Keira Knightley

Amazing story of the birth of this actress. The parents made a bet: if the mother-playwright sells her first work, they will think about replenishing the family. Mom sold the play, and on March 26, 1985, Keira Knightley was born. Already at the age of nine, she made her debut with a small role in the film Village Love. There were various roles in TV series and small roles in movies. In 1999, the first part of the trilogy-prequel to the cult saga “Star Wars” was released. The next major role was more

Amazing story of the birth of this actress. The parents made a bet: if the mother-playwright sells her first work, they will think about replenishing the family. Mom sold the play, and on March 26, 1985, Keira Knightley was born. Already at the age of nine, she made her debut with a small role in the film Village Love. There were various roles in TV series and small roles in movies. In 1999, the first part of the trilogy-prequel to the cult saga “Star Wars” was released. The next major role was Rose Fleming in the series “Oliver Twist”.
The long-awaited recognition came to the actress after the release of the film “Play Like Beckham”, which showed a huge box office and brought Keira many new offers. The films "Doctor Zhivago" and "Love Actually" also liked the audience. But the resounding success in Hollywood came to Keira after filming in the film “Pirates of the Caribbean” in 2003, where she played in a pair with Johnny Dep and his wife. Orlando Bloom . About the British actress seriously talked leading American publications.

This was followed by filming in the films “King Arthur”, “The jacket” and, finally, in 2005 in the film “King Arthur”. Pride and prejudice Based on the novel by Jane Austen, for the work in which Keira Knightley was nominated for an Oscar as best actress. In the following years, the fragile beauty played in the sequels of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, as well as in many other films such as Silk, Atonement, Duchess, Don’t Let Me Go, Last Night, Anna Karenina. In total, she has more than 40 roles.

Together with her husband, musician James Wrighton, Keira raises a daughter Edie.