Name: Keira Christina Knightley. Pronounced Kei-ra.
Born: 26 March 1985, Teddington, Middlesex, England, UK.
Artsy Parents: English theatre and television actor Will Knightley and award-winning playwright Sharman Macdonald.
Guess it runs in the family: Her parents probably like the pronunciation of her name. Her brother’s name is Caleb.
Why We Love Her: She’s beautiful, gets away with anorexia, manages to prove that dyslexia should not stand in your way to success, and she knows exactly what being a woman is all about: “I see a pair of shoes I adore, and it doesn’t matter if they don’t have them in my size. I buy them anyway.” Maybe cause you’re loaded…
Why We Hate Her: Anorexic from birth. Ooh! and her 21st birthday party cost more than $30,000!!! Ooh ooh, AND she kissed Orlando Bloom.
Don’t Call Me Nat: Her first international role was in Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, as Padmé Amidala’s decoy, due to her similarity to Natalie Portman. Once wearing make-up, their own mothers couldn’t tell them apart, and it was several years before agreement was reached over which scenes featured Keira as the queen and which Natalie.

with long time love friend, Rupert Friend
Addictive: Looks like Keira has a major affect when it comes to the male hormones. The Glasgow band Endrick Brothers wrote a song about her, “Star of the Silver Screen” after a chance meeting at a party, and according to rumors, her ex-dude Del Synnott was trying to kill himself after their break-up… Let’s hope her role in The Jacket helped her deal better with lunatics…
On the Other Hand: “Do you know that on all the sets I’ve been on, nobody has ever made a pass at me?”. At least she got the writers to let her kiss Orlando.
I’m Fine, Absolutely Fine: Her appearance at the Pirates of the Caribbean: A Dead Man’s Chest premiere led to speculation that her extremely slender figure was due to an eating disorder. Her family also has a history of anorexia, but she claims she’s not part of it, she’s simply a natural born skeleton.

things that make you go: WTF?!
Damn, You’re SO British! No. 1: “I met Barbara Walters backstage and didn’t know who she was. She’s an American phenomenon, I was told later…”
Damn, You’re SO British! No. 2: she’s a huge West Ham United fan.
Now Here’s a Solution For You: According to Keira, “When in doubt, faint.”
Photos courtes of Venus Provocateuse, Big Pictures & Dlisted