Keira Knightley
Keira Knightley
Keira Christina Knightley is a British actress. She began acting as a child on television and made her film debut in 1995. She had a supporting role as Sabé in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menaceand her first significant role came in the psychological horror film The Hole. She gained widespread recognition in 2002 after co-starring in the film Bend It Like Beckham and achieved international fame in 2003 after appearing as Elizabeth Swann in the Pirates of...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth26 March 1985
CityLondon, England
I feel immediately at home in New York or Washington. That's fantastic. But, it takes a lot of getting used to being a Londoner, coming to L.A. So, it was strange. It took me about a month to sort of settle down. Then, I really liked it.
All of us can do something to support this fantastic work and it will make a real difference.
History was always my favorite subject anyway, and I love reading, kind of, biographies and that sort of stuff.
They have made me look a total babe on the front
She really thought what she and Jamie had was love, but it just wasn't meant to be.
I have just seen George Clooney outside and thought that was quite cool.
I thought, God, it's a strong person who says, 'Yes, you can take my name and you can do with it what you want,' ... I wanted to create a character who would be able to say that, because I know that I wouldn't.
It's brilliant that this dress has raised this much. I know it will go a long way to help the people facing this food crisis in East Africa.
It's brilliant that this dress has raised this much.
You have to learn the rules to be able to know how to break them.
At this particular time, I probably am more comfortable with myself. Just now I'm having a lovely time.
I cook. I go to farmers markets in London and cook really good sort of organic foods.
Because it does feel important to say it really doesn't matter what shape you are.
I think you've got to take the risks. There's no point playing it safe, because either you'll get bored or the audiences will get bored. Sometimes, you're going to make mistakes, and that's fine, but you have to take the risks. I think Pirates is one of the prime examples of that with Johnny Depp's performance, and part of the reason that people love it so much is that you watch it and go, "Gutsy, really gutsy!"