Emma

Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson is the daughter of British lawyers Jacqueline Luesby (born in Paris) and Chris Watson (born in Paris). When she was just five years old, she moved to Oxfordshire and enrolled in an Oxfordshire-based Dragon School. When she was six years old, Emma was aware she would like to be an actress. For many years she trained at the Oxford Branch of Stagecoach Theatre Arts a part-time theatre school in which she was taught singing dancing and acting. From the age of 10 she was involved and performed the main role in several Stagecoach Productions and School Plays. Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone (2000) the movie adaptation of J.K. Rowling's bestselling British novel began casting in 1999. Emma was discovered by Emma's Oxford theatre instructor. After eight auditions consistently, director David Heyman told Emma and fellow applicants Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint that they had been selected to play the three leads Hermione Granger Harry Potter and Ron Weasley. Emma's screen debut was Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone's premiere in 2001. The film is 2001's top earning film, smashing records at the opening as well as the first weekend. The film was praised by critics and its performances by the three young stars. The Daily Telegraph, a widely read British paper, praised her for her outstanding performance. Emma won the Young Artist Award as the most outstanding young actor in the Film. Film. The actress was awarded five times for her performance in the movie.