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Keira Christina Knightley (born 26 March 1985) is an English actress. She has starred in both independent films and big-budget blockbusters and is particularly noted for her roles in period dramas. Her accolades include two Empire Awards and nominations for two Academy Awards, three British Academy Film Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, one Screen Actors Guild Award and one Laurence Olivier Award. Knightley was appointed an OBE in the 2018 Birthday Honours for services to drama and charity. Born in London to actors Will Knightley and Sharman Macdonald, Knightley obtained an agent at age six and initially worked commercials and television films. She appeared as Sabé, Padmé Amidala's handmaiden, in the science fiction blockbuster Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999). Knightley had a break-through role portraying a tomboy footballer in the sports film Bend It Like Beckham (2002). She achieved global stardom with her portrayal of Elizabeth Swann in the fantasy swashbuckler series Pirates of the Caribbean. In the same year, she appeared in the Christmas romantic comedy Love Actually (2003) and was labelled a promising teen star. For her portrayal of Elizabeth Bennet in the period romance Pride & Prejudice (2005), Knightley was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. At age 20, she became the third-youngest Best Actress nominee at the time. Knightley starred in a series of further period pieces, portraying a complex love interest in Atonement (2007), tastemaker Georgiana Cavendish in The Duchess (2008), and the titular socialite in Anna Karenina (2012). She then forayed into contemporary dramas, appearing as an aspiring musician in Begin Again (2013) and a medical student in Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014). Knightley returned to historical films by playing cryptoanalyst Joan Clarke in The Imitation Game (2014), earning her a second round of Academy Award and BAFTA nominations, and starred as the eponymous belle époque writer in Colette (2018) to critical acclaim. On stage, Knightley has appeared in two West End productions: The Misanthrope in 2009, which earned her an Olivier Award nomination, and The Children's Hour in 2011. She also starred as the eponymous heroine in the 2015 Broadway production of Thérèse Raquin. Knightley is known for her outspoken stance on social issues, and has worked extensively with Amnesty International, Oxfam, and Comic Relief. She is married to musician James Righton, with whom she has two daughters.
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The Marauders Era is a 2024 American epic fantasy film written and directed by Guillermo Del Toro. It stars Aaron Taylor Johnson, Ben Barnes, Andrew Garfield, Dane Dehaan, Karen Gillan, Louis Garrel, Timothee Chalamet, Vanessa Kirby, Keira Knightley, Katie McGrath, Liam Neeson, Cate Blanchett, Peter Dinkalage, Vera Farmiga, Gerard Butler, Tom Hardy, Tom Hiddleston and Ralph Fiennes. The film follows the story of a group of boys as creat mayhem in school, get girlfriends, bully a group of Snakes and create a map to start their legacy. The film premiered on May 15, 2024, at the Cannes Film Festival, then released worldwide on May 19, 2024. The film received positive reviews and has been deemed an improvement over the Fantastic Beasts films by many, with praise for its action sequences, mature themes, score, visual effects, darker tone, and the performances of Johnson, Barnes, Garfield, Hardy, Chalamet and Louis Garrel; criticism largely focused on the film's dialogue and aspects of Gillan, Dehaan and McGrath's performances. The film was also criticized for its 3 and a half hour runtime. It broke several box office records during its opening week and went on to earn over $868 million worldwide, making it the second-highest-grossing film in the Harry Potter franchise at the time. It was the highest-grossing film in the U.S. and the second-highest-grossing film worldwide in 2024. The film also holds the record for the highest opening-day gross on a Thursday, making $50 million.
