Emma Watson is a British actress who plays Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter film series.

Watson was cast to play Hermione Granger at age 10, and was 11 years old in 2001 when Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, titled Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the United States, was released. She has since appeared in all subsequent Potter films: Chamber of Secrets (2002), Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), and Goblet of Fire (2005), and is currently filming Order of the Phoenix It is unknown whether Watson will again reprise her role as Hermione in the sixth Potter film, the Half Blood Prince, due to begin filming next year.

At age fifteen, Watson became the youngest person to appear on the cover of Teen Vogue magazine. She also served on a jury, along with Pierce Brosnan, Kenneth Branagh, and Samantha Morton, to select the 2004 teenaged filmmakers' "First Light Film Award" ceremony in Leicester Square in London. She also played Hermione in The Queen's Handbag, a special mini-episode of Harry Potter in celebration of Queen Elizabeth II's 80th birthday.

Although the Harry Potter film series comprises her only professional acting experience, she has expressed interest in expanding her film career into other works.

Public Name: Emma Watson
Birth Name: Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson
Date of Birth: April 15, 1990
Place of Birth: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK

Filmography

• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, 2008
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, 2007
• The Children's Party at the Palace, 2006 (TV)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, 2005
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, 2004
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, 2002
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, 2001