Keira Knightley is the face of an Amnesty International campaign to support human rights, marking the 60th anniversary of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Keira Christina Knightley (born 26 March 1985) is an English actress and model. She began acting as a child on television and made her film debut in 1995. She gained widespread recognition in 2002 after co-starring in the film Bend It Like Beckham and achieved international fame from 2003 as a result of her appearances in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series (2003–07).
In 2008, Forbes claimed Keira 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.
Keira Knightley was born in Teddington, London, England, the daughter of Sharman Macdonald, an award-winning playwright, and Will Knightley, a theatre and television actor. Her father is English and her Scottish mother is of half Welsh ancestry.
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.Knightley has noted that she was “single-minded about acting” during her childhood.
Keira Knightley had a relationship with actor Jamie Dornan from 2003 to 2005. She dated her Pride & Prejudice co-star Rupert Friend from 2005 until December 2010. She began dating musician James Righton in late February 2011,and the couple became engaged in May 2012. Keira Knightley has denied rumours she is anorexic, although her family has a history of anorexia.
Keira Knightley’s Filmography
2015 Everest
2014 The Imitation Game
2014 Laggies
2014 Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
2013 Begin Again
2012 Stars in Shorts
2012 Anna Karenina
2012 Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
2011 A Dangerous Method
2010 London Boulevard
2010 Steve
2010 Last Night
2010 Never Let Me Go
2009 The Continuing and Lamentable Saga of the Suicide Brothers
2008 Looking Over: The Edge of Love
2008 The Duchess
2008 The Edge of Love
2007 Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind
2007 Silk
2007 Atonement
2007 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
2006 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
2005 Domino
2005 Pride & Prejudice
2005 The Jacket
2004 King Arthur
2003 Love Actually
2003 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
2002 The Seasons Alter
2002 Doctor Zhivago
2002 New Year’s Eve
2002 Pure
2002 Thunderpants
2002 Bend It Like Beckham
2001 The Hole
2001 Princess of Thieves
2001 Deflation
1999 Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
1998 Coming Home
1996 The Treasure Seekers
1995 The Bill
1995 Innocent Lies
1995 A Village Affair
