Keira Christina Knightley is an English actress. She has starred in big-budget and independent hit films, and is particularly known for her roles in historical dramas. Its awards include two Empire Awards and are nominated for two Oscars, two British Academy Film Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Laurence Olivier Award. Knightley began acting as a kid on television and making her feature film debut in 1995, before making her breakthrough with the 2002 sports film Bend It Like Beckham, which she won the London Film Award. Critics Association for the best newcomer. She achieved a world star at the age of 18 thanks to her role as Elizabeth Swann in the hit film Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl in 2003, as well as in subsequent films in the franchise.

She is a British actress best known for her appearance in Bend It Like Beckham. Her roles in the Pirates of the Caribbean films, Pride & Prejudice, and Love Actually helped her earn even more popularity. In 2018, she'll join the cast of The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, a Disney production.