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Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson (born 15 April 1990) is an English actress recognized primarily for her portrayal of Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter film series.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Acting career 3 Private life 4 Awards 5 Selected filmography 6 See also 7 External links

Early life

Watson was born in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, to two lawyers, Jacqueline Duerre and Chris Watson, who divorced in 1995. She has a brother, Alex, who was born in 1993. Watson attended The Dragon School, a renowned preparatory school in Oxford (by 2005, she was attending the all-girls Headington School in the city).

Before being cast in the Harry Potter films, her dramatic performances had been limited to leading roles in school plays, including Arthur: The Young Years and The Happy Prince. Besides acting, Watson participated in many other school productions, including the Daisy Pratt Poetry Competition, in which she won first place for her year (age seven).

Acting career

Hired at age ten, Watson was 11 years old in 2001 when she made her acting debut in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (released in the United States as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone) playing Hermione Granger. She has also appeared in the Potter sequels: Chamber of Secrets (2002), Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), and Goblet of Fire (2005).

Potter fans have expressed mixed opinions about Watson's portrayal of Hermione Granger: Some feel she is perfect for the role; others believe Watson fails to capture Hermione's insecurities and flaws, and complain that she is "too pretty" [1] for the role—a sentiment shared by some film critics [2]—since, in the book series, Hermione was generally described as being very "plain" (neither "pretty" nor "ugly"). The Potter screenplays, however, have made Hermione a wiser and more powerful and prominent character than originally written by Rowling.

By 5 February 2006, Watson is set to start principal photography for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (set for release in 2007), in which she once again reprises her role as "the brightest witch of [her] age."

Through Order of the Phoenix, shooting on the Harry Potter films had kept Watson too busy to take on other projects; however, she has expressed interest in expanding her film career beyond the Potter realm.

Private life

An avid sports player, Watson enjoys field hockey, tennis and rounders.

Emma shares her name with her grandmother, and with a fictional character in The Watsons, an unfinished novel by English author Jane Austen (later completed by English writer Joan Aiken in her 1996 novel Emma Watson: The Watsons Completed).

Awards

Nominated:

• Best Youth Performance: Phoenix Film Critics Society, 2002
• Best Ensemble in a Feature Film: Young Artists Awards, 2002
• Outstanding Supporting Actress: American Moviegoer Awards, 2002
• Saturn Award: for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
• Empire Award: for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Won:

• Best Female Film Star (Silver): Otto Awards, 2003
• Leading Young Actress Feature Film: Young Artists Awards, March 2002
• Best Female Child Artist: Phoenix Film Critics Society, for Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
• Best Ensemble in Feature Film: Young Artist Awards, for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
• Best Performance in Feature Film: Young Artist Awards, for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Selected filmography

Year	Title	Role	Other notes
2007	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix	Hermione Granger	pre-production
2005	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire	Hermione Granger
2004	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban	Hermione Granger
2002	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets	Hermione Granger
2001	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone	Hermione Granger	U.S. title: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

See also

• Daniel Radcliffe
• Rupert Grint
• Tom Felton
• J. K. Rowling
• Harry Potter cast

External links

• List of Fan Sites at Yahoo! Directory
• Emma Watson at the Internet Movie Database

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