Best Pictures of Emma Watson
#4 Emma's a Good Sport
Watson enjoys playing field hockey, netball, tennis, skiing, painting, cooking, singing and is a competitive dancer. Rock on, Emma. Rock on.
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Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson
Born April 15, 1990 in Paris to Jacqueline Luesby and Chris Watson, both British lawyers. Watson has one French grandmother and lived in Paris until she turned five. Following her parents' divorce, she moved with her mother and younger brother to Oxfordshire.
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Decision To Be an Actress
When Watson turned 6, she decided she wanted to be an actress. She studied at the Oxford branch of Stagecoach Theatre Arts, a part-time theatre school. She took classes in singing, dancing and acting.[
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Treading the Boards
When Watson turned 6, she began performing on stage and appeared in productions of Arthur: The Young Years and The Happy Prince.
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Turning Pro
In 1999, when Watson was only 9-years-old, she auditioned for her first professional role: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Eight auditions later, she won the role of Hermione. J.K. Rowling who participated in the auditions, supported Watson from the outset.
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A Star is Born
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone broke records for opening-day sales and opening-weekend takings and was the highest-grossing film of 2001. Reviewers praised Watson's performances, singling her out from the other leads.
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Double Your Money
Watson almost didn't sign for the final two movies in the series but when the producers doubled her pay to $2M per film... she was persuaded.
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Other Than Hermione...
Watson's first non-Potter role was in the 2007 BBC production of Ballet Shoes. A year later, she voiced the part of Princess Pea in the animated film The Tale of Despereaux.
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A Model Career
To earn a little extra money for Christmas, Watson has modeled for Chanel, Burberry and Lancome.
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Emma's Pet Project
Watson has two cats, Bubbles and Domino. It's been difficult for her to keep up with them as she's constantly on the road, but Bubbles and Domino report Watson is their favorite human.
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Setting New Records
At the age of fifteen, became the youngest person to appear on the cover of Teen Vogue magazine. That ought to pay for her continuing education at Brown University.
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Smarty Pants
Watson attended The Dragon School, a renowned preparatory school in Oxford, from 1995 to 2001. Afterwards, she attended the Headington School, a private all-girls school from 2001 to 2006. She achieved eight A+'s and two A's in her last year of high school.
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Emma's a Good Sport
Watson enjoys playing field hockey, netball, tennis, skiing, painting, cooking, singing and is a competitive dancer. Rock on, Emma. Rock on.
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Quote / Unquote
Regarding her co-stars: 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.
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Commitment to her Role
When a Harry Potter director asked Emma and her co-stars to write essays about their on-screen characters, Daniel Radcliffe turned in one page, Rupert Grint never turned his in, and Emma turned in an impressive 16 pages.
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Her Favorites / Our Favorite
Music: Eminem, Norah Jones, Alanis Morissette, Katie Melua, Joss Stone, Eric Clapton, Suzanne Vega, Beyoncé, Nelly Furtado, Usher and B.B King Foods: Prawn Cocktail crisps, smoothies, McCoys salt & vinegar crisps, muffins with chocolate spread, crumpets, Walker's crisps, toast, Mint Aero's, and chocolate. Color: Light Blue. Actresses: Julia Roberts, Emma Thompson and Renée Zellweger Movies: Gladiator, Dirty Dancing, Braveheart and Grease.
