The time has come once more when folks get to dress up in any costume they want: might that be scary, funny, weird, or familiar. Halloween is indeed a moment for merry-making regardless of whether it truly is always related to scary costumes and horror stories. Kids get to have lots of fun asking for treats around the neighborhood in their lovely outfits. Adults can also have an excellent time by wearing costumes including   vixen pirate fancy dress outfits in their neighborhood or workplace. Costumes are yet once again prepared for Halloween. Do you think you are geared up? Do you’ve your pirate outfits ready?

As of late, we have seen lots of talk on the internet about brand new software that allows people to view satellite television directly on their home computer system.  It is a good alternative for individuals who want to view television on the internet but don’t want to be tied down by the cost and inconvenience of a traditional satellite system.

So, how exactly does satellite direct TV to PC technology function?

Well, at the risk of getting excessively technical, there’s basically two ways of getting satellite television streamed straight to your personal computer – a “traditional” PCTV Card/satellite dish system or Satellite television for pc software.

1. PCTV Cards

A PCTV card is a hardware component which gives your personal computer (or Apple computer) the functional capability to work like a tv set, allowing you to watch tv shows on your pc even as it operates other software applications at the same time.  By having a PCTV card added, your pc acquires the ability to receive tv signals.  Even so, you will still need a satellite tv dish and receiver in order to receive the satellite signal and transmit it to your computer.  Put simply, if you don’t have satellite dish, then a PCTV card will not allow you to watch satellite television.

2. Satellite TV for PC Software programs

Satellite TV for PC software programs  function quite differently when compared old fashioned satellite dish/PCTV card installation.  Instead of you receiving and decoding satellite tv signals at your location, the signals are received and descrambled at the satellite to pc provider’s location and then streamed live to your pc.  If you think about this, it’s actually a lot like your current cable television supplier.   With cable tv, all of the stations that you watch are received by your cable tv provider by way of satellite and then “streamed” into your own home through the cable that runs to your TV.  Satellite direct tv performs much the same manner except that it features lots more stations than cable television and is delivered to your personal computer via the net.

You won’t require a satellite television dish nor do you require any special equipment.  All that is needed is the software that enables your pc to hook up to the provider along with a high speed online connection.

To learn more on satellite direct to PC technology, check out satellite direct tv review.

Jennifer Ellison was born on May 1st, 1983 from the English city of Liverpool. Entertainment was in her blood from the very beginning. When she was 2 years old, she was sitting on the counter at a fish ‘n’ chips restaurant and screamed that one day she would be famous. At the age of 3, Jennifer began taking singing and dancing lessons. Studying the arts, she became a dancer. She was so good that she won national championships for both ballet and modern dancing in 1996 and 1997. This led to her snatching the coveted lead role in a ballet production, which was performed before Princess Anne at Her Majesty’s Theatre in London’s West End.

Acting was always something she wanted to try. Since the age of 9, she had been writing letters to the producers of the hit British soap opera Brookside to see if there were any roles for her. As expected, all her queries were met with disappointment, but her parents were proud of her drive. In 1998, she was informed by her manager that Brookside was holding auditions for a couple of 14-year-old girls who would portray sisters. Originally paired with an actress with whom she had absolutely no resemblance, she was fortunate when the producers dismissed the latter and matched her with Suzanne Collins. The two young actresses got the parts although Ellison was initially signed on for only six episodes. Playing Emily Shadwick O’Leary, an untamable vixen with a wild streak, it didn’t take long for the producers to realize they had a genuine star on their hands.

Not only was she a fan favorite, but many guys tuned in just to get a glimpse of Jennifer. It came to a point where there were always two piles of fan mail at the production office: one general Brookside pile and a Jennifer Ellison pile. Thanks to her popularity, Jennifer stayed on the show for five years. Before her stint on the show came to an end, she diversified her career by modeling. As a matter of fact, Ellison starred in the Marks & Spencer “Relax At Home” lingerie line in 2002. In 2003, her character was killed off Brookside and she decided to return to her performing roots and give pop music a try. Even though she was initially discouraged, she managed to get a recording contract with East West.

Jennifers first single, “Baby I Don’t Care,” is a new version of the 1989 Transvision Vamp classic and was launched June 16th, 2003. To promote her musical career, she even sang before 60,000 people at the Southampton Road Show. Her new single “Bye Bye Boy” was released November 24th, 2003. Because of her hectic schedule, especially since she’s set to appear in the film Hey Mr DJ and is currently shooting the upcoming Joel Schumacher movie, The Phantom of the Opera, which is scheduled for release in 2004, an album is still forthcoming. She currently lives in Liverpool and recently ended a two-year relationship with long-time boyfriend Tony Richardson, partly due to his involvement in a gang feud.

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Martin Talbot, MD of the Official Charts Company, pointed out the milestone seemed to be “a very significant step for the download market.”It’s been with us for five years but this really marks a coming of age,” he added. Downloading was initially taken into account within the singles chart in April 05, but only if the Disc was actually for sale in the shops. It was only a year after, digital downloading became eligible for the chart in their own right, and only a month or so after, Gnarls Barkley’s Crazy became the very first music single to reach number 1 whilst not selling any CD copies. Consequently downloading has been able to dominate the top 40. In fact, 98% of virtually all single sales are actually through downloading, with about a hundred thousand needed every week to find the top spot.

While that amount is fairly high in contrast to the rest of the music charts history, you’ll find issues from the music industry that it might be masking a much greater issue. Record company executives state millions of pounds every year are now being lost as a consequence of problems such as on-line piracy – in no way helped from the easy accessibility of downloads. Martin Talbot said that download single sales are just one part of the picture. He stated: “Around the world album sales are declining rather dramatically. “But here in the UK things aren’t quite as bad. This isn’t a boom time but it’s not a time for real concern either.”

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Rachel Stevens (born 9 April 1978) is an English singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, television personality and occasional model. She is a former member, and one of the lead singers, of the successful pop group S Club, and launched a solo recording career in 2003, releasing seven singles and two albums in the UK between 2003 and 2005. In 2008, she came second in the sixth series of the BBC One series Strictly Come Dancing with her dance partner Vincent Simone.

Born in London, United Kingdom to a middle class Jewish family, she attended Ashmole School in London. From a very early age, Stevens was drawn to entertaining people; she started ballet and acting lessons at the age of five. In 1993 she first caught attention while beating out 5000 competitors and winning a modeling contest sponsored by UK teen magazine Just 17.

Following her first modeling jobs, she decided to study at the London College of Fashion (where she achieved a diploma in the business course). During that time she also worked in a film company and later ended up working in public relations, but began to lose interest and decided to pursue a career in singing instead.

At the age of twenty, Stevens became a member of the British pop group S Club 7, which were a BRIT Award-winning British pop group created by former Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller. The group rose to fame via their own BBC television programme and by selling 16 million records worldwide and launching four number one hit singles in the United Kingdom. S Club eventually split up in 2003.

In 2001 and 2002 respectively, she was voted the second Sexiest Woman in the World by UK’s FHM readers.

After S Club were disbanded, Stevens signed a £1.5 million ($2.3 million) solo four-album deal with Polydor Records and re-signed with Fuller.6 Breaking out on her own after success with S Club was hard for Stevens, “I think we ended up conforming to what people’s perceptions were,” she said about the group. “This one was the ditzy one, this one was the singer, this one was the dancer. And to come out of that and be a whole person has been a real challenge for me. I didn’t have my say, really, in the group. None of us did.”

Her first solo single, written by Cathy Dennis (who has also written for Britney Spears and Kylie Minogue) and produced by Bloodshy & Avant, “Sweet Dreams My LA Ex”, was released in September 2003.

Taking inspiration from R&B music most reminiscent of TLC and Sugababes, and adult-style pop music by Madonna, Stevens’s debut solo album, Funky Dory was released later that month. The album was a minor hit, reaching number nine on the UK albums chart. Although the album was not a huge commercial success, it did gain praise from pop critics. Jamie Gill, in a review for Yahoo! Launch, said that Stevens “eschews the cheap and cheerful approach of her old band for a slinky adult confidence and musical eclecticism.”

That December, the album’s title track, “Funky Dory” was released as the second single. The song was hailed as being sophisticated and sexy, like its predecessor, and featured a sample of the David Bowie song “Andy Warhol” from his album Hunky Dory. Hopes were high that the single would be able to match the success of “Sweet Dreams My LA Ex”, but like her album, the single made a low showing on the charts, peaking at number twenty four. The song was given mixed reviews by pop-critics with some calling it “musically better than “Sweet Dreams My LA Ex” with a hybrid of pop, Latin and even a hint of jazz infusion” but not a good choice as a single as it lacked anything special and different, as it did not live up to Stevens’s previous single.

In July 2004, Stevens released a brand new song, “Some Girls” which was produced by Richard X. After the commercial failure of both her album and previous song hopes were high for “Some Girls” to perform well on the charts, with critics calling the song her career make or break release. The song became a hit across Europe, and reached number two in the UK. All profits from the song went to the BBC Sport Relief charity. On its release HMV.co.uk called the song Stevens’s “finest song to date”, and Yahoo! Launch commented “she came to save her career. She ended up saving pop.”

Due to the success of “Some Girls”, Funky Dory was re-released to include “Some Girls” and another new track, a cover of Andrea True Connection’s “More More More”. “More More More” peaked at number three in the UK, giving Stevens her third top ten solo single in the UK. At this point, Stevens stepped up promotion, inadvertently earning herself a Guinness World Record for “Most Public Appearances by a Pop Star in 24 Hours in Different Cities” (Seven on 8 September-9 September 2004).

In late 2004, Stevens began working on her second solo album with producers and songwriters Richard X, Alexis Strum, and Xenomania. The following March she released the first single from her upcoming album, “Negotiate With Love”. The song was hit in the UK, reaching the top ten.

“Negotiate with Love” was followed-up by the song “So Good”, which was released in July and was another success when it peaked at number ten in the UK. It was hailed as a good pop song that was “tastily produced and sassily delivered.”

In the summer of 2005, Channel 4 broadcast a documentary which followed Stevens through the summer as she promoted “So Good”. After the singles and the documentary appeared, Stevens released Come and Get It in October 2005. The album was, like her previous effort, a minor success peaking at number twenty eight in the UK.
The last single released from Come And Get It was “I Said Never Again (But Here We Are)”, released in October 2005 the song peaked at number twelve in the UK. The single received some of the best reviews of Stevens’s career with it being hailed by HMV.co.uk for its “astonishingly flawless vocal performance” and as Stevens’s “most commercially accessible and quirky single since “Some Girls”.

Two years after the album’s release, The Guardian placed it in their article “1000 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die” list.

While Stevens was a member of S Club 7, she appeared in five series of S Club shows: S Club 7 Go Wild! Miami 7, L.A. 7, Hollywood 7, and Viva S Club. The group also starred in the feature film, Seeing Double. In 2004, Stevens briefly appeared in Suzie Gold, followed by a minor cameo role in Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005).

In 2005, Stevens played a character called “Jane-Mary” in a Spider Man charity spoof called Spider-Plant Man for the BBC appearing opposite Rowan Atkinson. In December 2007 it was announced that Stevens would be transformed into a nine-inch high plasticine character for Glendogie Bogey, a new animated comedy for BBC Scotland. Later in 2005, Stevens also played a minor role in Dominic Veall’s ITV television drama Flawless playing Lucy Carlts, the sister of Rodger Carlts.

In August 2008, it was announced that Stevens would take part in the 2008 series of Strictly Come Dancing, which started on 20 September. She was partnered with professional dancer Vincent Simone, and together they hold the record for the most perfect 10s ever achieved in any series of Strictly Come Dancing, thus beating out other contestants including 2007 winner Alesha Dixon and 2008 winner Tom Chambers. They also hold the record for the Foxtrot, Tango, Argentine Tango and Rumba and even though Stevens is perhaps the most successful contestant in Strictly history, she finished in second place.

Stevens and Vincent Simone also took part in the 2008 Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special on Christmas Day which saw a four way tie at the top of the leader board by four couples getting 39 points each. Head judge Len made the final decision and decided to put them in order which left Stevens in third place in the leader board. Stevens returned in Series 7 2009 grand final with a group tango which saw her dance with Vincent and alongside series 6 finalist Lisa Snowdon and Brendan Cole.

Stevens and Simone also competed in the 2009 Christmas Special alongside Austin Healey, Chris Hollins, Gethin Jones, Ali Bastian and Ricky Whittle. Stevens and Simone did not win the Christmas Special, however, they did match their score for the rumba (39/40), still the highest score for the dance to date and thus ending the special as runners up.

In June 2008, Stevens became engaged to boyfriend Alex Bourne in Italy (who had changed his surname from Leigh) after 18 months of dating. The couple were planning to get married in the autumn of 2008 but decided to postpone their wedding until August 2009 due to Stevens’s busy autumn schedule training and performing on Strictly Come Dancing. Stevens married Bourne on 2 August 2009.

In 2005, Stevens fronted the Everyman Testicular Cancer Awareness campaign. Stevens’s role was notable as she was the first woman to represent this campaign. Her television commercial raised eyebrows with its suggestive content that included her telling men to “put one hand down their trousers and give their testicles a good feel”. On the commercial, Stevens commented, “Sometimes men need a little encouragement to think about their health. This is a funny way of raising awareness about a serious subject.”

In 2005, Stevens also took part in the Make Poverty History campaign, which aims to eliminate poverty in developing countries by cancelling old debts, improving the way aid is given and removing barriers, so these countries can trade more effectively with the rest of the world. Stevens donated an undisclosed amount of money to the campaign, and also starred in television and magazine advertisements supporting the cause. Her official Web site also displayed the campaign’s official online banner.

While in S Club 7, Stevens fronted the World Wide Fund for Nature. More recently, she has been the front woman for Pretty Polly, Sky Sports, Marks & Spencer, and Focus Dailies. In 2009, Stevens became the new ambassador for Schwarzkopf Gliss hair products.

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Rising up as a small kid in Ketchikan, Alaska, there is not much to do. So one of the favorite things for people to do (especially for those who’re larger) is to select on the little man for entertainment. Now it may well come from household, associates, and at school. I positive went by means of all of the above, I used to be most likely about a hundred lbs soaking wet, and graduated at a paltry a hundred and ten lbs (if I used to be fortunate). So I obtained the bullying from everywhere. Residence, college, work, you name it, the bully found me. So I grew up with an appreciation for what it means to be a bullying victim.

Bully Beatdown is the ultimate show for ex nerds like myself. Here is the way it works, the bully is obtainable 10 Gs to accept a battle with an MMA professional. They get a attainable $5,000 for surviving the first round and $1,000 less for every time they get submitted (grappling only). Then they get $5,000 for surviving the 2nd round (kickboxing solely), they get nothing in the 2nd if they cannot survive it. (I’ve but to see a bully survive the 2nd spherical). All the money that the bully loses goes to the victim(s) of the bully. Sounds superior proper? However, I know what you are considering, I understand how this works, but what does this show teach me about preventing/the best way to take care of bullies. It’s important to look deep into the present to grasp, and look beneath the feet and fists which might be thrown. Let me explain.

This is what you possibly can learn from Bully Beatdown. 1. Just a little training goes a long way, none of the fights I’ve seen have had high technical talent concerned beyond starting stuff, besides Michael Westbrook does a submission combo in his fight with the bully, however does not do it again within the episode because he didn’t have to. Your basic bully has zero fighting skill and can be overwhelmed by someone who is aware of what they’re doing. Even straight boxing will provide you with an edge on a bully, if you understand how to slip and counter effectively (even towards a giant man, in case your timing is down pat). And if you recognize about Frank Shamrock‘s button theory, you can even do better in a fight towards a bigger opponent. So get some technical preventing talent like: boxing, grappling (BJJ, or submission wrestling), and likewise kickboxing. Do this and you will make a bully sorry he messed with you.

The other factor to notice is that intimidation is a major part of successful a struggle; you barely have to throw a punch you probably have the edge in intimidation. That is how it works for the bullies, half the time, for those who wore your gyms affiliation shirt, you’d in all probability intimidate the bully into not attacking. You’d capable of avoid the battle by getting into their head earlier than they thought-about the chances of winning. Even the fact that they may lose would be a deterrent, as a result of bullies love easy marks and also you, at this point would not appear such an obvious mark.

What can you learn from Bully Beatdown? An entire lot and you’ll get hidden ideas from it about the way to combat and find out how to win fights before they begin. Bear in mind to: put on your college affiliation shirt, and to truly learn something. You may be bodily fitter, have extra self esteem, and you may actually be capable to put down a bully in case you have to.

It was many years ago, I sat in my pajamas with a circle around me toys, a iodine light by a midst cover, hugging her head like marks the boundary between the real world that existed then a wild imaging. In full demagogic pleading entreaties, I swore to members of a plastic that will not tell anyone if they jump to their feet roiled samba dancing or at least tell me what they’re doing Achshaolme adults go to bed. When he practiceed, recess into tears uncontrollably and nonetheless flung the silent wall Cacoaye hoping the pain would be getting them to compensate them. Today, more than a decade later, while watching a third and terminal trilogy masterpiece “Toy Story”, something in me it hurts the poor victims of toys the child did not substantiate, that toys have feelings. 

Today year later i am workings with  NY Towing Service  so after my last   roadside assistance  that eventually i make sure it’s going to be a  Emergency Towing Services and i took my kid to see toy story 3

A few bites of reality 
Indeed, long time since Woody, Buzz and the gang took the big screen rekindled hope that the children of the universe even their favorite toy is very an entity Aenltganteit-speaking literate, and how to account vibrant social life with other toys in the closet. Judging by the public rush to profits he could film can safely say I’m not the only one he missed. 

Is long-standing expectation was in vain? joyful answer is no. Absolutely not. Once again, Pixar have provided us with an exciting and entertaining experience with a back breaker sweetened. This time, unlike the previous films, is apparent that the film makers were not afraid to work with complex plot full of moments no hurry to raise a smile on our faces optimistic and calm, but give us more to chew a few bites of reality, well, not gimcrack. 

Three dimensional is cool, but not contributing
The film shows a group of toys a few years after the events of the previous films, during which Andy had to grow up and leave for college and now is considering whether to throw the trash old friends. Soon find themselves discarded toys in kindergarten undergo a traumatic experience that causes them to do everything to find their way home to the original owners, Andy.course of study, the third animated film can pinnacle individual(a) beauty previous films. This time there is also the matter in three dimensions, although cool and all, but not significantly contributed to a movie for my try and left me with a slender headache making it difficult for an old man like me to navigate his way out of the theater. 

You sick Abshmokizucs, check! 
Oddly enough, I Philip, my Filipino handler, we hoped into a movie and jest until they bled, we found ourselves Domaym than laughing. Do not get me wrong, there are some moments that made me vomit with laughter and Phillip to clean all my apron, but the film seems more dramatic was a local and I can say with certainty that if not Shed no tears for the last half hour of the movie, you have a heart of stone, glasses three dimensional broken or this illness that prevents people shed tears – Shmokizucs. 

It should be noted that the film starts a little weak and I conjecture I fell asleep several times, but once it’s gaining whim is a handful of soft authoritarian Ashachichm see you who’s boss but also will make you want to stay warm until morning.

Rachel Riley is best known as the co-host of channel 4s Countdown, one of Britain’s most loved quiz shows. She is responsible for the maths element of the show. Rachel Is another in a long line of what has become known as the ‘Thinking Mans Crumpet’ in the UK, though we prefer the term British Babes.

She was born on March 11, 1986 in Paddington, London and was educated at Southend High School for Girls and then studied mathematics at Oriel College, Oxford, where she got a 2:1.

There were more than 1,000 applications for the co-host job on Countdown, in which Rachel Riley replaces Carol Vorderman, who worked on the show for 26 years before stepping down after she was allegedly offered a massive pay cut. Prior to landing the countdown presenter she had no tv experience, having previously worked as an intern in a City job and a marketing analyst after leaving university. She has always been a fan of Countdown and before applying for the job had the show’s theme tune as her mobile ringtone. When she was much younger she was given a Countdown chocolate gift set as a present.

The Daily Mail quoted her as saying: “Prior to my audition I bought five Countdown puzzle books and tackled over 500 different numbers games in order to hone my skills.”

‘But nothing can prepare you for playing against the music and clock! I must have done something right, as they invited me back for a proper screen test’

When she landed the job as Countdown presenter, Rachel Riley was quoted by BBC as saying: “There’s only one cool maths job around and I was lucky enough to get it so I’m absolutely thrilled.” She was described as an ‘Essex girl’ by the Daily Mail, which seems to be pushing it as she was not born in Essex.

As if things weren’t exciting enough, before taking up the new role Rachel got to go shopping with a stylist to buy a range of outfits and dresses for the programme

‘Because you’re filming for 45 minutes for each show, you can wear really high heels that you wouldn’t be able to wear all day. That has been great! To be honest, the whole thing has been quite surreal. When I see myself on monitors, I feel as if I have been superimposed in front of the numbers.’

She will take on the role in the 60th series of Countdown, which was the first ever show broadcast on Channel 4.Her co-host is Jeff Stelling, best known for presenting Super Saturday on Sky Sports.It is claimed she is being paid £100,000 a year for working around 55 days per year on Countdown.Carol Vorderman sent Rachel Riley a massive bunch of flowers to congratulate her on getting the job.

‘Carol has been doing Countdown for 26 years and I am a huge fan,’ said Rachel. ‘She sent me a lovely bouquet of flowers when I got the job, with a little note, and I was really appreciative of that. I’d love to meet her one day.’

Rachel Riley still lives at home with her parents, although how long that lasts is open to question with her salary and likely media deals that go with the Countdown job.

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Keira Knightley (Keira Christina Knightley) born 26 March 1985 is an English film actress. She began her career as a child and came to international prominence in 2003 after starring in the films Bend It Like Beckham and Pirates of the Caribbean – The Curse of the Black Pearl.

Knightley has appeared in several Hollywood films and earned nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her role as Elizabeth Bennet in Joe Wright’s 2005 adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice. Two years later she again was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress, as well as the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in Atonement.

In 2008, Forbes claimed Knightley to be the second highest paid actress in Hollywood, having reportedly earned $32 million in 2007, making her the only non-American on the list of highest paid actresses.

Knightley was born in Sandy, Bedfordshire, England, the daughter of Sharman MacDonald, an award-winning playwright, and Will Knightley, a theatre and television actor. She has an English father and a Scottish mother of half Welsh ancestry. She has an elder brother, Caleb, who was born in 1979. Knightley lived in Richmond, attending Stanley Junior School, Teddington School and Esher College. She is dyslexic, but nevertheless was successful in school and was thus permitted to acquire a talent agent and pursue an acting career. She requested an agent as early as the age of three and got one when she turned six, from her mother as a reward for studying hard. Knightley has noted that she was “single-minded about acting” during her childhood. She performed in a number of local amateur productions, including After Juliet (written by her mother) and United States (written by her then drama teacher, Ian McShane).

Knightley appeared in several television movies in the mid to late 1990s—as well as ITV1’s The Bill—before being cast as Sabé, Padmé Amidala’s decoy, in the 1999 science fiction Blockbuster Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. Knightley was cast in the role due to her close resemblance to Natalie Portman, who played Padmé; the two actresses’ mothers had difficulty telling their daughters apart when the girls were in full makeup. Knightley’s first starring role followed in 2001, when she played the daughter of Robin Hood in the made-for-television Walt Disney Productions feature, Princess of Thieves. During this time, Knightley also appeared in The Hole, a thriller that received a direct-to-video release in the United States. She appeared in a miniseries adaptation of Doctor Zhivago that first aired in 2002 to mixed reviews but high ratings.

Knightley’s breakthrough role was in the football-themed film, Bend It Like Beckham, which was a success in its August 2002 UK release, grossing $18 million, and in its March 2003 U.S. release, grossing $32 million. After Bend It Like Beckham’s UK release raised her profile, she was cast in the big budget action film, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (along with Orlando Bloom and Johnny Depp) which was produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and opened in July 2003 to high box office grosses, becoming one of the biggest hits of summer 2003 and cementing Knightley as the new “It” girl.

Knightley had a role in the British romantic comedy Love Actually, which opened in November 2003. Her next film, King Arthur, opened in July 2004 to negative reviews, however in preparation for the role she took fighting and horseback-riding lessons. In the same month, Knightley was voted by readers of Hello! magazine as the film industry’s most promising teen star. Additionally, Time magazine noted in a 2004 feature that Knightley seemed dedicated to developing herself as a serious actress rather than a film star.

2005 saw the release of three films, the first of which was The Jacket. The complex thriller starring Adrien Brody was derided by critics as unoriginal, silly and messy. Knightley was taken to task for her American accent but was otherwise dismissed by critics. Next came Tony Scott’s Domino, an action film based on the life of bounty hunter Domino Harvey. The film has been Knightley’s greatest critical flop to date. Knightley’s critics often suggested she was nothing more than a pretty face, which led the young starlet to comment to Elle magazine, “I always feel like I’m the one with everything to prove.”

Pride & Prejudice rounded out 2005. Variety wrote about her portrayal of Elizabeth Bennet: “Looking every bit a star, Knightley, who’s shown more spirit than acting smarts so far in her career, really steps up to the plate here, holding her own against the more classically trained Matthew Macfadyen, as well as vets like Brenda Blethyn, Donald Sutherland, Penelope Wilton, and Judi Dench with a luminous strength that recalls a young Audrey Hepburn. More than the older Jennifer Ehle in the TV series, she catches Elizabeth’s essential skittishness and youthful braggadocio, making her final conversion all the more moving.” The film grossed more than $100 million worldwide, and Knightley earned a Golden Globe nomination and an Oscar nomination (the Oscar ultimately went to Reese Witherspoon). The Academy Award nomination made her the third-youngest performer ever nominated. BAFTA’s decision not to nominate her drew criticism from Pride & Prejudice producer Tim Bevan.

In 2006, Knightley was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Her biggest financial hit thus far, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, was released in July.

2007 saw the release of several films starring Knightley: Silk, an adaptation of the novel by Alessandro Baricco, Atonement, a feature film adaptation of Ian McEwan’s novel of the same name (co-starring James McAvoy, Vanessa Redgrave, and Brenda Blethyn), and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, which was released in May 2007. Knightley’s performance in Atonement began to generate buzz before the film was released; she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in the Best Dramatic Actress category for the role, as well as a BAFTA Award. Critic Richard Roeper was puzzled by both Knightley’s and McAvoy’s Academy Award snubs, stating “I thought McAvoy and Knightley were superb.”

In the late spring of 2007, Knightley shot The Edge of Love with Cillian Murphy as her husband, Matthew Rhys as her childhood sweetheart, Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, and Sienna Miller as Thomas’ wife Caitlin MacNamara. She received, for the most part, very positive reviews for her role. The 2008 release was penned by her mother, Sharman Macdonald, and directed by John Maybury. She then filmed The Duchess, based on the best-selling biography, Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire by Amanda Foreman in which she played Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire; the film was released in cinemas on 5 September 2008 in the U.K.

Knightley appears in the present-day drama Last Night, in which she co-starred with Eva Mendes, Sam Worthington, and Guillaume Canet; it was directed by Massy Tadjedin. In April 2009, Knightley began work on an adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s dystopian novel, Never Let Me Go. Filming took place in Norfolk and Clevedon.

Upcoming films for 2010 include London Boulevard with Colin Farrell, the script of which is written by William Monahan, who will also make his directing debut.

Knightley successfully auditioned for the role of Eliza Doolittle in the Columbia Pictures planned remake of the stage musical My Fair Lady to be produced by Cameron Mackintosh, although no release date has yet been scheduled. She will also work on The Beautiful and the Damned, a biopic about the life and relationship of American novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald and his novelist wife Zelda Sayre. The film is directed by John Curran and scheduled for release in 2010.

In 2008, she was attached to play Cordelia in a big screen adaptation of King Lear, which was subsequently abandoned. Knightley has confirmed that she will not be starring in the fourth installment of Pirates of the Caribbean.

Knightley made her West End debut in Martin Crimp’s version of Molière’s comedy, The Misanthrope, at the Comedy Theatre in London alongside Damian Lewis, Tara Fitzgerald, and Dominic Rowan, in December 2009. Reviews for her portrayal of Jennifer in the play were generally positive.The Daily Telegraph described her performance as revealing “both power and poignancy” and The Independent called her performance “not only strikingly convincing but, at times, rather thrilling in its satiric aplomb” The Guardian, however, noted that due to the nature of the role “one could say that she is not unduly stretched” and The Daily Mail described her as “little better than adequate”.

Knightley has been nominated for the prestigious Laurence Olivier Theatre Award as Best Supporting Actress as Jennifer in The Misanthrope, recognizing her theatre debut.

Knightley is slated to appear in The Emperor’s Children with Eric Bana and Richard Gere. The film, reportedly a dark comedy, will be directed by Noah Baumbach.

Knightley is also filming under the direction of David Cronenberg in the feature film A Dangerous Method, where she plays the role of Sabina Spielrein, the real-life psychoanalist who worked with people like Sigmund Freud and primarily Carl Jung. Viggo Mortensen, Michael Fassbender and Vincent Cassel will be co-starring.

As a result of her rapid rise to fame, Knightley has been the focus of significant media attention. She has been described by press reports as “famously open with media,” although Knightley herself has stated “I don’t talk about my private life.”

Knightley has appeared many times in FHMs UK 100 Sexiest Women in the World list. Ranked #79 in 2004 she climbed to #18 in 2005, and was named “the sexiest woman in the world in 2006.” In 2007 she was 12th, 10th in 2008 and came 36th in 2009. The US edition ranked her #54 in 2004, #11 in 2005, and #5 in 2006. In May 2006, she was #9 on Maxim’s 2006 Hot 100. She was also named “the number one beauty icon of 2007” by a poll of 2500 people conducted by UK high street chain Superdrug. Knightley appeared nude, along with Scarlett Johansson, on the cover of Vanity Fair magazine’s March 2006 “Hollywood” issue.

Knightley was the celebrity face for the luxury goods brand Asprey, Shiatzy Chen as well as Lux haircare products in Japanese television commercials. In April 2006, she was confirmed as the new celebrity face of Chanel’s perfume Coco Mademoiselle, though the first photo from the campaign was not released until May 2007.

Knightley’s Valentino gown at the 2006 Golden Globe Awards won her much acclaim and even landed her the top spot on Steven Cojocaru’s “Best Dressed List” on Entertainment Tonight, while the dress she wore to the 2006 Academy Awards was donated to the charity Oxfam, where it raised £4,300.

Knightley has warned children who dream of the celebrity life that it’s not all what it seems to be. “It frightens me when kids go, ‘I want to be famous.'” In a 2007 interview with the BBC Knightley said that she feels “de-humanised.” She also said that when a person becomes a celebrity, the public doesn’t care that the person’s life is constantly watched.

While she has no current plans to leave the world of film, Knightley has said that she could not imagine subjecting a child to the media. She is quoted as saying, “I’m not planning to have children at the moment… everyone changes, and I’m sure there will be a time I will want to do something different. I could completely see myself moving away from acting.”

She has expressed concern in the past about unwarranted attention from stalkers, and a 41 year-old man was charged with harassment in February 2010 after trying to contact the actress on several occasions outside the Comedy Theatre in London, where she appeared in the play The Misanthrope. The subsequent trial folded after the actress was unavailable to testify in court.

Knightley is the face of an Amnesty International campaign to support human rights, marking the 60th anniversary of the United Nation’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights. As part of the campaign, the star also made a short film. Knightley stated she wanted help raise awareness of the UDHR and human rights abuses. She said “The UDHR is something that everyone should be aware of and be proud of as a statement of our common humanity.”

Knightley contributed her voice to a 2007 Robbie the Reindeer animation, all profits of which will be donated to Comic Relief. In 2004, she travelled to Ethiopia with a group that included Richard Curtis, who had directed her in Love, Actually, on behalf of that charity.

In April 2009, Knightley appeared in a video to raise awareness of domestic abuse entitled Cut. The video was directed by Joe Wright, who directed Knightley in Pride and Prejudice and Atonement, and shot for “Women’s Aid”, a U.K. based women and children aid group. The video has created controversy, with some sources calling it too graphic, while other groups support the video for showing a realistic depiction of domestic violence.

Knightley, who lives in London, is involved with her Pride & Prejudice co-star Rupert Friend. Knightley has stated she has no plans to be married in the near future.

Knightley has denied rumours she is anorexic, although she did say—after her appearance at the Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest premiere led to media speculation that her extremely slender figure was due to an eating disorder—that her family has a history of anorexia. Knightley sued the Daily Mail after they claimed she lied about having anorexia; the article said that a teenage girl died from anorexia, indicating that Knightley’s physical appearance may have influenced her in some way. She was awarded a settlement.

In July 2006, Knightley said she has become a workaholic, detailing that “the last five years have blended into one. I can’t tell you what was last year and what was the year before” and specifying that she was “working too much” and was “quite frightened that if I continue at this rate I will start to hate what I love,” even suggesting that she would take a one-year break from acting to travel and focus on her personal life.

Selected Feature films

Year     Film     Role     Notes
1995     Innocent Lies     Young Celia
1999     Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace     Sabé (Decoy Queen)
2001     Deflation     Jogger
The Hole     Frances ‘Frankie’ Almond Smith     Nominated — Empire Award for Best Debut
2002     Thunderpants     Music school student     Uncredited
Bend It Like Beckham     Juliette “Jules” Paxton     Golden Wave Award for Best Actress
2003     Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl     Elizabeth Swann     Audience Award for Best International Actress
Love Actually     Juliet     Nominated — Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Breakout Performance on Screen
2004     King Arthur     Guinevere     Audience Award for Best International Actress
2005     The Jacket     Jackie
Domino     Domino Harvey     
Pride & Prejudice     Elizabeth Bennet     Nominated — Academy Award for Best Actress
2006     Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest     Elizabeth Swann     Nominated — Empire Award for Best Actress
2007     Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End     Elizabeth Swann     People’s Choice Award for Favorite Female Action Star
Silk     Hélène Joncour     
Atonement     Cecilia Tallis     Empire Award for Best Actress
2008     The Edge of Love     Vera Phillips
The Duchess     Georgiana Cavendish     Nominated — British Independent Film Award for Best Actress
2009     The Continuing and Lamentable Saga of the Suicide Brothers     The Fairy
2010     London Boulevard     Lillian Palmer
Never Let Me Go     Ruth
Last Night     Joanna Reed
2011     A Dangerous Method     Sabina Spielrein

Kiera Knightley @ Rachel Riley & Other British Babes

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