About me: Emma Watson is the elder of two children born to Chris and Jacqueline Watson, lawyers who are now divorced; she has a younger brother named Alex. She spent her formative years living in Paris, France, and Oxford, England. During her primary school years, Watson attended The Dragon School, a private preparatory school, until June 2003.
Prior to her role in the Harry Potter films, Watson's acting experience was limited, consisting only of minor roles in school plays, including Arthur: The Young Years and The Happy Prince. Other school activities included the Daisy Pratt Poetry Competition, in which, at the age of seven, she won first place for her year.
Watson was cast to play Hermione Granger at age ten[2] and was eleven years old when Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone—titled Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the United States—was released. She has since appeared in all subsequent Potter films: Chamber of Secrets (2002), Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), and Goblet of Fire (2005), and has finished filming Order of the Phoenix.
Potter fans have expressed mixed opinions about Watson's portrayal of Granger: Some feel she is perfect for the role; others believe Watson fails to capture Hermione's insecurities and flaws, and complain that she is too pretty for the role[3]— one prominent film critic, Roger Ebert, said Watson was "in the early stages of babehood"[4]—since Granger, as presented by screenwriters, was considered "plain" (neither "pretty" nor "ugly") as chronicled by Rita Skeeter in her Daily Prophet gossip column. The films, however—with Rowling's approval—establish Hermione as a pretty girl past her bushy hair and bookish demeanor, as Harry and Ron discover at the Yule Ball in Goblet of Fire. The screenplays also present a somewhat different chemistry between the three central characters than do the books.
At age fifteen, Watson became the youngest person to appear on the cover of Teen Vogue magazine. She also served on a jury, along with Pierce Brosnan, Kenneth Branagh, and Samantha Morton, to select the 2004 teenaged filmmakers' "First Light" for the Film Award ceremony in Leicester Square in London.[5] She also played Hermione in The Queen's Handbag, a special mini-episode of Harry Potter in celebration of Queen Elizabeth II's 80th birthday.
By December 2006, Watson had not committed to appearing in the Harry Potter film series beyond the fifth installment[5]; though the Potter films constitute her only professional acting experience, she has expressed interest in expanding her film career into other works. She has said this is unlikely to happen before the Harry Potter films are complete,[citation needed] though American shark-attack survivor Bethany Hamilton has mentioned Watson as the possible lead in a film version of Hamilton's life story.[6]
Personal life
An avid sports player, Watson enjoys hockey, tennis, rounders and netball. While on set, she passes the time by playing video games and table tennis. Her musical interests (as of Spring 2005) include singing, hip hop, blues, and classic rock, including Eminem, Eric Clapton, U2 and Nelly Furtado.[7]
She has said that she feels her celebrity status is partly responsible for her being single, stating: "Guys are either intimidated by me, or they have defences up, or they like to take the piss out of me." [8]
Following her prep-schooling, Watson attended Headington School, a private all-girls school in Oxford from 2003. In June of 2006 Watson sat GCSE examinations in 10 subjects (Chemistry, Biology, Physics, English, Maths, French, Spanish, Latin, Geography and History), recieving 8 A*'s and 2 A's. She is currently studying for AS levels. In the same year she was successful on her second application for a place in Bedales Public School, Hampshire to study A-Levels.[9]
Awards
Nominated:
Saturn Award: for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Empire Award: for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Outstanding Supporting Actress: American Moviegoer Awards, 2002
Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress: Young Artists Awards, 2002
Best Ensemble in Feature Film: Young Artist Awards, for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Best Young Actress: Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards, 2004
Best Young Actress: Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards, 2005
Won:
Best Female Film Star (Silver): Otto Awards, 2003
Best Female Child Artist: Phoenix Film Critics Society, for Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Total Film Magazine "Child Performance of the Year", 2004
Best Female Film Star (Gold): Otto Awards, 2006
Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2001 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Hermione Granger US title: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer'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 Scheduled for release on July 13, 2007
See also
Daniel Radcliffe
Rupert Grint
Harry Potter cast
J. K. Rowling
References
Guides: Harry Potter Actors
Footnotes
^ Warner Bros. Official site. (Flash: click appropriate actor's image, click "Actor Bio"). harrypotter.warnerbros.co.uk. Retrieved on 28 March 2006.
^ Warner Bros. Press Release. warnerbros.com. Retrieved on 6 November 2006.
^ Is Hermione Too Pretty?. guardian.co.uk. Retrieved on 16 March 2006.
^ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. suntimes.com. Retrieved on 13 March 2006.
^ a b Emma Watson – New Teenage Sensation!!. Buzzle.com. Retrieved on 16 March 2006.
^ Kate Stinchfield. Bethany Hamilton. time.com. Retrieved on 26 September 2006.
^ Fan letters from Emma Watson (Spring 2005). ewonline.net. Retrieved on 18 August 2006.
^ Rifkind, Hugo. "Emma Watson; PS. (Home news)", The Times, 2006-09-28, p. 15. Retrieved on 2007-02-05. “Harry Potter star Emma Watson, 16, blames her celebrity for her single status. "Guys are either intimidated by me, or they have defences up, or they like to take the piss out of me"”
^ Kay, Richard. "What do you mean you don't play Quidditch?", Daily Mail, 2006-05-01, p. 35. Retrieved on 2007-02-05. “Emma Watson, who plays Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films, has secured a place at Bedales School in Hampshire. Emma, 16, is moving from an Oxford day school to the famously liberalminded boarding school to do her A-levels, and, I am told, this was her second attempt to gain admission before finding a place there.”
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