15. Keira Knightley, Actress | Pirates of the Caribbean
Keira Christina Knightley was born March 26, 1985, in the South West Greater London suburb of Richmond. She is the daughter of actor Will Knightley and actress turned playwright Sharman Macdonald. An older brother, Caleb Knightley, was born in 1979. Her father is English, while her Scottish-born. She is 2 times Academy Award nominee. At age 20, she was the fifth-youngest woman in Oscar history to be nominated for Best Actress.
Chosen by Glamour magazine for “Most Glamorous Film Actress” (2004). Voted the Sexiest Film Star of All Time by Empire magazine poll. Ranked #18 in the 2005 FHM list of “100 Sexiest Women in the World, #10 in 2008, #69 in 2011”. Named #53 on Maxim magazine’s Hot 100 Women of 2005, #9 in 2006, #20 in 2007,