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Keira Knightley's parents tried to convince her not to audition, but she still sought a role since she was a Star Wars fan. [65] The casting was influenced by Knightley's remarkable similarity to Natalie Portman, with Knightley admitting their mothers could not tell them apart. [66]
[3] [4] In the same year, she played Padmé Amidala in the first of the Star Wars prequel trilogy Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, which brought her international recognition. [5] [6] She reprised the role in its sequels Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002), and Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005).
Natalie Hershlag [a] (Hebrew: נטע-לי הרשלג; [3] born () June 9, 1981), known professionally as Natalie Portman, is an Israeli-born American actress.She has had a prolific screen career from her teenage years and has starred in various blockbusters and independent films, receiving multiple accolades, including an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards.
Keira Knightley is still reeling from the way she was treated when she rose to fame in the early 2000s.. After a minor role in the Star Wars prequel The Phantom Menace, Knightley had her career ...
Natalie Portman portrayed Padmé Amidala in the legendary Star Wars franchise. She won an Academy Award for her starring role in "Black Swan." But the accomplished actor cites her credit from the ...
Natalie Portman told GQ magazine that she’s open to returning to the “Star Wars” franchise, 18 years after “Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith” served as her exit from the long-running space ...
Keira Knightley at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival. Keira Knightley is a British actress who began her career by appearing in commercials and television films, including The Treasure Seekers (1996), Coming Home (1998), and Oliver Twist (1999) [1] before making her major motion picture debut in the space-opera epic Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) as Padmé ...
Keira Christina Knightley was born on 26 March 1985 in the London suburb of Teddington, to stage actors Will Knightley and Sharman Macdonald. [2] She was meant to be named "Kiera", the anglicised form of "Kira", after the Soviet figure skater Kira Ivanova, whom her father admired; however, Macdonald misspelt the name when she registered her daughter's birth certificate, writing the e before ...