Arriving at New York’s JFK Airport

November 30 - Leaving her home

The 22-year-old star, who played a soccer-loving teenager in “Bend it Like Beckham” and a swashbuckling gentlewoman in the “Pirates of the Caribbean” movies, enters a world of adult sacrifice and betrayal in “Atonement.”

In the film adaptation of Ian McEwan’s novel, Knightley plays Cecilia Tallis, the bored and brittle daughter of a wealthy English family, who’s frittering away a hot 1930s summer after finishing college. Her emerging romance with a housekeeper’s son is destroyed by a lie told by her younger sister—a fiction that transforms the lives of all three central characters.

The film, already being talked up as an Academy Awards contender, is likely to be a turning point for Knightley, co-star James McAvoy and director Joe Wright. For Wright, who also directed Knightley in 2005’s “Pride and Prejudice,” and McAvoy—last seen as the Scottish doctor befriended by Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in “The Last King of Scotland”—it could open doors in Hollywood.

For Knightley, already a big enough star to be a target for paparazzi and the tabloid press, it provided a chance to play a flawed adult character after a string of ingenues.

“I was interested by the fact that she really isn’t very nice at the beginning,” Knightley told The Associated Press. “She’s a snob. I think she’s probably a good person, but she’s at a point in her life where she’s sort of aware of her privilege but completely directionless. I was fascinated by this woman who is emotionally repressed and yet the emotions are bubbling away under the surface and just waiting to explode.“

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I’ve added to the gallery some new candids from November 11. A huge thank to Keira-Knightley.org

There is some new candids from November 24, but I can’t find them in anywhere… if someone has them and it would like to donate to the site, that would be great and very appreciated! Full credits will be given.

British actress KEIRA KNIGHTLEY is so terrified of making a fool of herself at celebrity parties, she often considers not attending the lavish gatherings.
The 22-year-old star hates getting dressed up for red carpet events and always fears being criticised for her choice of outfit.
She says, “It is daunting. It is absolutely terrifying. Everybody likes dressing up, and I do too, but I’m terrified.
“I stress so much before I come out that I’m nearly always OK once I go out.
There’s nothing I can do about it now, is there?”

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From Cinematical.com

Keira Knightley and James McAvoy will interview each other for Moviefone’s Unscripted series using your questions. Whether you’re a fan of the novel (Atonement), Knightley, McAvoy or all three, hit us with whatever you’re dying to know, and then check out their Unscripted interview on December 24 to see if your question made the broadcast.
To submit a question, you can leave it here in the comments, or you can text one to AskCelebs@aol.com.
Please provide your first name and your city and state.

How cool is that?

A huge thanks to mandolinaes at kkdaily for posting these pics.

April 18 - Reading in the park

July 17 - Out and About

Scan - Glamour Spain

Thanks to KeiraWeb here is Keira’s speech from the Variety Club ShowBiz Awards.