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| Fan Forum's Finest   | Keira Knightley #12- Because she gets to kiss sexy pirates!   ** First banner by Switch. ** Second banner by WBgal126 Keira Christina Knightley was born March 26th 1985 in Teddington London, UK. Her father, Will Knightley, is an actor, and her mother, Sharman MacDonald, is an actress-turned-playwright who has written the plays "I Used to Scream and Shout" and "The Winter's Tale". She has an older brother. Keira, who is dyslexic as is her brother, credits this as helping her to become an actress. At six she decided "that she wanted to be an actress- not at some distant point in the future, but right away. An unattainable ambition- or so it seemed. But Keira's mother, already concerned with her daughter's lack of incentive at school, made a deal with her. 'All right,' Keira was told. 'If you come to me every day during summer holidays with a book in your hand and a smile on your face, then at the end of summer holidays, I'll get you an agent.' "Quite possibly her mother never expected she would deliver but Keira persevred with her reading and slowly but surely began conquering her dyslexia." [Quote by Jamie Portman, from Canwest News Service, Canada. Full article can be found here]. When she was seven she had her first professional role in "Royal Celebration", a TV movie. At 9 she was in "A Village Affair". Other roles followed, including a bit part in "Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace". The problem with that role was that as the decoy to Natalie Portman's Queen Padme Amidala, the studios wished to fool the audience into thinking that Portman had played both the decoy and the Queen when in reality, she hadn't. Next came a role in "Oliver Twist", a UK adaption of Charles Dickens classic story. Afterwards she was cast as the lead in Disney's "The Princess of Thieves", a TV movie about Robin Hood's daughter. This was followed by "The Hole", a British Pyschological Thriller, also starring Thora Birch. Next came the short film "Deflation", then a role in the UK [and now worldwide] smash hit "Bend It Like Beckham". This great film is about an Indian girl, Jesminder "Jess" Bhamra, [Parminder K. Nagra], who wishes to play football [or soccer] much to the chagrin of her orthodox Sikh parents. Keira plays Juliette "Jules" Paxton who notices the talent that Jess has and recruits her to play for a woman's football team and ultimately becomes her best friend.  Another couple of roles followed, before she was casted as Lara Antipova [ne韇uishar] in a TV mini series remake of the Academy Award winning film "Doctor Zhivago". Although "Bend It Like Beckham" is probably her breakout role, "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" is introducing her to wider audiences, especially in North America and was the number one film the weekend after it was released. In just six days it made $78,130,538. The film centres around a ship which has been cursed for ten years. They kidnap Elizabeth Swann [Keira] and it is up to Captain Jack Sparrow [Johnny Depp] and Will Turner [Orlando Bloom] to rescue her. Adventure on the high seas ensures! After "Pirates" Keira came a British movie called "Love \Actually", an 'ensemble comedy tells ten separate; but intertwining, stories of love in London [with a small portion set in France], leading up to a big climax on Christmas Eve.' Set for release on July 7 (two days short of a year after "Pirates of the Caribbean" "King Arthur", a movie that demystifies the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Keira is going to be playing Guinevere, the Queen of Camelot.  Keira has finished filming "The Jacket" [with Adrien Brody] and will also be starring in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" sequel [which reports indicate will be filmed in early 2005]. She is currently filming the film version of "Pride and Prejudice" in which she plays Elizabeth Bennet. She will also star in "Domino" as the title character. She was to star in "Tulip Fever" [with Jude Law and Jim Broadbent] but that was cancelled. She has also been linked to Jurassic Park 5 and an as yet untitled film with George Clooney, but this still only speculation.  Upcoming Keira ProjectsPirate of the Carribean sequels Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man's Chest  Silk Keira will star in Silk with Michael Pitt, directed by Francois Girard from the novella by Alessandro Baricco. Filming will start in mid-2006. Read the the synopsis of Silk here. Latest NewsGolden Globe Best Actress (Musical or Comedy category) nominee for her role as Elizabeth Bennet in Pride & Prejudice. A Leading Contender at the Oscars Keira Knightley, Pride & Prejudice Few would have thought the sexy star of King Arthur and Pirates Of The Caribbean could see awards talk this year, but that is exactly what the 20-year-old English actress is generating for her surprising performance as Elizabeth Bennet in Pride & Prejudice. Knightley brought contemporary vibrancy to the part but was never out of keeping with the period milieu or the Austen drama itself. If the film wins favour with voters as it has with audiences, recognition for Knightley could be part of the equation.  Keira Sites [*] KeiraKnightley.com[*] Keira Forever[*] Keira Knightley Wavefront[*] Keira Knightley.org[*] Walking in Daydreams Keira FANatics 01. Switch 02. LaraCroft01 03. BehrlyHuman 04. LiL_Starzz 05. WinterPolaris 06. reza 07. *Sarahrooie* 08. D's Girl 09. Tari Isilra 10. JavaJunkie01 11. ~*~Hopeless Romantic~*~ 12. ~Clumsy_Lover~ 13. youdodoodletoo 14. ~*Jade*~ 15. ~AIR~ 16. Floegirl 17. amore85 18. ?? 19. truelovepj 20. zales00 21. MARIAROCKS000 22. Josh'sTexasGal 23. cablenathan 24. In Fair Verona 25. RoswellQueen 26. Ice Queen follower 27. Luthien Ancalimë 28. Tery 29. *GiRl WiTh No NaMe* 30. Mynois16 31. Kat B 32. Orli'sALF 33. WBgal126 34. + - ReD - + 35. abby-anne 36. ashleyboreanaz 37. *Rach* 38. Colin James 39. AfterDark 40. supergirlhero 41. _Annie_ 42. BreathofJasmine 43. ComeAwayWithMe 44. ~OneTreeHill~ 45. Angela12 46. *CinCin* 47. randomalien13 48. Niffler 49. -Louise- 50. **ellie** 51. JessicaMcCartney 52. PiCkLeS4dAwSoN 53. hege_k_t 54. Moonlight~Pixie 55. MartyRoryFan 56. ladyle 57. -Abigail- 58. sweet_lynn 59. DreamWalker 60. Butterflygirl 61. paigepp-charmed 62. addicted2theOC 63. Love_Shane_West 64. Honey-Girl 65. xburningbrightx 66. MarstersAngel If you wish to be added to the fan list or have your own Keira site, let the thread starter know and they will add you. Bio writen by LaraCroft01 and adapted by Switch. Past Thread Titles ~Keira Knightley #7 - She defies the Boundaries of Elegance. ~Keira Knightley #8 - "I'm the Kick-Ass Guinevere! I'm a Warrior Smurf!" ~Keira Knightley #9: You're every man's fantasy(and woman too)! ~Keira Knightley #11 - Because she's an Academy Award Nominee for Best Actress! Possible Future Titles ~She's a kickboxing, ass-kicking, guinness drinking woman! Please don't forget to vote for a Keira forum here. Let's get her a board, shall we?  if anyone wants to be added to the list...just post here or PM me!  __________________ "i am expecting to be burned alive..." --keira knightley icon by mysticons. Last edited by ladyle : 08-18-2006 at 02:48 PM. | |||
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| Fan Forum's Finest   Joined: Nov 2003
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| Leah, I love the title! And, if you start a list, could you add me please?  __________________ remembering your touch, your kiss, your warm embrace | |||
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| Fan Forum's Finest | lols. i know we had one before the crash...but, sures! __________________ "i am expecting to be burned alive..." --keira knightley icon by mysticons. | |||
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| Fan Forum's Finest Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 301,491
| Yay, thanks for restarting it! And, did I remember your name correctly?__________________ remembering your touch, your kiss, your warm embrace | |||
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| Graphics Team   | Okay I want to be on the list as well. New thread and I am not there.... __________________ Lynn - golden roses - snagging @ lj♥ "I mean, look at this guy. We're going to have to worry about her biting him." Bob Levy ♥ | |||
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| Fan Forum's Finest Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 301,491
| Well, it's still barely started. __________________ remembering your touch, your kiss, your warm embrace | |||
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| Part-Time Fan  Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 138
| I loved Keira in POTC. She's so talented and gorgeous. Can I be added to the list, please?  | |||
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| Fan Forum's Finest Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 301,491
| I watched Love Actually last night. I love her as Juliet. __________________ remembering your touch, your kiss, your warm embrace | |||
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| Part-Time Fan  Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 276
| Ooh ooh! I want to be added to the list. I am so jealous of her in PotC2....she's so lucky  ! | |||
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| Dedicated Fan  Joined: Apr 2000
Posts: 856
| Could I be added to the list please? __________________ /Will & Elizabeth/ Anakin & Padme/ Troy & Gabriella/ Peter & Wendy/ ~Jamie | |||
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| Master Fan  Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 20,257
| Add me to the list too please Anji - I love that movie; I thought the storyline with her and Mark was so cute; in a way I wanted her to end up with him  __________________ "This is a story of boy meets girl, but you should know upfront, this is not a love story." | |||
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| Graphics Team | I loved her in Love Actually and in Bend it like Beckham, she was awesome in that one, too. I yet have to watch Domino, anybody watch it, is it good? And yes, she is one little girl, she kissed Orlando and Johnny, I doubt there is any girl in the world that wouldn't want to trade places with her... __________________ Lynn - golden roses - snagging @ lj♥ "I mean, look at this guy. We're going to have to worry about her biting him." Bob Levy ♥ | |||
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| Fan Forum's Finest | Quote:
__________________ "i am expecting to be burned alive..." --keira knightley icon by mysticons. | |||
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| Fan Forum's Finest Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 301,491
| Louise, Mark/Juliet owned my  in that movie!  Leah, I get cookies for that!  __________________ remembering your touch, your kiss, your warm embrace | |||
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| Moderator Manager   | Add me please. Love the new title. One lucky woman....................that's for sure!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I loved her in Bend it Like Bechkam and Love Actually both. I haven't seen Domino. I like Keira and I watch alot of movies but for some reason never felt that one enough to watch it. __________________ avie by linnea82 | |||
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