Facts from the life of Keira Knightley
The path to the heights of glory from the British actress Kira Knightley turned out to be a long one, but she didn’t get her way. Since childhood, showing an amazing sense of purpose, she set herself the task of becoming an actress. Did she know where her dream would end up? Be that as it may, we can safely say that she managed to make her life a hundred. Or even more.
Kira’s parents were professional actors.
She received the name in honor of the Soviet figure skater Kira Ivanova.
When she was only three years old, she told her parents that she would also be an actress, and she needed her agent.
Unlike many other Hollywood celebrities, she was a very diligent child during her school years. Keira Knightley herself says that the school was a typical “clever”.
At eleven years, she has already starred in a variety of television shows and short television series, and also played a number of episodic film roles.
In the movie “Star Wars: Episode I,” she played the twin of Queen Amidala, played by Natalie Portman. The make-up actresses were so similar that most viewers didn’t even notice the difference.
The first film starring Keira Knightley, “Daughter of Robin Hood: Princess of Thieves,” was released in 2001. In the movie, the tape was not broadcast, the film was shown immediately on TV.
Fame came to her after the role in the movie “Play as Beckham”. Well, she became known to the whole world after Pirates of the Caribbean, where she played with Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom.
On the set of “Pirates of the Caribbean,” the actress’s chest was visually enlarged using computer technology.
All the tricks in the “Pirates” actress performed independently. Moreover, it was one of the conditions for her consent to the shooting.
Keira Knightley suffers from dyslexia – reading is given to her with some difficulty.
For her role in Pride and Prejudice, she was nominated for an Oscar, but the cherished statuette eventually went to Reese Witherspoon.
At the age of 15, Keira Knightley appeared in the thriller “The Pit”, where, among other things, there were scenes of her exposure. For filming, she, as a minor, needed parental consent.
By her own admission, for many years she could not completely get rid of acne.
For her role in the film “King Arthur” Keira Knightley for three months diligently engaged in boxing and horse riding.
The most unfortunate film with her participation was Domino, a film about the life of a famous bounty hunter.
Taking off in Pride and Prejudice, Keira Knightley said she was happy to get this role, since she had read the original source book at the age of seven, and she delighted her.