Sunday, April 22, 2007

Saturday, April 21, 2007

Keira Knightley as requested by Hugo



Birthdate: 26th March 1985

Birthplace: Teddington, Middlesex, England.

Height: 5"7'


began her acting career at the age of seven, making her television debut in Royal Celebration (1993) and also appearing on the television series, The Bill (1995). appeared in several more made-for-television films in the mid to late 1990s, before being cast as Sabé, Padmé Amidala's decoy, in the 1999 science fiction blockbuster : Episode I The Phantom Menace. was cast in the role due to her close resemblance to , who played Padmé; the two actresses' mothers had difficulty telling their daughters apart when they were heavily made up. 's first starring role followed in 2001, when she played the daughter of Robin Hood in a made-for-television Walt Disney Productions feature, Princess of Thieves. During this time period, also appeared in The Hole, a thriller that received a direct-to-video release in the United States. also appeared in a mini-series adaptation of Doctor Zhivago that was first aired in 2002.

's breakthrough role was in the English football-themed film, Bend It Like , which was a major success in its August 2002 UK release, and did fairly well at the box office upon its United States release in March 2003, grossing $32 million. After Bend It Like Beckham's UK release raised her profile, she was cast in the big budget action film, : The Curse of the Black Pearl, which was produced by and opened in July 2003 to positive reviews and a high box office gross, becoming one of the biggest hits of summer 2003 and cementing as a leading actress. had a role in the British romantic comedy , which opened in November 2003.

Her next film, , opened in July 2004 and received mixed reviews, but was praised by critic for "the considerable production qualities and the charisma of the actors, who bring more interest to the characters than they deserve", being described as looking "simultaneously sexy and muddy". In the same month, was voted by readers of Hello! magazine as the movie industry's most promising teen star. Additionally, Time magazine noted in a 2004 feature that seemed dedicated to developing herself as a serious actress rather than a film star. starred in three 2005 films; The Jacket, a dark thriller that opened in March; director 's film Domino, which opened in October, was an action film inspired by the life of bounty hunter Domino Harvey; and finally , an adaptation of 's novel, in which played regency Englishwoman . The Jacket and Domino received mixed critical receptions and performed poorly at the box office, but Pride and Prejudice did well in the U.S. and opened at No. 1 in the UK box office, and is 's sixth film to do so. She received a Best Actress - Comedy/Musical Golden Globes nomination and an Academy Award for Best Actress nomination for the role, though she did not win either.




Knightley's most recent film, : Dead Man's Chest, was released on July 7, 2006.

She recently completed filming on Silk (an adaptation of the novel by ) and Atonement, a feature film adaptation of 's novel of the same name, also starring , and .

has completed work on parts of Pirates of the Caribbean 3, which is due for release in May of 2007; continued to film scenes during the last part of 2006. was also cast in a film entitled The Best Time of Our Lives, about the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, from a screenplay by her mother.

was voted the movie star of all time by the readers of Empire magazine, was ranked #79 by in the magazine’s UK Edition 2004 100 Women in the World list, #18 in 2005, and was ranked the woman in the world in 2006. The U.S. Edition ranked her #54 in 2004, #11 in 2005 and #5 in 2006. appeared on the cover of Vanity Fair magazine's March 2006 'Hollywood' issue, with , and was voted the World's Woman by (UK) in their FHM 100 Women in the World 2006 poll. In May of 2006, was #9 on Maxim's 2006 Hot 100.
source: Wikipedia

for more pics http://www.keirapictures.com/ (excessive amount IMO but who am I to judge)