theOscarSite facts:
Birth Name:
  • Keira Christina Knightley
Birth Date:
  • 26 March 1985
Birthplace:
  • South London suburb: Richmond, England, UK
Quote:
  • "I always feel like I'm the one with everything to prove."
Factoids:
  • The similarity between her and Natalie Portman meant that during the filming of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) their own mothers could not tell them apart once in makeup.
  • Has dyslexia. She had to wear special glasses in adolescence to help her to read.
Education:
  • Esher College (quit to do TV movie)
  • London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA)
Family:
  • Father: Will Knightley -- actor
  • Mother: Sharman Macdonald -- playwright
  • Brother: Caleb Knightley -- composer
Significant Other(s):
  • Del Synnott (dated)
  • Jamie Dornan (dated)
Feature Film
Credits:
  • 2008: The Duchess, The Edge of Love
  • 2007: Silk, Atonement, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
  • 2006: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
  • 2005: Domino, Pride & Prejudice, The Jacket, Stories of Lost Souls
  • 2004: King Arthur
  • 2003: Love Actually, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
  • 2002: The Seasons After, New Year's Eve, Pure, Bend It Like Beckham
  • 2001: The Hole, Deflation
  • 1999: Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
  • 1995: Innocent Lies
  • 1994: A Village Affair
Academy Awards®:
  •  Nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role 2005: PRIDE & PREJUDICE

  • 1 nomination