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Keira Knightly, the renowned British actress, has played many famous roles throughout her time on the big screen, including the beloved characters…
- Elizabeth Bennett in the 2005 version of Pride & Prejudice
- Elizabeth Swann in the Pirates of the Caribbean
- Jules Paxton in Bend It Like Beckham
As a long-time actress, Keira Knightly has been starring in films since the age of eight, earning her breakthrough in the landmark British comedy Bend It Like Beckham (a must see!). Keira then went on to earn star roles in Pirates of the Caribbean as the swashbuckling Elizabeth Swann before winning hearts and minds over as the intelligent and stunning Elizabeth Bennett in the 2005 Pride and Prejudice remake. From there, Keira earned her title as the star of elegant period dramas, topping films like the Duchess, Atonement, Colette, and Anna Karenina. She experiments across genres of film and has appeared in plays, musicals, and other docudramas.
As a perennial star of period dramas that prize feminine women and traditional conservative styles, Keira’s look is often captured as wistful…
