Daughter of actor Will Knightley.
Member of the Heathham House Youth Project.
Mother is actress-turned-author Sharman Macdonald, who wrote 'I used to scream and shout' and 'The Winter's Tale'
One brother, Caleb, born in 1979.
Trained in dancing.
The similarity between her and Natalie Portman, meant that during the filming of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999), their own mothers could not tell them apart once in makeup.
Her role as the decoy queen in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) was kept secret in order to not spoil the surprise, it was maintained through the promotions that Portman played both the Queen and the decoy.
Supports West Ham United
Mother is actress-turned-author Sharman Macdonald, who wrote 'When I Was A Girl I Used To Scream And Shout' and 'The Winter Guest'.
Tatler announced that Keira is the most desirable single woman in the UK (2004).
Has dyslexia. She had to wear special glasses in adolescence to help her read.
The most glamorous film actress chosen by magazine Glamour (2004)
Bought a flat in London and moved in with 6 of her girlfriends. She's the only actress amongst them. (July 2004)
The Royal Shakespeare Company of Stratford, England, held a 2004 poll asking movie viewers to vote for the actor and actress they would love to see play Romeo and Juliet, and the winners were Knightley and James Marsters. More than 2,000 people voted for more than 150 different actors for both roles. Keira triumphed over Kate Winslet, Nicole Kidman, Scarlett Johansson, and Juliet Landau in the vote. Knightley said, "I am absolutely thrilled to have come top of the poll, particularly as Juliet is a role I would very much love to play in the future." (April 23, 2004)
Shares a birthday with actress Amy Smart, Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler and singer Diana Ross.
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