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2016-03-08

Keira Knightley

Keira Knightley real name Keira Christina Knightley was born on March 26, 1985 she is an English actress. She began as a child on television worked and made her film debut in 1995. She has a supporting role as Sabé in Star Wars had The Phantom Menace in 1999 and her first significant role came in the psychological horror film The Hole 2001. She won wide acclaim in 2002 according to co-star in the film Bend it like Beckham and achieved international fame in 2003 after series.Knightley in the Pirates of the Caribbean movie appear as Elizabeth Swann, for starring in historical dramas like pride and prejudice 2005, known for it earned nominations for the Academy Award for best Actress and the Golden Globe Award for best Actress; Atonement 2007, for which she was nominated again for a Golden Globe; Silk 2007; The Duchess 2008 A Dangerous Method 2011; and Anna Karenina, 2012. She has also appeared in a variety of other genres, including the romantic comedy Love Actually 2003 as Guinevere in the historical action King Arthur 2004 the psychological thriller The Jacket 2005 BGM Domino 2005 historical drama The Edge of Love 2008 , the film noir London Boulevard 2010 the dystopian science fiction never let me go 2010 the romantic drama Last Night 2010 and the black comedy a friend for the end of the world 2012.In its 2008 list of addiction, Forbes Knightley as the second highest-paid actress in Hollywood, with reported earnings of US $ 32 million in 2007 identified actresses this year you will make only non-American on the list of the highest paid. In 2014 she was nominated for best supporting actress for her role in the historical thriller The Imitation Game for a Golden Globe, a SAG, BAFTA Award and an Oscar. In October 2015 Knightley made her Broadway debut in the title role of Thérèse Raquin.