Famous People Who Overcame Dyslexia
Keira Knightley
 Keira
Knightley, born March 26, 1985 in Teddington, London, England,
is a British actress, the daughter of playwright Sharman Macdonald
and actor Will Knightley. She has lived most of her life in
Richmond upon Thames.
Keira Knightley's early career
was fraught with difficulty, as dyslexia
made it impossible for her to learn lines. The Pride and Prejudice
beauty was so desperate to act she worked painstakingly through
the problem, and by the tender age of 11 had worked so hard
she could read scripts without a fault.
She says, "I remember
going in for an audition when I was eight, and it was the
most excruciating experience because I couldn't read my lines.
"My desire to act was my driving force. I got really
good help from some amazing teachers and my mother and father
worked tirelessly with me, so by the time I was 11 I had kind
of overcome the dyslexia and now it's not
really a problem. I don't notice it any more."
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