More Keira Knightley Bios & Profiles
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Biography #2 (for King Arthur)
Since she played the tomboyish Juliette in the hit comedy Bend It Like Beckham, Keira Knightley's rise has been meteoric. After playing the role of Lara in the TV mini-series Doctor Zhivago, the Londonborn actress went on to star opposite Johnny Depp in the swashbuckling adventure drama Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.Knightley, who is the daughter of playwright Sharman MacDonald and the actor Will Knightley, first acted in school and youth club productions. She made her movie debut as Natasha Jordan in A Village Affair and followed that with parts in Innocent Lies, Treasure Seekers, and Coming Home. But her first major role was as a handmaiden to Queen Amidala in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace. Since then, she has been seen in the TV mini-series Oliver Twist, Princess of Thieves, and the psychological thriller The Hole. After Bend It Like Beckham, she appeared in Gillies MacKinnon's Pure.
Knightley was most recently seen as part of an impressive ensemble cast that includes Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Laura Linney, Liam Neeson, Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson in Richard Grant's Love Actually. She will next star opposite Jude Law and Jim Broadbent in Tulip Fever, to be directed by John Madden.
Bio courtesy Buena Vista for "King Arthur" (03-Jul-2004)
Biography #3 (for Pirates of the Caribbean)
At the age of 18, Keira Knightley possesses the grace and charisma of an actress twice her age. Despite being 17 when principal photography began on "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl," she met the many challenges presented by a difficult and physically taxing role with excitement and ardor.Knightley can currently be seen in the worldwide sleeper hit Bend it Like Beckham as Jules Paxton opposite Parminder K. Nagra. She is currently at work on the newest Jerry Bruckheimer Films production, King Arthur. The film, directed by Antoine Fuqua, begins shooting in Ireland in July. Knightley portrays Guinevere opposite Clive Owen as Arthur.
Set for release in early November 2003 is Love Actually, with Knightley as part of an impressive ensemble cast that includes Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Laura Linney, Liam Neeson, Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson. She also stars in the upcoming film Pure, which is currently scheduled to open in December 2003.
Among Knightley's additional credits are The Hole, Princess of Thieves, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, The Beginning and Innocent Lie.
Bio courtesy Disney for "Pirates of the Caribbean" (01-Jan-2000)
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