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Line 31: For her portrayal of [[Elizabeth Bennet]] in the period romance ''[[Pride & Prejudice (2005 film)|Pride & Prejudice]]'' (2005), Knightley was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Actress]]. At age 20, she became the [[List of oldest and youngest Academy Award winners and nominees#Youngest nominees 3|third-youngest Best Actress]] nominee at the time. Knightley starred in a series of further period pieces, portraying a complex love interest in ''[[Atonement (2007 film)|Atonement]]'' (2007), tastemaker [[Georgiana Cavendish]] in ''[[The Duchess (film)|The Duchess]]'' (2008), and the titular socialite in ''[[Anna Karenina (2012 film)|Anna Karenina]]'' (2012). She then forayed into contemporary dramas, appearing as an aspiring musician in ''[[Begin Again (film)|Begin Again]]'' (2013) and a medical student in ''[[Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit]]'' (2014). Knightley returned to historical films by playing cryptoanalyst [[Joan Clarke]] in ''[[The Imitation Game]]'' (2014), earning her a second round of [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Academy Award]] and [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role|BAFTA]] nominations, and starred as the [[Colette|eponymous belle époque writer]] in ''[[Colette (2018 film)|Colette]]'' (2018) to critical acclaim. On stage, Knightley has appeared in two [[West End theatre|West End]] productions: ''[[The Misanthrope]]'' in 2009, which earned her an [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role|Olivier Award]] nomination, and ''[[The Children's Hour (play)|The Children's Hour]]'' in 2011. She also starred as the eponymous heroine in the 2015 Broadway production of ''[[Thérèse Raquin]]''. ==Early life and education== | |||