Keira Christina KnightleyBirthdate: 26th March 1985
Birthplace: Teddington, Middlesex, England.
Height: 5"7'
Keira Knightley 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). Keira Knightley 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 
Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace. Keira Knightley was cast in the role due to her close resemblance to 
Natalie Portman, who played Padmé; the two actresses' mothers had difficulty telling their daughters apart when they were heavily made up. Keira Knightley'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, Keira Knightley also appeared in The Hole, a thriller that received a direct-to-video release in the United States. Keira Knightley also appeared in a mini-series adaptation of Doctor Zhivago that was first aired in 2002.Keira Knightley's breakthrough role was in the English football-themed film, Bend It Like 
Beckham, 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, 
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, which was produced by 
Jerry Bruckheimer 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 Keira Knightley as a leading actress. Keira Knightley had a role in the British romantic comedy 
Love Actually, which opened in November 2003. Her next film, 
King Arthur, opened in July 2004 and received mixed reviews, but was praised by critic 
Roger Ebert for "the considerable production qualities and the charisma of the actors, who bring more interest to the characters than they deserve", Keira Knightley being described as looking "simultaneously sexy and muddy". In the same month, Keira Knightley 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 Keira Knightley seemed dedicated to developing herself as a serious actress rather than a film star. Keira Knightley starred in three 2005 films; The Jacket, a dark thriller that opened in March; director 
Tony Scott's film Domino, which opened in October, was an action film inspired by the life of bounty hunter Domino Harvey; and finally 
Pride and Prejudice, an adaptation of 
Jane Austen's novel, in which Keira Knightley played regency Englishwoman 
Elizabeth Bennet. 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 Keira Knightley'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.
King Arthur, opened in July 2004 and received mixed reviews, but was praised by critic Roger Ebert for "the considerable production qualities and the charisma of the actors, who bring more interest to the characters than they deserve", Keira Knightley being described as looking "simultaneously sexy and muddy". In the same month, Keira Knightley 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 Keira Knightley seemed dedicated to developing herself as a serious actress rather than a film star. Keira Knightley starred in three 2005 films; The Jacket, a dark thriller that opened in March; director Tony Scott's film Domino, which opened in October, was an action film inspired by the life of bounty hunter Domino Harvey; and finally Pride and Prejudice, an adaptation of Jane Austen's novel, in which Keira Knightley played regency Englishwoman Elizabeth Bennet. 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 Keira Knightley'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.
Knightle
Keira Knightleyy's most recent film, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, was released on July 7, 2006.She recently completed filming on Silk (an adaptation of the novel by
Alessandro Baricco) and Atonement, a feature film adaptation of 
Ian McEwan's novel of the same name, also starring 
James McAvoy, 
Venessa Redgrave and 
Brenda Blethyn.Keira Knightley has completed work on parts of Pirates of the Caribbean 3, which is due for release in May of 2007; Keira Knightley continued to film scenes during the last part of 2006. Keira Knightley 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.Keira Knightley was voted the 
sexiest movie star of all time by the readers of Empire magazine, was ranked #79 by 
FHM in the magazine’s UK Edition 2004 100 sexiest Women in the World list, #18 in 2005, and was ranked the sexiest woman in the world in 2006. The U.S. Edition ranked her #54 in 2004, #11 in 2005 and #5 in 2006. Keira Knightley appeared 
nude on the cover of Vanity Fair magazine's March 2006 'Hollywood' issue, with 
Scarlett Johansson, and was voted the World's sexiest Woman by FHM (UK) in their FHM 100 sexiest Women in the World 2006 poll. In May of 2006, Keira Knightley 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)
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