# Poll: Keira Knightley, beautiful? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 30, 2009, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-keira-knightley-beautiful/515720 "2009-10-30T14:38:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2016, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-keira-knightley-beautiful/515720/61 "2016-04-24T18:51:03Z")
> [@sandra\_nz](#): > > As a fat women, I’m expected to say she needs a cheeseburger, but if that’s the shape she is, then that’s the shape she is and there’s nothing wrong with it. And yes, she’s beautiful. Ditto and ditto. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2016, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-keira-knightley-beautiful/515720/62 "2016-04-24T19:23:16Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > I think Kiera Knightley’s face is hideously ugly. Well, maybe not that bad, but she is NOT beautiful or even pretty. Her face is grotesquely misshapen, **particularly her lantern jaw**. Thanks for asking. I’ve been wanting to get this off my chest. [bolding mine] I had no idea that this was a thing until I praised the beauty of Jennifer Garner and Francoise Hardy, the 1960’s French folk _chanteuse_ in a thread. Here is a link to some photos of Hardy: [OLIVIA PALERMO](http://oliviapalermo.com/style-icon-francoise-hardy/) The posts said: Man jaw! Man jaw! Man jaw!! Man jaw?! That’s a thing used to slag a women’s beauty? Really?! :rolleyes: Whatever. These women are beautiful. KK is delightful, and her personality shines through in her acting, which adds to her appeal, man-jaw and all. Could she use a sandwich? To me, yeah, but her body is her own, and I enjoy her regardless. Sheesh. Tough crowd. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2016, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-keira-knightley-beautiful/515720/63 "2016-04-24T20:59:00Z")
I don’t think I’d call her beautiful. Don’t get me wrong, if by some really convoluted circumstance I had the opportunity to throw her a bone, I certainly would, but I just think beautiful has connotations I would not attribute to her. Attractive, certainly. Beautiful? I just don’t believe it fits. ---
**Author:** ![Chicken\_Fingers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Chicken\_Fingers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chicken_Fingers)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2016, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-keira-knightley-beautiful/515720/64 "2016-04-24T21:14:29Z")
> [@Lamia](#): > > Are we talking about the actress who starred in _Pride & Prejudice_ or the one who starred in _Pride & Prejudice & Zombies_? Funny how no one noticed. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2016, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-keira-knightley-beautiful/515720/65 "2016-04-24T21:38:24Z")
> [@WordMan](#): > > [bolding mine] > > I had no idea that this was a thing until I praised the beauty of Jennifer Garner and Francoise Hardy, the 1960’s French folk _chanteuse_ in a thread. > > Here is a link to some photos of Hardy: [OLIVIA PALERMO](http://oliviapalermo.com/style-icon-francoise-hardy/) > > The posts said: Man jaw! Man jaw! Man jaw!! > > Man jaw?! That’s a thing used to slag a women’s beauty? Really?! > > \… The Lantern Jaw question was addressed on the [SDMB](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=150046)in 2002. As that thread points out, [Jay Leno](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c1/JayLenoJul08.jpg) is a prime example. [Kiera](https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1839485197/Keira-Knightley-0640-thumb-500x375-32760.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2016, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-keira-knightley-beautiful/515720/66 "2016-04-24T21:42:30Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > The Lantern Jaw question was addressed on the [SDMB](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=150046)in 2002. > > As that thread points out, [Jay Leno](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c1/JayLenoJul08.jpg) is a prime example. > > [Kiera](https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1839485197/Keira-Knightley-0640-thumb-500x375-32760.jpg) No, this thread was about women’s beauty. Some folks would mention Amanda Seyfried and folks would say “Alien Face!” I mentioned Jennifer Garner as someone I found beautiful, and I got “Man Jaw!!” Man, I am SO glad I am not a woman. And no, Keira does not have a Lantern Jaw. It’s just a pretty, delicate, somewhat pointed jawline on a beautiful woman. ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2016, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-keira-knightley-beautiful/515720/67 "2016-04-24T22:53:55Z")
I think she’s lovely, but unflattering hairstyles seem especially bad for her. In particular, long, straight (or slightly waved) hair does not complement her face, in my opinion. However, that–along with what she eats, or doesn’t eat–is her business, not mine. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2016, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-keira-knightley-beautiful/515720/68 "2016-04-24T23:15:48Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > Interviewer David Poland to Keira: “You look a little worn out today.” > Benedict Cumberbatch: “That’s not a nice thing to say to one of the most beautiful women on the planet” > Keira: “Yeah, fuck you!” ^ This is Incredibly funny…! Did this really happen? 😃 😃 😃 It almost makes me wonder if David Poland’s face went from [this](https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/ed/3f/c2/ed3fc2da2db567b040a7a224ff41cd9e.jpg) to [this](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/TNpk5xKRw1U/maxresdefault.jpg). 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2016, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-keira-knightley-beautiful/515720/69 "2016-04-25T00:58:41Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > Keira Knightley is quite beautiful, though the things that make her beautiful look better on Natalie Portman–who, unlike Keira, is also hot. I had the same reaction. Not that there’s anything wrong with Keira Knightley that a few trips through the endless pasta bar wouldn’t take care of, but she strikes me as having good parts that somehow don’t add up to a whole. ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2016, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-keira-knightley-beautiful/515720/70 "2016-04-25T05:39:34Z")
Especially beautiful. ---
**Author:** ![Nema98](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d2c977/32.png) [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2016, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-keira-knightley-beautiful/515720/71 "2016-04-25T05:53:38Z")
She fairly attractive, but not beautiful. At least to me. ---
**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2016, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-keira-knightley-beautiful/515720/72 "2016-04-25T12:27:06Z")
Pleasant to look at, but, no great shakes. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2016, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-keira-knightley-beautiful/515720/73 "2016-04-25T12:43:11Z")
She looks lovely in photos but less so in moving pictures. I realize she can’t help her jaw / bone structure but she always looks petulant which then makes her seem like a one note actress. The first time I saw her was in\* Pirates of the Caribbean\*and after about a half hour I was thinking “yeah we get it, Elizabeth Swann is a tough chick. You can unclench now” but now I realize that’s just how her face is and it’s a bit off putting to me. On the other hand, the few times I’ve seen her interviewed she seemed funny and a cool chick and I didn’t noticed her weird facial expressions at all. ---
**Author:** ![Donegal\_Dragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Donegal\_Dragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donegal_Dragon)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2016, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-keira-knightley-beautiful/515720/74 "2016-04-25T14:11:12Z")
Saw her once on The Graham Norton Show and she talked about her facial expression in several movies as “the Pout”. As someone else pointed out, she rarely closes her mouth. Several other actresses do the same(Nicole Kidman) almost a baby duck face. Supposed to be sexy but after a while becomes just annoying. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2016, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-keira-knightley-beautiful/515720/75 "2016-04-25T15:21:44Z")
> [@](#): > > Quoth **WOOKINPANUB** : > > She looks lovely in photos but less so in moving pictures. Funny, that’s the exact opposite reaction to mine. When I see her on magazine covers and such, she’s usually somewhat off-putting, but when I see her on screen, I very much like what I see. ---
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Wayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bruce\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Wayne)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2016, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-keira-knightley-beautiful/515720/76 "2016-04-25T15:29:27Z")
She’s hot and in Pirates of the Carribean 3 she was showing off her great legs. ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2016, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-keira-knightley-beautiful/515720/77 "2016-04-25T20:27:41Z")
It goes to show you how tastes vary. I think she is ass ugly. All I see are skewed gnarled teeth sticking out of that yap. There was a time when I thought she was OK, but I think she gets worse the skinnier she gets. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2016, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-keira-knightley-beautiful/515720/78 "2016-04-25T20:38:08Z")
> [@Enright3](#): > > It goes to show you how tastes vary.[…]. In every thread of this type, we learn that lesson again. ---
**Author:** ![Lamia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Lamia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamia)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2016, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-keira-knightley-beautiful/515720/79 "2016-04-26T03:21:19Z")
> [@Chicken\_Fingers](#): > > Funny how no one noticed. At this point I’m just glad that someone got my joke. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2016, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-keira-knightley-beautiful/515720/80 "2016-04-26T15:06:48Z")
> [@Enright3](#): > > It goes to show you how tastes vary. I think she is ass ugly. All I see are skewed gnarled teeth sticking out of that yap. There was a time when I thought she was OK, but I think she gets worse the skinnier she gets. > [@Procrustus](#): > > In every thread of this type, we learn that lesson again. Definitely. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-keira-knightley-beautiful/515720.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-keira-knightley-beautiful/515720.md?page=5)