BIOGRAPHY

Emma Watson Biography

Watson (15 April 1990) is a British actress and social activist. She rose to prominence through her role as Hermione in the Harry Potter film series. In recent years, she has been a spokesperson on women’s rights and other social issues. In 2014, she was appointed a UN Women Goodwill Ambassador and helped to launch the UN Women campaign HeForShe, which campaigns for gender equality.
She studied at Brown University (US) and Worcester College, Oxford University, graduating with a BA in English literature in 2014.

Early life
Emma Watson was born in Paris to English parents. From the age of five, she was brought up in Oxfordshire and London. Watson attended the Stagecoach Theatre Arts. She also was a student at the Dragon School, Oxford and later Headington School. She appeared in several amateur school productions.
In addition, she spent much time practising drama and learning the skills of an actress.
Watson was invited to auditions for the upcoming Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone film. She attended eight auditions, and the producer David Heyman was impressed with her confidence and acting ability. J.K.Rowling took an instant like to Watson and wanted her to play Hermione from the first audition.  She was given a lead role of playing Hermione – one of the best friends of Harry Potter. Hermione had characteristics of being smart, bossy and a voice of reason. Even from an early age, people commented Watson was quite outspoken, and her natural assertiveness grew with the character.