Keira Knightley

Born: 1985-03-26

Keira Christina Knightley (born March 26, 1985) is an English actress. She has starred in both independent films and big-budget blockbusters, and is particularly noted for her roles in period dramas. Her accolades include two Empire Awards and nominations for two Academy Awards, three British Academy Film Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, one Screen Actors Guild Award and one Laurence Olivier Award. Knightley was appointed an OBE in the 2018 Birthday Honours for services to drama and charity. Born in London to actors Will Knightley and Sharman Macdonald, Knightley obtained an agent at age six, and initially worked commercials and television films. She appeared as Sabé, Padmé Amidala's handmaiden, in science fiction blockbuster Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999). Knightley had a break-through role portraying a tomboy footballer in the sports film Bend It Like Beckham (2002). She achieved global stardom with her portrayal of Elizabeth Swann in fantasy swashbuckler series Pirates of the Caribbean. In the same year, she appeared in the Christmas romantic comedy Love Actually (2003) and was labelled a promising teen star. For her portrayal of Elizabeth Bennet in the period romance Pride & Prejudice (2005), Knightley was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. At age 20, she became the third-youngest Best Actress nominee at the time. Knightley starred in a series of further period pieces, portraying a complex love interest in Atonement (2007), tastemaker Georgiana Cavendish in The Duchess (2008), and the titular socialite in Anna Karenina (2012). She then forayed into contemporary dramas, appearing as an aspiring musician in Begin Again (2013) and a medical student in Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014). Knightley returned to historical films by playing cryptoanalyst Joan Clarke in The Imitation Game (2014), earning her a second round of Academy Award and BAFTA nominations, and starred as the eponymous belle époque writer in Colette (2018) to critical acclaim. On stage, Knightley has appeared in two West End productions: The Misanthrope in 2009, which earned her an Olivier Award nomination, and The Children's Hour in 2011. She also starred as the eponymous heroine in the 2015 Broadway production of Thérèse Raquin. Knightley is known for her outspoken stance on social issues, and has worked extensively with Amnesty International, Oxfam, and Comic Relief. She is married to musician James Righton, with whom she has two daughters.


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as Elizabeth Swann
Released: 2003-07-09

Jack Sparrow, a freewheeling 18th-century pirate, quarrels with a rival pirate bent on pillaging...

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as Elizabeth Swann
Released: 2007-05-19

Captain Barbossa, long believed to be dead, has come back to life and is headed to the edge of...

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as Elizabeth Swann
Released: 2006-07-06

Captain Jack Sparrow works his way out of a blood debt with the ghostly Davy Jones to avoid...

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Pride & Prejudice

as Elizabeth Bennet
Released: 2005-09-16

A story of love and life among the landed English gentry during the Georgian era. Mr. Bennet is...

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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

as Elizabeth Swann
Released: 2017-05-23

Thrust into an all-new adventure, a down-on-his-luck Capt. Jack Sparrow feels the winds of...

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as Juliet
Released: 2003-09-07

Eight London couples try to deal with their relationships in different ways. Their tryst with...

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The Imitation Game

as Joan Clarke
Released: 2014-11-14

Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the...

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Domino

as Domino Harvey
Released: 2005-10-14

The story of the life of Domino Harvey, who abandoned her career as a Ford model to become a...

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as Cecilia Tallis
Released: 2007-09-07

As a 13-year-old, fledgling writer Briony Tallis irrevocably changes the course of several lives...

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Everest

as Jan Arnold
Released: 2015-09-10

Inspired by the incredible events surrounding a treacherous attempt to reach the summit of the...

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as Sabé
Released: 1999-05-19

Anakin Skywalker, a young slave strong with the Force, is discovered on Tatooine. Meanwhile, the...

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Collateral Beauty

as Amy Moore
Released: 2016-12-15

Retreating from life after a tragedy, a man questions the universe by writing to Love, Time and...

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Boston Strangler

as Loretta McLaughlin
Released: 2023-03-16

Reporters Loretta McLaughlin and Jean Cole bravely pursue the story of the Boston Strangler at...

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as Guinevere
Released: 2004-07-07

The story of the Arthurian legend, based on the 'Sarmatian hypothesis' which contends that the...

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The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

as Sugar Plum Fairy
Released: 2018-10-26

When Clara’s mother leaves her a mysterious gift, she embarks on a journey to four secret...

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Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

as Cathy Muller
Released: 2014-01-15

Jack Ryan, as a young covert CIA analyst, uncovers a Russian plot to crash the U.S. economy with...

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Official Secrets

as Katharine Gun
Released: 2019-08-30

The true story of British intelligence whistleblower Katharine Gun who—prior to the 2003 Iraq...

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The Duchess

as Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire
Released: 2008-09-05

A chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was...

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Anna Karenina

as Anna Karenina
Released: 2012-09-06

In Imperial Russia, Anna, the wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother....

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Begin Again

as Gretta James
Released: 2013-09-07

Gretta, a budding songwriter, finds herself alone after her boyfriend Dave ditches her. Her life...

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Silent Night

as Nell
Released: 2021-12-03

Nell, Simon, and their boy Art are ready to welcome friends and family for what promises to be a...

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Colette

as Colette
Released: 2018-09-21

After marrying a successful Parisian writer known commonly as Willy, Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette...

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The Aftermath

as Rachael Morgan
Released: 2019-03-01

In the aftermath of World War II, a British colonel and his wife are assigned to live in Hamburg...

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The Jacket

as Jackie Price
Released: 2005-03-04

A military veteran goes on a journey into the future, where he can foresee his death and is left...

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London Boulevard

as Charlotte
Released: 2010-11-10

A parolee falls for a reclusive movie star while trying to evade a ruthless gangster.

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Misbehaviour

as Sally Alexander
Released: 2020-03-12

A group of women involved in the Women's Liberation Movement hatched a plan to invade the stage...

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Greed

as Self
Released: 2019-09-07

A retail billionaire's 60th birthday party is celebrated in an exclusive hotel on the Greek...

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as Ruth C.
Released: 2010-03-18

As children, Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy spend their childhood at an idyllic and secluded English...

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as Juliette 'Jules' Paxton
Released: 2002-04-11

Jess Bhamra, the daughter of a strict Indian couple in London, is not permitted to play...

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The Hole

as Frances 'Frankie' Almond Smith
Released: 2001-04-20

Four teenagers at a British private school secretly uncover and explore the depths of a sealed...

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Last Night

as Joanna Reed
Released: 2010-11-05

The story follows a married couple, apart for a night while the husband takes a business trip...

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as Sabina Spielrein
Released: 2011-09-30

Seduced by the challenge of an impossible case, the driven Dr. Carl Jung takes the unbalanced...

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Red Nose Day Actually

as Juliet
Released: 2017-03-24

Fourteen years after the events of the first film, a series of encounters between people in...

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Silk

as Hélène Joncour
Released: 2007-09-14

Based on the best-selling novel by Alessandro Baricco, this visually stunning film tells the...

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Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

as Penelope "Penny" Lockhart
Released: 2012-06-22

As an asteroid nears Earth, a man finds himself alone after his wife leaves in a panic. He...

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Thunderpants

as Music School Student
Released: 2002-05-24

An 11-year-old boy's amazing ability to break wind leads him first to fame and then to death...

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Charlotte

as Charlotte Salomon (voice)
Released: 2021-09-13

The true story of Charlotte Salomon, a young German-Jewish painter who comes of age in Berlin on...

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The Edge of Love

as Vera Phillips
Released: 2008-06-20

When the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas and his flirtatious wife Caitlin sweep into war-torn London,...

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Wide-Awake

as The Witch
Released: 2012-12-07

Ingénues, icons, action heroes, divas and the world's next great comedy star: 13 actresses who...

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Princess of Thieves

as Gwyn
Released: 2001-03-11

Sherwood forest has a courageous new hero - Gwyn, the daughter of Robin Hood. Possessing the...

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Laggies

as Megan Burch
Released: 2014-09-25

Overeducated and underemployed, 28 year old Megan is in the throes of a quarterlife crisis....

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Berlin, I Love You

as Jane
Released: 2019-02-08

An anthology feature of 10 stories of romance set in the German capital.

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Stars In Shorts

as Woman
Released: 2012-09-28

Seven short films, all of which feature name actors, including Judi Dench, Kenneth Branagh,...

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Innocent Lies

as Young Celia
Released: 1995-06-30

In September 1938 a British detective comes to a small French coastal town in order to...

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Pure

as Louise
Released: 2002-09-13

A young boy trying to deal with his mother's heroin addiction befriends a waitress who helps him...

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Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens

as Self
Released: 2007-05-19

An account of the professional and personal life of renowned American photographer Annie...

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Stories of Lost Souls

as Leah
Released: 2004-11-12

Seven (or six - depending on the version) short stories of conquest, desperation and the will to...

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Royal Celebration

as Angela
Released: 1993-09-26

A bittersweet drama about a street party held in a suburban London square to mark the 1981 Royal...

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Steve

as Woman
Released: 2010-02-12

A young couple begin to receive daily visits from their downstairs neighbor, Steve. Steve draws...

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Coming Home

as Young Judith
Released: 1998-04-11

Drama about the Dunar and Carey-Lewis families, before during and after WW2.

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According to Plan: The Making of 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'

as Self
Released: 2006-12-06

Special feature documentary following the cast and crew through the making of Pirates of the...

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Neverland

as Trilly (Campanellino) voice
Released: 2011-12-02

Peter grew up on the streets of London in the late 19th century. Together with other...

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A Village Affair

as Natasha Jordan
Released: 1995-04-17

An apparently happy wife in an English village has a relationship with a local aristocrat's...

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The Treasure Seekers

as The Princess
Released: 1996-12-25

Five motherless children, with the help of a famous doctor, are determined to save their...

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An Epic At Sea: The Making of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

as Self
Released: 2003-12-02

Behind the scenes documentary of the making of Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black...

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Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind

as Em (voice)
Released: 2007-12-25

Robbie and Donner's wedding is interrupted when Donner is kidnapped by aliens. Robbie saves the...

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Deflation

as Jogger
Released: 2001-01-01

Pride going before the fall.

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The Making of King Arthur

as Self
Released: 2004-08-24

Poet Simon Armitage traces the evolution of the Arthurian legend through the literature of the...

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Once Upon a Time...

as Gabrielle Chanel
Released: 2013-05-08

In 1913, designer Coco Chanel opens her first boutique in the French city of Deauville.

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New Year's Eve

as Leah
Released: 2002-11-18

A young woman brings out the worst in a group of friends on New Year's Eve.

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The Continuing and Lamentable Saga of the Suicide Brothers

as The Fairy
Released: 2009-10-15

A sinister fairytale depicting the lives of two brothers and their daily suicide attempts.

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The Seasons Alter

as Helena
Released: 2002-12-10

The world is burning up, icecaps melt, floods drown the landscape and people starve. These...

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O2 Wireless Festival Presents: Daft Punk Live

as Self (Patron)
Released: 2007-06-16

Starting on the last hour of London's daylight on 16th June 2007, Daft Punk perform their...

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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as uncredited
First aired: 2014-02-17

After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent...

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The Daily Show

as Self
First aired: 1996-07-22

The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.

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The Graham Norton Show

as Self
First aired: 2007-02-22

Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on...

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The Graham Norton Show

as Self - Guest
First aired: 2007-02-22

Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on...

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Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self
First aired: 2014-02-25

Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular...

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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self
First aired: 2015-09-08

Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,...

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LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as uncredited
First aired: 1988-09-05

A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind...

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The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self
First aired: 2003-09-08

The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to just Ellen, is an American television talk show...

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Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self
First aired: 2014-12-21

PBS SoCal and Variety take you inside the biggest movies and T.V. shows of the past year through...

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Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest
First aired: 1993-09-13

Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that...

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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

as uncredited
First aired: 1992-05-25

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jay Leno that...

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The Reichen Show

as Self
First aired: 2005-11-11

A list of celebrity interviews and sensational topics.

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The Wonderful World of Disney

as Gwyn
First aired: 1997-09-28

Walt Disney Productions (later The Walt Disney Company) has produced an anthology television...

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The Oscars

as Self
First aired: 1953-03-19

An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...

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Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

as Self - Guest
First aired: 2001-11-02

Jonathan Ross's take on current topics of conversation, guest interviews and live music from...

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Richard & Judy

as Self
First aired: 2001-11-26

Richard & Judy was a British chat show presented by the married couple Richard Madeley and...

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American Idol

as Self
First aired: 2002-06-11

Each year, hopeful singers from all over the country audition to be part of one of the biggest...

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The View

as Self
First aired: 1997-08-11

ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin,...

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The Bill

as Sheena Rose
First aired: 1984-10-16

The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the...

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The Sound Collector

as The Narrator (voice)
First aired: 2023-11-23

As the Sound Collector records the sound of the seashore, he discovers a stunning rockpool, but...

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Doctor Zhivago

as Lara Antipova
First aired: 2002-11-24

Young and beautiful Lara is loved by three men: a revolutionary, a mogul, and a doctor. Their...

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My Grandparents' War

as Self
First aired: 2019-11-27

In this four-part documentary series, leading Hollywood actors undertake a fascinating journey...

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Oliver Twist

as Rose Fleming
First aired: 1999-11-28

Oliver Twist is a 1999 television mini-series produced by ITV based on the book Oliver Twist by...

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Entertainment Tonight

as Self
First aired: 1981-09-15

Daily tabloid television news show on entertainment and celebrity news with unprecedented access...

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Neverland

as Tinker Bell (voice)
First aired: 2011-12-04

Raised on the streets of turn-of-the century London, orphaned Peter and his pals survive by...

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Screen One

as Angela
First aired: 1989-09-10

Anthology drama series.

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Coming Home

as Young Judith
First aired: 1998-04-12

Alone and without her parents, Judith Dunbar spends her school days in a boarding school. When...

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