History was always my favorite subject anyway, and I love reading, kind of, biographies and that sort of stuff.
I'm doing a film now with a lot of guys as well, so at the end of that I will be growing a beard.
It's not everyday you get to do a pirate movie, you might as well go for it.
When I was about 5 I think, I desperately wanted to be a pirate and have the hat and everything.
You go back to the sort of Errol Flynn movies, and the real swashbuckling kind of things, and yeah, I knew about them.
Keira had to wear extensions for the filming of Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man's Chest because she had a short haircut to play Domino Harvey in Domino.
In January 2007, Keira found herself again fighting anorexia rumours when she was seen looking waif-like in a bikini on a recent Pacific Island holiday with boyfriend Rupert Friend.
Keira and Lindsay Lohan are in a movie together coming up in 2007. They met at a club in November 2007, and spectators say that Lohan was being very rude to her by ignoring her when she was talking, and when Knightley extended agreeing, Lohan looked at her and walked away.
Keira is dating her Pride and Prejudice co-star, Rupert Friend. They have moved in together.
Keira received an Academy Award nomination for "Best Actress" in 2005.
In April of 2006, Keira was confirmed as the new celebrity face of Chanel's perfume "Coco Mademoiselle."
Keira began her acting career at the age of seven, making her television debut in Royal Celebration in 1993.
Keira dated former cast member of "Princess Of Thieves" Del Synoot. Keira also dated Irish model Jamie Dornan.
Some of Keira's talents are drawing, ballet, and playing the flute and piano.
Keira currently lives in Mayfair, Greater London.
Keira filmed more scenes for Pirates 3 from August to October 2006. The movie will be released in May 2007.
Keira had her cleavage painted in for her role as Elizabeth Swann.
Keira's mother is actress-turned-author Sharman Macdonald, who wrote When I Was A Girl I Used To Scream And Shout and The Winter Guest.
Keira shares a birthday with poet Robert Frost, actress Amy Smart, Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler, and singer Diana Ross.
Keira is member of the Heathham House Youth Project.
Keira has dyslexia. She had to wear special glasses in adolescence to help her read.
Keira has denied that she has a problem with anorexia, although she has admitted that anorexia runs in her family as both her grandmother and great-grandmother suffered from it.
Keira was named #9 on Maxim magazines "Hot 100" list of 2006.
At age 20, Keira was the second youngest woman to be nominated for Best Actress in Oscar history.
Keira was 8 years old when she first appeared on TV.
Keira has been selected by Chanel as the new face of its Coco Mademoiselle fragrance. She succeeds Kate Moss.
Keira was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress for the movie Pride and Prejudice. She is up against Judi Dench, Reese Witherspoon, Felicity Huffman and Charlize Theron.
When Keira was interviewed on the Red Carpet before the Golden Globes where she was nominated for best actress in a movie, musical or comedy, she said that she ate poached eggs on toast, rice and tofu that day. She was then informed that rice was a big Hollywood no-no because it had carbs. She jokingily replied no one told her about no carbs and that she guesses she would have to leave.
Keira has no problem doing topless scenes but she has a butt double for the movie Domino.
Keira wore a glamorous red Calvin Klein gown to the premeire of Pride and Prejudice.
Keira quit school at sixteen to pursue her acting career.
Keira shares a birthday with Amy Smart, Steven Tyler of Aerosmith, Diana Ross, and poet Robert Frost.
Keira was named the most glamorous film actress by Glamour in 2004.
Keira has mild dyslexia. She had to wear special glasses in adolescence to help her read.
Keira dated model Jamie Dornan. The pair had been dating on and off again since 2003.
Keira is rumored to have dated actor Adrien Brody.
Keira asked her parents for an agent at the age of three, and had one by the time she was six.
Keira is 5'7".
Keira is the daughter of the actor Will Knightley and playright Sharman MacDonald.
Keira's role as the decoy queen in Star Wars was kept a secret from the public when they were promoting the movie.
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