Keira Knightley was born on twenty sixth March 1985 to Will Knightley, an actor, and Sharman Macdonald, a playwright, in London. She started her career in mid 90s as a kid actress and appeared in several television films. She got her break when she was forged in "Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace" an American space opera science fiction film written and directed by George Lucas. It had been the fourth film in the Star war series. Her 1st title role came to her the subsequent year with "Princess of Thieves". She played the daughter of Robin Hood, Gwyn.
But her breakthrough role is considered to be the one she played within the movie "Bend it like Beckham" in 2002 which was a hit in UK. When its unharness she got her next movie "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" which was a large box office success and have become the biggest hit within the summer of 2003. She was noticed for her role and became the new "it woman" in the industry. In 2004, once the release of "King Arthur" she was voted for the most promising teen star by the Hello! Magazine.
"Pride and Prejudice" was released in 2005 that grossed over $100 million worldwide and she earned her Golden Globe nomination along with Oscar nomination. She became the third youngest performer ever to be nominated for Academy Awards. "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" released in 2006 became one amongst Knightley's biggest monetary hit.
She additionally worked in theatre making her 1st debut in 2009 with "The Misanthrope" that earned her many positive reviews. For her role in this play she was nominated for the distinguished Laurence Olivier Theatre Award as Best Supporting Actress.
She was the face for the luxury product product for Asprey, Shiatzy Chen, as well as Lux hair care products. She was conjointly the face for Chanel's fragrance Coco Mademoiselle.
She is also known for her charity work and is the face of Amnesty International campaign supporting human rights. Her earnings for lending her voice for the animation "Robbie the Reindeer" was donated to Comic Relief.
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