Emma Watson

Birth Name: Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson

Date of Birth: 15th. April, 1990

Mother: Jacqueline Luesby, British lawyers.

Father: Chris Watson

Siblings: A brother, Alexander. Two stepbrothers on the maternal side and two stepsisters and one stepbrother on the paternal side.

Schooling: Watson attended The Dragon School, an independent preparatory school, until June 2003 and then moved to Headington School, an independent school for girls, also in Oxford. While on film sets, Watson and her peers were tutored for up to five hours a day; despite the focus on filming she maintained high academic standards. In June 2006, Watson took GCSE examinations in 10 subjects, achieving eight A* and two A grades; she was a target of friendly ridicule on the Harry Potter set because of her straight-A exam results. She received A grades in her 2008 A level examinations in English Literature, Geography and Art, and in her 2007 AS (advanced subsidiary) level in History of Art. After leaving school, Watson took a gap year to film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows beginning in February 2009, but said she "definitely want[ed] to go to university". In July 2009, after a second storm of rumour, The Providence Journal reported that Watson had "grudgingly admitted" that she had chosen Brown University, located in Providence, Rhode Island. Watson defended her attempts to avoid announcing her choice of university – accidentally slipped by Daniel Radcliffe and producer David Heyman, during interviews publicising the release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and finally confirmed in September 2009 after the university's academic year had started – saying that she "want[ed] to be normal... I want to do it properly, like everyone else. As long as I don’t walk in and see Harry Potter posters everywhere, I’ll be fine".

Start of Career: From the age of six, Watson wanted to become an actress, and for a number of years, she trained at the Oxford branch of Stagecoach Theatre Arts, a part-time theatre school where she studied singing, dancing, and acting. By age 10, she had performed in various Stagecoach productions and school plays, including Arthur: The Young Years and The Happy Prince, but she had never acted professionally before the Harry Potter series. "I had no idea of the scale of the film series", she stated in a 2007 interview with Parade; "if I had I would have been completely overwhelmed."

Personal Life: Watson's work in the Harry Potter series has earned her more than £10 million, and she has acknowledged she will never have to work for money – in March 2009 she was ranked 6th on the Forbes list of "Most Valuable Young Stars". However, she has declined to leave school to become a full-time actress, saying "People can’t understand why I don’t want to ... but school life keeps me in touch with my friends. It keeps me in touch with reality". She has been positive about working as a child actress, saying her parents and colleagues helped make her experience a positive one. Watson enjoys a close friendship with her fellow Harry Potter stars Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint, describing them as a "unique support system" for the stresses of film work, and saying that after working with them for the ten years of the film series, "they really are like my siblings".

Watson lists her interests as dancing, singing, field hockey, tennis, art, and fly fishing, and she donates to WTT (Wild Trout Trust). She describes herself as "a bit of a feminist", and admires fellow actors Johnny Depp and Julia Roberts.

Films:

2001 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

2004 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

2007 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix      Ballet Shoes (Television film)  BBC One

2008 The Tale of Despereaux (Voice)

2009 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

2010 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1   Filming

2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2   Pre-production

Awards:

2001

Nominated for Best Performance by a Young Actor Saturn Award

Nominated for Best Debut at Empire Awards

Nominated for Best Youth Performance PFCS Award

Won Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress Young Artist Award

2002

Nominated for Best Youth Performance PFCS Award

2004

Nominated for a Best Young Actress Critics Choice Award

2005

Nominated for a Best Young Actress Critics Choice Award

Nominated for Best on Screen Actress MTV Movie Award

2007

Nominated for Best Actress at Empire Awards

Won Best Performance by a Female National Movie Award

2009

Won Best Actress Scream Award