Emma Watson
Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson was the
child of British parents Jacqueline Luesby, a lawyer, as well as Chris Watson,
a teacher who taught in Paris, France. At age five, she relocated to
Oxfordshire, where she attended Dragon School. Emma was aware from the age of
she was six that she was going to be an actor. For several years she trained at
the Oxford Stagecoach Theatre Arts branch which was where she learned acting,
singing, dancing, and more. The stagecoach was her main performer and performed
as the role of lead in various Stagecoach productions. The casting process
began for Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone (192001) The film adaptation of
J.K. Rowling’s bestselling novel. Emma was found by her Oxford theatre
teacher who introduced casting representatives to Emma. After eight consistent
auditions David Heyman informed Emma and Rupert Grint that they were cast as
Hermione Granger and Harry Potter. Emma's debut on the screen was when the film
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in 2001. The film broke records for
opening-day sales and opening-weekend takings and was also the highest-grossing
feature of 2001. Critics praised the film and the performances of the three
leading young actors. The widely distributed British newspaper, 'The Daily
Telegraph' has praised her performance as "admirable". Emma received
five awards later for her role in the movie, including the Young Artist Award,
for the Best Young Actress In an feature Film. Emma was a star after the
successful first film in the Harry Potter franchise. Emma continued to play the
character of Hermione Granger for more than 10 years in all of 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 received two Critics' Choice Award nominations from
the Broadcast Film Critics Association.
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