Keira Knightley's 2 Children: All About Edie and Delilah

Mar. 15, 2025

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Keira Knightleyis raising two little girls.

The actress and her husband, James Righton, first became parents in 2015 with the birth of their daughterEdie. In 2019, they welcomed their second child,Delilah.

Though Knightley keeps her children out of the spotlight, she has discussed her young daughters in interviews. “The love thing is astonishing,” she toldElleof the emotions that come with motherhood. “It’s a very primal, primal love. That’s quite extraordinary.”

In August 2024, Knightley revealed that one of her daughters was diagnosed with dyslexia — a learning disability she was also diagnosed with at age 6.

“We have a dyslexic kid,” she said on theRuthie’s Table 4podcast, adding that her daughter’s “memory is absolutely amazing.”

Now that she’s a mom of two, Knightley explained why she doesn’t want to have more kids during a December 2024 appearance onThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: she’s hit her limit when it comes to a certain toddler show.

“You know that thing where you’re like ‘Oh, you know they’re so nice. Should we have another one?’ ” she said. “And you think, ‘Oh yeah, I could do the pregnancy. I could even do the birth but Icannot watch any morePeppa Pig.’ So there’s no more kids."

Here’s everything to know about Keira Knightley’s two daughters.

Edie Knightley Righton, 9

Knightley gave birth to her first child — a daughter named Edie — on May 25, 2015.

“She’s great in every way. She’s obviously a genius, and obviouslythe best child in the entire world. And very well made,” Knightley previously told PEOPLE about her older daughter. “But yeah, I’m very lucky. She’s great. She’s totally great.”

Edie’s personality shone through from a very young age, including several faux pas that have left her mom and dad cracking up.

The youngster famously said her first curse word the nightDonald Trumpwon the 2016 U.S. presidential election — and the second occasion was just as memorable. In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, Knightley admitted thatEdie dropped the f-bombafter her dad nearly crashed the car.

“It was one of those country roads where it’s a blind corner, and suddenly there’s another car coming,” she explained. “The brakes got put on and there wasn’t a crash, but there was a silence just afterwards and this little voice went, ‘Daddy, is that when you say f—?’ "

“It was very polite,” continued Knightley. “Other than that, she has never said any — there’s not been any swear words. So it’s just twice, and both times perfectly.”

Knightley has admitted that Edie isn’t particularlyinterested in her movies, but it’s something she’s “totally fine” with.

“I did a version ofThe Nutcrackera couple of years ago, and she actually came on set with me to that one when she was 3, so I thought, ‘Oh, this year maybe she wants to watch that?’ " she revealed to PEOPLE in 2022. “[But] she said ‘No.’ "

“So she is completely uninterested in seeing me in any way at all on television, which is completely fair enough,” Knightley added. “I think that’s very healthy.”

Whether Edie will be following in her mom’s star-studded footsteps is unknown; it’s certainly not at the top of the youngster’s list of priorities at the moment.

“She wanted to be a dentist, and now apparentlyshe’s been to the zooand she wants to be a gorilla. So we’ll see,” Knightley told PEOPLE in 2018. “I’m hoping for a dentist. It might be a bit tricky if she wanted to be a gorilla when she grew up.”

Delilah Knightley Righton, 5

Knightley’s younger daughter, Delilah, was born on Sept. 13, 2019.

Delilah was eager to explore from an early age, as Knightley explained that the totbegan walkingwell before her 1st birthday.

Now 5 years old, Deliah and her sister are fans ofDisney+, Knightley told PEOPLE in 2022.

“Encantois really big in our house. I mean, massive,” she said. “Even my 2-year-old can sing ‘We Don’t Talk About Bruno,’ so there’s a lot ofEncanto.”

source: people.com