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Emma Watson, in full Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson, (born April 15, 1990, Paris, France), British actress and activist who was perhaps best ... EmmaWatson TableofContents EmmaWatson Introduction FastFacts Facts&RelatedContent Media Images More Contributors ArticleHistory Home Entertainment&PopCulture Actors EmmaWatson Britishactress Actions Cite verifiedCite Whileeveryefforthasbeenmadetofollowcitationstylerules,theremaybesomediscrepancies. Pleaserefertotheappropriatestylemanualorothersourcesifyouhaveanyquestions. SelectCitationStyle MLA APA ChicagoManualofStyle CopyCitation Share Share Sharetosocialmedia Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Emma-Watson GiveFeedback ExternalWebsites Feedback Corrections?Updates?Omissions?Letusknowifyouhavesuggestionstoimprovethisarticle(requireslogin). 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EmmaWatson-StudentEncyclopedia(Ages11andup) Alternatetitles:EmmaCharlotteDuerreWatson By TheEditorsofEncyclopaediaBritannica • LastUpdated: Apr11,2022 • EditHistory TableofContents EmmaWatson Seeallmedia Born: April15,1990(age32) Paris France ...(Showmore) Seeallrelatedcontent→ EmmaWatson,infullEmmaCharlotteDuerreWatson,(bornApril15,1990,Paris,France),BritishactressandactivistwhowasperhapsbestknownforplayingtheyoungwizardHermioneGrangerintheHarryPotterfilms.Shealsogarneredattentionasaspokespersonforwomen’sequality.WatsonwasborninParistoBritishparentswhodivorcedwhenshewasyoung.SheandherbrotherwenttolivewiththeirmotherinOxfordshire,England.Whileachild,Watsondecidedshewantedtobeanactress.Besidesattendingschool,shetookactingandsingingclasses.Shealsoappearedinseveralschoolplays. BritannicaQuiz PopCultureQuiz AreyouaprincessofPop?ThekingofCulture?Seeifyou’reanentertainmentexpertbyansweringthesequestions. Watsonbeganactinginearnestin1999aftersheauditionedforapartinthefilmadaptationofJ.K.Rowling’sHarryPotterandtheSorcerer’sStone(2001).ShewontheroleofsmartandlogicalHermione,oneofHarryPotter’sbestfriends.Thefilmwasabox-officehit,andWatsonreprisedherroleinthefranchise’sothermovies:HarryPotterandtheChamberofSecrets(2002),HarryPotterandthePrisonerofAzkaban(2004),HarryPotterandtheGobletofFire(2005),HarryPotterandtheOrderofthePhoenix(2007),HarryPotterandtheHalf-BloodPrince(2009),HarryPotterandtheDeathlyHallows:Part1(2010),andHarryPotterandtheDeathlyHallows:Part2(2011).HarryPotterandtheSorcerer'sStone(Fromleft)DanielRadcliffe,RupertGrint,andEmmaWatsoninHarryPotterandtheSorcerer'sStone(2001).©2001WarnerBros.HarryPotterandtheOrderofthePhoenix(Fromleft):RupertGrint,EvannaLynch,MatthewLewis,EmmaWatson,DanielRadcliffe,andBonnieWrightinHarryPotterandtheOrderofthePhoenix(2007),directedbyDavidYates.WarnerBrothersAfterthePotterfilmsended,Watsonbegantolookformorematureroles.HerfirstmajorpartwasinthedramaThePerksofBeingaWallflower(2012),inwhichsheplayedahigh-schoolseniorwhobecomesfriendswithaclinicallydepressedfreshman.ShesubsequentlyappearedinthecrimedramaTheBlingRing(2013),thehistoricalthrillerTheColony(alsoknownasColonia;2015),andthesci-fithrillerTheCircle(2017).Thesefilmshadlimitedsuccessatthebox-office,butWatsonhadanotherblockbusterhitwiththelive-actionDisneyadaptation(2017)ofBeautyandtheBeast.In2019sheappearedasMegMarchinGretaGerwig’sacclaimedLittleWomen,whichwasbasedonLouisaMayAlcott’sclassicchildren’sbook.LittleWomen(2019)(Fromleft)EmmaWatson,FlorencePugh,SaoirseRonan,andElizaScanleninLittleWomen(2019),directedbyGretaGerwig.©2019SonyPicturesandColumbiaPictures.Allrightsreserved.Meanwhile,inthemidstofheractingcareer,Watsonpursuedacollegedegree.In2009shebeganattendingBrownUniversityinProvidence,RhodeIsland.Shetooktimeoffasneededforfilming,andshealsostudiedforayearattheUniversityofOxford.WatsongraduatedfromBrownin2014withabachelor’sdegreeinEnglishliterature.ThatyearshewasnamedaUNWomenGoodwillAmbassador.Shewasanadvocateforwomen’srightsandgenderequality.From2016to2020Watsonrananonlinefeministbookclub,OurSharedShelf,toreadanddiscussbooksbyandaboutwomen.TheEditorsofEncyclopaediaBritannicaThisarticlewasmostrecentlyrevisedandupdatedbyAmyTikkanen.