Why Famous:Rose to prominence playing Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter film series. She starred in all eight Harry Potter films, and was cast as Hermione at the age of nine despite only acting previously in school plays.
2007-03-23 After some initial hesitation, Emma Watson signs on to appear as Hermione in the final three Harry Potter films
2014-09-18 Emma Watson delivers an address to a standing ovation at UN Headquarters in New York City, helping launch the UN Women campaign HeForShe, which calls for men to advocate for gender equality
2017-03-17 Live-action remake "Beauty and the Beast" directed by Bill Condon and starring Emma Watson opens
2017-05-07 MTV becomes 1st major awards show to adopt gender-neutral categories - Emma Watson best film actor, Millie Bobby Brown best TV actor
2019-11-05 Actress Emma Watson interviewed in Vogue magazine says she is happy to be single "I call it being self-partnered" launching worldwide discussion on the term