Keira Knightley

Keira Knightley in 2003's Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.

Keira Knightley (born March 26, 1985, Teddington, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom) is a British actress, the daughter of playwright Sharman McDonald and actor Will Knightley. She has lived most of her life in Richmond upon Thames.

She followed in her parents' footsteps quite early, making her film debut at the age of nine in A Village Affair (1994). Her first major part was Sabé in The Phantom Menace, Padmé Amidala's decoy. Knightley was presumably cast because of her uncanny resemblance to headliner Natalie Portman.

Keira Knightley is best known for her breakthrough roles in Bend It Like Beckham and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Bend It Like Beckham especially was physically demanding for Knightley in terms of the intense soccer training she underwent but opened the way for her into Hollywood. The blockbuster Pirates, which was highly successful at the box office, cemented Knightley's up and coming position in international cinema.

While Knightley has recently appeared in the blockbuster King Arthur, her dedication to developing herself as an actress rather than a movie star was noted by TIME magazine in a 2004 feature. In July 2004, Knightley was voted by readers of Hello! magazine as the movie industry's most promising teen star. Additionally, Knightley was voted the sexiest movie star of all time by the readers of Empire magazine, leaving behind some of the hottest Hollywood stars like Angelina Jolie, Halle Berry, Charlize Theron, Julia Roberts, Marilyn Monroe and Brigitte Bardot.

Beside acting, Knightley is modeling for Asprey, a British luxury items company.

Keira Knightley is trained in dancing and she supports West Ham United, a football team.

Knightley is rumoured to have dyslexia, although this has been a point of controversy. [1] (http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/showbiz/articles/10569916?source=Daily%20Mail)

Filmography

  • Pride and Prejudice (2005) ... as Elizabeth Bennet
  • Domino (2005) ... as Domino Harvey
  • The Jacket (2005) ... as Jackie
  • Tulip Fever (2004) ... as Sophia Sandvoort
  • King Arthur (2004) ... as Guinevere
  • Love Actually (2003) ... as Juliet
  • Pirates of the Caribbean (video game) (2003) ... as Narrator
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) ... as Elizabeth Swann
  • Doctor Zhivago (miniseries) (2002) ... as Lara Antipova (neé Guishar)
  • Pure (2002) ... as Louise
  • Thunderpants (2002) ... as Music School Student
  • Bend It Like Beckham (2002) ... as Juliette 'Jules' Paxton
  • New Year's Eve (2002)
  • Deflation (2001) ... as Jogger
  • The Hole (2001) (USA Title: After The Hole) ... as Frances 'Frankie' Smith
  • Princess of Thieves ... as Gwyn
  • Oliver Twist (miniseries) (1999) ... as Rose Fleming (Credit: Kiera Knightley)
  • Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999) ... as Sabé
  • Coming Home (1998) ... as Young Judith
  • Treasure Seekers (1996) ... as The Princess
  • Innocent Lies (1995) ... as Young Celia
  • A Village Affair (1994) ... as Natasha Jordan
  • A Royal Celebration (1993) ... as Little Girl

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Additionally, Knightley was voted the sexiest movie star of all time by the readers of Empire magazine, leaving behind some of the hottest Hollywood stars like Angelina Jolie, Halle Berry, Charlize Theron, Julia Roberts, Marilyn Monroe and Brigitte Bardot. However, in those days, any such scandal was covered up before it could be found out and Thanhouser Film Corporation had already announced that their star was engaged to Daniel Goodman, the man who survived the accident. In July 2004, Knightley was voted by readers of Hello! magazine as the movie industry's most promising teen star. Labadie’s close friends cautiously alluded to her having been involved in an intimate relationship with Woodrow Wilson, the President of the United States. While Knightley has recently appeared in the blockbuster King Arthur, her dedication to developing herself as an actress rather than a movie star was noted by TIME magazine in a 2004 feature. Certain of Ms. The blockbuster Pirates, which was highly successful at the box office, cemented Knightley's up and coming position in international cinema. Despite this, no formal investigation was ever undertaken to find the facts of her accident and death.

Bend It Like Beckham especially was physically demanding for Knightley in terms of the intense soccer training she underwent but opened the way for her into Hollywood. Following her death, a mechanical inspection of her motor vehicle revealed that the brakes had been tampered with. Keira Knightley is best known for her breakthrough roles in Bend It Like Beckham and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Obituary notices stated that she was survived by her mother, Amanda La Badie, with no mention of her ever having been adopted as would have been customary at the time. Knightley was presumably cast because of her uncanny resemblance to headliner Natalie Portman. After a large funeral, she was interred in the Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York. Her first major part was Sabé in The Phantom Menace, Padmé Amidala's decoy. With her passing, Florence La Badie became the first female motion picture personality to die and the movie-going public mourned her passing.

She followed in her parents' footsteps quite early, making her film debut at the age of nine in A Village Affair (1994). La Badie was thrown from the vehicle and suffered serious injuries. Hospitalized, she clung to life for more than two weeks and seemed to be getting better when she suddenly died from what was described as an infection. She has lived most of her life in Richmond upon Thames. At the height of her motion picture success, on August 28, 1917, while driving near Ossining, New York in the company of her co-worker Daniel Goodman, the brakes on Florence La Badie’s car failed and the vehicle plunged down a hill overturning at the bottom. While Daniel Goodman escaped basically unharmed, Ms. Keira Knightley (born March 26, 1985, Teddington, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom) is a British actress, the daughter of playwright Sharman McDonald and actor Will Knightley. Deeply affected, Florence La Badie became a vigorous advocate for peace, traveling the United States with a stereopticon slide show of the soldier’s photographs, warning about the terrible dangers of going to war. as Little Girl. She had a great many movie fans in Canada and according to one New York Newspaper, in 1915 a young soldier fighting in the trenches at the Front in Northern France wrote to her, sending dozens of photographs that graphically depicted the horrors of the war.

A Royal Celebration (1993) .. When World War I broke out in Europe in 1914, Canada immediately joined the war and as a result, several of Florence La Badie’s young male friends and relatives back home in Montreal were immediately shipped overseas. as Natasha Jordan. Athletic and daring, in these films she performed all her own stunts. A Village Affair (1994) .. With her sophistication and beauty, Florence La Badie soon became Thanhouser Film’s most prominent actress, appearing in dozens of films including her most remembered effort in the 1914 - 1915 serial, The Million Dollar Mystery. as Young Celia. Griffith until 1911 when the Thanhouser Film Corporation hired her.

Innocent Lies (1995) .. She would go on to make more films under the renowned D.W. as The Princess. Given an impromptu bit part, Florence was invited back to Biograph’s studios to participate in another film later that year. Treasure Seekers (1996) .. During this period she met a fellow Canadian, the young actress Mary Pickford, who in 1909 invited Florence to watch the making of a motion picture at the Biograph studio in Manhattan. as Young Judith. Following this, she signed to tour with one of the road companies and for the next two years appeared on stage in various places in the eastern part of the United States.

Coming Home (1998) .. Once there, in early 1908 she obtained a small part in a stage play. as Sabé. Completing her studies, Florence La Badie was offered work as a model in New York City. Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999) .. In addition to these intellectual pursuits, she was also a very good athlete. as Rose Fleming (Credit: Kiera Knightley). Florence also wrote poetry in her spare time.

Oliver Twist (miniseries) (1999) .. She studied art, painting, sculpture, and learned to play the piano and to sing. as Gwyn. Florence’s father was a successful Montreal lawyer and her upper-middle-class parents sent her to a Catholic convent school to learn the ways of a "proper" young lady. Princess of Thieves .. However, this supposed legal deposition was dated five days before Florence’s death. as Frances 'Frankie' Smith. Russ claimed to be Florence’s biological mother and referred to a Russ family burial plot in Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery.

The Hole (2001) (USA Title: After The Hole) .. While there is much evidence of her growing up in Montreal, in an alleged sworn deposition, a New York woman named Marie C. as Jogger. However, it has been said that she was born in New York City and adopted by the La Badie family. Deflation (2001) .. La Badie and his wife Amanda from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. New Year's Eve (2002). La Badie (born possibly April 27, 1888 - October 13, 1917) was the daughter of Joseph E.

as Juliette 'Jules' Paxton. Florence M.L. Bend It Like Beckham (2002) .. War and the Woman (1917). as Music School Student. Divorce and the Daughter - (1917). Thunderpants (2002) .. Ward of the King - (1916).

as Louise. The Return of Draw Egan - (1916). Pure (2002) .. The Fear of Poverty - (1915). as Lara Antipova (neé Guishar). Monsieur Lecoq - (1915). Doctor Zhivago (miniseries) (2002) .. The Country Girl - (1915).

as Elizabeth Swann. The Adventures of Florence - (1915). Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) .. The Million Dollar Mystery - (1914-1915 serial). as Narrator. Undine - (1913). Pirates of the Caribbean (video game) (2003) .. The Merchant of Venice - (1912).

as Juliet. Cinderella - (1911). Love Actually (2003) .. Paradise Lost - (1911). as Guinevere. Bobby, the Coward - (1910). King Arthur (2004) .. Enoch Arden - (1910).

as Sophia Sandvoort. In the Window Recess - (1909). Tulip Fever (2004) .. Getting Even - (1909). as Jackie. The Jacket (2005) ..

as Domino Harvey. Domino (2005) .. as Elizabeth Bennet. Pride and Prejudice (2005) ..