Nicknames: Em, One-Take-Watson
Birthday: April 15, 1990
Star Sign: Aries (Pros: adventurous, energetic, confident / Cons: selfish, quick-tempered, impatient)
Hair: Dark Blond / Brown in movies
Eyes: Brown
Parents: Jacqueline Watson (Lawyer) & Chris Watson (Lawyer) - Divorced
City of Birth: Oxford, England
Siblings: Alex, 11 yrs old (as of 2004)
Pets: 2 Cats (Bubbles and Domino)
School: Dragon School
Biography: Emma was born on April 15, 1990 in Oxford, England. She still lives there with her mother Jacqueline and her brother, Alex. Her mother is a lawyer. She has two cats, one named Bubbles and the other named Domino. She has enjoyed acting since the age of three but was only in two school plays before playing the part of Hermione Granger. She co-stared as "Morgan La Fay" in "Arthur: The Young Years" and had the lead role in "The Happy Prince". When she was seven, she won the top prize for her poetry recital in her school's Daisy Pratt Poetry competition. When she was ten she was asked by her school head teacher to try out for the part of Hermione Granger in "Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone" along with several other classmates. At first, she didn�t take this very seriously but after being called in for a second audition, she took it much more seriously. She landed the part and this was her first professional role.
Favourites:
Favourite Movies: Shawshank Redemption, Dirty Dancing, Gladiator, Braveheart, Grease (no that much anymore), Pride and Prejudice.
Favourite Bands: Shakira, Norah Jones, Katie Melua, Alanis Morisette, Suzanne Vega, Eminem, Nelly Furtado ,and more.
Favourite Past Time: Adores the sun, loves to spend time with her family and friends, travelling to new countries, loves singing, dancing, loves acting.
Favourite Foods: Walkers, prawn cocktail flavoured crisps, Nestle double cream chocolate
Actresses: Julia Roberts, Sandra Bullock, Goldie Hawn,
Actors: Brad Pitt, Orlando Bloom .
Sports: Hockey, Netball, Tennis, Table-Tennis,Rounders.
School Class: Art, Drama
Dance: Modern Dance, ballet, tap
Clothing Lines: DKNY, Miss Sixty, Diesel
Music: Quote from Emma - "Chicks with guitars, all the current pop music and r&b that is played on the radio, my dads old collection (Eric Clapton, BB King, Chuck Berry, etc.) and you get used to Elvis Presley when your mum plays it every time you get into your car!"
Gadget: iPod, Nokia 3330 (moblie phone)
Food: Italian food, Chocolate (hopefully not too much)
Colour: Blue
Clothing Lines: DKNY, Miss Sixty
School Class: Art, History, English (dislikes Geography, Math, Latin, speaks a little)
Book: The Phantom Tollbooth, I Captured Castle, Chicken Soup's
Author: Roald Dahl & JK Rowling
Lip gloss: Stila
Jelly Bean: Sherbet Lemon
HP Book: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
HP Character: Hagrid, because he has so many emotions for a big guy, and he's also very funny
Quotes:
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."
"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."
"It was unbelievable seeing me as an action figure! In a few months, toddlers all around the country will be biting my head off!"
"I'm very, very sporty - I ski, I fish, I do field hockey and tons of stuff."
"I think I could be 100 years old and in my rocker, but I'll still be very proud to say I was in the 'Harry Potter' films."
"It's the scariest thing that's ever happened to me, it's the biggest thing that's ever happened to me, and it's the best thing that's ever happened to me! I really enjoyed making the film and I'd love to think that people would look up to me. That's very flattering."
"I might as well have been in the army. It was really hard work. I think that day I swallowed 50% dust and 50% food, it was that tough."
"Some of Hermione's lines left me wondering what on earth she was going on about !!"
"This REALLY bugs me!" says Watson of her character's unusual name. "I go around saying, 'Everyone repeat it with me: Her-MY-oh-nee', because everyone says Her-my-WON, Her-my-OWN."
"Most people are really nice but some stare, like you're some kind of zoo exhibit and not a real person with real feelings."
" I would like Voldemort to be properly killed-- dead-- so that Harry won't have anymore problems. For Ron's dad to get really, really, super-duper rich. For the Malfoys to go broke. And I'd like Hermione to get a really, really good job."
Chris Columbus on Emma filming the hug scene in the Chamber of Secrets. "I asked Emma to hug Dan, and she said, 'No way,' and that was the day she was the most nervous being on the set. She was like, 'I am not going to hug him, no I'm not.' And I said, 'You've been petrified, this is one of your best friends, if not your best friend, you have to hug him,' I said, 'but you won't hug Ron, because that's where the tension is.'"
Emma is a keen hockey and rounders player. She enjoys school activities such as debating, sculling, tug of war and singing on the school bus! She is also an art scholar and boasts the most colourful and creative dressing room at the studio!
Nominations & Awards:
Nominated for Best Youth Performance (PS) - Phoenix Film Critics' Society
Nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress (PS) - American Moviegoer Awards
Nominated for Best Ensemble in a Feature Film (PS) - Young Artists Award
Won Award for Leading Young Actress in a Feature Film (PS) - Young Artists Awards
Nominated for Best Acting Ensemble (COS) - Phoenix Film Critics' Society
Won Award for Best Performance By a Youth Female (COS) - Phoenix Film Critics' Society
Won Award for Best Supporting Actress (COS) - AOL Moviegoer Awards
Won Award for best Supporting Actress (POA) - AOL Moviegoer Awards
