Emma Watson
Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson was born in
Paris, France, to British parents, Jacqueline Luesby and Chris Watson both
lawyers. At age five, she moved to Oxfordshire and went to Dragon School. Emma
was aware from the age of she was six that wanted to be an actress. For a
number years she studied at the Oxford Stagecoach Theatre Arts branch which was
where she learned acting, singing, dancing and much more. She was a stagecoach
actor and performed as the role of the lead in a number of Stagecoach
productions. In 1999 the casting process began for Harry Potter and the
Sorcerers Stone (2001) which was the film adaptation of British author J.K.
Rowling's bestselling novel. Emma was found by her Oxford theater teacher and
introduced casting agents to Emma. After eight auditions David Heyman informed
Emma and Rupert Grint that they were chosen to play Hermione Granger and Harry
Potter. Emma's first screen appearance in a cinema was in Harry Potter and the
Sorcerer's Stone (2001). The film broke records for opening day sales and
weekend take-offs and was the highest-grossing film of 2001. The performances
of the film and of its three young stars were well-received by the critics. The
Daily Telegraph, a British newspaper that is widely distributed, praised Emma's
performance as "admirable." Emma received five awards for her
performance in the movie, including the Young Artist Award, for Leading Young
Actress In a feature Film. Emma was one of the most well-known actors following
the success of the film. She continued to portray the role as Hermione Granger
for a total of 10 years, in all of the following Harry Potter films: Harry
Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
(2002), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), Harry Potter and the
Goblet of Fire (2005), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007), Harry
Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows:
Part 1 (2010) as well as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011).
Emma has received two Critics' Choice Awards nominations from the Broadcast
Film Critics Association.
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