Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson (born 15 April 1990) is an English actress
and model. She rose to prominence playing Hermione Granger in the Harry
Potter film series; she was cast as Hermione at the age of nine, having
previously acted only in school plays. She starred in all eight Harry
Potter films, alongside Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint. Watson's work
on the Harry Potter series has earned her several awards and more than
£10 million. She made her modelling debut for Burberry's autumn/winter
campaign in 2009. In October 2013, she was voted Sexiest Female Movie
Star in a worldwide poll conducted by Empire magazine. In May 2014,
BuzzFeed dubbed her the "most flawless woman of the decade".In 2007,
Watson announced her involvement in The Tale of Despereaux and the
television adaptation of the novel Ballet Shoes, which was broadcast on
26 December 2007 to an audience of 5.2 million. The Tale of Despereaux,
based on the novel by Kate DiCamillo, was released in 2008 and grossed
more than US$86 million in worldwide sales. In 2012, she starred in
Stephen Chbosky's film adaptation of The Perks of Being a Wallflower,
and in 2014, she played Ila in Darren Aronofsky's biblical epic Noah.