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Emma Watson - Biography |
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Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson (born
April 15, 1990, in Oxfordshire, England) is an English actress who
portrays Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter film series.
The daughter of two lawyers, Watson attended Dragon School, a renowned
preparatory school located in Oxford, England. She now attends the
all-girls Headington School. An avid sports player, Watson enjoys playing
hockey, tennis, and rounders.
Before being cast in the Harry Potter films, her dramatic performances had
been limited to 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 ten, Watson made her professional acting debut in Harry
Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (released in the United States as Harry
Potter and the Sorceror's Stone) playing Hermione Granger. She has also
appeared in the sequels: Chamber of Secrets (2002), Prisoner of Azkaban
(2004), and Goblet of Fire (2005).
In 2007, Watson is set to return to the Potter franchise in Harry Potter
and the Order of the Phoenix, reprising her role as the studious, bookish
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Emma Watson - Personal Quotes |
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[in response to a reporter asking her whether she always wore
pigtails]: I never wear pigtails, I wear plaits.
[Hardest scene]: Neville comes up to me with his toad, Trevor, and
says, "Do you want to kiss Trevor goodnight?" Every time he did this
I burst into laughter. I was supposed to give him an "I hate you"
look, but I couldn't help myself. It took me about eight takes to
get it.
It was unbelievable seeing me as an action figure! In a few months,
toddlers all around the country will be biting my head off!
[On kissing her co-stars]: Oh my God, no, no chance, no chance.
That's not in my contract!
My friends are all really nice about my fame, they're just curious
really, they ask lots of questions.
[On how her character, Hermione Granger, has matured]: She's rock
and roll. She's feisty. Girl power!
[On reporters asking the same questions over and over]: That's the
good thing about them! They all ask exactly the same questions and
you can say exactly the same answers! You don't have to think, you
can just stand there like a broken record going LALALA.
[on working with boys]: I like being around mixed company. Dan
(Daniel Radcliffe) and Rupert (Rupert Grint) definitely make their
fair share of cheeky comments about me being girlie, but it's all in
good fun.
It took me three films to get Hermione in jeans. To get out of the
robes with the tights and the itchy jumpers. Whoo-hoo!
I hope my head doesn't get very big. I'm just going to keep my feet
on the ground, stick to friends and family and try and lead a normal
life.
I love fashion. I think it's so important, because it's how you show
yourself to the world.
[On being a known actress]: Most people are really nice but some
stare, like you're some kind of zoo exhibit and not a real person
with real feelings. Even when you take away all the glamour and
attention and premieres and everything, it still comes down to the
fact that I'm acting.
Hermione uses all these big long tongue twister words, I don't know
what she's going on about half the time!
I could be 100 years old and in my rocker, but i'll still be very
proud that I was part of the Harry Potter films.
[On her co-stars Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint, who play Harry
and Ron]: More than just friends, they've become like brothers. Or
sisters, I don't know. In fact, I don't see them like normal boys. I
mean that I cannot imagine me going out with one of them. For me,
they are like my best friends. I can laugh and talk about everything
with them without any taboo. I really like them a lot.
[On other roles]: Now that I've played the snotty, bossy, posh
Hermione Granger, I'd like to play some American high school girl. I
want to play something totally different. I want to play every kind
of character and every point of view, but I'm probably going to be
playing Hermione for a while.
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Emma Watson - Filmography |
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Harry Potter and the Deathly
Hallows (2010) .... Hermione Granger
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2008) .... Hermione Granger
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) .... Hermione
Granger
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) .... Hermione Granger
... aka Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: The IMAX Experience
(USA: IMAX version)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) .... Hermione
Granger
... aka Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: The IMAX
Experience (USA: IMAX version)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) .... Hermione Granger
... aka Harry Potter und die Kammer des Schreckens (Germany)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) .... Hermione Granger
... aka Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Canada: English
title) (International: English title) (UK)
... aka Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (USA) |
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Emma Watson - Related Links |
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Wikipedia: Emma Watson
YouTube: Emma Watson
Emma Watson at Babemania.com
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