Emma

Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson, born in Paris France of British parents Jacqueline Luesby Watson and Chris Watson both of whom were lawyers. They was moved to Oxfordshire when she was five where she attended an academy called the Dragon School. Emma was six years old when she decided she wanted to be an actor. She studied for a number of years in Stagecoach Theatre Arts, a full-time school of theatre in Oxford in which she learned acting as well as singing. As early as age ten, she took part as the lead in a number of Stagecoach School plays and productions. Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone (2000) the movie adaptation of J.K. Rowling's bestselling British novel was first cast in 1999. Emma was discovered as a casting representative by her Oxford drama instructor. After eight consecutive auditions, the producer David Heyman told Emma and other applicants Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint that they had been selected as the three main characters Hermione Granger Harry Potter and Ron Weasley. Emma's debut film coincided with the release Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2002). It also was the most successful film of 2001. Opening weekday and weekend sales were record-breaking. The film was praised by reviewers, and so were the performances of its three new stars. The Daily Telegraph, an influential British publication, described Emma's performances "amazing". Then Emma was nominated for five awards for her performance in the film and was awarded an award called the Young Artist Award for Leading Actress of a Younger in a feature Film.