About
Keira Christina Knightley (born 26 March 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 the 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...
Known for
The BillSeries • 1984
The Imitation GameMovie • 2014
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's EndMovie • 2007
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's ChestMovie • 2006
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black PearlMovie • 2003
Pride & PrejudiceMovie • 2005
Love ActuallyMovie • 2003
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No TalesMovie • 2017
The Wonderful World of DisneySeries • 1997
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom MenaceMovie • 1999
Black DovesSeries • 2024
AtonementMovie • 2007
EverestMovie • 2015
Collateral BeautyMovie • 2016
Screen OneSeries • 1989
The Woman in Cabin 10Movie • 2025
The AftermathMovie • 2019
Begin AgainMovie • 2014
The DuchessMovie • 2008
King ArthurMovie • 2004
Boston StranglerMovie • 2023
The JacketMovie • 2005
Official SecretsMovie • 2019
Never Let Me GoMovie • 2010