Emma Watson's Biography
At just 11 years old, Emma Watson woke up famous after the premiere of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone," the first of eight film adaptations of the Harry Potter series.
Fame and wealth didn't make Emma Watson indifferent to today's social issues. She is a UN Goodwill Ambassador, advocates against gender inequality, and in 2015, the Observer named her Activist of the Year.
Childhood
Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson was born in Paris on April 15, 1990, to lawyer parents – Frenchwoman Jacqueline Luesby and Englishman Chris Watson. Some say she was named after her paternal grandmother, while others claim it was after a family friend.


Harry Potter
Teachers at Stagecoach School sent Emma Watson's portfolio to the casting manager for the adaptation of British author J.K. Rowling's bestseller, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone."
The highly anticipated film premiere of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" took place on November 4, 2001. It shattered viewership records on opening day and went on to become the highest-grossing film of 2001.


Education
Since filming the first Harry Potter movie and its sequels took nearly a full year, Emma transferred to the Headington School for Girls, which offered distance learning options. Even at the height of filming, Watson and her co-stars dedicated five hours each day to their studies. In 2006, during a break between the fourth and fifth Harry Potter movies, she received her high school certificate, earning eight A*s and two As.


Other Roles
When "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2" hit theaters in 2011, bringing the beloved wizarding saga to an emotional close, fans couldn't help but wonder: "Is there life after Hermione?" The answer is definitely yes.



In spring 2014, she portrayed Ila, the adopted daughter of the biblical Noah, in Darren Aronofsky's "Noah."

March 2017 saw the release of Disney's vibrant musical "Beauty and the Beast," bringing the beloved fairy tale to live-action life. Emma Watson starred as Belle, who finds herself imprisoned by the Beast (Dan Stevens). The movie quickly became one of the season's most hotly anticipated releases.

In 2019, she starred in "Little Women," an adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's novel. The story follows four distinctly different sisters navigating life during the Civil War era. Along with Emma, the film featured Saoirse Ronan and Florence Pugh. While not the first adaptation of Alcott's classic, critics praised this version as exceptional. Audiences also embraced the film with enthusiastic ratings.
Modeling Career
Emma Watson started her modeling career in 2005. Her first professional photoshoot at 15 was for Teen Vogue, and her photograph graced the cover of the November issue.
That same year, Emma became the face of Burberry's Autumn/Winter 2009/2010 collection, and six months later, the Spring/Summer collection. For the Spring campaign, she appeared with male model Max Hurd in One Night Only's music video for "Say You Don't Want It."


Activism
Emma Watson has long used her platform to speak for those who can't voice their struggles openly.Gender inequality is her primary focus. She addressed this issue in her speech at UN headquarters. She launched the HeForShe campaign to fight women's oppression.

During the Black Lives Matter protests in the summer of 2020 in America, Emma Watson actively supported the movement, expressing solidarity in her Instagram posts.
Hobbies
During her school years, Watson fell in love with sports, visual arts, and contemporary music, especially Bryan Adams, Dido, and Suzanne Vega. Classical and opera music never clicked for her, but her father got her hooked on rock-n-roll, with Elvis Presley and Chuck Berry constantly playing at home.
She loves Italian cuisine, especially pizza, and chocolate. Emma loves reading (her favorite childhood author was Roald Dahl) but isn't quite the bookworm that Hermione Granger is.
Emma Watson's Personal Life
The actress keeps her love life private, worried that her celebrity status might scare off potential partners. Still, details about her romantic interests have made their way into the spotlight.Emma Watson revealed she had a childhood crush on co-star Tom Felton when she was just 10 – yes, Draco Malfoy himself.



From 2011 to 2012, she dated Oxford postgraduate Will Adamowicz. The couple split because of Emma's hectic schedule – long distance just didn't work for them.


In 2018, Emma began a relationship with actor Chord Overstreet, star of the TV show "Glee." According to sources, Emma and Chord were still figuring things out as a couple when they called it quits.


She later dated Brandon Green, son of British billionaire Philip Green who owns fashion empire Arcadia Group. The couple split after 18 months together, calling it quits just after Christmas 2022.


Emma Watson Now
These days, Emma Watson has largely stepped back from acting. She did make an exception for HBO's special celebrating the 20th anniversary of the first Harry Potter film. Notably, Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling wasn't invited to participate due to her controversial statements about transgender people. Emma Watson didn't back Rowling, instead suggesting the author shouldn't dictate how transgender people should live. Her Harry Potter co-star Daniel Radcliffe agrees.