Keira

Born the daughter of actor Will Knightley and playwright Sharman MacDonald, (in Teddington, London, England on March 22, 1985) Keira Knightley had always dreamed of acting. At only three years of age, she began asking her parents for an agent. At first, they simply refused, but they began to see that Keira was serious about her dream. Her mother made a deal with her: if Keira worked hard to overcome a barrier with her dyslexia, she would be rewarded with an agent. That year, Keira's efforts paid off, and she was given her first agent at age six.

Keira starred in her first movie, A Village Affair, at the age of nine (the previous year, she had a role in an episode of "Screen One"). This film was followed by a number of other titles in which Miss Knightley had a role, including Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace. However, it would not be until 2002's Bend It Like Beckham that Keira would achieve real recognition. After starring in the feel-good soccer flick, Keira's career really started to take off.

If seeing Keira as Beckham's Juliet had not given us reason enough to fall in love with her, we would all find cause enough in what would become the madly popular Pirates of the Caribbean series. Following the beautiful Elizabeth Swann, which she would return play again, Keira took roles in such big films as King Arthur, in which she played Guinevere, and Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice, in which she was Elizabeth Bennet.

Personally (and from what I can tell, since, of course, I don't actually know her), I find Keira Knightley to be a completely charming, genuine, and lovely person, and a talented actress as well. On top of that, she's completely gorgeous. In my opinion, she's easily one of the most beautiful women in the world.