Keira  Knightley was born on March 22, 1985 in Teddington-Middlesex, England. At 3 years old, she asked her mother for an agent, feeling jealous that she never received the same amount of calls that her parents did. At age 6, the Knightleys agreed to let their daughter have an agent, provided that she'd study every day during summer holidays.

Early life
Knightley was born  to Sharman Macdonald- a Scottish actress , and Will Knightley, an English television actor.  Keira lived most of her life in Richmond, attending Teddington School and Esher College.