Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson was born in France on April 15, 1990. At school in England, she took the lead role in several plays including "Arthur: The Young Years" and "The Happy Prince". Along with plays, Emma participated in many other school productions including the "Daisy Pratt Poetry Competition", in which she won first place for her year at age seven. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone was her debut into the world of professional acting. Competing against many other girls for the role of Hermione Granger, she didn't expect to get the part.

Away from the cinematic world, Emma enjoys playing hockey most of all and she also likes debating. Although her hair is brown in the movie, she's naturally a blonde. She once dressed up as a witch for Halloween, but she had no idea that years later, she would be playing one in the Harry Potter movie. Her lawyers parents, Jacqueline and Chris, are divorced. Emma lives with her mother and younger brother Alex. Her role models are Julia Roberts, Goldie Hawn, John Cleese and Sandra Bullock.



Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007): $4,000,000

Has two cats named Bubbles and Domino. She served on a jury to select the 2004 teen-aged film-makers' First Light Film Awards. The ceremony held in London's Leicester Square. Other jurors included Pierce Brosnan, Kenneth Branagh, and Samantha Morton. She was named after her paternal grandmother, who after marriage, became Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson. At the age of fifteen, became the youngest person to appear on the cover of Teen Vogue magazine She achieved eight A* and two A passes in her GCSEs (exams English school pupils take in their last compulsory year of secondary school). Her parents are both English but her paternal grandmother was French. Emma lived in France until the age of five, when her family returned to England. Loves water sports, and while in Mauritius gained an Open Water PADI certificate allowing her to SCUBA dive anywhere in the world. Enjoys playing field hockey, netball and tennis (for school and local teams), skiing, painting, cooking, singing, and dancing (has twice competed with her school in Rock Challenge 2006 and 2007). Was ranked #15 on Forbes List of The 20 Top-Earning Young Superstars.(2007). Was ranked #3 on Yahoo! List of 10 Most Popular Stars of 2007 on Yahoo! Movies.(2007). In 2007, Forbes Magazine estimated her earnings for the year at $4 million. Her favorite movie is Notting Hill (1999). Her favorite television show is "Friends" (1994). Her favorite actor is Johnny Depp. Her favorite actress is Julia Roberts. Ranked #94 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2008 list. Ranked #4 by Portrait Magazine for favorite celebrities by fans' vote. Her Harry Potter co-star Bonnie Wright Had also Ranked #5. Was ranked #3 on Moviefone's 25 Hottest Actors Under 25 in 2008. Radio One's movie critic James King named "Ron Weasley" and "Hermione Granger", played by Rupert Grint and Emma Watson, as number 4 in his Top 5 Movie Couples list on The Colin and Edith Show (2006) (TV). Close Friend with Her Harry Potter Co-star Bonnie Wright. Has said she'd like to work with directors Alfonso Cuaron and Guillermo del Toro. Emma was ranked number 3 on Empire's list of the 100 Sexiest Movie Stars. She was also on Glamour magazine's list of the 30 Sexiest Stars Under 30 (2009). Was revealed as the face of the 2009 Fall/Winter Burberry Campaign (2009). She was number three on Teen Vogue's list of the Best Dressed celebrities of 2009. Named Highest Grossing Actress of the Decade by Guiness Book of World Records. Her film work in the past decade has grossed over 5.4 billion at the global box office (2009). Good friends with Taylor Swift.