Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson[1] (born 15 April 1990) is an English actress. She rose to prominence playing Hermione Granger, one of three starring roles in the Harry Potter film series. At the age of nine, having previously acted only in school plays, Watson outperformed thousands of other candidates for the role of Hermione.[2] From 2001 to 2007, she starred in five Harry Potter film installments alongside Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint. She will return for the final two installments: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, due to be released in 2008, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.[3] Watson's work in the Harry Potter series has earned her several awards and a salary of over £10 million.[4] In 2007 she announced her involvement in two non-Harry Potter productions: a made-for-television adaptation of the novel Ballet Shoes, and an animated film The Tale of Despereaux.
In recent years, Watson's extended family has grown as both her parents have children by new partners after their divorce. Her father has identical twin girls, Nina and Lucy,[43] and a four-year old son Toby. She also has two half-brothers from her mother's new marriage who "regularly stay with [her]".[42] Watson's full brother Alexander has appeared as an extra in two Harry Potter films,[43], and her sisters Nina and Lucy were cast as the young Pauline Fossil in the BBC's Ballet Shoes adaptation.[43]
After moving to Oxford with her mother an
d brother, Watson attended The Dragon School, a private preparatory school, until June 2003 and then moved to Headington School, a private all-girls school, also in Oxford.[7] In 2003, she described having "a good time as a teenager" despite all the stardom and did not have the feeling of having lost her youth.[23] However, she says that getting spotted by tourists and being a regular target for Internet impersonators gets on her nerves once in a while.[42] Watson admitted resenting some of her celebrity status in an October 2006 interview with The Times, citing it as one reason for her being single: "Guys are either intimidated by me, or they have defences up, or they like to take the piss out of me."[44]
Watson's work in the Harry Potter series has amassed her over £10 million;[4] Watson has acknowledged that she will never have to work again for money. However, she has declined quitting school and becoming a full-time actress, saying "People can’t understand why I don’t want to... but school life keeps me in touch with my friends. It keeps me in touch with reality. It makes me feel normal. Let’s be honest: I have enough money never to have to work again, but I would never want that. Learning keeps me motivated."[9] While on film sets, Watson and her peers were tutored for about four hours of lessons per day;[2] despite the focus on filming, Watson's academic achievements were good. In June 2006, she took GCSE examinations in 10 subjects, achieving eight A* and two A grades.[45] The following year she received
four A grades in her AS levels in English, Geography, Art and History of Art.[46] The only one of the Harry Potter trio to intend to study at university, Watson has entertained thoughts of applying to read Philosophy at Cambridge or PPE at Oxford.[47][48]
On her official homepage, Watson states her interests as dancing, singing, field hockey, tennis and art. She calls herself a feminist.[42][9] She has a cat called "Bubbles", admires Johnny Depp and Julia Roberts, and lists France as her favourite holiday destination.[49] Watson says her greatest wish is "to have two friends, which stay – people with you can always be together and who don't scoot, because you are a film star.
In recent years, Watson's extended family has grown as both her parents have children by new partners after their divorce. Her father has identical twin girls, Nina and Lucy,[43] and a four-year old son Toby. She also has two half-brothers from her mother's new marriage who "regularly stay with [her]".[42] Watson's full brother Alexander has appeared as an extra in two Harry Potter films,[43], and her sisters Nina and Lucy were cast as the young Pauline Fossil in the BBC's Ballet Shoes adaptation.[43]
After moving to Oxford with her mother an
d brother, Watson attended The Dragon School, a private preparatory school, until June 2003 and then moved to Headington School, a private all-girls school, also in Oxford.[7] In 2003, she described having "a good time as a teenager" despite all the stardom and did not have the feeling of having lost her youth.[23] However, she says that getting spotted by tourists and being a regular target for Internet impersonators gets on her nerves once in a while.[42] Watson admitted resenting some of her celebrity status in an October 2006 interview with The Times, citing it as one reason for her being single: "Guys are either intimidated by me, or they have defences up, or they like to take the piss out of me."[44]Watson's work in the Harry Potter series has amassed her over £10 million;[4] Watson has acknowledged that she will never have to work again for money. However, she has declined quitting school and becoming a full-time actress, saying "People can’t understand why I don’t want to... but school life keeps me in touch with my friends. It keeps me in touch with reality. It makes me feel normal. Let’s be honest: I have enough money never to have to work again, but I would never want that. Learning keeps me motivated."[9] While on film sets, Watson and her peers were tutored for about four hours of lessons per day;[2] despite the focus on filming, Watson's academic achievements were good. In June 2006, she took GCSE examinations in 10 subjects, achieving eight A* and two A grades.[45] The following year she received
four A grades in her AS levels in English, Geography, Art and History of Art.[46] The only one of the Harry Potter trio to intend to study at university, Watson has entertained thoughts of applying to read Philosophy at Cambridge or PPE at Oxford.[47][48]On her official homepage, Watson states her interests as dancing, singing, field hockey, tennis and art. She calls herself a feminist.[42][9] She has a cat called "Bubbles", admires Johnny Depp and Julia Roberts, and lists France as her favourite holiday destination.[49] Watson says her greatest wish is "to have two friends, which stay – people with you can always be together and who don't scoot, because you are a film star.
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