Emily Watson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Emily Watson
Occupation	Movie Actress
Date Of Birth	Jan 14, 1967(1967-01-14)
Age	57
Birthplace	Islington
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Capricorn

Emily Watson Biography

Emily Watson is one of the most popular and richest Movie Actress who was born on January 14, 1967 in Islington, England, United Kingdom. English actress who is famous for her role in the role of Bess on the Oscar- winning independent movie Breaking the Waves. In 2017, she was a part of Genius, the National Geographic first TV program Genius. In the year 2019, she began playing in the HBO miniseries about the history of Chernobyl.

Helena Bonham Carter turned down the role in Breaking the Waves that eventually went to Watson. did not want to play the character for her role in Breaking the Waves that eventually became Watson.

Emily Margaret Watson OBE (born 14 January 1967) is an English actress. She began her career on stage and joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1992. In 2002, she starred in productions of Twelfth Night and Uncle Vanya at the Donmar Warehouse, and was nominated for the 2003 Olivier Award for Best Actress for the latter. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her debut film role as Bess McNeil in Lars von Trier’s Breaking the Waves (1996) and for her role as Jacqueline du Pré in Hilary and Jackie (1998), winning the BIFA Award for Best Actress for the latter. Her other films include The Boxer (1997), Angela’s Ashes (1999), Gosford Park (2001), Punch-Drunk Love (2002), Red Dragon (2002), The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004), Corpse Bride (2005), Miss Potter (2006), Synecdoche, New York (2008), Oranges and Sunshine (2010), War Horse (2011), The Theory of Everything (2014) and Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017). For her role in the HBO miniseries Chernobyl, she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award. She won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for playing Janet Leach in the 2011 ITV television biopic Appropriate Adult.

Watson was educated at St James Independent Schools in west London, which she has described as ‘progressive’. She attended the University of Bristol, where she obtained a BA (1988, English). She later received an MA (2003, honorary) from Bristol University. Watson later trained at Drama Studio London.

She was married to Jack Waters in 1995. Their son is called Dylan and one daughter who is named Juliet.

Emily Watson Net Worth

Emily Watson is one of the richest Movie Actress from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Emily Watson 's net worth $10 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The graduate graduated from University of Bristol with an English degree.

She was not accepted into her first school for drama she tried to apply to.

Watson came to public notice again in another controversial role, that of cellist Jacqueline du Pré in Hilary and Jackie, for which she learned to play the cello in three months, and received another Oscar nomination. She also played a leading role in Cradle Will Rock, a story of a theatre show in the 1930s, directed by Tim Robbins. Though she won the title role of Frank McCourt’s mother in the adaptation of his acclaimed memoir, Angela’s Ashes, the film underperformed. In 2001, she appeared with John Turturro in The Luzhin Defence and in Robert Altman’s ensemble piece Gosford Park.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Emily Watson Dating?

According to our records, Emily Watson married to Jack Waters. As of December 1, 2023, Emily Watson’s is not dating anyone.

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In 2004, Watson received a Golden Globe nomination for her performance as Peter Sellers’s first wife, Anne Howe, in the HBO film The Life and Death of Peter Sellers. 2005 saw Watson star in four films: Wah-Wah, Richard E. Grant’s autobiographical directorial debut; Separate Lies, directed by Gosford Park writer Julian Fellowes; Tim Burton’s animated film Corpse Bride, with Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter; and John Hillcoat’s Australian-set “western”, The Proposition.

Facts & Trivia

Emily Ranked on the list of most popular Movie Actress. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Emily Watson celebrates birthday on January 14 of every year.

In 2007, Mood Indigo, a script written by Watson and her husband, was optioned by Capitol Films. The film is a love story set during the Second World War and concerns a young woman who falls in love with a pilot.

What is Emily Watson known for?

She won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actress for playing Janet Leach in the 2011 ITV television biopic Appropriate Adult and was nominated for the International Emmy Award for Best Actress for the 2017 BBC miniseries Apple Tree Yard.

Is Emma and Emily Watson related?

Emily Watson, ‘War Horse’ Star, is Not Emma Watson and Has Never Been in a ‘Harry Potter’ Movie.

Who is Emily Watson related to?

Emily Watson was born and raised in London, the daughter of Katharine (Venables), an English teacher, and Richard Watson, an architect. After a self-described sheltered upbringing, Watson attended university for three years in Bristol, studying English literature.

How old is Emily Watson actress?

55 years (January 14, 1967)

Is Emily Watson in Harry Potter?

As a child, she rose to stardom after landing her first professional acting role as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter film series , having previously acted only in school plays. Watson also starred in the 2007 television adaptation of the novel Ballet Shoes and lent her voice to The Tale of Despereaux (2008).