Emma Watson
Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson was born in
Paris, France, to British parents Jacqueline Luesby and Chris Watson, both
lawyers. When she was just five years young, she moved to Oxfordshire where she
went to Dragon School. Emma knew she wanted to act at the age of six. She
trained for several years in the Oxford Branch of Stagecoach Theatre Arts. This
part-time theatre school taught her singing, dancing and acting. She was a
stagecoach actor and performed as the lead in several Stagecoach productions.
In 1999 casting started for Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone (2001) it was
the film adaptation of British author J.K. Rowling's bestselling novel. Casting
agents discovered Emma through her Oxford theatre instructor. After eight
auditions consistently Producer David Heyman told Emma and co-applicants,
Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint that they were selected for the roles of the
three lead characters, Hermione Granger, Harry Potter and Ron Weasley. Emma's
debut on the screen came with the release of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's
Stone in 2001. The film set records for opening-day sales and opening-weekend
takings and was the most-grossing film of 2001. Film critics praised the film
as well as the performances of the three young actors who were the most prominent.
The Daily Telegraph, a British publication with a significant circulation,
called her performance "admirable". Emma received the Young Artist
Award as Leading Young Actress in a Feature Film, and was later nominated for
five prizes. Emma rose to fame after the film's first success in the series.
For nearly ten more years, she played the part of Hermione Granger in the 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 and
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 2005. Harry Potter and the Order of the
Phoenix 2007 and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2009, Harry Potter and
the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (2010) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part
2 (2011). Emma acquired two Critics' Choice Award nominations from the
Broadcast Film Critics Association for her role in Harry Potter And The
Prisoner Of Azkaban and Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire.
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