Emma Watson

Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson was the daughter of British parents Jacqueline Luesby, a lawyer and Chris Watson, a teacher from Paris, France. At age five, she relocated to Oxfordshire and was a student at the Dragon School. As early as the age of six years old, Emma knew that she wanted to be an actress and, for a period of years, she trained at the Oxford branch of Stagecoach Theatre Arts, a part-time theatre academy where she learned to sing, dance and acting. At the age of 10 she was performing and played the lead role in several Stagecoach productions as well as school productions. The casting process began in 1999 Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone 2001, the film adaptation by J.K. Rowling's bestselling book. Casting agents came across Emma through her Oxford theatre instructor. After eight consistent auditions David Heyman revealed to Emma and Rupert Grint (other applicants), that they had been chosen to play Hermione Gringer, Harry Potter, and Ron Weasley. Emma's debut on the cinematic screen came with the release of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in 2001. It was also the biggest-selling film of 2001 in terms both of opening-day and weekend takings. Critics praised the film and the performances of three leading young actors. The widely distributed British newspaper The Daily Telegraph has praised her performance as "admirable". Emma received the Young Artist Award as Leading Young Actress in the Film Film, and was later nominated for a further five awards. Following the debut film in the highly successful series, Emma became one of the most popular actresses across the world. She continued to perform the character as Hermione Granger for nearly 10 years, in all 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), and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011). Emma was nominated for two Critics' Choice Awards from the Broadcast Film Critics Association.






 

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