Emma Watson
Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson was born in
Paris, France, to British parents Jacqueline Luesby and Chris Watson both
lawyers. When she was five, she was moved to Oxfordshire and was a student at
the Dragon School. From the age of six, Emma knew that she wanted to be an
actress and, for a period of years, she studied at the Oxford branch of
Stagecoach Theatre Arts, a part-time theatre school in which she was taught
singing, dancing and acting. She was a stagecoach performer and played the role
of the lead in a number of Stagecoach productions. Casting began in 1999 Harry
Potter and the Sorcerers Stone 2001, the film adaptation by J.K. Rowling's
bestselling book. Emma was discovered by casting agents through her Oxford
theatre instructor. After eight auditions David Heyman revealed to Emma and
Rupert Grint (other applicants) that they were selected to play Hermione
Gringer, Harry Potter, and Ron Weasley. The film's release Harry Potter and the
Sorcerer's Stone (2001) was Emma's film debut. It was the highest-grossing
movie of 2001, breaking records for opening-day sales as well as
opening-weekend takes. The film was praised by critics as well as the
performances of the actors who were just starting out. The highly distributed
British newspaper, 'The Daily Telegraph' has praised her performance as
"admirable". Later, Emma was nominated for five awards for her role
in the film. She was awarded the Young Artist Award for Leading Young Actress
in the Film. Film. Emma became famous after the success of the first film in
the series. Emma continued to play the role as Hermione Granger for nearly 10
years, in all the subsequent 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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