Emma Watson born in Paris
Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson is born in Paris to parents Jacqueline and Chris Watson, both of whom are lawyers. After her parents divorce when she is 5, she and her brother, Alex, moved to Oxford to live her their mother. From the age of 6, Emma knew she wanted to become an actress and trained for a number of years at the Oxford branch of Stagecoach Theater Arts where she studied singing, dancing, and acting. She wins 1st prize in a school poetry recital, The Daisy Pratt poetry competition, when she was 7.
My parents have a very academic mind, they see my actress career as a normal profession, and that has helped me, they are very normal and balanced people, they work hard, I inherited from them the work ethic.
Cast as Hermione Granger
Watson is cast for the role of Hermione Granger in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Watson recalls the audition as a happy accident when casting agents visited different British schools asking if they had any children who would like to audition. Her Oxford theater teacher recommended her to the agents and the producers were impressed with Watson’s confidence. After eight auditions, producer David Heyman told Watson and Grint that they had been cast as the lead roles of Hermione and Ron, respectively.
I was asked up to David Heymen’s office with Rupert. [He] sat me down and said, ‘You’ve got the part.’ Ahhh! It was so cool. Best experience of my life. Scariest experience of my life. Too much to take in. I was in awe.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Watson makes her screen debut in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. She stars as Hermione Granger, Harry’s brainy, bossy friend born to non-magic, “Muggle” parents.
Hermione sounds like me and behaves like me. She’s self-assured, irritating, emotional and loyal. Playing her doesn’t involve an awful lot of acting.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
0 CommentsWatson portrays Hermione, Harry’s friend in the first film from J.K. Rowling’s best-selling series, directed by Chris Columbus. Hermione bands with Harry and Ron and uses her wit to help them unlock and connect suspcious events to Hogwart’s most dangerous secrets. Co-starring Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint.
My only regrets are…that I didn’t eat more candy and chocolates when I was on the set.
Young Artist Award
Watson ties with Scarlett Johansson for Best Leading Actress in a Feature Film at the 23rd Annual Young Artist Awards in Studio City, California. Watson won for her role in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Watson stars as Hermione Granger in the film Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the second installment of the Harry Potter series. In the movie Harry, along with Hermione and Ron, must figure out what is causing the mysterious attacks at Hogwarts.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
In the third installment, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Watson returns as Hermione Granger, helping Harry, Ron, and Professor Remus Lupin (David Thewlis) find Sirius Black, an escaped serial killer, while uncovering the mysteries surrounding the night Harry became an orphan.
Oh, I loved it! It’s my favorite book, my favorite script, and it’s such a fantastic part for Hermoine. She really comes into her own, and I think you see a really different side to her than you have in the other two [films]. I think it’s much more personal, and this film has really tested and challenged me, and I’ve definitely enjoyed it the best out of the three because of that … I hope that I did her justice and that she’s what (fans) thought she’d be.
Hand, wand, footprint ceremony
Watson, Radcliffe, and Grint imprint their hands, feet, signature, and wands into slabs of concrete at the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Hand, Footprint and Wand ceremony located at the Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood.
Interview cover
Watson appears on the cover of the May 2009 issue of Interview magazine. She talks about her biggest spending splurge.
I got myself a laptop. I took my dad to Tuscany. He works so hard, my dad, so I rang up his secretary and asked when he was free, and I booked us a holiday. What else? Oh, I got myself a car… I got my license last year, and I love the Prius, even if my friends say it’s ugly. They say I drive a brick. And, to be fair, it’s not the prettiest car on the road, but it’s good for the environment. It’s sensible and boring—like me.
Burberry campaign
0 CommentsWatson begins her professional modeling career by appearing in Burberry’s Fall campaign. The ads, shot by Mario Testino in central London, also feature Tom Guinness Taylor and Charlie France. The campaign appears in the August issues of Vanity Fair, Vogue, British Vogue and Tatler.
Having known and admired the lovely Emma Watson for some time, she was the obvious choice for this campaign: Emma has a classic beauty, a great character and a modern edge. Her charm and intellect and brilliant sense of fun made the whole shoot feel like a picnic on the Thames.
Teen Vogue cover
Watson appears on the cover of the August 2009 issue of Teen Vogue magazine. She talks about her personal style, her romance in Harry Potter, and attending college.
I’ve been saying that I wanted to go to university since I was eleven, so if they didn’t let me, I’d be pretty upset. I just want to keep it private [my university choice] for as long as I can. I probably sound like a paranoid nut, but I’m doing this because I want to be normal. I really want anonymity. I want to do it properly, like everyone else. As long as I don’t walk in, and see, like, Harry Potter posters everywhere, I’ll be fine.
Brown University
The actress joins Brown University’s class of 2013. During her first day of orientation, Watson participates in group orientation week events such as a yoga class, midnight organ concert, and games night. The actress, who will be studying literature at the university, says:
I want to be normal. I really want anonymity. I want to do [the college experience] properly, like everyone else. As long as I don’t walk in and see, like, Harry Potter posters everywhere, I’ll be fine.
People Tree collection launch
Together with People Tree, a pioneer in Fair Trade and environmentally sustainable fashion, Watson launches a fashion collection made mostly with organic and fair trade cotton. The clothing is made entirely by hand by fair trade groups, helping to create livelihoods for disadvantaged groups in Bangladesh, India, and Nepal. The fashion line, which is aimed at the 16-24 age group, is composed of 26 women’s styles, 15 for men, and a small accessories range. The collection is available at People Tree concessions and online.
I was excited by the idea of using fashion as a tool to alleviate poverty and knew it was something I could help make a difference with. I think young people like me are becoming increasingly aware of the humanitarian and environmental issues surrounding fast fashion and want to make good choices but there aren’t many options out there.
Seventeen Mexico cover
Watson appears on the cover of the November 2010 issue of Seventeen Mexico magazine. She talks about people liking because of her fame, a typical day in her life, and her fashion line.
I was very selfish. I designed what I would love to have. Plain, laid back stuff. I just pictured what I would love to wear.
Marie Claire cover
Watson appears on the cover of the December 2010 issue of Marie Claire magazine. She talks about her new cropped hair cut and growing up grounded.
I’ve had so much freedom: sometimes it’s been hard. My parents wanted to protect me, but they had no idea how.
Final People Tree collection
Coinciding with Fairtrade Fortnight, an annual promotional campaign to increase awareness of Fairtrade products, Watson unveils her third and final fashion collection for People Tree. The collection is described as having a summer festival look, featuring floral and check-print tea dresses , denim hot pants, and cotton waistcoats. The actress also reveals that she spent time in Bangladesh to see first hand how the clothes were made:
The design process continued with me trying on each and every piece to get the fits just as I wanted them and then I visited Bangladesh to see the clothing actually being made and meet the people making it. It was an incredible and life-changing experience – I really wish everyone had the chance to see the difference Fair Trade makes with their own eyes.
Takes a break from Brown
The actress announces that she is taking a short break from her studies as Brown in order to focus on, and finish up, her professional projects including Harry Potter. She adds that she will continue to work towards her degree but that it may take and extra semester or two.
As you know, I love Brown and I love studying pretty much more than anything but recently I’ve had so much to juggle that being a student AND fulfilling my other commitments has become a little impossible.
Allegedly bullied
A New York Daily News article claims that Watson was being bullied at Brown which may have been a reason for her leaving the institution. An inside source says that whenever the actress would respond to a question in class, her classmates would shout, “Three points for Gryffindor!” A Harvard student adds that during a Brown vs. Harvard football game, those nearby the actress shouted Harry Potter phrases as her, but she stayed for the whole game.
Denies bullying
Watson’s representative denies reports that the actress was bullied out of Brown, adding that she is pursuing a course not offered at the University but has “absolutely loved” her time there. In a statement on her website, Watson defends her fellow students by saying:
I felt the need to let you all know the reason I took a semester off from Brown had nothing to do with bullying as the media have been suggesting recently. I have never been bullied in my life and certainly never at Brown. This ’10 points to Gryffindor’ incident never even happened. I feel the need to say this because accusing Brown students of something as serious as bullying and this causing me to leave seems beyond unfair.
Vogue cover
Watson appears on the cover of the July 2011 issue of Vogue magazine. She talks about experimenting with Harry Potter makeup, Daniel Radcliffe, and balancing education and work.
I have felt for the last ten years I have had this battle; I’ve been fighting so hard to have an education. It’s been this uphill struggle. I was Warner Bros.’ pain in the butt. I was their scheduling conflict. I was the one who made life difficult. I just realized at one point that I can’t fight everything. I have to move in the direction of it—and go with it.