Keira Knightley – a Talented Hollywood Actress
Keira Chirstina Knightley or popularly known as Keira Knightley is a popular English film and television actress who has got a number of blockbuster films under her name. Born on March 26, 1985, Keira Knightley became internationally known after her brilliant performances in the films like Bend It Like Beckham and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Started her career as a child actress, Keira Knightley acted in several Hollywood movies so far, among which quite a few numbers are blockbusters and made her one of the most popular Hollywood female actors of the recent times. In her short span of career, which is still under its way, Keira Knightley already won a few awards. She earned an Academy Award nomination for her role in Joe Wright's 2005 adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice where she portrayed the role of Elizabeth Bennet.
The Early Days
Born in Teddington, London, Keira Knightley is the daughter of Scottish award-winning playwright Sharman Macdonald, and an English theater and television actor Will Knightley. Lived most of her life in Richmond, Keira Knightley started going to Teddington School and later on, attended Esher College. Though Keira had dyslexia, still she didn't have any problem to pursue her career in acting. Since her childhood days, she started acting in various local amateur productions.
The Career
Keira Knightley started acting since the early days. She started her acting career by appearing in a number of films during the 1990s which were made for the television. |
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In 1999, she acted in a science fiction blockbuster Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace. But Keira Knightley got her first big break in 2001 in her role in Princess of Thieves, where he played the role of the daughter of Robin Hood.
Keira Knightley came into recognition with her film Bend It Like Beckham in the year 2002. After the success of this film, Keira Knightley started getting big budget film. The success fetched her films like Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl in 2003. Knightley also acted in the British romantic comedy Love Actually (2003). With the success of her films, Keira Knightley started getting recognition not only from the general audience, but also from the film critics. As she became more popular, she started getting more media attraction day by day. She also became the celebrity face for various products such as the luxury goods brand Asprey, or Chanel's perfume “Coco Mademoiselle” etc.
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