Emma

Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson is the daughter of British lawyers Jacqueline Luesby (born in Paris) as well as Chris Watson (born in Paris). As a young girl, she moved to Oxfordshire where she attended The Dragon School. From the age of six Emma knew she would like to be an actress. For many years she was a student at the Oxford Branch of Stagecoach Theatre Arts a part-time theatre school where she studied performing and singing. She had already performed in several Stagecoach as well as school plays before she was ten years old. Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone (2000) was the film adaptation to J.K. Rowlings bestselling novel was first cast for the very first time back in the year 1999. Emma was discovered by Emma's Oxford Theatre instructor. After eight auditions consistently, the producer David Heyman told Emma and co-applicants Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint that they had been selected for the roles of the three main characters Hermione Granger Harry Potter and Ron Weasley. Emma's debut on the big screen was Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone that was released in the year 2001. The film set records for the opening day sales as well as opening week-end take-offs and became the top-grossing movie of 2001. The critics were impressed by the performance of the film as well as its story. The Daily Telegraph, a widely read British paper, praised her for her performance. Later Emma was nominated for five awards for her role in the film winning an award called the Young Artist Award for Leading Actress Young in the Feature Film.