

She has a book club on Goodreads – Our Shared Shelf – where she shares her favourite reads, including plenty of feminist texts. Like Hermione and Belle, Emma is very much a bookworm. She doesn’t just portray strong and smart women, but has proven to be the same in real life, championing gender equality with the HeForShe campaign through her role as UN Women Goodwill ambassador.

Six years after the last Harry Potter movie, Watson would play another book-smart beauty, taking on the iconic Disney character Belle in the live action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast. Through the course of eight movies we watched the character and actress coming into her own, displaying courage, loyalty, and plenty of cheeky spark.

She's gotten older right before our eyes.Emma Watson first entered our hearts as Harry and Ron’s book-smart best bud Hermione Granger. Here are some photos that show the transformation Emma Watson has gone through over the years. She has been immensely praised throughout the years for her ability to remain classy and grounded, even in the midst of grand success. That year, she also launched her own campaign with the United Nations: HeForShe. She graduated in 2014 with a degree in English literature. She has always been outspoken about her desire for an education and went on to attend Brown University. At one point, she became the face of the British brand, Burberry. During her time with Harry Potter, she was approached by countless modeling agencies. The role defined her career for a decade.Įmma had other plans, as well. She was chosen out of a lineup of hundreds of other girls, after an open audition call at her London school. For a small child who hadn't acted in any other TV shows or movies, she landed a major role, playing one of the most iconic heroines in history. For 10 years, everyone knew Emma Watson as "Hermione Granger" or "that girl from Harry Potter." As the Harry Potter franchise began winding down, Emma Watson's star kept rising.Įmma was cast as Hermione Granger at only nine years old.
