Emma Chaelotte Duerre Watson,who is known for her role as Hermione Grander in the 'Harry Potter'films.

Her parents Jacqueline and Chris divorced when Emma was five-years-old,at which point she moved to Oxfordshire with her mother and younger brother.From the age of the six,Emma knew that she wanted to act and started attending part-time theater school Stagecoach.

By the age of ten,she had starred in several theater shows by Stagecoach including 'The Happy Prince'and Arthur:The Young Years'Her big break came in 1999 when casting began for 'Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone',which was based on JK Rowling's bestselling novel of the same name about a boy wizard.

Watson won the role of muggle-born Hermione Grander with Daniel Radcliffe and Rupent Grint taking the other two leading roles.'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' not only marked Waston's film debut but it broke records for opening-day sales when it was released in 2001.

She played Hermione for almost ten years,appearing in 'Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets'(2002),'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkabn'(2004),'Harry Potter and The Goblet Of Fire'(2005)'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phenix'(2007),'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'(2009) and the two films of'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' in 2010 and 2011.