What is Keira Knightley's role in the Star Wars Episode 1?

Keira Knightley (born March 26, 1985) played Queen Amidala's handmaiden Sabé in Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace at the age of twelve during August 1997 at Leavesden Film Studios, England. ... "One of the hardest roles to cast was that of Sabé, the handmaiden that fills in for the Queen when she is in hiding. read more

Keira Knightly was playing one of the Queens handmaidens while Natalie Portman was acting as Padme. This was in case someone tried to assassinate her. read more

But you really need to look closely in each scene of the movie that the queen is in. Keira switches places with Natalie Portman a couple of times. The most noticeable times you can tell it's Keira is when the character Padme is sent with Qui-Gon, Jar-Jar, and R2-D2, the queen on the ship is then Keira until the group returns. read more

Knightley began acting as a child on television and made her feature film debut in 1995; she ventured into such supporting roles as Sabé in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) and Frankie Smith in the psychological horror film The Hole (2001). read more