williams, Ruth Wilson,
Director: William Monahan
Writers: William Monahan,
Cast: Anna Friel, Ben Chaplin, Colin Farrell, David Thewlis, Eddie Marsan, Keira Knightley, Ophelia Lovibond, Ray Winstone, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Stephen Graham,
Director: Massy Tadjedin
Writers: Massy Tadjedin,
Cast: Anson Mount, Daniel Eric Gold, Eva Mendes, Griffin Dunne, Guillaume Canet, Justine Cotsonas, Keira Knightley, Sam Worthington, Scott Adsit, Stephanie Romanov,
Director: Saul Dibb
Writers: Saul Dibb,
Cast: Aidan McArdle, Alistair Petrie, Charlotte Rampling, Dominic Cooper, Hayley Atwell, John Shrapnel, Keira Knightley, Patrick Godfrey, Ralph Fiennes, Simon McBurney,
Director: Joe Wright
Writers: Christopher Hampton,
Cast: Alfie Allen, Benedict Cumberbatch, Brenda Blethyn, Harriet Walter, James McAvoy, Juno Temple, Keira Knightley, Romola Garai, Saoirse Ronan, Vanessa Redgrave,
Director: Joe Wright
Writers: Deborah Moggach,
Cast: Brenda Blethyn, Carey Mulligan, Donald Sutherland, Jena Malone, Judi Dench, Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen, Rosamund Pike, Simon Woods, Talulah Riley,
Director: John Maybury
Writers: Massy Tadjedin,
Cast: Adrien Brody, Angel Coulby, Brad Renfro, Brendan Coyle, Daniel Craig, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Keira Knightley, Kelly Lynch, Kris Kristofferson, Steven Mackintosh,
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Writers: David Franzoni,
Cast: Clive Owen, Hugh Dancy, Ioan Gruffudd, Joel Edgerton, Keira Knightley, Mads Mikkelsen, Ray Stevenson, Ray Winstone, Stephen Dillane, Til Schweiger,
Director: Nick Hamm
Writers: Caroline Ip,
Cast: Daniel Brocklebank, Desmond Harrington, Embeth Davidtz, Emma Griffiths Malin, Jemma Powell, Keira Knightley, Kelly Hunter, Laurence Fox, Steven Waddington, Thora Birch,
