Photo SpecialBecoming ... Keira Knightley
Watch the Pirates of the Caribbean star's rise from budding actress to bonafide star. By Lucy Maher
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LEADING LADY
To bulk up for her role as Guinevere in the Jerry Bruckheimer-produced King Arthur, Britain's Knightley (promoting the film on The Late Show with David Letterman in June) lifted weights and boxed two hours a day, four times a week. She also practiced archery, sword-fighting and horseback riding for up to seven hours a day before filming began.
