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Keira Knightley’s fans have been left speechless after discovering her age when she appeared in the first Pirates Of The Caribbean film. The actor, 39, portrayed Elizabeth Swann in Pirates Of The Caribbean: Curse Of The Black Pearl in 2003 opposite Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow and Orlando Bloom as Elizabeth’s love interest,

Keira Knightley saw her level of fame increase when she appeared in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series, but she has no interest in returning to that way of life.

The Pirates movies “were the most successful films I’ll ever be a part of and they were the reason that I was taken down publicly,” Knightley told the British newspaper, adding that the movies now hold “a very confused place in my head” when she looks back on that time in her life and career.

Playing Elizabeth Swann in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies may have been Keira Knightley's global breakout role, but the actress admitted she has no interest in ever being in a movie franchise again.

Keira Knightley has made a heartbreaking admission after starring in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series. The Oscar -nominated actor, 39, famously played Elizabeth Swann, a governor's daughter who becomes a pirate leader.

Knightley has admitted that she had a "mental breakdown" at age 22, the same year Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End was released. Despite owing her global popularity to a massive film franchise, Knightley subsequently steered course toward smaller films, independent films, and projects drawn from original creative material.

Keira Knightley, known for her Oscar-nominated roles in Pride & Prejudice and The Imitation Game, has said that she will not be a part of franchise films again after the experience of being a part of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.