Keira Knightley

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1985-03-26 (40 years old)

Place of Birth

Teddington, London, England, UK

Keira Knightley

Biography

Keira Christina Knightley (born March 26, 1985) is an English actress. She has starred in both independent films and big-budget blockbusters, and is particularly noted for her roles in period dramas. Her accolades include two Empire Awards and nominations for two Academy Awards, three British Academy Film Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, one Screen Actors Guild Award and one Laurence Olivier Award. Knightley was appointed an OBE in the 2018 Birthday Honours for services to drama and charity. Born in London to actors Will Knightley and Sharman Macdonald, Knightley obtained an agent at age six, and initially worked commercials and television...

Acting

2002

Bend It Like Beckham

as Juliette 'Jules' Paxton

2001

The Hole

as Frances 'Frankie' Almond Smith

2003

Love Actually

as Juliet

2007

Atonement

as Cecilia Tallis

2005

Pride & Prejudice

as Elizabeth Bennet

2023

Boston Strangler

as Loretta McLaughlin

2002

Thunderpants

as Music School Student

2010

Last Night

as Joanna Reed

2004

King Arthur

as Guinevere

2008

The Duchess

as Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire

2005

The Jacket

as Jackie Price

2005

Domino

as Domino Harvey

2008

The Edge of Love

as Vera Phillips

2010

Never Let Me Go

as Ruth C.

2007

Silk

as Hélène Joncour

1993

2011

A Dangerous Method

as Sabina Spielrein

2002

Pure

as Louise

2010

London Boulevard

as Charlotte

1996

The Treasure Seekers

as The Princess

1995

Innocent Lies

as Young Celia

2012

Anna Karenina

as Anna Karenina

2012

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

as Penelope "Penny" Lockhart

2012

2014

2014

The Imitation Game

as Joan Clarke

2014

Begin Again

as Gretta James

2014

Laggies

as Megan Burch

2019

Greed

as Self

2015

Everest

as Jan Arnold

2010

Steve

as Woman

2016

Collateral Beauty

as Amy Moore

2002

2013

Once Upon a Time...

as Gabrielle Chanel

2018

1995

A Village Affair

as Natasha Jordan

2001

Deflation

as Jogger

2019

The Aftermath

as Rachael Morgan

2018

Colette

as Colette

2002

2019

Official Secrets

as Katharine Gun

2012

Wide-Awake

as The Witch

2020

Misbehaviour

as Sally Alexander

1998

Coming Home

as Young Judith

2021

2022

Charlotte

as Charlotte Salomon (voice)

2024

Production

2022

Charlotte

as Executive Producer

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