- 2006
He's Her Type
So what's Knightley's type? "Come on, everybody wants a Mr. Darcy," she tells PEOPLE. "He's brooding, which is always really sexy. It's all about the Darcys. We all want a bit of that fire." Behind the scenes, she goes for Mr. Wickham. The actress begins dating her Pride & Prejudice costar Rupert Friend after filming is completed.
Belle of the Ball
Knightley scores her first Oscar nomination for Best Actress in Pride & Prejudice. Although Reese Witherspoon takes home the award, Knightley wins style points for her burgundy Vera Wang mermaid dress. "I was speechless sitting next to Jack Nicholson at the Oscars," she tells In Style. "Everyone asked if he tried to hit on me, but he didn't. It's actually kind of embarrassing that he didn't."
Uncovered Girl
Knightley poses naked with fellow actress Scarlett Johansson on the cover of Vanity Fair with (fully clad) designer Tom Ford. "Both me and Scarlett said, 'This is something we're up for.' So why not?" she tells Elle. "It's something to show the grandchildren."
Charity and Coco
Knightley donates her Oscar dress to the Oxfam charity for an eBay auction benefiting Oxfam's East Africa programs. That same month, Knightley is announced as the new face of Coco Mademoiselle, taking over Kate Moss's role in ad campaigns.
Defending Her Health
At the London premiere of Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest, Knightley appears thinner than ever. When asked how she feels about being called anorexic, she tells the AP: "I'm quite sure I don't have [anorexia]." She also openly talks about her grandmother and great-grandmother's struggle with the disorder, but the following January, she sues British tabloid Daily Mail for implying she lied about not having an eating disorder.
- 2007
A Trial & Trilogy
While filming The Edge of Love, a historical drama starring Sienna Miller and written by Knightley's mother Sharman Macdonald, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End opens at No. 1 at the box office, grossing $153 million in its first week. Knightley, who says she'd love a fuller figure, also wins $6,000 in libel damages from the publishers of Britain's Daily Mail, which ran a story that implied she lied about not having an eating disorder.
- 2008
McAvoy & Knightley's Atonement
After Knightley, 22, costars in director Joe Wright's adaptation of Ian McEwan’s novel Atonement, she appears on the cover of W with costar James McAvoy, 28 – whom she says is "the best kisser ever." But he doesn't have the same sentiment for his costar, joking to W, "She has smelly feet!" At the Golden Globe Awards, Atonement, a leading contender with seven nominations (including his-and-her lead actor nods), is named Best Motion Picture Drama.
Photo Credits
BIOGRAPHY (top to bottom): Focus Films/Everett; Annie Leibovitz/Vanity Fair/AP; Gilbert Flores/Celebrity Photo; Doug Peters/Retna; Ramey
- Name
- Keira Knightley
- Birth Date
- March 26, 1985
- Birth Place
- Teddington, England
- Heart Monitor
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Rupert Friend, boyfriend (2006 to present)
Jamie Dornan, ex-boyfriend (2003 to 2005)
Del Synnott, ex-boyfriend (2001 to 2003)
