Emma Watson
Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson was born in
Paris, France, to British parents, Jacqueline Luesby and Chris Watson, both
lawyers. At age five, she was moved to Oxfordshire, where she went to Dragon
School. Emma realized when she was six that wanted to be an actress. Over the
course of several years, she studied at the Oxford Stagecoach Theatre Arts
branch, where she learned singing, dancing, acting and much more. She was a
stagecoach actress and played the lead in several Stagecoach productions. In
1999 the casting process started for Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone
(2001) it was the film adaptation of British author J.K. Rowling's bestselling
novel. Emma was found by casting agents through her Oxford theater teacher.
After eight consistent auditions David Heyman revealed to Emma and Rupert Grint
(other applicants) that they had been selected to play Hermione Gringer, Harry
Potter, and Ron Weasley. Emma's debut on the cinematic screen was the release
of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in 2001. The film was the
biggest-selling film of 2001 , both in terms of weekend and opening-day sales.
The film's performance and that of its three stars were praised by critics. The
highly distributed British newspaper The Daily Telegraph has praised her
performance as "admirable". Emma won the Young Artist Award as
Leading Young Actress in a Film Film, and was later nominated for five other
awards. Emma gained fame following the film's first success in the franchise.
Hermione Granger remained her role for nearly 10 years in the Harry Potter
films. Emma was awarded two Critics' Choice Award nominations from the
Broadcast Film Critics Association.
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