Biography of Emma Watson

Emma Watson was born in Paris city on 15 April 1990. She was cast as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter series and since then, she has been an integral part of all the sequels. Her current roles in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows are being awaited by fans across the globe. Emma has earned world recognition as Hermione Granger and also several awards.

Facts about Emma Watson:

Emma Watson is the daughter of Jacqueline Luesby and Chris Watson, both lawyers. She lived with her French grandmother, till the age of five. After her parents' divorce, she moved to Oxfordshire with her mother and younger brother. Emma always wanted to be an actress. She even trained at Stagecoach Theater Arts, and studied singing, acting and dancing. She was a part of 'Arthur: The Young Years' and 'The Happy Prince', on stage.

Watson attended Dragon School, Oxfordshire, till June 2003 and then enrolled at Headington. Despite her constant movement to film sets and releases, Emma did very well academically. She successfully completed the GCSE examination in 2006 in 10 subjects. Watson's primary focus is on the completion of higher education. She aims at a university education and a preference to read English at Trinity College is her academic goal.

The Harry Potter series was her first stint in professional acting. She has been a part of two productions other than Harry Potter; both television adaptations. The television adaptation of the novel Ballet Shoes and the animated 'The Tale of Despereaux', based on a Kate DiCamillo novel, gave Emma the opportunity to reach out to more than 5 million audiences. In 1999, when the Harry Potter casting began, casting directors were very impressed by her confidence.

Producer David Heyman and author J.K.Rowling chose Emma Watson at the very first screen test. Her role in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, released in 2001, was Emma's debut performance. She enjoyed the fame that accompanied record breaking sales and the fact that the film was announced as the 'Highest Grosser' of 2001. Emma Watson earned the epithet 'admirable' by The Daily Telegraph, while IGN claimed that 'she stole the show'.

Watson won the 'Young Artist Award' for her role in Philosopher's Stone. She was the perfect repeat in the sequel, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Even amidst mixed reviews, Emma's role was said to have been 'under-employed' by The Times. She bagged the Otto Award by 'Bravo' for her performance in the sequel. Once again, in 2004, with the release of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Watson's role was referred to 'charismatic' and her attitude as 'spiky impatience'.

Emma Watson's performance in Prisoner of Azkaban won her two more Otto Awards, as well as the 'Best Child Performance of the Year' from the Total Film rostrum. Emma's maturity and grace were appreciated by audiences all over the world in the sequel Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, in 2005. She was nominated for three awards and won the Bronze Otto Award. Emma also appeared on the cover of Teen Vogue the same year.

Watson won the National Movie Award for 'Best Female Performance' for her role in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. She displayed a lot of hesitance to sign on for the final two sequels, but reconciled when her pay was doubled. The next July 2009 release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and that of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, in 2010 are being eagerly looked forward to by her fans. She has earned more than £10 million already and was ranked 6th in 2009, on the Forbes 'Most Valuable Young Stars' list.