Keira Knightley Trivia

1. What is Keira's middle name?

From Quiz Keira Knightley: A British Bombshell

Answer: Christina

Keira Christina Knightley was born on March 26, 1985, in Teddington, Middlesex, England, UK. Sharman Knightley is Keira's mother's name. Her mother was a famous playwright. Jules is the character's name in "Bend It Like Beckham," which is probably the role that Keira was best know for.

From Quiz Keira Knightley

Answer: Teddington, Middlesex, England

Canterbury, Kent, England was where Orlando Bloom was born. Keira and Orlando Bloom worked together in "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl".

From Quiz Keira Knightley

Answer: Juliet

Keira plays a girl who is getting hit on by his husbands best friend. This movie also starred Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Gregor Fisher, Emma Thompson, Martine McCutcheon, Alan Rickman, Heike Makatsch, Lucia Moniz, Laura Linney, Rodigo Santoro and Colin Firth. The movie is about eight different couples dealing with their relationships the weekend before Christmas.

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Answer: London, England

"Bend it Like Beckham" was released in the United Kingdom on April 12, 2002. It opened in the United States on March 12, 2003 in limited theaters. It was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture-Musical or Comedy.

From Quiz Keira Knightley: A British Bombshell

Answer: Fifteen

Keira was only 15 when she did her first nude scene, although by the time the movie was released, she was 16. It was for the movie "The Hole," in which Keira plays Frankie, a student at a British private school.

From Quiz Keira Knightley

Answer: Will

Her father was an actor who was in: "The Project", "The Inspector Lynley Mysteries: For the Sake of Elena", "The Mill on the Floss", "Goodbye Cruel World", and "The Hound of the Baskervilles".

From Quiz Keira Knightley: A British Bombshell

Answer: Pride and Prejudice

Keira played the role of Elizabeth Bennet in 2005's "Pride and Prejudice" opposite Matthew MacFayden as Mr. Darcy. The director, Joe Wright, didn't initially like the idea of Keira playing this role. He thought she might be too attractive to play the heroine, but obviously changed his mind. Elizabeth is one of the five Bennet daughters, the second oldest and considered the cleverest.

From Quiz Keira Knightley

Answer: Captain Jack Sparrow

The movie "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" was made on a budget of $125,000,000. "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" stars Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley.

From Quiz Keira Knightley: A British Bombshell

Answer: Food poisoning

Keira was suffering from food poisoning when she auditioned for this role. Since the character she was trying out for was supposed to suffer from alcoholism, the director thought Keira was perfect for the role.

From Quiz Keira Knightley

Answer: Parminder K. Nagra

Parminder K. Nagra played on NBC's "E.R.", as an intern doctor.

From Quiz Keira Knightley: A British Bombshell

Answer: New Year's Eve

"Stories of Lost Souls" was compiled of six short stories. Keira starred in the segment "New Year's Eve," written and directed by Colin Spector and co-starring Philip Herbert ("Sabotage!") and Stephen Mangan ("Billy Elliot"). It followed the story of a middle-class man who, at a New Year's Eve party, found himself attracted to a gorgeous young woman (Knightley). She told him that she was 17, though she was much younger. Keira's role in this short film was small but she managed to catch the eye.

From Quiz Keira Knightley

Answer: 9

"The Village Affair" was based on the novel by Joanna Trollope. Starring Sophie Ward, Kerry Fox, and Nathaniel Parker.

From Quiz Keira Knightley: A British Bombshell

Answer: Bend It Like Beckham

When released in the United States, "Bend it Like Beckham" was far from a box-office hit. Upon the release of "Pirates of the Caribbean," distributors of "Bend it Like Beckham" realized that one of its two stars was garnering interest for her role as Elizabeth Swann. They quickly took the unusual step of rereleasing "Bend it Like Beckham" in the US where it jumped from number 26 to number 12. "Bend it Like Beckham" explores the world of women's football (soccer) and follows the story of two 18 year olds, Jess Bhamra (Parminder Nagra) and Jules Paxton (Knightley).

From Quiz Keira Knightley

Answer: Episode 1

She played Queen Padmé Amidala's decoy. In the movie it is extremely hard to tell them apart.

From Quiz Keira Knightley: A British Bombshell

Answer: Bend it Like Beckham

Keira won this award as the British Newcomer of the Year in 2003 for her role in "Bend it Like Beckham." For that same role, Keira also won the 2002 Golden Wave award at the Bordeaux International Festival of Women in Cinema for Best Actress, for which she tied with co-star Parminder Nagra.

From Quiz Keira Knightley: A British Bombshell

Answer: Pride & Prejudice

In 2005, Keira was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy for the 2006 Golden Globe Awards for her portrayal of Elizabeth Bennett in the film adaptation of Jane Austen's "Pride & Prejudice."

From Quiz Keira Knightley

Answer: March 26, 1985

Keira had one brother, Caleb, who is 6 years older than she is and she trained in dancing. http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Keira_Knightley (lists Knightly's birthday as March 26, 1985) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0461136/bio (lists Knightly's birthday as March 26, 1985) http://www.starpulse.com/Actresses/Knightley,_Keira/ (lists Knightly's birthday as March 26, 1985)

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