TIL that years before she was famous, Keira Knightley played Natalie Portman’s double in “The Phantom Menace”, and when the girls were in full makeup, even their mothers had trouble telling them apart.

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WienerJungle: This is getting out of hand. Now there are two of them!

kirbyfox312: No wonder I thought Natalie Portman was in Pirates for years…

Gemmabeta: It is my pet theory that they cast Daisy Ridley partially because she looks like Keira Knightley.

MrFordization: This is all the more impressive given [the subtlety of the makeup.](https://i.imgur.com/rFXYHU2.jpg)

api10: I always confuse Demi Lovato and Danni Devito.

briguytrading: OP’s title is misleading.

>Knightley landed the role of Sabé, Padmé Amidala’s handmaiden and decoy.

She wasn’t playing Portman’s double. She played Amidala’s.

MoreGull: So, did Qui Gon and Obi Wan know about the double before her reveal to Boss Nass?

I say no, though the matter is entirely debatable.

net_neutrality_sucks: No, she played Padme Amidala’s double.

the-musicman: [Side by side in full makeup](https://www.justlia.com.br/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/nataliekeiraamidala.jpg) and then [Keira w/ and Natalie w/o](https://typeset-beta.imgix.net/rehost%2F2016%2F9%2F13%2F5b3566de-fe11-4340-b8b5-b6496c943a07.jpg)

TheDuckKing_: I just now noticed that, in my head, those two were and still are the same person… wtf brain.

Joker_aka_XRAY: A [comparison](http://cdn1.spiegel.de/images/image-669794-galleryV9mobile-hyeu-669794.jpg) between both.

EDIT1:
I think I actually messed up and had Natalie Portman twice. Let’s try again (Updated).

EDIT2:
[Original](https://pics.me.me/cinf-anel-keira-knightley-natalie-portman-18714706.png)

merganzer: I haven’t watched that movie for a very long time… I am still confused about what happened. Which one was Spartacus?

moon_mermaid89: I never understood this, they look like they could be sisters but definitely don’t look interchangeable.

Endarkend: Did she have a growthspurt lateron or something?

Natalie is 1m60 and Keira 1m70.

musicaldec: Kiera Knightalie Portman.

TropicalJupiter: They look distinctly different to me. Also wtf is the deal with confusing Daniel Radcliffe and Frodo? I don’t understand people.

YyesYnot: TIL that Natalie Portman’s mom is blind.

cooss: KK is not NP’s double. KK’s character is NP’s character’s double.

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