Emma Watson

Actor, Celebrity

1990 –

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Who is Emma Watson?

Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson is an English actress and model. She rose to prominence playing Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter film series; she was cast as Hermione at the age of nine, having previously acted only in school plays. She starred in all eight Harry Potter films, alongside Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint. Watson's work on the Harry Potter series has earned her several awards and more than £10 million. She made her modelling debut for Burberry's autumn/winter campaign in 2009. In October 2013, she was voted Sexiest Female Movie Star in a worldwide poll conducted by Empire magazine.

In 2007, Watson announced her involvement in The Tale of Despereaux and the television adaptation of the novel Ballet Shoes, which was broadcast on 26 December 2007 to an audience of 5.2 million. The Tale of Despereaux, based on the novel by Kate DiCamillo, was released in 2008 and grossed more than US$86 million in worldwide sales. In 2012, she starred in Stephen Chbosky's film adaptation of The Perks of Being a Wallflower, and was cast in the role of Ila in Darren Aronofsky's biblical epic Noah.

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Born
Apr 15, 1990
Paris
Also known as
  • Em
  • Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson
Parents
Siblings
Ethnicity
  • British people
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Profession
Education
  • Stagecoach Theatre Arts
  • Dragon School
    ( - 2003/06)
  • Headington School, Oxford
  • Brown University
    (2009 - 2011/03)
  • Worcester College, Oxford
    (2011 - )
Lived in
  • Paris
  • Oxfordshire
  • France
  • England

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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