Keira Christina Knightley was born on 26th March, 1985, in Teddington, London, England, both her parents being actors. She is an actress and she also used to be a model at the beginning of her career. He became famous in 2002, when she appeared in the movie “Bend it Like Beckham”.
So just how rich is Keira Knightley? Sources estimate Keira’s net worth is $50 million, money made in the movie industry and from sponsorship. In 2008, Forbes was naming Keira the second best paid Hollywood actress, after the previous year she had had annual earnings over $32 million, by having important roles in 3 movies and endorsing for Chanel’s Coco Mademoiselle fragrance. Keira Knightly salary starts from $5 million for a movie and it is believed that 2015 will bring her earning around $10 million. Keira Knightley has her own company, called her company Kck Boo Ltd. At the beginning of 2014, the actress and her husband bought a house in Canonbury, London, for about $6 million. The new home has 5 bedrooms, a wine cellar, a gym, and a big garden. Keira drives an $86,000 Range Rover. Despite her wealth, the actress told the media she is trying to live a normal life and to spend only $50,000 a year, but without quitting on expensive things. One example could be the $2 million Bulgari necklace, which Keira bought on the sale of Queen Soraya Esfandiyari belongings.
Keira Knightley Net Worth $50 Million
Keira started working as an actress when she was 6, having appearances in commercials and television films, including “Royal Celebration”, in 1993, “A Village Affair”, in 1994, “Innocent Lies”, in 1995, and “Oliver Twist”, in 1999. She played also the role of Sabé, in “Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace”.
In 2003, Keira Knightley was cast in the film “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl”, which had positive reviews and high grosses, and made the actress famous all over the world. After this first successful movie, Keira started making about 2-3 films a year, including “Pride & Prejudice”, “Domino” (2005), “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” (2006), “Silk”, “Atonement”, and “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” (2007).
In 2009, Keira made her debut in theatre, playing in an adaptation of “The Misanthrope”, at the Comedy Theatre in London, which has been well received both by the public and critics. A year later she played in “The Children’s Hour”, at the same theatre. In 2015, she was Thérèse Raquin in the play with the same name, on Broadway. Besides her theatre career, the actress continues to have important roles in movies, such as “Anna Karenina” (2012) and “The Imitation Game” (2014). All these add important earnings to Keira’s net worth. Keira Knightley won several awards during her long film career and has 2 nominations for the Academy Awards: Best Actress for “Pride & Prejudice”, in 2005, and Best Supporting Actress for “The Imitation Game”, in 2015.
In 2013, Keira Knightley married James Righton, the keyboard player for the Klaxons, and they have a child. The actress supports the Women’s Aid program and the American Humane Association.
