Emma Watson
Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson was born in
Paris, France, to British parents Jacqueline Luesby and Chris Watson, both
lawyers. When she was five years old, old, she relocated to Oxfordshire where
she attended Dragon School. As early as the age of six, Emma knew that she was
going to become an actor and, for a period of years, she trained at the Oxford
branch of Stagecoach Theatre Arts, a part-time theatre school where she studied
singing, dancing and acting. The stagecoach was her main performer and performed
as the lead role in several Stagecoach productions. Casting began in 1999 for
Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone 2001 the film adaptation of J.K. Rowling's
bestselling book. Casting agents stumbled upon Emma through her Oxford theatre
instructor. After eight consecutive auditions director David Heyman told Emma
and fellow applicants, Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint, that they had been
chosen for the roles of the three leads: Hermione Granger, Harry Potter and Ron
Weasley. Emma's first cinematic screen appearance was in Harry Potter and the
Sorcerer's Stone (2001). The film was the most popular film of 2001 in terms of
weekend and opening day sales. The film's performances as well as those of its
three young stars received praise from the critics. The well-known British
newspaper, 'The Daily Telegraph', called her performance "admirable".
Emma received five awards for her performance in the movie, including the Young
Artist Award, for the Best Young Actress in the feature Film. After the debut
film of the highly popular franchise, Emma became one of the most well-known
actors in the world. Hermione Granger was her character for more than 10 years
in the Harry Potter films. Emma has received two Critics' Choice Award
nominations from the Broadcast Film Critics Association for her role in Harry
Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban and Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire.
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