Emma Watson
Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson was a child
of British parents Jacqueline Luesby, a lawyer and Chris Watson, a teacher, in
Paris, France. When she was five, she relocated to Oxfordshire, where she went
to Dragon School. Emma knew she wanted to be an actor from the age of six. She
was trained for several years at the Oxford Branch of Stagecoach Theatre Arts.
This part-time theatre school taught her dancing, singing, and acting. She was
a stagecoach actress and had taken the role of the lead in a number of Stagecoach
productions. The casting process began in 1999 for Harry Potter and the
Sorcerers Stone 2001 The film adaptation of J.K. Rowling's bestselling book.
Emma was found by casting agents through her Oxford theater teacher. After
eight consecutive auditions director David Heyman told Emma and fellow
applicants, Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint, that they had been selected for
the roles of the three leads, Hermione Granger, Harry Potter and Ron Weasley.
Emma's first film appearance on the screen was the release of Harry Potter and
the Sorcerer's Stone in 2001. The film was the biggest-selling film of the year
in terms of its opening-day and weekend take-homes. The film was praised by
critics and the performances of the three leading young actors. The Daily
Telegraph, a British newspaper with a large circulation, said that her
performance was "admirable". Emma won the Young Artist Award as
Leading Young Actress in an Film Film and was nominated for five other prizes.
Following the debut film of the highly popular franchise, Emma became one of
the most well-known actresses in the world. She continued to portray the role
as Hermione Granger for a total of ten years, in all the subsequent 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) as well as Harry Potter and the Deathly
Hallows: Part 2 (2011). Emma acquired two Critics' Choice Awards nominations
from the Broadcast Film Critics Association for her roles in Harry Potter And
The Prisoner Of Azkaban and Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire.
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