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Keira Knightley (born March 26th, 1985) started her career as a child actor in several TV movies before being cast as the decoy of Natalie Portman's Padme Amidala, in 1999's Star Wars: The Phantom Menace.  In 2001, she went on to star Disney's Princess of Thieves and the teenage thriller, The Hole.  Although Keira Knightley grabbed her first dose of international attention in 2002's Bend It Like Beckham, it paled in comparison to the exposure she received playing the role of Elizabeth Swann in 2003's Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl with Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom.  Her newfound success led to roles such as Guinevere in King Arthur (2004), a bounty hunter in Domino (2005), and her Academy Award nominated performance in Pride & Prejudice (2005).  After returning to her high-profile role as Elizabeth Swann in 2007's and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and At World's End, Keira Knightley found critical acclaim with the period dramas Atonement (2007) with James McAvoy, Silk (2007) with Michael Pitt, The Edge of Love (2008) with Sienna Miller, and The Duchess (2008) with Ralph Fiennes.  Keira Knightley's current projects include The Beautiful and the Damned, Never Let Me Go and London Boulevard, all slated for release in 2010.

Keira Knightley and Harry Eden in Pure Keira Knightley and Harry Eden in Pure

Keira Knightley in Bend It Like Beckham Keira Knightley in Bend It Like Beckham

Keira Knightley and Clive Owen in King Arthur Keira Knightley and Clive Owen in King Arthur

Keira Knightley in Domino Keira Knightley in Domino

Keira Knightley and Geoffrey Rush in Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End Keira Knightley and Geoffrey Rush in Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End

Keira Knightley and Hayley Atwell in The Duchess Keira Knightley and Hayley Atwell in The Duchess

Keira Knightley and James McAvoy in Atonement Keira Knightley and James McAvoy in Atonement

Keira Knightley in Love Actually Keira Knightley in Love Actually

Keira Knightley and Matthew MacFadyen in Pride and Prejudice Keira Knightley and Matthew MacFadyen in Pride and Prejudice

Keira Knightley and Michael Pitt in Silk Keira Knightley and Michael Pitt in Silk

Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Keira Kightley and Sienna Miller in The Edge of Love Keira Kightley and Sienna Miller in The Edge of Love

Keira Knightley in The Edge of Love Keira Knightley in The Edge of Love

Keira Knightley in The Hole Keira Knightley in The Hole

Keira Knightley in The Jacket Keira Knightley in The Jacket

Keira Knightley in The Duchess Keira Knightley in The Duchess