Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson (born 15 April 1990) is an English actress and model who rose to prominence playing Hermione Granger, one of three starring roles in the Harry Potter film series. Watson was cast as Hermione at the age of nine, having previously acted only in school plays.From 2001 to 2010, she starred in seven Harry Potter films alongside Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint; she will return for the final installment: the second part of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Watson's work on the Harry Potter series has earned her several awards and more than £10 million She made her modelling debut for Burberry's Autumn/Winter campaign in 2009.In 2007, Watson announced her involvement in two non-Harry Potter productions: the television adaptation of the novel Ballet Shoes and an animated film, The Tale of Despereaux. Ballet Shoes was broadcast on 26 December 2007 to an audience of 5.2 million, and The Tale of Despereaux, based on the novel by Kate DiCamillo, was released in 2008 and grossed over US $70 million in worldwide sales.1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 Harry Potter 2.2 Other acting work 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 5 Awards 6 References 7 External linksEmma Watson was born in Paris to Jacqueline Luesby and Chris Watson, both British lawyers. Watson has one French grandmothe and lived in Paris until the age of five. Following her parents' divorce, she moved with her mother and younger brother to Oxfordshire 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 actingBy the age of ten, she had performed in various Stagecoach productions and school plays, including Arthur: The Young Years and The Happy Princebut 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 overwhelmedIn 1999, casting began for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (released as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the United States), the film adaptation of British author J. K. Rowling's bestselling novel. Casting agents found Watson through her Oxford theatre teacher and producers were impressed by her confidence. After eight auditions producer David Heyman told Watson and fellow applicants Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint that they had been cast for the roles of the schoolfriends Hermione Granger, Harry Potter and Ron Weasley respectively. Rowling supported Watson from her first screen testThe release of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in 2001 was Watson's debut screen performance. The film broke records for opening-day sales and opening-weekend takings and was the highest-grossing film of 2001 praised the performances of the three leads, often singling out Watson for particular acclaim; The Daily Telegraph called her performance "admirable and said she "stole the showWatson was nominated for five awards for her performance in Philosopher's Stone, winning the Young Artist Award for Leading Young ActressEmma WatsonEmma WatsonEmma WatsonEmma WatsonEmma WatsonEmma WatsonEmma WatsonEmma WatsonEmma WatsonEmma WatsonEmma WatsonEmma WatsonEmma WatsonEmma WatsonEmma WatsonEmma WatsonEmma WatsonEmma WatsonEmma WatsonEmma WatsonEmma WatsonEmma WatsonEmma WatsonEmma Watson
