Keira Knightley fell asleep when filming a scene in THIS major movie: Can YOU guess which?

Keira Knightley shot to fame two decades ago at the age of just 17. The actress bagged the role of Elizabeth Swann opposite Johnny Depp’s Captain Jack Sparrow in the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie. However, she also featured in another major franchise movie before, back when she was an unknown.

Knightley played Sabé, Padmé Amidala’s handmaiden and decoy in 1999’s Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. 

Natalie Portman, who played The Queen of Naboo ended up dubbing over her lines.

It turns out Knightley won the role because of her close resemblance to Portman.

Even the girls’ mothers found it hard to tell them apart while in their full Star Wars makeup.

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When promoting her new Disney movie The Nutcracker and the Four Realms a couple of years back, Knightley told Ellen: “Cinderella. Banned. 

“Because y’know she waits around for a rich guy to rescue her.

“Don’t. Rescue yourself, obviously.

“And this is the one that I’m quite annoyed about because I really like the film, but Little Mermaid [is banned, too].”