Emma Watson
Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson was the
daughter of British parents Jacqueline Luesby (a lawyer) and Chris Watson (a
French mother). The couple made the move to Oxfordshire at the age of five
years old and went to the Dragon School. At the age of six, Emma knew that she
would like to become an actress and, for a number of years she was trained at
the Oxford branch of Stagecoach Theatre Arts, a part-time theater school where
she learned about dancing, singing and acting. At the age of 10, she had
appeared and played the lead role in several Stagecoach productions as well as
school plays. Casting began in 1999 for Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone
2001 the film adaptation of J.K. Rowling's bestselling book. Emma was
discovered by casting agents through her Oxford theatre instructor. After eight
consecutive auditions, producer David Heyman told Emma and other applicants,
Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint, that they had been chosen to play the three
leads, Hermione Granger, Harry Potter and Ron Weasley. Emma's debut on the
cinematic screen was with the release Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in
2001. It was also the biggest-selling film of the year in terms of opening-day
and weekend takings. The film's performance and that of its three young actors
were praised by reviewers. The widely distributed British newspaper The Daily
Telegraph was awed by her performance and called it "admirable". Emma
was awarded five awards for her performance in the movie, including the Young
Artist Award, for the Best Young Actress in the Film. Film. Following the
release of the first film in the highly popular franchise, Emma became one of
the most well-known actors in the world. For a total of ten years, she was the
character as Hermione Granger in the 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 and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 2007 and 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 has received two
Critics' Choice Awards nominations from Broadcast Film Critics Association.
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