Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson (born 15 April 1990) is a British actress, model, and activist. Watson rose to prominence as
Hermione Granger in the
Harry Potter film series, appearing in all eight
Harry Potter films from 2001 to 2011, previously having acted only in school plays. The franchise earned Watson worldwide fame, critical accolades, and more than £10 million. She continued to work outside of the
Harry Potter films, first lending her voice to
The Tale of Despereaux and appearing in the
television adaptation of the novel
Ballet Shoes. Since then, she has taken on starring roles in
The Perks of Being a Wallflower and
The Bling Ring, made a brief appearance as an "exaggerated" version of herself in
This Is the End, and portrayed the title character's adopted daughter in
Noah.