Emma Watson: Life in pictures
Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson started life in Paris in 1990, the daughter of two lawyers. She left the City of Light when she was 5 and moved with her mom and brother to Oxfordshire in England. Despite having spent five years in France, Watson says her French needs work. (Graham Barclay / For The Times)
A look at the “Harry Potter” star’s life before and after the successful franchise.
“Harry Potter” costars Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson offer their handprints during a ceremony in front of the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on July 9, 2007.
(Valerie Macon / AFP / Getty Images)While she played Hermione, Watson also did two projects that weren’t “Harry Potter”-related. In 2007, she starred in the made-for-TV movie ”Ballet Shoes” that was shown in Britain on Boxing Day. Her performance earned praise, but the film was mostly panned in British press. (Gareth Cattermole / Getty Images)
She managed to keep her name almost entirely out of the tabloids except on the occasion when she was photographed leaving a party with Kirsten Dunst’s ex, Razorlight frontman Johnny Borrell. Later, reports said they just shared a cab to another party, in which Borrell left with another woman. (Gareth Cattermole / Getty Images)
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At 19, Watson was named the new face of British fashion house Burberry. Her campaign, shot by Mario Testino, was unveiled in June 2009. Here, she’s photographed at the Burberry Prorsum fashion show after-party during London Fashion Week on Sept. 22, 2009. (Ian Gavan / Getty Images)
“It starts with an L and ends with an E. I’m sure you have guessed the new face of Lancôme is me! :-)” the 20-year-old tweeted, announcing her new beauty gig shortly after saying she was putting her studies at Brown on hold. (Tim Whitby / Getty Images)
Ahead of her “Noah” debut, Watson and Joseph Gordon-Levitt present the visual effects Oscar during the telecast of the 86th Academy Awards. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Despite take time off from her studies, Watson graduated from Brown University on May 25, 2014, with a bachelor’s degree in English literature. (Steven Senne / Associated Press)
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The actress was named a U.N. Women’s Goodwill Ambassador in 2014. She is shown promoting political parity between men and women, at an event at Montevideo’s Legislative Palace in Uruguay on Sept. 17, 2014. (Ivan Franco / EPA)
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon sits next to actress Emma Watson during the launch of the He for She campaign at U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept, 20, 2014. The actress formally addressed the organization and gave a speech on gender inequality. (Timothy A. Clary / AFP/Getty Images)
The actress and model attends the U.N. Women’s He for She campaign launch party at the Peninsula Hotel in New York on Sept. 20, 2014. (Evan Agostini / Invision / Associated Press)
Watson receives the BAFTA Los Angeles Britannia Award for British Artist of the Year award at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Oct. 30, 2014, while Robert Downey Jr. and Judi Dench receive the Excellence in Film and Worldwide Contribution honors, respectively. (Chris Pizzello / Invision / Associated Press)
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Fashionista Emma Watson in a Misha Nonoo jumpsuit and Dior coat at the Dec. 1, 2014, British Fashion Awards, where she won the British Style Icon honor. She carries a matchbox clutch by Anya Hindmarch. (Jonathan Short / Invision / Associated Press)