Capital: € 45 million
Age: 30th
Born: April 15, 1990
Country of origin: France
Source of wealth: actress
Last updated: 2024

Short introduction

Emma Watson is a British actress who has become particularly well known for her role as “Hermione Granger” in the “Harry Potter” films. She is also known as an activist who campaigns for equality and women’s rights.

Early life

Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson was born in Paris, France, where she spent the first five years of her life. The family then moved to England. Her parents, both of whom worked as lawyers, divorced when Emma was seven years old. Emma then grew up with her younger brother Alex with her mother in Oxford, UK. At school she shone with very good grades and won the first prize in a poem competition at the age of seven. In addition, she already participated in an in-school theater group during her school years, where Emma Watson played the leading role in several plays.

Career

In 2000 Emma Watson auditioned for the role of “Hermine Granger” for the filming of the first part of “Harry Potter” – with great success. The British prevailed against 4,000 applicants. In all eight parts of the film series, she played the role of the famous sorceress. In the meantime, Emma modeled Watson for the British luxury clothing brand “Burberry”. In addition to the film versions of “Harry Potter”, she starred in many successful films, such as “My week with Marilyn”, “The Circle” or the lead role in the Disney film “Beauty and the Beast”.

Career highlights

The role of “Hermione Granger” in the “Harry Potter” films made Emma Watson world-famous together with the other two main protagonists. During her career, the Briton received numerous awards for her acting performance, including the “Young Artist Award”. Emma Watson was one of the best-earning young actresses in 2008, at just 18, according to the well-known business magazine “Forbes Magazine”. She received a total of $ 5.5 million in fees within one year (2007 and 2008). The trailer for the remake “Beauty and the Beast”, in which Emma Watson plays the main role of “Belle”, was already very successful: within 24 hours, it had already recorded 91.8 million views and thus reached a record.

Famous quotes

“Don’t feel stupid if you don’t like what everyone else pretends to love.” – [“Don’t feel stupid just because you don’t like what everyone pretends to love.”]

“Both men and women should feel free to be sensitive. Both men and women should feel free to be strong. – [“Men and women should both feel free to show feelings. Men and women should both feel free to show strength. ”]

“I don’t want other people to decide what I am. I want to decide that for myself.” – [“I don’t want other people to determine who I am about me. I want to decide that for myself. ”]

“Don’t ever hear in your own head ‘Who am I to say something?’. You are a human being. You are a person. You can 100 percent change the world … It’s the little things that really count. Be brave. ” – [“Never listen to your head when it says ‘Who am I to say something?’. You are a human being. You are someone You can change the world 100 percent … It’s the little things that really count. Be brave.”]

Amazing facts

Despite the numerous filming, Emma Watson passed her high school diploma with top grades. In addition to her successful film career, the British studied English literature at the renowned American elite university Brown from 2009 to 2011. She later continued her studies at Oxford University. In 2014 Emma Watson graduated with a bachelor’s degree. The actress is still strongly committed to women’s rights and has been a UN Special Ambassador for Girls’ and Women’s Rights since June 2014. She launched the HeForShe campaign to encourage boys and men to stand up for women’s rights.

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