Actors Who Never Recovered From Their Most Distressing Roles

Knightley returned to work, but she had developed PTSD in the interim. Despite having won an Academy Award for Best Actress for Pride and Prejudice, Knightley couldn't help but feel like a fraud. She even underwent hypnotherapy to prevent panic attacks prior to the 2008 BAFTAs.

"I felt pretty much like actually I didn't exist and I was this weird creature with this weird face that people seemed to respond to in quite an extreme way," Knightley recalled.

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Actors Who Never Recovered From Their Most Distressing Roles

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