Keira Christina Righton OBE (/ˈkɪərə ˈnaɪtli/; née Knightley, born 3/26/1985) is an English actress. She's been in both indie & big films, and is noted for period dramas. Accolades include 2 Empires and noms for 2 Oscars, 3 BAFTAs, 3 Golden Globes, a SAG & an Olivier Award. Born to actors, Knightley got an agent at age 6 and did ads & TV films. She then was in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999). Knightley's breakthru? As a tomboy footballer in Bend It Like Beckham (2001). Global fame? Via the Pirates of the Caribbean series & Love Actually (2003). For Pride & Prejudice (2005), she was nominated for the Best Actress Oscar. Other films include Atonement (2007), The Duchess (2008), Anna Karenina (2012), Begin Again (2013) & Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014). As a cryptoanalyst in The Imitation Game (2014), she earned a 2nd round of Oscar & BAFTA noms. She then played belle époque writer Colette (2018) to critical acclaim. How many of her films have you seen???
