Emma Watson

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Emma Watson

Emma Watson at the premiere afterparty of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Birth name Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson
Born 15 April 1990
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Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson[1] (born 15 April 1990) is a British actress who rose to fame playing the role of Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter film series.

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Emma Watson is the elder of two children born to Chris and Jacqueline Watson, English lawyers who lived in France at the time; she has a younger brother named Alex. She spent her first years living in Paris until age five, then moved with her mother and brother to Oxford, England, when her parents divorced.[2] During her primary school years, Watson attended The Dragon School, a private preparatory school, until June 2003.

An avid sports player, Watson enjoys hockey, tennis, rounders and netball. While on set, she passes the time by playing video games and table tennis. Her musical interests (as of Spring 2005) include singing, hip hop, blues, and classic rock, including Eminem, Eric Clapton, U2 and Nelly Furtado.[3]

She has said that she feels her celebrity status is partly responsible for her not having a boyfriend, stating: "Guys are either intimidated by me, or they have defences up, or they like to take the piss out of me."[4] Following her prep schooling at The Dragon School, Oxford, Watson attended Headington School, a private all-girls school in Oxford from 2003. In June of 2006 Watson sat GCSE examinations in 10 subjects which included: Science, English, Mathematics, French, Spanish, Latin, Geography, Art and History, receiving 8 A* and 2 A grades. She is currently studying for her Advanced Subsidiary (AS) levels (these subjects are unknown). This qualification will lead her to her A Levels and into higher education.

Prior to her role in the Harry Potter films, Watson's acting experience was limited, consisting only of minor roles in school plays, including Arthur: The Young Years and The Happy Prince. Other school activities included the Daisy Pratt Poetry Competition, in which, at the age of seven, she won first place for her year.

Watson was eleven years old when Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone—titled Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the United States—was released. She has since appeared in all subsequent Potter films: Chamber of Secrets (2002), Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), and Goblet of Fire (2005), and has finished filming Order of the Phoenix. Despite reports saying Watson refused to sign a contract to appear in the final two Potter installments, her committment to the final two films was confirmed in late March 2007 by Warner Brothers. At the time she said "I could never let Hermione go--she is my hero! I love her too much and love what playing her has meant to me. I am excited and honoured to be finishing what I started and playing her in all seven of the films."[5] (Daniel Radcliffe's involvement in the last two films had been confirmed earlier that month. [6])

At age fifteen, Watson became the youngest person to appear on the cover of Teen Vogue magazine until the appearance of Willa Holland. She also served on a jury, along with Pierce Brosnan, Kenneth Branagh, and Samantha Morton, to select the 2004 teen-aged filmmakers' "First Light" for the Film Award ceremony in Leicester Square in London.[7] She also played Hermione in The Queen's Handbag, a special mini-episode of Harry Potter in celebration of Queen Elizabeth II's 80th birthday.

Nominated:

  • Saturn Award: for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
  • Empire Award: for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
  • Outstanding Supporting Actress: American Moviegoer Awards, 2002
  • Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress: Young Artists Awards, 2002
  • Best Ensemble in Feature Film: Young Artist Awards, for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
  • Best Young Actress: Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards, 2004
  • Best Young Actress: Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards, 2005

Won:

  • Best Female Film Star (Silver): Otto Awards, 2003
  • Best Female Child Artist: Phoenix Film Critics Society, for Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
  • Total Film Magazine "Child Performance of the Year", 2004
  • Best Female Film Star (Bronze): Otto Awards, 2005
  • Best Female Film Star (Gold): Otto Awards, 2006

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Hermione Granger US title: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2004 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2007 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Scheduled for release on July 13, 2007
2008 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Scheduled for release on November 21, 2008
2010 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows No set release date

  1. ^ Warner Bros. Official site. (Flash: click appropriate actor's image, click "Actor Bio"). harrypotter.warnerbros.co.uk. Retrieved on 28 March 2006.
  2. ^ http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007120714,00.html
  3. ^ Fan letters from Emma Watson (Spring 2005). ewonline.net. Retrieved on 18 August 2006.
  4. ^ Rifkind, Hugo. "Emma Watson; PS. (Home news)", The Times, 2006-09-28, p. 15. Retrieved on 2007-02-05.
  5. ^ Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson to Reprise Roles in the Final Two Installments of Warner Bros. Pictures' Harry Potter Film Franchise. www.newswire.ca. Retrieved on 24 March 2007.
  6. ^ EntertainmentWise.com story on Radcliffe's signing on for the final two Potter films
  7. ^ Emma Watson – New Teenage Sensation!!. Buzzle.com. Retrieved on 16 March 2006.

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