Keira Knightley

Keira Knightley She appeared in her first television drama, Ferdinand Fairfax’ Royal Celebration, at the age of 6. Her subsequent television credits included Giacomo Campiotti’s miniseries remake of Doctor Zhivago . Ms. Knightley had earlier starred in Gurinder Chadha’s sleeper hit Bend It Like Beckham, for which she was honored with the London Critics Circle Award for British Newcomer of the Year. Her other films include Richard Curtis’ Love Actually, Tony Scott’s Domino, John Maybury’s The Jacket; Antoine Fuqua’s King Arthur, Gillies Mackinnon’s Pure; and George Lucas’ Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, in which she had her first big-screen role.

Knightley’s portrayal of Jane Austen’s heroine Elizabeth Bennet earned her Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Critics’ Choice Award, and London Film Critics Circle award nominations, among others; and the Best Actress citation from New York Film Critics Online. She is also known for her role as heroine, Elizabeth Swann, in Pirates of the Caribbean trio (respectively, The Curse of the Black Pearl, Dead Man’s Chest, and At World’s End), all of which starred her opposite Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom for producer Jerry Bruckheimer.