Already an accomplished actress at the age of twenty-one, Emma Watson has starred in twelve films. In the past year she has broadened her impressive body of work, showing her versatility as a performer with her first screen roles following the recent completion of the HARRY POTTER series.
In Simon Curtis’s MY WEEK WITH MARILYN, Emma plays wardrobe assistant Lucy, alongside a stellar cast of Oscar nominees Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe and Kenneth Branagh as Sir Laurence Olivier, in addition to Eddie Redmayne, Dame Judi Dench, Dougray Scott, Zoe Wanamaker, Toby Jones and Dominic Cooper. The film opened to critical acclaim and is tipped for attention in awards season.
Emma recently finished playing the American lead role of Sam on Stephen Chbosky’s adaptation of his coming-of-age novel THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER. Also directed by Chbosky, this independent drama centres around introverted fifteen year old Charlie (played by Logan Lerman) as he is taken under the… read more
Already an accomplished actress at the age of twenty-one, Emma Watson has starred in twelve films. In the past year she has broadened her impressive body of work, showing her versatility as a performer with her first screen roles following the recent completion of the HARRY POTTER series.
In Simon Curtis’s MY WEEK WITH MARILYN, Emma plays wardrobe assistant Lucy, alongside a stellar cast of Oscar nominees Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe and Kenneth Branagh as Sir Laurence Olivier, in addition to Eddie Redmayne, Dame Judi Dench, Dougray Scott, Zoe Wanamaker, Toby Jones and Dominic Cooper. The film opened to critical acclaim and is tipped for attention in awards season.
Emma recently finished playing the American lead role of Sam on Stephen Chbosky’s adaptation of his coming-of-age novel THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER. Also directed by Chbosky, this independent drama centres around introverted fifteen year old Charlie (played by Logan Lerman) as he is taken under the older Sam’s wing. The film is due for release later this year.
She is currently filming THE BLING RING in Los Angeles. The film, directed by Sofia Coppola, is inspired by real events and follows a group of teenagers who, obsessed with fashion and fame, burgled the homes of celebrities in Los Angeles.
Emma is best known for playing the iconic character of Hermione Granger in the eight enormously successful HARRY POTTER films. Her performance in the first film of the series, HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER’S STONE, won her a Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actress. Emma also acquired two Critics’ Choice Award nominations from the Broadcast Film Critics Association for her work in HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN and HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE. The completion of the seventh and eight movies saw Emma receive nominations in 2011 for a Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Award, and for Best Actress at the Jameson Empire Awards. The HARRY POTTER franchise won the BAFTA for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema in February 2011.
Emma’s additional credits include the lead role of Pauline Fossil in the BBC adaptation of Noel Streatfield’s classic, BALLET SHOES, which aired on BBC One on Boxing Day to 5.2 million viewers. In her first animated feature, Emma voiced over as the character Princess Pea in THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX which grossed $86.2 million worldwide.
Further to her acting career, Emma is an ambassador for Lancôme, following in the footsteps of Penélope Cruz, Kate Winslet and Julia Roberts as the face of this celebrated brand. Emma has also worked with Fair Trade and organic clothing producer People Tree and collaborated with Alberta Ferretti on the organic Pure Threads collection.
Emma is in her third year of study at Brown University where she is concentrating in English Literature. She is currently on a year abroad studying at Oxford University. —Official site
