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Keira Knightley

Personal details

Name: Keira Knightley
Height: 5' 7" 
Sex: F 
Nationality: British 
Birth Date: March 22, 1983 
Birth Place: Teddington, London, England, UK 
Profession: Actress 

Relationship: 

  • Rupert Friend
  • Kaz James
  • Jamie Dornan
  • Claim to fame: Soccer-playing tomboy

Keira Knightley’s Personal life:

Knightley is dating her Pride and Prejudice co-star, Rupert Friend. Dated Irish fasion model Jamie Dornan, and Actor Del Synnott, She has preferences for British men over Americans, as she feels that British men are less anxious and worried with regards to their own appearance.

Keira Knightley’s Professional life:

At the age of 20, she was the third-youngest woman in Oscar history to be nominated for Best Actress.

Keira Knightley’s Family background:

Father: Will Knightley (actor; born on April 23, 1946) 

Mother: Sharman Macdonald who was an actress-turned-author Sharman Macdonald, who wrote 'When I Was a Girl I Used to Scream and Shout' and 'The Winter Guest'.

Brother: Caleb Knightley (born in 1979) 

Younger sister of Caleb Knightley

Keira Knightley’s Childhood:

Keira was hardly like any children when they are in their childhood. She was always keen to work on whatever he parents were up to. It will be slightly shocking for you to read this but yes at the age of 3 when Will and Sharman her parents were getting regular calls from their respective agents, the young girl had an unusual demand of getting her own agent.

She lived most of her life in Richmond where she attended Teddington School and Esher College in order to pursue A Levels, but quit the course when offered the role of Lara in _"Doctor Zhivago" (2002) (mini)_. she did have major problems because she suffered from dyslexia, but even so always managed to attain good grades in school to make happy her parents, and was thus acceptable to acquire a talent agent and follow an acting career.

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Some of the performances as local amateur productions include “After Juliet” which was written by her mother and United States that was written by her then drama teacher, Ian McShane.

At 16, she went to Esher College to study for

Keira Knightley’s Interest:

Loves to collect shoes

Keira Knightley’s Facts and trivia:

Tatler claimed that Keira is one of the most desirable single women in the UK (2004).

She is also selected the most glamorous film actress by magazine Glamour (2004)

Voted #1 in New Woman magazine's 50 Most Beautiful Celebs 2004.

She was born on same day as poet Robert Frost.

She shares birthday with playwright Tennessee Williams.

She is voted The Sexiest Film Star of All Time by Empire magazine poll. [September 2004]

She did her first nude scene at the age of 16, in The Hole (2001).

She is voted #18 in FHM 100 Sexiest Women 2005

She is named #53 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2005 list.

She was named #9 on MAXIM magazines "Hot 100" list of 2006

She was also invited to join AMPAS in 2006.

She attended a pre-Emmy party where she purchased a $7,500 pair of earrings.

She has ranked #20 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list.

PERSONAL QUOTES

"I don't do a thing to keep fit; I just cannot make myself work out. My abs is just luck - my mum has good ones so it's a family trait."

"I don't like parties very much. I'm not a very sociable being.





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