Keira Knightley Then & Now: Photos Of The Actress Throughout Her Career

By:

Elissa Anderson

March 26, 2023 8:30AM EDT

Happy birthday Keira Knightley! In honor of the British actress turning 38 on March 26, we rounded up her best photos from her younger years to today.

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Keira Knightley Then & Now: Photos

Keira Knightley Then & Now: Photos — Happy birthday Keira Knightley! The British actress turned 38 on March 26 & in honor of her birthday, we rounded up the best photos of the actress from her younger years to today.

Keira has been in a slew of incredible films including ‘Bend It Like Beckham,’ ‘Pride & Prejudice,’ ‘Atonement,’ ‘The Duchess,’ ‘Anna Karenina,’ ‘Love Actually,’ ‘Domino’ & all of the Pirates of the Caribbean films. Keira was nominated for an Academy Award and Golden Globe for her role as Elizabeth Bennet in ‘Pride and Prejudice’ in 2005 and was named the second highest paid actress in Hollywood in 2008.

Keira Knightley, (pictured), looked gorgeous when she attended the ‘Official Secrets’ premiere during the 63rd BFI London Film Festival in London on October 10, 2019.

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Keira Knightley in 1996

Keira Knightley in 1996 — Keira Knightley pictured with friends in her 1996 Teddington School yearbook.

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Keira Knightley in 1998

Keira Knightley in 1998 — Keira Knightley pictured on the set of the film ‘Coming Home’ in 1998.

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Keira Knightley in 2001

Keira Knightley in 2001 — Keira Knightley looked gorgeous with long, straight hair on the set of the film, ‘The Hole’ in 2001

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Keira Knightley in 2002

Keira Knightley in 2002 — Keira Knightley looked stunning in this sheer black top with a long white lace skirt at the world premiere of ‘Bend It Like Beckham’ at the Odeon Leicester Square in London on April 11, 2002.

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Keira Knightley in 2003

Keira Knightley in 2003 — Keira Knightley rocked this off-the-shoulder white knit cropped sweater while filming a scene of ‘Love Actually’ in 2003

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Keira Knightley in 2003

Keira Knightley in 2003 — Keira Knightley pictured in costume on the set of ‘The Pirates Of The Caribbean – Curse Of The Black Pearl’ in 2003.

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Keira Knightley in 2004

Keira Knightley in 2004 — Keira Knightley rocked this strapless champagne & black sheer mini dress with a diamond necklace at the London premiere of ‘King Arthur’ on July 15, 2004.

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Keira Knightley in 2005

Keira Knightley in 2005 — Keira Knightley rocked this plunging brown patterned maxi dress with a cropped fur stole at the Moet & Chandon Matthew Williamson Gala in London on February 16, 2005.

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Keira Knightley in 2006

Keira Knightley in 2006 — Keira Knightley looked stunning in this strapless white gown with a sequin belt around her waist at the 63rd annual Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles on January 16, 2006.

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Keira Knightley in 2007

Keira Knightley in 2007 — Keira Knightley rocked this completely cutout blue gown at the British Premiere of Joe Wright’s film, ‘Atonement’ at the Odeon Leicester Square Cinema in Central London on September 4, 2007.

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Keira Knightley in 2008

Keira Knightley in 2008 — Keira Knightleyslayed in this strapless tan sequin tiered ruffle gown at the British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House in London on February 10, 2008.

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Keira Knightley in 2010

Keira Knightley in 2010 — Keira Knightley rocked this brown knee-high patterned dress with a tweed blazer at the Chanel Spring Summer 2011 show during Paris Fashion Week on October 5, 2010.

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Keira Knightley in 2011

Keira Knightley in 2011 — Keira Knightley stunned in this sheer tan gold covered gown at the ‘A Dangerous Method’ film premiere at the 68th Venice Film Festival in Italy on Septemeber 2, 2011.

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Keira Knightley in 2012

Keira Knightley in 2012 — Keira Knightley looked beautiful in this dark red dress with a black bow belt around her tiny waist at the ‘A Dangerous Method’ film premiere in London on January 31, 2012.

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Keira Knightley in 2014

Keira Knightley in 2014 — Keira Knightley wore this sleeveless black midi dress when she attended the European Premiere of ‘Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit’ in London on January 20, 2014.

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Keira Knightley in 2015

Keira Knightley in 2015 — Keira Knightley stunned in this gorgeous black velvet dress that showed off her baby bump at the Vanity Fair Oscars After Party in Los Angeles on February 22, 2015.

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Keira Knightley in 2017

Keira Knightley in 2017 — Keira Knightley wore this sheer black lace dress with a tweed blazer & gold snakeskin heels at the Chanel Cruise Collection show at Grand Palais in Paris, France on May 3, 2017.

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Keira Knightley in 2018

Keira Knightley in 2018 — Keira Knightley wore an off-the-shoulder white ruffled Chanel gown with gold embellishments & a pink satin bow at the London premiere of ‘The Nutcracker and the Four Realms’ on November 1, 2018.

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Keira Knightley in 2019

Keira Knightley in 2019 — Keira Knightley wore this sheer white Simone Rocha dress with gold velvet heels at the ‘Official Secrets’ film premiere at the BFI London Film Festival on October 10, 2019.

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Keira Knightley in 2020

Keira Knightley in 2020 — Keira Knightley rocked this white eyelet ruffled midi dress with a belt cinched around her waist & black bedazzled heels at the world premiere of ‘Misbehaviour’ in London on March 3, 2020.

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Keira Knightley in 2022

Keira Knightley in 2022 — Keira Knightley rocked this halterneck black dress with lace details on the bodice at the Chanel show during Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week on July 5, 2022.

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Keira Knightley in 2023

Keira Knightley in 2023 — Keira Knightley rocked this black dress with a corset top that laced up the front with a matching pleated skirt at the ‘Boston Strangler’ film premiere in New York City on March 14, 2023.

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