March 26

Keira Christina Knightley was born on the 26^th of March in 1985. She is an English actress and model. She began acting as a child on television and made her film debut in 1995. Knightley had a supporting role 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 as a result of her appearances in the “Pirates of the Caribbean” film series (2003–07).

Since the Pirates of the Caribbean films, Knightley has become best 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 earned nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her role as Elizabeth Bennet in Joe Wright's 2005 adaptation of Jane Austen's novel “Pride and Prejudice”. Two years later she was nominated again for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress, as well as the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in Wright's Atonement. In 2008, Forbes claimed Knightley to be the second highest-paid actress in Hollywood, having reportedly earned $32 million in 2007, making her the only non-American on the list of highest-paid actresses.