Keira Knightley

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AGE AND OCCUPATION: 17, actor. PROVENANCE: London. YOU'LL GET A KICK OUT OF HER: Knighltey co-stars in Bend It Like Beckham—titled for the way soccer star David Beckham can kick a ball and curve it around a wall of defenders or a goalkeeper-which hits America next month after attaining blockbuster status in England. "There were tons of girls, and we just hod such a lovely summer playing soccer." IS THERE A WOOKIEE WORD FOR DOPPELGÄNGER? One of her first film roles was in Star Wars: Phantom Menace. Her character, as we learn from a darky Web site, was "the top handmaiden Queen Amidala [Natalie Portman]. Because of her hysical similarity to the queen, when there is any sign of danger, she acts as a decoy." Of Portman, she says, "We don't look alike anymore, but we did when I was 12. Our moms couldn't tell us apart when we had the makeup on." NOW IN A GALAXY EVEN FARTHER AWAY: Knightley is currently in L.A. filming The Pirates of the Caribbean-based on the Disney amusement-park ride-alongside Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, and Orlando Bloom. "My mom's with me here, which is great fun-I have to say that because she's sittinq in front of me."

KRISTA SMITH

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