Emma Watson was born on April 15, 1990 in
Oxfordshire, England to parents Christopher and Jacqueline Watson
(both lawyers)
(divorced). She has a younger brother named Alex (b.
1993). Her parents, both being re-married, have also given Emma
half-brothers & sisters.
She participated in plays while at school
(Headington, an all-girls school) as a
young child such as Arthur: The Young Years and the Happy
Prince. This was the only acting experience she had before
appearing on the silver screen.
Her big break came when she was selected for
the role of Hermione Granger in the movie adoption of
J.K. Rowling's
book Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. This was
her first professional acting role and the movie was a smash hit.
She has also co-starred in the following two
Harry Potter movies (Chamber of Secrets and Prisoner of
Azkaban) with the fourth movie (Goblet of Fire) due out
in later this year. She is currently working on the adoption of the
fifth book entitled Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
with co-stars
Rupert Grint (Ron
Weasley) and
Daniel Radcliff
(Harry Potter).
Awards won and nominated for her role in the
Harry Potter Movies include:
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
(2001)
Empire Award for Best Debut
(nominated)
Saturn Award for Best Performance by
a Younger Actor (nominated)
Young Artist Award for Best
Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress
Young Artist Award for Best Ensemble
in a Feature Film (nominated)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
(2002)
Phoenix Film Critics Society (PFCS) Award
for Best Performance by a Youth in a Leading or Supporting Role –
Female
PFCS Award for Best Acting Ensemble (shared with
Kenneth Branagh, John Cleese, Robbie Coltrane. Warwick Davis.
Richard Griffiths.
Rupert Grint,
Richard Harris. Jason Isaacs,
Daniel Radcliffe, Alan Rickman, Fiona Shaw. Maggie Smith, Julie
Walters)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
BFCA Award
for Best Young Actress (nominated)
Critics Award for Best Young Actress (nominated)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Critics Award for Best Young Actress (nominated)
MTV
Award for Best On-Screen Team w/ Daniel Radcliffe & Rupert Grint
(nominated)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2006)
Empire Award for Best Actress (nominated)
National Movie Award for Best Performance by a Female
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
MTV
Award for Best Female Performance (nominated)
People's Choice Award for Favorite On-Screen Team w/ Daniel
Radcliffe & Rupert Grint (nominated)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt. I (2010)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt. II (2011)
Her
acting has not been solely on the set of Harry Potter. She has
also been in a TV movie entitled Ballet Shoes in 2007, and
lent her voice to The Tale of Despereaux in 2008.
In
2009, the beautiful Emma Watson turned to modeling, became the face
of Burberry's Autumn/Winter 2009 collection. She also worked as a
creative director for a line of clothing by People Tree that was
released in February 2010.
She
mimicked her on-screen personality in real life and was/is a
straight A student. Wanting to pursue a college career, she
began attending Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.
Hobbies and Interests:
Pets (she loves cats)
Favorites: Sports
= hockey, tennis, rounders
Fast Facts: She
broke her wrist while working on Chamber of Secrets and if you look
hard you can sometimes see the cast; She speaks French, Italian and
German
Biography by Ian Ripley,
PopStarsPlus.com, Sr. Staff Writer
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