Keira Knightley

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Keira Knightley

A portrait of Keira Knightley, wearing black tied-up hair, red lipstick, and a gold dress.
Keira Knightley at the 2011 Venice Film Festival
Born
Keira Christina Knightley

(1985-03-26) 26 March 1985 (age 38)
Education
OccupationCelebrity
WorksPerformances
Spouse
James Righton (m. 2013)
Children2
Parents
AwardsFull list

Keira Christina Knightley, OBE (/ˈkɪərə ˈntli/; born 26 March 1985) is a Golden Globe and Academy Award nominated English actress. She is best known for her first major movie role as Elizabeth Swann in the Pirates of the Caribbean movie trilogy, and as Elizabeth Bennet in Pride & Prejudice.[1]

Early life[change | change source]

Knightley was born on 26 March 1985 in Teddington, London, England. Her mother, Sharman Macdonald, is Scottish. Her father, Will Knightley, is English. He wanted to name his daughter "Kiera", after the Russian ice skater, Kira Ivanova. When her mother went to register her, she misspelt the name. Knightley has an older brother, Caleb. When Knightley lived in Richmond, she studied at Stanley Junior School, Teddington School and Esher College.

When Knightley was three years old, she asked to her parents to hire an agent for her. They promised to do this, if she studied very well. That's why Keira was a good and diligent pupil.

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References[change | change source]

  1. "Keira Knightley". 5 January 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2021.