Keira Knightley Net Worth And Biography

Keira Knightley net worth is $83 million dollars. Keira Christina Righton is an English actress who is best known as Keira Knightley, and for her roles in movies such as the Pirates of the Caribbean film series which became popular and went on to be a global success. Her role was greatly praised for how she presented her parts.

Keira Knightley Net Worth And Biography

Early Life

Keira Christina Knightley was born in London, Teddington on March 26, 1985, to a Father Will Knightley who was also an actor at the time, and a mother Macdonald who worked as an actor and playwright. Meanwhile, she was named after a Soviet figure skater Kira Ivanova who her father so much admire but her mother made a mistake when registering her birth certificate instead of having her registered as Kiera which also mean Kira, she registered her as Keira instead.

Keira went to Teddington School, meanwhile, she was diagnosed with dyslexia when she was six years old. She still reads slowly and is unable to read aloud. After a year of studying at Esher College for her A-Levels, Knightley left to pursue a career in acting. She declined going to drama school because of the financial and professional considerations of her mother’s friends.

Career

She started asking for an agent like her parents when she was three years old, and at age six, she got one. Keira consequently accepted a number of small roles in television dramas as a result. She performed in a number of amateur plays written by her mother and her drama teacher, including After Juliet and the United States.

Though she started her career in 1991 when she was just 6 years her first appearance on television was in the 1993 Screen One episode “Royal Celebration.” Then, in the romantic drama A Village Affair, she portrayed Natasha Jordan, a young girl whose mother has an extramarital relationship (1995).

She gained attention in the 1990s for her roles in a number of television movies, such as Innocent Lies (1995), The Treasure Seekers (1996), and Coming Home (1998). In 1999, she was cast in the science fiction hit Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace.

Keira played the daughter of Robin Hood in the Walt Disney Productions movie “Princess of Thieves” (2001), which was her first significant leading role. She then made appearances in the films “Pure” and “Doctor Zhivago” as well as “The Hole” in 2001. (2002).

Meanwhile, she did not achieve mainstream success until she appeared in the sports comedy movie “Bend It Like Beckham” in 2002. She gained more international recognition thanks to the blockbuster movie, which brought in over $76.7 million. Knightley landed the lead role of Elizabeth Swann in the fantasy movie “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl” as a result of her improved reputation following “Bend It Like Beckham” (2003), the movie debuted at No. 1 at the box office.

In the sequel movies “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” (2006) and “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” (2007), Knightley reprised her role as Elizabeth Swann, and she also made a brief appearance in Dead Men Tell No Tales.

As of September 2022, Keira Knightley net worth is estimated to be around $83 million dollars.

Highlight

In 2003, Knightley was a part of the “Love Actually” all-star ensemble cast, which featured a number of A-list actors. Later, she appeared in the movies “Pride & Prejudice,” “King Arthur,” “The Jacket,” and “Domino” (2005). Knightley received nominations for Best Actress at the Golden Globes and the Academy Awards for her performance in “Pride & Prejudice” Knightley starred in the historical dramas “Silk” and “Atonement” in 2007. The more popular of the two films, “Atonement,” led to her nominations for Best Actress at the BAFTA and Golden Globe Awards. “Begin Again,” her debut musical film, was released in 2013.

Aside from being a brilliant actress, she has also appeared in several independent films and stage works. Altogether we’ve been able to compile a brief list of some of her works in the list below.

1. Innocent Lies
2. The Treasure Seekers
3. Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
4. Princess of Thieves
5. Bend It Like
6. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
7. Love Actually
8. King Arthur
9. The Jacket
10. Domino
11. Pride & Prejudice
12. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
13. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
14. Atonement
15. Silk
16. The Duchess
17. Last Night
18. Anna Karenina
19. Begin Again
20. The Imitation Game
21. Everest
22. Collateral
23. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
24. Official Secrets
25. The Aftermath
26. Greed
27. Misbehaviour
28. Charlotte
29. Silent Night
30. Boston Strangler

Thanks to the bunch of movies she has been in Keira Knightley net worth grew to what it is today, meanwhile, credit can also be given to her many advertising campaigns. She has collaborated with Asprey, Shiatzy Chen, Lux haircare, and Chanel (as the face of the perfume Coco Mademoiselle).

Private Life

Knightley started dating actor Del Synnott in 2001 while filming “Princess of Thieves,”. After their breakup in 2003, Knightley dated actor Jamie Dornan from 2003 to 2005. She then dated her “Pride and Prejudice” co-star Rupert Friend from 2005 until December 2010. Knightley started dating musician James Righton in February 2011. Meanwhile, they married in May 2013, and they have two daughters.

Keira Knightley Net Worth

Keira Knightley net worth is estimated to be around $83 million dollars from the supposed net worth listed by Celebrity Net Worth. She is one of the highest-earning actresses in the world and one of the most prominent in the movie scene.