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Keira Knightley, an 18th century Lady Di

It's another costume drama for Keira Knightley, who portrays 'The Duchess'

Best known as the willowy Elizabeth Swann in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" films, Keira Knightley takes on a different role as the real-life 18th century aristocrat Georgiana Cavendish in "The Duchess." In an interview last week at the Waldorf- Astoria, Knightley, 23, discussed her role in this historical costume drama, which opens Friday.

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