Keira KnightleyKeira Knightley in 2003's Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.Keira Knightley (born March 26, 1985, Teddington, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom) is a British actress, the daughter of playwright Sharman McDonald and actor Will Knightley. She has lived most of her life in Richmond upon Thames. She followed in her parents' footsteps quite early, making her film debut at the age of nine in A Village Affair (1994). Her first major part was Sabé in The Phantom Menace, Padmé Amidala's decoy. Knightley was presumably cast because of her uncanny resemblance to headliner Natalie Portman. Keira Knightley is best known for her breakthrough roles in Bend It Like Beckham and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Bend It Like Beckham especially was physically demanding for Knightley in terms of the intense soccer training she underwent but opened the way for her into Hollywood. The blockbuster Pirates, which was highly successful at the box office, cemented Knightley's up and coming position in international cinema. While Knightley has recently appeared in the blockbuster King Arthur, her dedication to developing herself as an actress rather than a movie star was noted by TIME magazine in a 2004 feature. In July 2004, Knightley was voted by readers of Hello! magazine as the movie industry's most promising teen star. Additionally, Knightley was voted the sexiest movie star of all time by the readers of Empire magazine, leaving behind some of the hottest Hollywood stars like Angelina Jolie, Halle Berry, Charlize Theron, Julia Roberts, Marilyn Monroe and Brigitte Bardot. Beside acting, Knightley is modeling for Asprey, a British luxury items company. Keira Knightley is trained in dancing and she supports West Ham United, a football team. Knightley is rumoured to have dyslexia, although this has been a point of controversy. [1] (http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/showbiz/articles/10569916?source=Daily%20Mail) Filmography
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[1] (http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/showbiz/articles/10569916?source=Daily%20Mail). Margaret Leighton died of multiple sclerosis at the age of fifty-three in Chichester, West Sussex. Knightley is rumoured to have dyslexia, although this has been a point of controversy. She received a BAFTA nomination for Best British Actress for her role as Valerie Carrington in Carrington, V.C. (1955) and also received a Hollywood Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for The Go-Between. Keira Knightley is trained in dancing and she supports West Ham United, a football team. Maudsley in The Go-Between (1970), Leighton won the British BAFTA Film Award for Best Supporting Actress. Beside acting, Knightley is modeling for Asprey, a British luxury items company. For her film role as Mrs. Additionally, Knightley was voted the sexiest movie star of all time by the readers of Empire magazine, leaving behind some of the hottest Hollywood stars like Angelina Jolie, Halle Berry, Charlize Theron, Julia Roberts, Marilyn Monroe and Brigitte Bardot. Her last appearance on Broadway was as Birdie Hubbard in a revival of Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes (1967) starring Anne Bancroft as Regina Giddens. In July 2004, Knightley was voted by readers of Hello! magazine as the movie industry's most promising teen star. Kildare. While Knightley has recently appeared in the blockbuster King Arthur, her dedication to developing herself as an actress rather than a movie star was noted by TIME magazine in a 2004 feature. And she was nominated for an Emmy in 1966 for Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Drama for four episodes of Dr. The blockbuster Pirates, which was highly successful at the box office, cemented Knightley's up and coming position in international cinema. She won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Drama for Hamlet (1970). Bend It Like Beckham especially was physically demanding for Knightley in terms of the intense soccer training she underwent but opened the way for her into Hollywood. She also had a noteworthy list of TV appearances, including Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Ben Casey and Burke's Law. Keira Knightley is best known for her breakthrough roles in Bend It Like Beckham and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Leighton was nominated for Best Actress in a Play for Much Ado About Nothing (1959) opposite John Gielgud and for Tchin-Tchin (1962) opposite Anthony Quinn. Knightley was presumably cast because of her uncanny resemblance to headliner Natalie Portman. She won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her performance in Separate Tables (1956); she won another Tony in that category for The Night of the Iguana (1962), playing Hannah Jelkes opposite Bette Davis as Maxine Faulk. Her first major part was Sabé in The Phantom Menace, Padmé Amidala's decoy. Leighton had three husbands, publisher Max Reinhardt (married 1947-divorced 1955), actor Laurence Harvey (married 1957-divorced 1961) and actor Michael Wilding (married 1964-her death 1976). She followed in her parents' footsteps quite early, making her film debut at the age of nine in A Village Affair (1994). Other film co-stars included Ralph Richardson, Rex Harrison, Yul Brynner, Joanne Woodward, Peter Sellers, Henry Fonda, Katharine Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, and Michael Caine. She has lived most of her life in Richmond upon Thames. She starred with Walter Pidgeon in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer crime/mystery Calling Bulldog Drummond (1951). Keira Knightley (born March 26, 1985, Teddington, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom) is a British actress, the daughter of playwright Sharman McDonald and actor Will Knightley. After appearing in two British films, including the starring role of Flora MacDonald opposite David Niven in Bonnie Prince Charlie (1948), the willowy blonde actress played the second female lead in Hitchcock's Hollywood film Under Capricorn (1949) starring Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotten, and Michael Wilding. as Little Girl. Leighton's Broadway debut was as the Queen in Henry IV (1946) starring Laurence Olivier and Ralph Richardson during a visit to America of the Old Vic company, which performed a total of five plays from its repertoire before returning to London. A Royal Celebration (1993) .. She went on to become a star of the Old Vic. as Natasha Jordan. Her stage debut was as Dorothy in Laugh With Me (1938), which was also performed that year for television on BBC. A Village Affair (1994) .. Born in Barnt Green, Worcestershire, England, she studied acting with Barry Jackson at his Birmingham Theatre School. as Young Celia. Margaret Leighton (February 26, 1922 – January 13, 1976) was an English actress. Innocent Lies (1995) .. Arra. as The Princess. Journey Through the Black Sun (1976) (ITC) .. Treasure Seekers (1996) .. Miss Havisham. as Young Judith. Great Expectations (1974) (NBC) .. Coming Home (1998) .. Francoise DuVal. as Sabé. Frankenstein: The True Story (1973) (NBC) .. Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999) .. Lady Seacroft. as Rose Fleming (Credit: Kiera Knightley). The Upper Crusts (1973) (series) (ITV) .. Oliver Twist (miniseries) (1999) .. Gertrude. as Gwyn. Hamlet (1970) (NBC) .. Princess of Thieves .. Cheveley. as Frances 'Frankie' Smith. Mrs. The Hole (2001) (USA Title: After The Hole) .. An Ideal Husband (1969) (BBC) .. as Jogger. Rosalind. Deflation (2001) .. As You Like It (1953) (BBC) .. New Year's Eve (2002). Dorothy. as Juliette 'Jules' Paxton. Laugh With Me (1938) (BBC) .. Bend It Like Beckham (2002) .. Ma Gore. as Music School Student. Trial by Combat (1976) (Combat-Warner Bros.) .. Thunderpants (2002) .. Elderly Court Lady. as Louise. Galileo (1975) (The American Film Theatre) .. Pure (2002) .. Madame Orloff in segment The Elemental. as Lara Antipova (neé Guishar). From Beyond the Grave (1973) (Warner Bros.) .. Doctor Zhivago (miniseries) (2002) .. Lady Frances Nelson. as Elizabeth Swann. A Bequest to the Nation (1973) (Universal) .. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) .. Lady Melbourne. as Narrator. Lady Caroline Lamb (1972) (MGM-EMI) .. Pirates of the Caribbean (video game) (2003) .. aka X, Y and Zee (USA). as Juliet. Gladys .. Love Actually (2003) .. Zee and Co. (1972) (Columbia) .. as Guinevere. Maudsley. King Arthur (2004) .. Mrs. as Sophia Sandvoort. The Go-Between (1970) (EMI Distribution) .. Tulip Fever (2004) .. Constance, the Madwoman of Passy. as Jackie. The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969) (Warner Bros.) .. The Jacket (2005) .. Agatha Andrews. as Domino Harvey. 7 Women (1966) (MGM) .. Domino (2005) .. Helen Kenton. as Elizabeth Bennet. Mrs. Pride and Prejudice (2005) .. The Loved One (1965) (MGM) .. Alice Russell. The Best Man (1964) (United Artists) .. The Third Secret (1964) (20th Century Fox). Waltz of the Toreadors (1962) (The Rank Organisation Film Productions) ... Emily Fitzjohn. Caddy Compson. The Sound and the Fury (1959) (20th Century Fox) .. Judith Wynter/Leonie. A Passionate Stranger (1955) (British Lion Films) .. Miss Chesterman. The Constant Husband (1955) (British Lion Films) .. Valerie Carrington. Carrington, V.C. (1955) (Kingsley-International Pictures) .. Eve Ravenscourt. The Good Die Young (1954) (United Artists) .. Helen Teckman. The Teckman Mystery (1954) (Associated Artists Productions) .. Margaret Gregory. The Holly and the Ivy (1952) (London Film Productions) .. Janet Preston. Home at Seven (1952) (British Lion Films) .. Helen Smith. Sgt. Calling Bulldog Drummond (1951) (MGM) .. Marguerite Blakeney. The Elusive Pimpernel (1950) (British Lion Films) .. Leonora Vail. The Astonished Heart (1949) (General Film Distributors) .. Milly. Under Capricorn (1949) (Warner Bros.) .. Flora MacDonald. Bonnie Prince Charlie (1948) (London Film Productions) .. Catherine Winslow. The Winslow Boy (1948) (British Lion Films) .. |