Emma Watson is a British actress, model and activist. She rose to prominence playing Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter film series.
Emma has since starred in such films as The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Noah and Beauty and the Beast.
Here are ten fun facts about Emma Watson:
1. Emma was born on April 15, 1990 in Paris, France.
2. Her full name is Emily Jean Watson.
3. She has two older brothers named Alex and Toby.
4. When she was five years old, her family moved from Paris to Oxfordshire in England so that her father could work at the prestigious Blenheim Palace hotel.
5. At age ten, Emma was cast as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter film series after producers saw her audition tape while she was attending the Dragon School in Oxfordshire
6. In 2009, she graduated from Brown University with a bachelor’s degree in English literature.
7. She is fluent in French and English.
8. In 2014, Forbes magazine named her one of Hollywood’s highest-paid actresses with earnings of $30 million dollars between June 2013 and June 2014
9. She is an active feminist campaigner and UN Women Goodwill Ambassador.
10. Some of her favourite things include reading (especially Jane Austen novels), listening to music (her go-to artist is currently Hozier) and spending time with her cats, Bubbles and Domino.
