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Biography of Emma Watson - Actress
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Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson (born April 15, 1990 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England) is a United Kingdom|British actor|actress who portrays Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter film series. == Career == The daughter of two lawyers, Watson attended Dragon School, a renowned British "public school (UK)|public" college preparatory school located in Oxford, England. She also attended the all-girl school Headington. An avid sports player, Watson enjoys playing hockey, tennis, and rounders. Prior to being cast in the Harry Potter films, she had only done school plays. At school, 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. At the age of 10, Watson made her professional acting debut in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone playing vulnerable know-it-all Hermione Granger. She has also appeared in the sequels: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|Chamber of Secrets in 2002, in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)|Prisoner of Azkaban in 2004 and in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)|Goblet of Fire in 2005. In 2007, Watson is set to return to the Potter franchise in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, reprising her role as Hermione Granger. ==Awards== Nominated: *Best Youth Performance - Phoenix Film Critics Society, 2002 *Best Ensemble in a Feature Film - Young Artists Awards, 2002 *Outstanding Supporting Actress - American Moviegoer Awards, 2002 *Saturn Award - for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone *Empire Award - for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Won: *Best Female Film Star (Silver) - Otto Awards, 2003 *Leading Young Actress Feature Film - Young Artists Awards, March 2002 *Best Female Child Artist - Pheonix Film Critics Society, for Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets *Best Ensemble in Feature Film - Young Artist Awards, for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone *Best Performance in Feature Film - Young Artist Awards, for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone *Daisy Pratt Poetry Competition (1st Prize) - 1997 ==Filmography== *Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) *Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) == See also == * Daniel Radcliffe * Rupert Grint * Tom Felton * Bonnie Wright * Harry Potter cast == External links == * Imdb name|id=0914612|name=Emma Watson === Fan Sites === * http://www.ewonline.net/ Emma Watson Online * http://www.emmawatson.it/ EmmaWatson.it * http://www.emmawatson.net/ Emma Watson.net * http://www.emmawatsonsworld.com/ Emma Watson's World * http://www.emmaempire.net/ Emma Watson Empire * http://www.emma-community.co.uk/ Emma Watson Community * http://www.miss-watson.org/ Miss Watson * http://www.emma-watson.org/ Emma-Watson.Org * http://www.miss-emma.org/magic/main.html

