Biographic - Sunday September 19, 2010 Comic Strip Licensing and Permissions

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Kiera Knightley was born in London on March 26, 1985. Her dad is an actor and her mother is a playwright, so it was no surprise that Keira began acting at an early age, appearing in numerous British TV productions, at 14, she was cast as Sabe, Queen Padame Amidala's decoy in "Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace." A starring role as Robin Hood's daughter in Disney's "Princess Of Thieves" was followed by the thriller "The Hole." In the summer of 2001, while studying for school exams, 16-year-old Keira filmed the low-budget "Bend It Like Beckham." The following year, she was cast in "Love Actually" and starred in a lavish TV production of "Doctor Zhivago." Before these productions saw the light of day, she landed the role that would make her a worldwide star- Elizabeth Swann, opposite Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom, in "Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl" released in the summer of 2003, the movie raked in more than $560 million worldwide! At the same time, thanks to great word of mouth "Bend It Like Beckham" became the unlikely sleeper hit of the year. Keira's star continued to rise, thanks to the leading roles in the likes of "King Arthur" "The Jacket" "Domino" and 2005's "Pride & Prejudice" for which she received Golden Globe and Oscar nominations. 2006, "Pirates Of The Caribbean" sequel "Dead Man's Chest" earned over a billion dollars at the box office. While the third installment 2007 "Pirates Of The Caribbean: At Worlds End." Grossed more than $960 million. The likes of "Antonment" for which she received a golden globe nomination, and "The Duchess" have cemented her reputation... as has the Laurence Olivier Award nomination she earned for her London West End stage debut in a reworking of Moliere's "The Misanthrope"

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