Emma Watson facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Emma Watson
Watson in 2013
Born	Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson (1990-04-15) 15 April 1990 (age 35) Paris, France
Education	Brown University (BA) University of Oxford
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1999–present
Awards	Full list
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Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson (born 15 April 1990) is a famous English actress and model. She is best known for playing Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter movie series. She starred alongside Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint.

Emma Watson is also well known for her main role as Belle in the movie Beauty and the Beast. In July 2014, she became a UN Women Goodwill Ambassador. This means she helps the United Nations promote important causes. She is also a strong supporter of gender equality, which means everyone should have the same rights and opportunities, no matter their gender.

Watson has won many awards for her acting. These include a Young Artist Award and three MTV Movie Awards. Forbes magazine has also named her one of the world's highest-paid actresses.

Early Life and Education

Emma Watson was born in Paris, France, on 15 April 1990. Her parents, Chris Watson and Jacqueline Luesby, are English. She lived near Paris until she was five years old. After her parents divorced, Emma moved to England with her mother. They lived in Oxfordshire, and she spent weekends with her father in London.

In Oxford, she went to the Dragon School until 2003. From the age of six, Emma knew she wanted to be an actress. She trained at a part-time theatre school called Stagecoach Theatre Arts. There, she learned singing, dancing, and acting.

Emma Watson later studied at Brown University in the United States. She earned a bachelor's degree in English literature in May 2014. In 2023, she started a Master's course in creative writing at the University of Oxford.

Acting Career

Watson at the premiere of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire in November 2005

Becoming Hermione Granger

Emma Watson became very famous after getting her first acting job as Hermione Granger. This was in the Harry Potter film series. Casting agents found Emma through her theatre teacher in Oxford. The producers were very impressed by how confident she was.

The first Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, broke many records. It had the highest sales on its opening day and weekend. It was also the highest-earning film of 2001. Emma was nominated for five awards for her role. She won the Young Artist Award for Leading Young Actress. A year later, she played Hermione again in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.

As Emma and the Harry Potter movies became more popular, she and her co-stars, Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint, left their handprints, footprints, and wand prints in Hollywood. This happened in front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre in July 2007. By that time, Emma had earned a lot of money from the Harry Potter series. She said she would never have to work just for money again.

Watson with co-stars Daniel Radcliffe (left) and Rupert Grint (right) at the premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 in July 2011

Beyond Harry Potter

Emma Watson's first acting role outside of Harry Potter was in the 2007 BBC film Ballet Shoes. This movie was based on a book by Noel Streatfeild. It was shown in the UK on Boxing Day and was watched by 5.7 million people.

Watson attending the 2013 Cannes Film Festival

In 2013, Watson played a main character in The Bling Ring. This was a crime film based on a real-life group who stole from famous people. Even though the movie got mixed reviews, critics highly praised Emma's acting. In the same year, she won the British Artist of the Year award from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. She dedicated this award to her pet hamster, Millie, who passed away while Emma was filming the first Harry Potter movie.

Watson also starred as Belle in the live-action musical Beauty and the Beast (2017). This film earned over $1.2 billion around the world. It became the second-highest-earning film of 2017 and one of the highest-earning films of all time.

Watson promoting The Circle in 2017

In 2019, Emma Watson played Meg March in Greta Gerwig's movie Little Women. She acted alongside other famous stars like Saoirse Ronan and Meryl Streep. The film was praised by critics and earned over $218 million.

In 2021, Watson shared that she hadn't acted for almost five years because she felt "a bit caged" and "wasn't very happy" with the profession. However, she said she will "absolutely" return to acting when she finds the right project.

Fashion and Sustainability

In 2005, Emma Watson started her modeling career. She had a photo shoot for Teen Vogue magazine. This made her the youngest person to ever be on the cover of that magazine.

In September 2008, she said that fashion was a "great extension" of her interest in art.

Watson worked as a creative advisor for People Tree, a fair trade fashion brand. She helped create a clothing line that came out in February 2010.

Watson's wax figure at Madame Tussauds wearing an Elie Saab design

Emma Watson is known for being one of the first to support sustainable fashion. This means she tries to wear clothes that are made in a way that is good for the environment and people.

In January 2020, she worked with a website called ThredUP. They launched a "Fashion Footprint Calculator." This tool helps people figure out how much their clothes impact the environment and how to reduce it.

In June 2020, Watson became the youngest member on the board of directors for Kering. This company owns many famous fashion brands like Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent.

In August 2022, Watson became the face of Prada Beauty's new perfume, Paradoxe. She even starred in, directed, wrote, and narrated the short film for the perfume's advertisement. In January 2024, she became the face of Prada's Re-Nylon collection, which is their line of sustainable products.

Activism and Helping Others

Emma Watson is a strong feminist. This means she believes in equal rights for all genders. She has worked to promote education for girls, traveling to countries like Bangladesh and Zambia to help. In July 2014, she was named a UN Women Goodwill ambassador.

Watson's butterfly themed "Flutterby Bear" (right), one of fifty Paddington Bears along 'The Paddington Trail' in London, auctioned for the NSPCC

In January 2016, Watson started a feminist book club on Goodreads called Our Shared Shelf. The club's goal was to share feminist ideas and encourage discussions. They chose one book each month to talk about. The club stopped adding new updates in January 2020, but it is still open for people to discuss books.

Watson delivering an address at the Legislative Palace of Uruguay as a UN Women Ambassador in 2014

In July 2020, she worked on a project to redesign the London Underground Map. They renamed the 270 stops to honor women and non-binary people who have made a difference in the city's history.

Watson is also an activist for environmental justice and fighting climate change.

Personal Life

Emma Watson has one brother named Alex. She also has a stepbrother, Toby, and two stepsisters, Lucy and Nina.

Awards and Recognition

Throughout her career, Emma Watson has received many awards and nominations. She won a Young Artist Award for playing Hermione Granger in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001). She was also nominated for awards like the Critics' Choice Movie Awards, Empire Awards, MTV Movie & TV Awards (winning three), People's Choice Awards (winning two), and Teen Choice Awards (winning eight).

Watson is also recognized for her work in activism and charity. Her support for women's rights and her role in starting the UN Women campaign HeForShe have been widely praised. She has also received awards for her fashion style from the Teen Choice Awards and British Fashion Awards.

Fun Facts About Emma

• Emma Watson had never acted professionally before the Harry Potter series.
• She took a break from school after finishing high school to film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Parts 1 & 2.
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows earned over $1.3 billion worldwide. It is Emma Watson's most successful film so far.
• In 2013, Watson became certified to teach yoga and meditation.
• She also helped design a clothing line for the sustainable brand People Tree.
• She has said she can speak some French, but "not as well" as she used to.
• In November 2014, Watson designed a Paddington Bear statue. It was one of fifty statues placed around London before the movie Paddington came out. The statues were auctioned to raise money for the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC).
• Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2015.
• In 2013, Madame Tussauds in London showed a wax statue of Emma Watson.
• In 2019, researchers studied the carbon footprints of ten celebrities, including Watson. Emma Watson's carbon footprint was the lowest among them.
• Watson has said that Gloria Steinem and Maya Angelou are people who have inspired her.

What Emma Watson Has Been In

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See Also

In Spanish: Emma Watson para niños

• List of Harry Potter cast members
• List of women's rights activists#United Kingdom