Keira Knightley was born on 26 March 1985 in Teddington. An English actress, Knightley began acting as a child in British television and films, and gained international fame in Bend It Like Beckham and then as Elizabeth Swann in the Pirates of the Caribbean series. She received Academy Award nominations for Pride and Prejudice and The Imitation Game, and starred in Atonement, Anna Karenina and Colette. Often cast in period dramas, she has also played in contemporary dramas and comedies. She has spoken about her struggles with fame and about her work for charities, including in support of victims of domestic violence.
Before and after
- 1985Invention of Konami Code
- 1985The Antarctic ozone hole is discovered
- 7 January 1985Birth of Lewis Hamilton
- 2 March 1985Crazy for You
- 26 March 1985Birth of Keira Knightley
- from 26 April 1985 to 27 April 1985Badaber Uprising
- 1 May 1985Construction of Soekarno Hatta International Airport
- from 18 May 1985 to 25 May 2000South Lebanon conflict
- 29 May 1985Heysel Stadium disaster
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- from 13 August 1961 to 9 November 1989Construction of Berlin Wall
- c. 1970sRise of rapping
- 1 May 1999Premiere of SpongeBob SquarePants
- 4 January 2010Construction of Burj Khalifa
- from 17 April 2011 to 19 May 2019Premiere of Game of Thrones
The era
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