Emily Watson

Emily Watson: Biography in Details

Who is Emily Watson?

Emily Watson is an elegant English actress.

Likely, she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her debut film role as Bess McNeil in Lars von Trier’s Breaking the Waves (1996) and for her role as Jacqueline du Pré in Hilary and Jackie (1998), winning the BIFA Award for Best Actress for the latter.

Emily Watson: Age (55), Parents, Siblings, Nationality, Ethnicity

Emily Watson was born in Islington, London, England on  January 14, 1967. Her birth name is  Emily Margaret Watson and she is currently 55 years old. Her father’s name is Richard Watson (an architect) and her mother’s name is Katharine Watson (English teacher).

She has a sibling namely, Harriet Watson. Emily holds British citizenship and mixed (English- Scottish) ethnicity. Her birth sign is Capricorn.

Emily Watson: Education, School/ College University

Talking about Emily’s education, Emily Watson was educated at St James Independent Schools. Then, she attended the University of Bristol, where she obtained a BA (1988, English). Additionally, she trained at the Drama Studio London. Later, she received an MA (2003, honorary) from Bristol University.

Emily Watson: Professional Life, Career

Talking about her profession, Watson’s career began on the stage. Her theatre credits include The Children’s Hour (at the Royal National Theatre), Three Sisters, Much Ado About Nothing and The Lady from the Sea. Additionally, Emily Watson has also worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company in A Jovial Crew, The Taming of the Shrew, All’s Well That Ends Well and The Changeling.

In the year 2002, she took time off from cinema to play two roles in Sam Mendes‘ repertory productions of Uncle Vanya and Twelfth Night. Whereas, her performance was widely acclaimed on both sides of the Atlantic. In fact, she also played a leading role in Cradle Will Rock, a story of a theatre show in the 1930s, directed by Tim Robbins.

During 2001, she appeared alongside John Turturro in The Luzhin Defence and in Robert Altman’s ensemble piece Gosford Park. In the year 2006, she also took a supporting role in Miss Potter, a biographical film of children’s author Beatrix Potter from Babe director Chris Noonan, with Ewan McGregor and as well as with Renée Zellweger, and also in an adaptation of Thea Beckman’s children’s novel Crusade in Jeans.

In the year 2008, Emily Watson starred with Julia Roberts and Carrie-Anne Moss in Fireflies in the Garden, the Lifetime Television movie The Memory Keeper’s Daughter (based on the novel with the same name), and in screenwriter Charlie Kaufman’s directorial debut, Synecdoche, New York.

During 2009 she appeared in the film Cold Souls, from first-time director Sophie Barthes, and Within the Whirlwind, a biographical film of Russian poet and Gulag survivor Evgenia Ginzburg from The Luzhin Defence director Marleen Gorris.

Similarly, in 2014 Watson had supporting roles in The Book Thief, alongside Geoffrey Rush and Sophie Nélisse. In the year 2015, she had supporting roles in Testament of Youth, alongside Alicia Vikander and Kit Harington, Eduardo Verástegui‘s Little Boy and A Royal Night Out, in which she portrayed Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. She also received rave reviews for her portrayal of Julie Nicholson in the BBC Drama A Song for Jenny.  During 2017, she also starred in the BBC mini-series Apple Tree Yard.

Is Emily Watson active on social media?

Emily Watson is active on Instagram rather than on Facebook and Twitter. She has around 51.2M followers on Instagram. But, she is not active on Facebook and Twitter.

Emily Watson: Awards, Nomination

Emily Watson won Best Leading Actress for Appropriate Adult (2011) at BAFTA TV Award, she won Best Actress for Oranges and Sunshine (2010) at Australian Film Critics Association Awards, she won Fiction: Actress for The Politician’s Husband (2013) at Golden FIPA.

Likewise, she won Best Actress for Breaking the Waves (1996) at Bodil Awards. Similarly, she won Best Actress for Hilary and Jackie (1998) at British Independent Film Award. She also won Best Acting Ensemble for Gosford Park (2001) at Critics Choice Award.

What is Emily Watson’s net worth?

Emily Watson has an estimated net worth of around $50 million (as per 2022 data) and she has earned that sum of money from her professional career. Her acting career has helped her in gaining fame and fortune both.

Emily Watson: Rumors and Controversy/ Scandal

There is no rumors and controversy of Emily Watson. She is successful in making her life away from rumors and controversy.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size

Emily Watson has a height of 5 feet 8 inches. Additionally, she weighs is 58Kg.

In addition, she has a measurement of 35-25-33 inches and her bra size is 34B. Emily’s hair color is light brown and her eyes color is blue. Furthermore, her dress size is 6 (US) and her shoe size is 9 (US).

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Reference: (Wikipedia)

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