Day 372 - Keira Knightley -

Keira Knightley as Sabé in *The Phantom Menace* (left) and on the poster for *Colette* (right).

Keira Knightley played Sabé one of Padmé Amidala’s handmaidens, in The Phantom Menace. During most of the film Knightley’s role involved playing a deco for Amidala. The best look we got at Sabé when she was not a decoy was at the end of the film during the Naboo celebration.

Knightley in another Amidala decoy outfit on the left and during the Naboo celebration on the right.

Sabé was one of Knightley’s first acting roles. She was twelve years old when she filmed The Phantom Menace. She was cast in part because of how much she looked like the actress who played Queen Amidala, Natalie Portman.

Knightley talked a bit about playing Sabé (and how little she knew about her role) in this interview on The Graham Norton Show.

Since The Phantom Menace Knightley has appeared in dozens of films and TV programs including Bend It Like Beckham, Love Actually, Pride & Prejudice, Atonement, and The Imitation Game. She was nominated for an Academy Award for her roles in The Imitation Game and Pride & Prejudice.

To many moviegers she is most well-known for playing Elizabeth Swann in four Pirates of the Caribbean films.

Here’s the trailer for one of her most recent films Colette.

Check out the entire list of women in 365 Days of Star Wars Women in the Women in Star Wars Index. It includes highlights from each post plus notes which posts include new 365 interviews with actresses, writers, artists, and more.

And if you’d like to learn more about the Naboo Handmaidens you can find an article about them here.