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Keira Knightley
Keira Christina Knightley is an English actress. Known for her work in independent films and blockbusters, particularly period dramas, she has received numerous accolades, including nominations for two Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, four Golden Globes, and a Laurence Olivier Award. In 2018, she was appointed an OBE for services to drama and charity.
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entertainment · English actress (born 1985) · actor · television actor · film actor · voice actor · stage actor · also Keira Knightley, Keira Christina Knightley, Keira Christina Righton, Knightley
Born 26 March 1985 · Q42581
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2026· 8 entries
Yahoo: Keira Knightley’s (41) Everyday Food Routine Is Making Women Over 40 Rethink Expensive Wellness Products
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Bollywood Hungama: Harry Potter turns 46: Celebrate the Boy Who Lived with Hugh Laurie, James McAvoy, Keira Knightley and more in Audible’s star-studded series
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Yahoo: A Resurfaced Interview Of Keira Knightley Is Going Viral For The Wrong Reasons
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The Express Tribune: Keira Knightley interview draws backlash over smoking around Donald Sutherland story
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AOL: Keira Knightley slammed for 'disrespectful' story about Donald Sutherland while filming Pride and Prejudice
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The Guardian: Keira Knightley returns to West End in adaptation of Oscar winner The Lives of Others
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Knightley is set to play the role of Christa-Maria Sieland in a stage adaptation of the film The Lives of Others at the Adelphi Theatre in London
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2025· 18 entries
The Guardian: ‘My husband collects pictures of old men’s faces to give me’: Keira Knightley on art, ghosts and West Ham’s midfield
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The Guardian: Grub actually: Keira Knightley’s Christmas Waitrose ad is sweet and funny. The first time, anyway
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Insider: Keira Knightley shares the no-nonsense advice from her mom that shaped how she balances work and kids
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The Guardian: Another Guardian link to the Keira Knightley film The Woman in Cabin 10 | Brief letters
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The Guardian: Keira Knightley says she was ‘not aware’ of JK Rowling boycott calls before joining Harry Potter audiobooks
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USA Today: Keira Knightley was shocked by that twist in Netflix's 'The Woman in Cabin 10' (Spoilers!)
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Decider: Keira Knightley and Director Simon Stone Detail Challenges of Filming on $150 Million Superyacht for Netflix’s ‘The Woman in Cabin 10:’ “We Weren’t Allowed to Touch ...
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The Guardian: The Woman in Cabin 10 review – silliness of Keira Knightley megayacht thriller tips it overboard
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The Guardian: Post your questions for Keira Knightley
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SheKnows: Fashion Icon Keira Knightley Goes Back to Her Rocker-Chic Style Roots for the Vogue 25
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The Guardian: Keira Knightley at 40: her 20 best films – ranked!
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“Jesus, if I know one thing about the industry, it's that it's a moment. A flash in the pan. That's what's lovely about it. But it's hard, because one moment you're the hot thing, and the next moment — you're not. And there's no rhyme or reason for it.”
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Performed the role of Dolores Umbridge in the Audible Harry Potter audiobook
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“Prince William definitely isn't my type, he's too horsey-looking.”
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“There is definitely a fuck-you quality to the characters I choose.”
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“A lot of times in cinema today the women are overly sentimental, so I constantly try to do the opposite. I like strident women.”
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“I haven't got a clue about how much I weigh. I do not own any scales. And I have noticed it creates an anger in people who are not skinny. People like to blame their insecurities on other people.”
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“I think it's great that the discussions are finally being allowed to be had [about feminism], as opposed to anybody mentioning feminism and everybody going, 'Oh, fucking shut up.' Somehow, [feminism] became a dirty word. I thought it was really weird for a long time, and I think it's great that we're coming out of that”
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2024· 5 entries
The Guardian: ‘It is quite creepy’: Keira Knightley flagged ‘stalkerish’ aspects while shooting Love Actually
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The Guardian: Keira Knightley says she was ‘stalked by men’ after Pirates of the Caribbean and told ‘you wanted this’
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The Guardian: Black Doves review – Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw’s gleefully pulpy Christmas gift
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The Guardian: ‘We’ll ruin Christmas’: Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw on their gun-packed festive spy thriller
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The Guardian: ‘I can see him now. I will see him forever’: Donald Sutherland remembered by Keira Knightley, Elliott Gould, Ralph Fiennes and more
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2023· 1 entry
Portrayed reporter Loretta McLaughlin in the crime drama film Boston Strangler based on the infamous true story of Boston Strangler murders
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2019· 1 entry
Knightley co-starred in The Aftermath, a film adaptation of the novel by Rhidian Brook, alongside Alexander Skarsgård
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2018· 4 entries
Knightley revealed that she had a mental breakdown at age 22 and had been later diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), since she struggled to adjust to her sudden rise to stardom
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Beginning in the 2010s, Knightley regained confidence in her abilities, and by the release of Colette (2018), she felt she had learned her craft and mentally occupied a "good place where I feel pretty confident about what I can do."
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In 2018, Knightley revealed that she had a mental breakdown at age 22 and had been later diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), since she struggled to adjust to her sudden rise to stardom.
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Was appointed an OBE for services to drama and charity
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2016· 3 entries
On "how lucky I've been to be able to afford really good childcare, otherwise it would be at least four years out of my career
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It emerged that Knightley was set to star in a feature biopic about 18th-century Russian empress Catherine the Great, directed by Barbra Streisand, which has not come to fruition
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Another man was sentenced to eight weeks in prison after harassing Knightley outside her home and stalking her in December 2016.
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2015· 1 entry
Was as part of the ensemble cast in the biographical disaster film Everest
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2011· 1 entry
She began a relationship with musician James Righton in February 2011.
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2009· 1 entry
Which earned her an Olivier Award nomination, and The Children's Hour in 2011
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2008· 2 entries
Awarded Empire Award for Best Actress for Atonement (2008).
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Knightley was the highest-earning British Hollywood star according to the Forbes Celebrity 100 list and was named amongst the most bankable actors in 2009
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2007· 1 entry
After it had falsely claimed that she had an eating disorder
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2006· 2 entries
Awarded Teen Choice Award for Choice Hissy Fit for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006).
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Visiting numerous places in Europe and successfully evading paparazzi
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2005· 2 entries
And also for the American Library Association's "Read" campaign (a promotional poster of Pride & Prejudice)
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The first of which was the psychological thriller The Jacket, co-starring Adrien Brody
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2004· 3 entries
Travelled to Ethiopia alongside Richard Curtis, Sanjeev Bhaskar and Julian Metcalfe on behalf of the Comic Relief charity
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And topping the list in 2006; she was included in every subsequent issue until 2009
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The second and third films of the Pirates of the Caribbean series were conceived, with screenwriters Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio developing a story arc that would span both sequels, in which Knightley reprised her role
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2003· 1 entry
Knightley appeared in Richard Curtis's Christmas-themed romantic comedy Love Actually, featuring an ensemble cast, which included her childhood idol Emma Thompson
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1985· 1 entry
Born 1985-03-26.
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