Facts

General Facts:

Birth name: Keira Christina Knightley
Stage-Name: Keira Knightley
Birth Location: Teddington, Middlesex, England, UK
Date of Birth: Tuesday, March 26, 1985
Horoscope Sign: Aries
Profession: Actress & Model
Height: 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Resides: London, England, UK
Father: Will Knightley (actor)
Mother: Sharman McDonald (actress-turned-author)
Brother: Caleb Knightley (born 1979)
Current Boyfriend: James Righton, British Indi-rock musician (Dated Keira from 2011-Present)

Former Boyfriends:

  • Jamie Dornan, an Irish actor/model (Dated Keira from 2003-2005)
  • Rupert Friend , actor known for “Pride & Prejudice” (Dated Keira from 2006-2010)

Fun Facts:

  • Keira is Dyslexic.
  • In high school she never had a boyfriend, despite her good looks.
  • When in full makeup and costume for ‘Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace’ (1999) where Keira played Natalie Portman’s double, their own mothers couldn’t even tell them apart.
  • Did her first topless scene at age 15, in ‘The Hole’ (2001). For legal rights because of her age, Keira’s mother had to sign off on this.
  • Is trained in ballet and can play the flute and piano.
  • She is the third youngest woman to be nominated for ‘Best Actress’ in Oscar history.
  • She has a belly-button ring.
  • Her favorite actresses are Vivien Leigh and Katharine Hepburn.
  • Got her driver’s license in 2007 at the age of 22.
  • She’s a fan of the English football team ‘West Ham United’.
  • Was originally cast as Mary Boleyn in ‘The Other Boleyn Girl’ (2008), but dropped out before filming began and Scarlett Johansson was subsequently cast instead.
  • Has a shoe fetish.
  • She keeps souvenirs from her movies.