26 March,2012 07:25 AM IST | | Special Features
She loved kissing captain Jack Sparrow aka Johnny Depp in the Pirates Of The Caribbean. Yes, we are talking about talented young British actor Kiera Knightley who celebrates her 26th birthday today. CS gives you some trivia:
>>u00a0Keira Christina Knightley is an English model and actress. She wanted to become an actress since childhood.
>>u00a0She began acting as a kid. It was her role inu00a0 the film Bend It Like Beckham that got her international recognition. From 2003, it was the Pirates of the Caribbean film series that took her to much greater prominence.
>>u00a0Knightley has earned nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress, and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her role as Elizabeth Bennet in Joe Wright's 2005 adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice.
>>u00a0Two years later, she again was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress, as well as the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in Atonement.
>>u00a0In 2008, Forbes claimed Knightley to be the second highest paid actress in Hollywood, having reportedly earned $32 million in 2007.
>>u00a0The girl is a football fan and follows clubs like West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur.
>>u00a0Over the years, Keira has denied reports of being anorexic, though her family has a history of anorexia.
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