- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- March 26, 1985
- Place of Birth
- Teddington, London, England, UK
Keira Knightley
Keira Christina Knightley (born 26 March 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 the 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 (200…
Filmography
tvBehind The Mic: The Making of The Harry Potter Full-Cast Audio Editions
2026 · Herself
movieThe Perfect Gift
2025 · Herself
movieThe Woman in Cabin 10
2025 · Laura 'Lo' Blacklock
tvBlack Doves
2024 · Helen Webb, Executive Producer
movieThe Sound Collector
2024 · Self - Narrator (voice)
movieBoston Strangler
2023 · Loretta McLaughlin
tvThe Sound Collector
2023 · Narrator
movieCharlotte
2022 · Charlotte Salomon (voice), Executive Producer
movieSilent Night
2021 · Nell
movieMisbehaviour
2020 · Sally Alexander
movieBerlin, I Love You
2019 · Jane
tvMy Grandparents' War
2019 · Self
movieGreed
2019 · Self
movieOfficial Secrets
2019 · Katharine Gun
movieThe Aftermath
2019 · Rachael Morgan
movieThe Nutcracker and the Four Realms
2018 · Sugar Plum Fairy
movieColette
2018 · Colette
moviePirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
2017 · Elizabeth Swann
movieRed Nose Day Actually
2017 · Juliet
movieCollateral Beauty
2016 · Amy Moore
tvDiscovering Fashion
2016 · Self (archive footage)
movieEverest
2015 · Jan Arnold
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self - Guest
tvVariety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 · Self
movieThe Imitation Game
2014 · Joan Clarke
movieLaggies
2014 · Megan Burch
movieBegin Again
2014 · Gretta James
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self - Guest
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self - Guest
movieJack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
2014 · Cathy Muller
movieOnce Upon a Time...
2013 · Gabrielle Chanel
movieWide-Awake
2012 · The Witch
movieStars in Shorts
2012 · Woman
movieAnna Karenina
2012 · Anna Karenina
movieSeeking a Friend for the End of the World
2012 · Penelope "Penny" Lockhart
tvNeverland
2011 · Tinker Bell (voice)
movieA Dangerous Method
2011 · Sabina Spielrein
movieLondon Boulevard
2010 · Charlotte
movieLast Night
2010 · Joanna Reed
movieNever Let Me Go
2010 · Ruth C.
movieSteve
2010 · Woman
movieThe Continuing and Lamentable Saga of the Suicide Brothers
2009 · The Fairy
tvWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Self - Guest
movieThe Duchess
2008 · Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire
movieThe Edge of Love
2008 · Vera Phillips
movieRobbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind
2007 · Em (voice)
movieSilk
2007 · Hélène Joncour
moviePirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
2007 · Elizabeth Swann
movieAnnie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
2007 · Self
movieAtonement
2007 · Cecilia Tallis
tvThe Graham Norton Show
2007 · Self
movieAccording to Plan: The Harrowing and True Story of Dead Man's Chest
2006 · Self
moviePirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2006 · Elizabeth Swann
tvThe Reichen Show
2005 · Self
movieDomino
2005 · Domino Harvey
moviePride & Prejudice
2005 · Elizabeth Bennet
My Shot With
2005
movieKing Arthur: A Roundtable Discussion
2005 · Self
movieThe Jacket
2005 · Jackie Price
movieBlood on the Land: The Making of a King
2004 · Self
movieStories of Lost Souls
2004 · Leah
movieThe Making of King Arthur
2004
movieKing Arthur
2004 · Guinevere
movieBelow Deck: An Interactive History Of Pirates
2003
tvThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Self
movieLove Actually
2003 · Juliet
moviePirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
2003 · Elizabeth Swann
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self - Guest
movieThe Seasons Alter
2002 · Helena
tvDoctor Zhivago
2002 · Larissa Ameliava 'Lara' Antipova
movieNew Year's Eve
2002 · Leah
moviePure
2002 · Louise
tvAmerican Idol
2002 · Self
movieThunderpants
2002 · Music School Student
movieBend It Like Beckham
2002 · Juliette 'Jules' Paxton
tvRichard & Judy
2001 · Self
tvFriday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001 · Self - Guest
movieThe Hole
2001 · Frances 'Frankie' Almond Smith
moviePrincess of Thieves
2001 · Gwyn
movieDeflation
2001 · Jogger
tvOliver Twist
1999 · Rose Fleming
movieStar Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999 · Sabé
tvComing Home
1998 · Young Judith
movieComing Home
1998 · Young Judith
tvThe Wonderful World of Disney
1997 · Gwyn
tvThe View
1997 · Self
movieThe Treasure Seekers
1996 · The Princess
tvThe Daily Show
1996 · Self - Guest
movieInnocent Lies
1995 · Young Celia
movieA Village Affair
1995 · Natasha Jordan
movieRoyal Celebration
1993 · Angela
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Self - Guest
tvLate Show with David Letterman
1993 · Self - Guest
tvHBO First Look
1992 · self
tvThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
tvScreen One
1989 · Angela
tvLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Self - Guest
tvThe Bill
1984 · Sheena Rose
tvEntertainment Tonight
1981 · Self
tvThe Oscars
1953 · Self
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944 · Self - Nominee
Conception
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The Worst
— · Holly