Keira Knightley Net Worth is
$700,000

Mini Biography

Keira Christina Knightley was created in the THE WEST Greater London suburb of Richmond on March 26th 1985. She actually is the child of acting professional Will Knightley and celebrity switched playwright Sharman Macdonald. A mature sibling, Caleb Knightley, was created in 1979. Her dad is British, while her Scottish-born mom is certainly of Scottish and Welsh origins. Raised immersed in the performing job from both edges – composing and executing – it really is small wonder which the youthful Keira asked on her behalf personal agent at age three. She was granted one at age six and performed in her 1st TV part as “LITTTLE LADY” in Display One: Royal Special event (1993), aged seven. It had been discovered young that Keira had severe problems in reading and composing. She had not been officially dyslexic as she under no circumstances sat the formal checks required from the English Dyslexia Association. Rather, she worked extremely hard, urged by her family members, until the issue had been conquer by her early teenagers. Her 1st multi-scene performance arrived in A Town Affair (1995), an version from the lesbian like tale by Joanna Trollope. This is followed by little parts in the English criminal offense series The Costs (1984), an exiled German princess in The Treasure Seekers (1996) and a more substantial function as the youthful “Judith Dunbar” in Giles Foster’s version of Rosamunde Pilcher’s book Coming House (1998), alongside Peter O’Toole, Penelope Keith and Joanna Lumley. The very first time Keira’s name was talked about all over the world was when it had been revealed (within a story twist kept top secret by movie director George Lucas) that she performed Natalie Portman’s decoy “Padme” to Portman’s “Amidala” in Superstar Wars: Event I – The Phantom Menace (1999). It had been many years before contract was reached over which moments presented Keira as the queen and which presented Natalie! Keira had zero formal training while an celebrity and achieved it out of pure pleasure. She visited a typical council-run college in close by Teddington and got no idea what she wished to perform when she still left. Right now, she was starting to receive a lot more significant jobs and was needs to switch work down as you task and her schoolwork was more than enough to cope with. She reappeared on United kingdom tv in 1999 as “Rose Fleming” in Alan Bleasdale’s faithful reworking of Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist (1999), and travelled to Romania to film her initial title function in Walt Disney’s Princess of Thieves (2001) where she performed Robin Hood’s girl, Gwyn. Keira’s initial serious sweetheart was her Princess of Thieves (2001) co-star Del Synnott, plus they afterwards co-starred in Peter Hewitt’s ‘function of fart’ Thunderpants (2002). Nick Hamm’s dark thriller The Gap (2001) held her active during 2000, and highlighted her 1st nude picture (15 at that time, the film had not been released until she was 16 years of age). In the summertime of 2001, while Keira analyzed and sat her last school examinations (she received six A’s), she filmed a film about an Asian girl’s (Parminder Nagra) like for football as well as the prejudices she’s to overcome concerning both her tradition and her religious beliefs). Flex It Like Beckham (2002) was a smash strike in football-mad Britain nonetheless it had to hold back until another of Keira’s movies propelled it to the very best end of the united states box office. Flex It Like Beckham (2002) price simply £3.5m to create, and nearly £1m of this originated from the English Lottery. It got £11m in the united kingdom and provides since gone to score a lot more than US$76m worldwide. In the meantime, Keira had started A-levels in Esher College, learning Classics, British Literature and Political Background, but continued to consider acting jobs which she believed would widen her knowledge as an celebrity. The story of the drug-addicted waitress and her a friendly relationship with the youthful son of the drug-addict, Pure (2002), occupied Keira from January to March 2002. Also at the moment, Keira’s 1st attempt at Shakespeare was filmed. She performed “Helena” in today’s interpretation of the picture from “A Midsummer Night’s Desire” entitled THE TIMES OF YEAR Alter (2002). This is commissioned by environmentally friendly organisation “Futerra”, which Keira’s mom is certainly patron. Keira received no charge for this efficiency or for another brief film, New Year’s Eve (2002), by award-winning movie director Col Spector. Nonetheless it was a possibility encounter with manufacturer Andy Harries on the London premiere of Bridget Jones’s Journal (2001) which compelled Keira to keep her research and pursue performing full-time. The reaching result in an audition for the function of “Larisa Feodorovna Guishar” – the traditional heroine of Boris Pasternak’s novel Doctor Zhivago (2002), performed famously in the David Slim film by Julie Christie. This is to be always a big-budget Television movie having a screenplay compiled by Andrew Davies. Keira received the component as well as the mini-series was filmed through the entire Springtime of 2002 in Slovakia, co-starring Sam Neill and Hans Matheson as “Yuri Zhivago”. Keira curved off 2002 having a few moments in the 1st movie to become aimed by Blackadder and Vicar of Dibley article writer Richard Curtis. Known as Love In fact (2003), Keira performed “Juliet”, a newlywed whose husband’s Greatest Man is certainly secretly besotted with her. A film filmed after Appreciate In fact (2003) but released before it had been to help make the globe sit down up and cherish this gorgeous fresh-faced youthful actress using a pretty British accent. It had been a film which Keira almost missed from, altogether. Auditions had been kept in London for a fresh blockbuster movie known as Pirates from the Caribbean: The Curse from the Dark Pearl (2003), but weighty traffic in the town forced Keira to become tagged to the end from the day’s auditions list. It helped – she got the component. Filming occurred in LA as well as the Caribbean from Oct 2002 to March 2003 and premiered to massive container office achievement and almost general acclaim in the July of this year. Meanwhile, a little British film known as Flex It Like Beckham (2002) had sneaked onto a UNITED STATES discharge slate and was barely setting the container workplace alight. But Keira’s dominance in “Pirates” acquired established tongues wagging and queries getting asked about the celebrity playing “Elizabeth Swann”. Nearly too past due, “Flex It”‘s vendors realised among its two superstars was the same gal whose name was on everyone’s lip area because of “Pirates”, and got the unusual stage of re-releasing “Flex It” to at least one 1,000 displays over the US, catapulting it from no. 26 support to no. 12. “Pirates”, in the meantime, was overcoming all contenders at the very top spot, and remained in the very best 3 for an unbelievable 21 weeks. It had been perhaps no real surprise, after that, that Keira was on maker Jerry Bruckheimer’s needed list for the component of “Guinevere” in a well planned accurate telling from the tale of “Ruler Arthur”. Filming occurred in Ireland and Wales from June to November 2003. In July, Keira got become the superstar face of United kingdom jeweller and high end goods dealer, Asprey. At a photoshoot for the business on Long Isle NY in August, Keira fulfilled and fell deeply in love with North Irish model Jamie Dornan. Ruler Arthur (2004) premiered in July 2004 to lukewarm testimonials. It seems viewers wanted the star after all, rather than necessarily the reality. Keira became the breakout superstar and ‘one to view in 2004’ through the entire world’s media by the end of 2003. Keira’s 2004 began in Scotland and Canada filming John Maybury’s time-travelling thriller The Coat (2005) with Oscar-winner Adrien Brody. A well planned film of Deborah Moggach’s book, “Tulip Fever”, about forbidden like in 17th Hundred years Amsterdam, was terminated in February following the English government suddenly shut taxes loopholes which allowed filmmakers to claw back again a large percentage of their expenses. Due to superstar Keira and Jude Laws in the primary assignments, the film continues to be mothballed. Rather, Keira spent her period wisely, going to Ethiopia with respect to the “Comic Comfort” charity, and spending summer months at several grandiose places around the united kingdom filming what guarantees to be always a faithful version of Jane Austen’s traditional novel Satisfaction & Prejudice (2005), alongside Matthew Macfadyen as “Mr. Darcy”, and with Donald Sutherland and Judi Dench in assisting roles. In Oct 2004, Keira received her 1st main accolade, the Hollywood Film Honor for Best Discovery Actor – Woman, and visitors of Empire Journal voted her the Sexiet CELEB Ever. The rest of 2004 noticed Keira once more trying a totally new genre, this time around the part-fact, part-fiction existence tale of model switched bounty hunter Domino (2005). 2005 began using the premiere from the Jacket (2005) in the Sundance Film Event, with the united states premiere in LA on Feb 28th. A lot of the entire year was after that spent in the Caribbean filming both sequels to Pirates FROM THE Caribbean. Keira’s initial major presenting function emerged in a late-night bed-in humor clip present for Comic Comfort with presenter Johnny Vaughan. In past due July, promotions began for the Sept release of Satisfaction & Prejudice (2005), with United kingdom fans annoyed to discover that the US edition would end having a post-marriage kiss, however the Western version wouldn’t normally. However, when the film opened in Sept on both edges from the Atlantic, Keira received her ideal praise so far in her profession, amid much chat of honours. It spent three weeks at No. 1 in the united kingdom box office. Domino (2005) opened good in Oct, overshadowed with the loss of life of Domino Harvey earlier in the entire year. Keira received Variety’s Character Of THE ENTIRE YEAR Prize in November, topped the next month by her initial Golden World nomination, for Satisfaction & Prejudice (2005). KeiraWeb.com exclusively announced that Keira would play Helene Joncour within an adaptation of Alessandro Baricco’s novella Silk (2007). Satisfaction & Prejudice (2005) garnered six BAFTA nominations in the beginning of 2006, however, not Greatest Celebrity for Keira, an undeniable fact which paled immediately after from the announcement she experienced received her 1st Academy Honor nomination, the 3rd youngest Greatest Celebrity Oscar hopeful. A questionable nude Vanity Good cover of Keira and Scarlett Johansson held the press occupied up till the Oscars, with Reese Witherspoon acquiring home the platinum man in the very best Celebrity category, although Keira’s Vera Wang outfit got more mass media interest. Keira spent early summer months in European countries filming Silk (2007) contrary Michael Pitt, and all of those other summer in the united kingdom filming Atonement (2007), where she has Cecilia Tallis, and marketing the brand new Pirates film (her Ellen Degeneres interview became among the year’s Top 10 ‘viral downloads’). Pirates FROM THE Caribbean: Deceased Man’s Upper body (2006) broke many container office information when it starts world-wide in July, getting the 3rd biggest film ever by early Sept. Keira sued English newspapers The Daily Email in early 2007 after her picture inside a bikini followed an article in regards to a female who blamed thin superstars for the loss of life of her child from anorexia. The situation was resolved and Keira matched up the settlement problems and donated the quantity for an consuming disorder charity. Keira filmed a film about the life span of Dylan Thomas, The Advantage Of Like (2008) using a screenplay compiled by her mom Sharman Macdonald. Her co-star Lindsay Lohan taken out only a week before filming started, and was changed by Sienna Miller. That which was announced to become Keira’s last Pirates film in the franchise, Pirates FROM THE Caribbean: At World’s End (2007), opened strongly in June, growing to all-time fifth biggest film by July. Atonement (2007) opened up the Venice Film Festival in August, and opened up worldwide in Sept, again to outstanding testimonials for Keira. In the meantime, Silk (2007) opened up in Sept on hardly any screens and vanished without a track. Keira spent all of those other yr filming The Duchess (2008), the life span tale of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, predicated on Amanda Foreman’s award-winning biography from the faraway connection of Princess Diana. The entire year saw even more accolades and poll-topping for Keira than previously, including Women’s Beauty Icon 2007 and gracing the addresses of all top-selling periodicals. She won Greatest Celebrity for Atonement (2007) on the Range Club Of THE UK Showbiz Honours, and ended the entire year with her second Golden World nomination. Christmas Day time noticed – or rather noticed – Keira on English TV displays in a fresh Robbie The Reindeer animated experience, with Dvd and blu-ray proceeds likely to Comic Alleviation. In the beginning of 2008, Keira received her 1st BAFTA nomination – Greatest Celebrity for Atonement, as well as the film wins Greatest Film: Drama on the Golden Globes. Seven Academy Prize nominations for Atonement shortly stick to. Keira wins Greatest Actress on her behalf function as Cecilia Tallis on the Empire Film Honours. IN-MAY, Keira’s initial Shakespearean role is normally announced, when she actually is verified to play Cordelia inside a big-screen edition of Ruler Lear, alongside Naomi W and Gwyneth Paltrow, with Sir Anthony Hopkins as the titular monarch. After 2 yrs of rumours, it really is verified that Keira can be for the shortlist to try out Eliza Doolittle in a fresh version of My Good Lady. The Advantage Of Love starts the Edinburgh Film Event on June 18th, and starts on limited launch in the united kingdom and US. An enormous round of marketing promotions for The Duchess happens throughout the summertime, with ensemble and crew endeavoring to play down the internet marketers’ decision to pull parallels between your duchess and Princess Diana. Keira attends the united kingdom and US premieres and Toronto Film Celebration within the initial week of Sept. The Duchess starts highly on both edges from the Atlantic. Two even more movies were verified for Keira during Sept – an account of adultery known as YESTERDAY EVENING (2010), and a biopic of writer F Scott Fitzgerald entitled THE STUNNING as well as the Damned. Keira spent Oct on the roads of NEW YORK filming YESTERDAY EVENING alongside Sam Worthington and Guillaume Canet. Keira helped to market the sixtieth wedding anniversary from the UN’s Declaration of Individual Rights, by adding to some short films created to tag the event. In January 2009 it had been announced Keira experienced authorized to play a reclusive celebrity in an version of Ken Bruen’s book London Boulevard (2010), co-starring Colin Farrell. Keira proceeds her close ties using the Comic Comfort charity by assisting to start their British symbols T-shirts advertising campaign. In the same week Ruler Lear was uncovered to have already been shelved, it had been announced that Keira would rather celebrity alongside her Satisfaction & Prejudice co-star Carey Mulligan within an version of Kazuo Ishiguro’s book Never I WANT TO Go (2010). A fresh brief film emerges in March, documented in the January of 2008 where Keira performs a Fairy! The Carrying on and Lamentable Saga from the Suicide Brothers (2009) was compiled by Keira’s sweetheart Rupert Friend and professional Tom Mison. It visited be shown on the London Film Celebration in Oct and won Greatest Comedy Brief at the brand new Hampshire Film Celebration. Keira continued to place her superstar to good make use of in ’09 2009 having a Television industrial for WomensAid highlighting home abuse against ladies. Sadly, UK censors refused to permit its broadcast and it could only be looked at on YouTube. Might and June asw Keira filming Under no circumstances Let Me Proceed and London Boulevard back-to-back. In Oct, a new path for Keira’s profession emerged, when it had been announced she’d show up on the London stage in her Western world End debut function as Jennifer, within a reworking of Moliere’s The Misanthrope, starring Damian Lewis and Tara Fitzgerald. A lot more than $2m of solution sales implemented in the first four times, before also rehearsals had started! The play went from Dec to March at London’s Humor Theatre.

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Quick Facts

Full Name	Keira Knightley
Net Worth	$50 million
Date Of Birth	March 26, 1985
Height	1.7 m
Profession	Voice Actor, Model, Singer
Education	Esher College, Teddington School
Spouse	James Righton
Parents	Will Knightley, Sharman Macdonald
Siblings	Caleb Knightley
Awards	Empire Hero Award, Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Liplock, Empire Award for Best Actress, People's Choice Award for Favorite On-Screen Chemistry, British Independent Film Award – The Variety Award, Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Chemistry, Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress: Action/Adventure, Teen Choice Award for Choice Hissy Fit: Film, Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress: Drama, People's Choice Award for Favorite Action Movie Actress, Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Scream Scene, Glamour Award for Film Actress, SFX Awards for Best Actress, Rembrandt Award for Best International Actress, Irish Film and Television Awards - Audience Award - Best International Actress, Palm Springs International Film Festival Best Ensemble Cast award
Nominations	Academy Award for Best Actress, Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture – Drama, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture, Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role, Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actress, MTV Movie Award for Best Performance, BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Song, MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance, The British Independent Film Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film, European Film Award for Best Actress, British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actress, Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture, People's Choice Award for Favorite Dramatic Movie Actress, Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Movie Actress, People's Choice Award for Favorite Movie Actress, Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama, London Film Critics Circle Award for British Actress of the Year, Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast, Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress, AACTA International Award for Best Supporting Actress, Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Breakout Star - Female, MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance - Female, Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture, San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress, Satellite Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical, People's Choice Award for Favorite Star Under 35, MTV Movie Award for Best Trans-Atlantic Breakthrough Performance, San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Ensemble Performance, Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress: Action Adventure/Thriller
Movies	Begin Again, Pride & Prejudice, Atonement, Anna Karenina, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, The Imitation Game, The Duchess, A Dangerous Method, Never Let Me Go, Love Actually, Bend It Like Beckham, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, Laggies, Collateral Beauty, The Jacket, Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, King Arthur, Everest, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Last Night, The Edge of Love, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, London Boulevard, Domino, The Hole, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Princess of Thieves, Silk, Doctor Zhivago, A Village Affair, Innocent Lies, The Treasure Seekers, Neverland, The Continuing and Lamentable Saga of the Suicide Brothers, Oliver Twist, Pure, Stories of Lost Souls, Coming Home, New Year's Eve, Stars in Shorts, Steve, The Other Typist, Looking Over: The Edge of Love, Deflation, The Emperor's Children, Football Shootball Hai Rabba!