Keira Christina Knightley born 26 March 1985) is an English
actress.Knightley began acting as a child on television and made her
film debut in 1995. She had a supporting role as Sabé in Star Wars
Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999) and her first significant role came
in The Hole (2001). She gained widespread recognition in 2002 after
co-starring in the film Bend It Like Beckham and achieved international
fame in 2003 after appearing as Elizabeth Swann in the Pirates of the
Caribbean film series (2003–present).Since the Pirates of the Caribbean
films, Knightley has become known for starring in period drama films,
such as Pride & Prejudice (2005), Atonement (2007), Silk (2007), The
Duchess (2008), A Dangerous Method (2011), and Anna Karenina (2012).
Knightley has also appeared in a variety of genres of Hollywood films,
including the romantic comedy Love Actually (2003), the historical
action King Arthur (2004), the psychological thriller The Jacket (2005),
biographical action Domino (2005), the historical drama The Edge of
Love (2008), the film noir London Boulevard (2010), the dystopian
science fiction Never Let Me Go (2010), the romantic drama Last Night
(2010), and the dark comedy Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
2012 and more.