It was nominated for three Academy Awards and seven BAFTA Awards, with Watson receiving critical praise to cement her status as an up-and-coming star.įor the next decade Watson stayed busy filming the Potter series. Watson's film debut was an enormous success: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone earned a record-breaking $33.3 million on its opening day in the United States, en route to grossing $975 million worldwide. The trio of British child actors would become known around the globe for their roles as young wizards fighting a battle between good and evil, beginning with the release of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in November 2001. Harry Potter was portrayed by Daniel Radcliffe, and Rupert Grint was cast as Ron Weasley, Harry's other best friend. Watson sufficiently impressed casting agents and the film's producers, and won the role of Hermione Granger, Harry Potter's smart, bossy best friend and voice of reason. Rowling, who was deeply involved in the film process to make sure it stayed true to the book, wanted Watson involved in the project. A 9-year-old Watson auditioned eight times for the role that would make her an international star. Watson had never acted professionally when her theater teachers suggested her to agents looking to cast an upcoming movie based on the first novel of the best-selling Harry Potter series. Playing Hermione Granger in 'Harry Potter'

Her natural instinct for acting first came out when she won a poetry competition for reciting James Reeves' 'The Sea' at age 7. She studied singing, acting and dancing, and performed in school plays. Watson attended the Stagecoach Theatre Arts school at Oxford. Her parents divorced when Watson was 5, and she moved back to Oxfordshire in England with her mother and brother. Her brother, Alex, was born three years later. Her parents, both British lawyers, are Jacqueline Luesby and Chris Watson. Early LifeĮmma Charlotte Duerre Watson was born on April 15, 1990, in Paris.

Watson went on to enjoy success in the fashion and modeling industries, and continued to prove her abilities as an actress with roles in films like My Week with Marilyn, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Beauty and the Beast and Little Women.

The actress got her big break as a child with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, growing up on screen as she reprised her role of Hermione Granger through the franchise's eight films. Emma Watson was born on April 15, 1990, in Paris, France, but raised in England.

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