Keira Knightley Highlights

  • 2009: Portrayed Dylan Thomas' childhood sweetheart in "The Edge of Love"
  • 2008: Nominated for the 2008 People’s Choice Award for Favorite Female Star
  • 2008: Portrayed Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire in the feature adaption of the best-selling biography, "The Duchess"
  • 2007: Reprised role of Elizabeth Swann in "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End"
  • 2007: Co-starred with James McAvoy in the period drama, "Atonement" based on the novel by Ian McEwan; earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama
  • 2007: Played a French silkworm merchant's wife, opposite Michael Pitt in the period drama "Silk"
  • 2006: Re-teamed with Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom in Gore Verbinski's "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest"
  • 2005: Portrayed Domino Harvey, a model-turned-bounty hunter and daughter of actor Laurence Harvey in Tony Scott's "Domino"
  • 2005: Cast as Elizabeth Bennet, the eldest of five sisters in "Pride and Prejudice," an adaptation of the Jane Austen classic, directed by Joe Wright; earned Oscar and Golden Globe nominations for Best Actress
  • 2004: Cast as Guinevere opposite Clive Owen in "King Arthur" a demystified take on the tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.
  • 2003: Joined Johnny Depp for the action summer feature "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl"
  • 2003: Co-starred in Richard Curtis' directorial debut "Love Actually"
  • 2003: Co-starred in the sleeper hit "Bend it Like Beckham"
  • 2001: Co-starred in the independent thriller "The Hole"
  • 1999: Portrayed the character Sabe who acted as a decoy to Natalie Portman's character in "Star Wars Episode 1"
  • 1996: Cast as the princess in the television feature "Treasure Seekers"
  • 1994: First film role in Moira Armstong's "A Villiage Affair"
  • 1989: Obtained her first agent by the age of six