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Keira Knightley: Acting
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Keira Knightley upsets director of her latest film ‘The Duchess’ after she needed 17 takes to get one scene right. The actress was supposed to walk down some stairs, sit with another character, whisper something to him, finish a drink and leave. A source says, "Keira was clearly having a very tough day. She was filming a very simple scene, but couldn't get it right. The director finally gave up in despair." The actress is ... said to generate stir in the rest of the cast with her diva-demands. "Keira has been very difficult. At one point she even made the crew bring her a special chair to sit in."
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Keira Knightley is sick of being rated on her appearance. In October's issue of Allure, she tells the magazine that the red carpet culture is not for her. Other things Knightley isn't interested in? Scales, allegations of anorexia, and crazy fans. Read on for excerpts:
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Keira Knightley is better known for wearing tight corsets with huge bustles on the sets of period dramas. But as these pictures show, the actress can ... take like a duck to water.
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Knightley was born in 1985 to Sharman MacDonald - a Scottish actress and playwright - and actor Will Knightley. She grew up watching mom and dad work and it didn't take long for the acting bug to bite. At an age when most children ask for toys, Knightley wanted an agent.
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Soon, Knightley was working steadily on British television. With no formal training, she learned by observing veteran English performers Claire Bloom, Jeremy Northam, Ian Richardson, Emily Mortimer, Paul Bettany, Peter O'Toole, Joanna Lumley, Malcolm McDowell and Sam Neill.
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