Keira Knightley Overview

The daughter of actor Will Knightley and actress-turned-playwright Sharman Macdonald, Keira Knightley was born in London, England. She followed in her parents' footsteps quite early, making her film debut at the age of nine in A Village Affair (1994). By 1999 she appeared in her first Hollywood blockbuster, playing Padmé's double Sabé, in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999). In the TV movie The Princess of Thieves (2001), Keira played the title role of Robin Hood's daughter Gwyn,... See All