Keira Knightley
Keira Knightley was an Oscar-nominated British actress whose acclaimed body of work included such praiseworthy films as "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" (2003), "Atonement" (2007), "Anna Karenina" (2012), and "The Imitation Game" (2014). Born and raised in London, Knightley was immersed in the creative arts from a very young age. Both of her parents were respected London stage actors, so they encouraged their young daughter to embark on acting career of her own. Knightley started attending plays at a very young age and immediately fell in love with acting. She was fortunate enough to land an agent at the age of six, and quickly began landing work on television and commercials. By the mid-90s, when she was still in her early teens, Knightley was appearing in TV movies like "A Village Affair" (ITV, 1995), as well as the mini-series "Coming Home" (ITV, 1998). Then in 1999 Knightley landed her first breakthrough film role when she appeared as Sabe in the widely-anticipated prequel "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace." The global fanbase of the "Star Wars" franchise exposed Knightley to a massive new audience, and her career skyrocketed as a result. Her next big part came in 2003 when she was cast alongside Johnny Depp in the swashbuckling action picture "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl." That film was a huge success, spawning four sequels, three of which Knightley reprised her role as Elizabeth Swann. By the mid-2000s, Knightley began earning praise for appearing in a number of period films. These included "Pride & Prejudice" (2005), "Atonement," "Silk" (2007), and "The Duchess" (2008). Her work in "Pride & Prejudice," an adaptation of Jane Austen's beloved novel, earned Knightley her first Oscar nod for acting. By the 2010s, the twenty-something Knightley continued building a notable body of acting work by appearing in such critically-lauded films as "A Dangerous Method" (2011), "Anna Karenina," and "The Imitation Game," the latter of which earned Knightley her second Academy Award nomination. Having done some of her most critically-acclaimed work in period films, Knightley returned to the genre in 2019 with a starring role in "The Aftermath" (2019). The film was set in Hamburg in the immediate aftermath of World War II, and follows a young British couple (Keira Knightley and Jason Clarke) as they share a house in the war torn city with a German widower played by Alexander Skarsgard.
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Filmography
Movies
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68% |
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Boston Strangler | Loretta McLaughlin (Character) | - | 2023 |
71% |
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Charlotte | Charlotte Salomon (Voice) | - | 2021 |
66% |
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Silent Night | Nell (Character) | - | 2021 |
87% |
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Misbehaviour | Sally Alexander (Character) | - | 2020 |
82% |
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Official Secrets | Katharine Gun (Character) | $2.0M | 2019 |
26% |
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The Aftermath | Rachael Morgan (Character) | $1.6M | 2019 |
11% |
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Berlin, I Love You | Jane (Character) | - | 2019 |
32% |
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The Nutcracker and the Four Realms | Unknown (Character) | $54.8M | 2018 |
87% |
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Colette | Colette (Character) | $5.1M | 2018 |
30% |
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales | Elizabeth Swann (Character) | $172.5M | 2017 |
No Score Yet |
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Red Nose Day Actually | Juliet (Character) | - | 2017 |
14% |
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Collateral Beauty | Amy (Character) | $31.0M | 2016 |
73% |
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Everest | Jan Hall (Character) | $43.2M | 2015 |
90% |
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The Imitation Game | Joan Clarke (Character) | $91.1M | 2014 |
64% |
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Laggies | Megan (Character) | $440.3K | 2014 |
55% |
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Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit | Cathy (Character) | $50.5M | 2014 |
83% |
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Begin Again | Gretta (Character) | $16.2M | 2013 |
60% |
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Stars in Shorts | Woman (Character) | - | 2012 |
63% |
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Anna Karenina | Anna Karenina (Character) | $12.8M | 2012 |
55% |
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Seeking a Friend for the End of the World | Penny (Character) | $6.6M | 2012 |
79% |
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A Dangerous Method | Sabina Spielrein (Character) | $5.7M | 2011 |
38% |
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London Boulevard | Charlotte (Character) | $10.5K | 2010 |
54% |
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Last Night | Joanna (Character) | $99.0K | 2010 |
71% |
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Never Let Me Go | Ruth (Character) | $2.4M | 2010 |
No Score Yet |
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The Continuing and Lamentable Saga of the Suicide Brothers | The Fairy (Character) | - | 2009 |
38% |
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The Edge of Love | Vera (Character) | $28.6K | 2008 |
62% |
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The Duchess | Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire (Character) | $13.8M | 2008 |
83% |
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Atonement | Cecilia Tallis (Character) | $50.9M | 2007 |
7% |
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Silk | Helene Joncour (Character) | $1.1M | 2007 |
43% |
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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | Elizabeth Swann (Character) | $309.4M | 2007 |
53% |
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | Elizabeth Swann (Character) | $423.3M | 2006 |
87% |
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Pride & Prejudice | Elizabeth Bennet (Character) | $38.4M | 2005 |
18% |
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Domino | Domino Harvey (Character) | $10.1M | 2005 |
44% |
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The Jacket | Jackie (Character) | $6.3M | 2005 |
No Score Yet |
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Stories of Lost Souls | Unknown (Character) | - | 2004 |
30% |
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King Arthur | Guinevere (Character) | $51.9M | 2004 |
64% |
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Love Actually | Juliet (Character) | $60.1M | 2003 |
79% |
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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | Elizabeth Swann (Character) | $305.4M | 2003 |
No Score Yet |
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Pure | Louise (Character) | $102.0K | 2002 |
85% |
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Bend It Like Beckham | Jules Paxton (Character) | $32.5M | 2002 |
53% |
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The Hole | Frances "Frankie" Almond Smith (Character) | - | 2001 |
No Score Yet |
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Princess of Thieves | Gwyn (Character) | - | 2001 |
TV
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No Score Yet | 44% | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2019-2020 2023-2024 |
94% | 64% | Black Doves |
Helen Webb (Character), Executive Producer |
2024 |
No Score Yet | 28% | The Drew Barrymore Show | Guest | 2023 |
100% | No Score Yet | My Grandparents' War | Host | 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Graham Norton Show | Guest | 2014 2019 |
No Score Yet | 18% | The Late Late Show With James Corden | Guest | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Guest | 2012 2015 2018 |
No Score Yet | 61% | Late Night With Seth Meyers | Guest | 2014 2018 |
No Score Yet | 50% | The Late Show With Stephen Colbert | Guest | 2018 |
No Score Yet | 42% | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Guest | 2014-2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Variety Studio: Actors on Actors | Guest | 2014 |
No Score Yet | 12% | The View | Guest | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Late Night With Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2011-2012 |
57% | No Score Yet | Neverland | Tinker Bell (Voice) | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Daily Show | Guest | 2005 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Late Night With Conan O'Brien | Guest | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Masterpiece Theatre | Unknown (Character) | 2003 |