Keira Knightley
Actor
Keira Knightley caught the notice of moviegoers in 2003 with major roles in two movies, the smallbudget charmer
Bend it Like Beckham and the bigbudget extravaganza Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (opposite
Johnny Depp and
Orlando Bloom). Knightley began acting as a child and appeared in films and on television in the U.K. before being cast in
George Lucas's Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (1999). Hired for her porcelainskinned resemblance to
Natalie Portman, Knightley played Sabé, Queen Amidala's decoy and bodyguard. Her other films include
Thunderpants (2002, starring
Paul Giamatti), Love Actually (2003, with
Chiwetel Ejiofor),
King Arthur (2004, starring
Clive Owen), and Pride and Prejudice (2005, based on the
Jane Austen novel). She rejoined Depp and Bloom for the 2006 sequel
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest.
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