Keira Knightley

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"One of the hardest roles to cast was that of Sabé, the handmaiden that fills in for the Queen when she is in hiding. Originally we were going to use a stand-in, but that was before we found a girl by the name of Keira Knightley."

―Robin Gurland, Episode I Casting Director^[src]

Keira Knightley (born March 26, 1985) played Queen Amidala's handmaiden Sabé in Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace at the age of twelve during August 1997 at Leavesden Film Studios, England. The completed film was released two years later in the Summer of 1999 when Knightley was 14 years old. Keira Knightley is credited in the film's end credits as "Kiera Knightley."

Knightley was chosen to play Queen Amidala's decoy in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace because of her close resemblance to Natalie Portman, who played the Queen. Many people (including their mothers) had trouble telling them apart during the filming of The Phantom Menace.^[1] Her voice was dubbed-over with Natalie Portman's voice after filming; Natalie recorded both the Amidala and Sabé voices in post-production.

Knightley also played alongside several Star Wars co-stars, such as Adrian Dunbar (Bail Antilles) in the 1995 thriller film Innocent Lies and Liam Neeson (Qui-Gon Jinn) in the 2003 film Love Actually. In 2004, she shared screen with Joel Edgerton (Owen Lars in Episode II and Episode III) in the film King Arthur.

Knightley was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award in 2005 for her role in Pride and Prejudice. In 2007, she was nominated for a BAFTA Award and another Golden Globe Award for her role in Atonement. She is well-known for her role as Elizabeth Swann in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies.

In April 2006, Knightley officially became the new face of Chanel's perfume Coco Mademoiselle.^[2]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Other notes
2015	Everest	Jan Arnold	Announced
2014	The Imitation Game	Joan Clarke
2014	Laggies	Megan
2014	Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit	Cathy Muller
2013	Begin Again	Greta
2012	Anna Karenina	Anna Karenina
2012	Seeking a Friend for the End of the World	Penelope Lockhart
2011	Neverland	Tinker Bell	TV miniseries (voice)
2011	A Dangerous Method	Sabina Spielrein
2010	London Boulevard	Charlotte
2010	Steve	Woman	Short movie
2010	Last Night	Joanna Reed
2010	Never Let Me Go	Ruth C.
2009	The Continuing and Lamentable Saga of the Suicide Brothers	The Fairy	Short movie
2008	The Duchess	Georgiana Cavendish
2008	The Edge of Love	Vera Phillips
2007	Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind	Em	TV short (voice)
2007	Silk	Hélène Joncour
2007	Atonement	Cecilia Tallis
2007	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End	Elizabeth Swann
2006	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest	Elizabeth Swann
2005	Domino	Domino Harvey
2005	Pride and Prejudice	Elizabeth "Lizzie" Bennet
2005	The Jacket	Jackie Price
2005	Stories of Lost Souls	Leah	Segment of the film New Year's Eve (archive footage)
2004	King Arthur	Guinevere
2003	Love Actually	Juliet
2003	Pirates of the Caribbean	Narrator	Video game (voice)
2003	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl	Elizabeth Swann
2002	The Seasons Alter	Helena
2002	Doctor Zhivago	Lara Antipova	TV miniseries
2002	New Year's Eve	Leah	Short movie
2002	Pure	Louise
2002	Thunderpants	Music School Student	Uncredited
2002	Bend It Like Beckham	Juliette "Jules" Paxton
2001	The Hole	Frances "Frankie" Almond Smith
2001	Princess of Thieves	Gwyn	TV movie
2001	Deflation	Jogger	Short movie
1999	Oliver Twist	Rose Fleming	TV miniseries (as "Kiera Knightley")
1999	Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace	Sabé	(as "Kiera Knightley")
1998	Coming Home	Young Judith	TV movie
1996	The Treasure Seekers	The Princess	TV movie
1995	Innocent Lies	Young Celia
1995	The Bill	Sheena Rose	TV series
1995	A Village Affair	Natasha Jordan	TV movie
1993	Screen One	Angela	TV series