Keira Knightley Net Worth

Keira Knightley's Quotes

• The problem for me was that by being in the film the magic was broken. I loved the first Star Wars film and my mum was really into it too, that's why I took the part. But the Force wasn't there when we were filming it, and they didn't have real light sabres, which annoyed me.
• On wearing a corset on Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003): "I had a Scarlett O'Hara thing, she gets her waist down to 18 and a half inches--so I thought I would try that. For five minutes, it's fantastic--you have this tiny waist and fantastic cleavage, but oxygen deprivation is a big problem!
• (on kissing Orlando Bloom in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)) There were these teenaged girls off-cam, and they were ready to kill me because I kissed Orlando Bloom!
• I feel less blonde now and, er, smarter!
• There's no point having an 18th birthday in America.

Interesting Facts about Keira Knightley

1. Daughter of actor Will Knightley and actress and playwright Sharman Macdonald.
2. Member of the Heathham House Youth Project.
3. Younger sister of Caleb Knightley.
4. Trained in dancing.
5. The similarity between Knightley 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.
6. 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.
7. Is a supporter of West Ham United.
8. Mother is actress-turned-author Sharman Macdonald, who wrote "When I Was a Girl, I Used to Scream and Shout" and "The Winter Guest".
9. Tatler announced that Keira is the most desirable single woman in the United Kingdom (2004).
10. Has dyslexia. She had to wear special glasses in adolescence to help her read.
11. Chosen by Glamour magazine for "Most Glamorous Film Actress" (2004).
12. (April 23, 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.".
13. Voted #1 in New Woman magazine's 50 Most Beautiful Celebs 2004.
14. Voted the Sexiest Film Star of All Time by Empire magazine poll. [September 2004]
15. She did her first topless scene at age 15, in The Hole (2001), whilst the film was released in 2001 it was filmed in 2000. For legal reasons due to her age, her mother had to agree and the set was closed.
16. Auditioned for, and was accepted to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) in London, England.
17. At age 16, she went to Esher College to study for her A Levels, but quit the course when offered the role of Lara Antopova in Doctor Zhivago (2002).
18. Ranked #18 in the 2005 FHM list of "100 Sexiest Women in the World".
19. Her father is English, and was born in Essex South Western, Essex. Her mother, who is of Scottish and Welsh descent, was born in Glasgow, Scotland.
20. She's an idol in several forum communities from Heavengames.com, one of the most famous websites about Real Time Strategy computer games.