Keira Knightley

Keira Knightley in Fox Searchlight's Bend It Like Beckham - 2003 Photo: Christine Parry

Biography

Born 03/26/1985

Thanks to her standout performance in the surprising hit “Bend It Like Beckham” (2002), unknown actress Keira Knightley vaulted to the attention of moviegoers outside her native England. Prior to her playing a young semi-pro soccer player who befriends an Indian girl more interested in joining...
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Highlights

  • In 2009, Portrayed Dylan Thomas' childhood sweetheart in "The Edge of Love"
  • In 2008, Nominated for the 2008 People’s Choice Award for Favorite Female Star
  • In 2008, Portrayed Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire in the feature adaption of the best-selling biography, "The Duchess"

Family & Companions

  • Del Synnott: Companion (Met while working together on "Princess Of Thieves" (2001); split November 2003)
  • Rupert Friend: Companion (Met while co-starring in "Pride & Prejudice" (2005); began dating December 2005)
  • Jamie Dornan: Companion (Met at a Manhattan photo shoot in August 2003; split August 2005)

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