Essentially Emma

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Emma was born in Paris, France on April 15, 1990, to two lawyers, Chris and Jacqueline Watson. She lived in France until the age of five, when Emma moved to England, where she now lives in Oxford with her mother, younger brother, and mother's partner. Emma began acting in school plays at a young age and won first place in the Daisy Pratt Poetry Competition at the Dragon School, which she attended at the time.

Emma had had no professional acting experience when, at the age of nine, she was chosen along with several other girls from her school to audition for a role in the Harry Potter films. Several months after the initial audition, Emma, along with future co-star Rupert Grint, was sat down in an office and told she'd gotten the part of Hermione Granger. Practically impossible to believe, but thrilling, and the beginning of a (very) new experience!

Emma has played Hermione in eight films to date: the seventh movie, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part One) is scheduled for a November 2010 release. Emma also played the role of Pauline Fossil in the BBC's Ballet Shoes, during the summer of 2007 and voiced the role of the Princess in an adaption of Kate DiCamillo's The Tale of Desperaux.

She decided to take a gap year in 2009 to focus on filming and wrapping up on the final installments of 'Harry Potter'. She expressed interest in attending university outside of the United Kingdom, particularly an Ivy League university, and between university scouting and filming, she also signed up to appear as the face of the 2009/10 'Burberry' campaigns, posing alongside top British male models and even her own little brother!

In 2009 it was announced that she had been acting as a creative consultant for the ethical fairtrade fashion company, 'People Tree' and was working alongside them to produce a quirky and fun spring range to be released in February 2010. "Love from Emma" from People Tree became quite a hit with people in the under-25 demographic and Emma used her status to illuminate the unfairness and exploitation of third world workers.

In September 2009, she started her first year at Brown University; she partook in the regular freshmen orientation activities and found residence on campus. Emma now lives on campus and jets between Rhode Island and London during her school breaks to visit family, friends and to finish wrapping up her role as Hermione Granger on 'Harry Potter'. She was also cast in a school production of "The Three Sisters", one of the few freshmen cast in the production.

Following her final exams Emma returned to London to finish filming the 'Potter' movies; the cast and crew held a fantastical farewell party in Leavesden Studios in early August 2010. Emma described the end of the Potter movies as "heartbreaking" and "devastating", likening the end of the series as the "death of a friend". However while the end of the Potter series closed one door in Emma's acting career, it also opened up many doors in the fashion field as Emma returned once more to work alongside People Tree for their autumn/winter line, acting as an endorser, rather than a designer, for the campaign. Emma also starred in her very first music video, alongside good friend George Craig and his band 'One Night Only', for the single "Say You Don't Want It".

August 2010 also saw a fond farewell to Emma's trademark locks; while in New York City for "Deathly Hallows" promotion, Emma was spotted around the city with what appeared to be a pixie crop - after hours of speculation, this was later confirmed by Emma herself on her Facebook and Twitter account. Emma described the move as "liberating" and "incredible".

Emma is set to go to Brown University where she will start her second semester in September 2010.

Fact Sheet
Name: Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson
Nickname: Em
Age: 20
Birthdate: April 15, 1990
Hair color: Brown, bleaching easily to blonde
Eye color: Brown
Hometown: Oxford, England
Born: Paris, France
Parents: Chris Watson and Jacqueline Duerre (divorced)
Siblings: Alex (3 years younger then Emma), Nina and Lucy (twin half-sisters, 14 years younger), Toby (half-brother)
Previous acting experience: School plays
Currently Studying at: Brown University, Rhode Island
Studying: Global Studies, majoring in literature and acting
Official Links: EmmaWatson.com (official website), @EmWatson (official Twitter), Emma Watson (official Facebook page).