Emma Watson
Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson was born in
Paris, France, to British parents Jacqueline Luesby and Chris Watson Both
lawyers. She was moved to Oxfordshire at the age of five years old and went to
the Dragon School. From the age of six, Emma knew that she would like to become
an actress and, for a period of years she was trained at the Oxford branch of
Stagecoach Theatre Arts, a part-time theatre school where she studied singing,
dancing and acting. At the age of 10 Emma was already involved in Stagecoach productions
as well as school productions. In 1999 the casting process began for Harry
Potter and the Sorcerers Stone (2001) The movie adaptation of British author
J.K. Rowling's bestselling novel. Casting agents stumbled upon Emma through her
Oxford theatre teacher. After eight 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. The release of Harry Potter and the
Sorcerer's Stone (2001) was Emma's first cinematic screen debut. It was also
the most successful film of the year in terms of weekend and opening-day sales.
The film's performance and that of its young stars were praised by the critics.
The Daily Telegraph, a British publication with a significant circulation,
called her performance "admirable". Emma was awarded the Young Artist
Award as Leading Young Actress in an Film Film, and was later nominated for
five other prizes. Emma was one of the most famous actors after the movie's success.
For nearly ten more years, she played the role as 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 has received two Critics' Choice Award nominations from the
Broadcast Film Critics Association.
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