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for [[Burberry]] and [[Lancôme]]. She also lent her name to a line of clothing for sustainable brand People Tree. In 2020, she joined the board of directors of [[Kering]], a [[luxury brand]] group, in her capacity as an advocate for [[sustainable fashion]].
for [[Burberry]] and [[Lancôme]]. She also lent her name to a line of clothing for sustainable brand People Tree. In 2020, she joined the board of directors of [[Kering]], a [[luxury brand]] group, in her capacity as an advocate for [[sustainable fashion]].


==Early life and edead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070802050811/http://www.emmawatsonofficial.com/ |archive-date=2 August 2007}}</ref> and trained at the Oxford branch of [[Stagecoach Theatre Arts]], a part-time theatre school where she studied singing, dancing, and acting.<ref name=float>{{cite news |last=Reece |first=Damian |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/2740527/Harry-Potter-drama-school-to-float.html |title=Harry Potter drama school to float |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=4 November 2001 |access-date=8 March 2010 |location=UK |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101016065733/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/2740527/Harry-Potter-drama-school-to-float.html |archive-date=16 October 2010}}</ref>
==Early life and education==
Emma Charlol=http://harrypotter.warnerbros.co.uk/gobletoffire/master/index.html |access-date=28 March 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060410152155/http://harrypotter.warnerbros.in London.<ref name=emmanewbio /><ref name=NYTgrad>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/17/t-magazine/emma-watson-the-graduate.html |work=The New York Times |first=Will |last=Self |title=Emma Watson, The Graduate |date=17 August 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170126092538/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/17/t-magazine/emma-watson-the-graduate.html |archive-date=26 January 2017}}</ref> Watson has said she speaks some French, though "not as well" as she used to.<ref name=thehour>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehour.com/entertainment/entertainment_news/q-a-with-emma-watson/article_adfb48ea-a4f6-596a-8f81-79543bf42e5a.html |title=Q&A with Emma Watson – The Hour Publishing Company: Entertainment News |publisher=Thehour.com |date=18 December 2008 |access-date=26 February 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903210804/http://www.thehour.com/entertainment/entertainment_news/q-a-with-emma-watson/article_adfb48ea-a4f6-596a-8f81-79543bf42e5a.html |archive-date=3 September 2014}}</ref> After moving to [[Oxford]] with her mother and brother, she attended the [[Dragon School]], remaining there until 2003.<ref name=emmanewbio /> From age six, she wanted to become an actress,<ref name=emmaemma>{{cite web |url=http://www.emmawatsonofficial.com/#emma |title=Emma |first=Emma |last=Watson |access-date=3 August 2007 |publisher=Emma Watson's Official Website |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070802050811/http://www.emmawatsonofficial.com/ |archive-date=2 August 2007}}</ref> and trained at the Oxford branch of [[Stagecoach Theatre Arts]], a part-time theatre school where she studied singing, dancing, and acting.<ref name=float>{{cite news |last=Reece |first=Damian |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/2740527/Harry-Potter-drama-school-to-float.html |title=Harry Potter drama school to float |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=4 November 2001 |access-date=8 March 2010 |location=UK |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101016065733/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/2740527/Harry-Potter-drama-school-to-float.html |archive-date=16 October 2010}}</ref>


By age ten, Watson had performed in Stagecoach productions and school plays including ''Arthur: The Young Years'' and ''The Happy Prince'',<ref name=emmaminibio>{{cite web |url=http://www.emmawatson.com/en/Screen/Filmography |title=Emma & Screen |first=Emma |last=Watson |access-date=16 April 2010 |publisher=Official Website |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100507004001/http://www.emmawatson.com/en/Screen/Filmography/ |archive-date=7 May 2010}}</ref> but she had never acted professionally prior to the ''Harry Potter'' series. After the Dragon School, Watson moved on to [[Headington School]], Oxford.<ref name=emmanewbio /> While on film sets, she and her castmates were tutored for up to five hours a day.<ref name=timescastinterview>{{cite news |first=Kate |last=Muir |title=Cast Interviews |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article423860.ece |access-date=12 January 2008 |work=The Times |location=UK |date=15 May 2004 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070211205341/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article423860.ece |archive-date=11 February 2007}}</ref> In June 2006, she took [[GCSE]] school examinations in ten subjects, achieving eight A* and two A grades. In May 2007, she took [[Advanced Subsidiary level|AS levels]] in English, Geography, Art, and History of Art. The following year, she dropped History of Art to pursue the three [[GCE Advanced Level|A levels]], receiving an A grade in each subject.<ref name=emmanewbio /><ref name=gcse>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/5280906.stm |title=Pupils 'sitting too many GCSEs' |work=BBC News |date=24 August 2006 |access-date=27 May 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070618132828/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/5280906.stm |archive-date=18 June 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-08-17/a-level-results-of-the-stars-emma-watson-benedict-cumberbatch-matt-smith-jenna-coleman-and-the-doctor/ |title=A-Level results of the stars: Emma Watson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Matt Smith, Jenna Coleman – and the Doctor... |work=[[Radio Times]] |date=17 August 2017 |access-date=25 January 2019}}</ref>
By age ten, Watson had performed in Stagecoach productions and school plays including ''Arthur: The Young Years'' and ''The Happy Prince'',<ref name=emmaminibio>{{cite web |url=http://www.emmawatson.com/en/Screen/Filmography |title=Emma & Screen |first=Emma |last=Watson |access-date=16 April 2010 |publisher=Official Website |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100507004001/http://www.emmawatson.com/en/Screen/Filmography/ |archive-date=7 May 2010}}</ref> but she had never acted professionally prior to the ''Harry Potter'' series. After the Dragon School, Watson moved on to [[Headington School]], Oxford.<ref name=emmanewbio /> While on film sets, she and her castmates were tutored for up to five hours a day.<ref name=timescastinterview>{{cite news |first=Kate |last=Muir |title=Cast Interviews |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article423860.ece |access-date=12 January 2008 |work=The Times |location=UK |date=15 May 2004 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070211205341/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article423860.ece |archive-date=11 February 2007}}</ref> In June 2006, she took [[GCSE]] school examinations in ten subjects, achieving eight A* and two A grades. In May 2007, she took [[Advanced Subsidiary level|AS levels]] in English, Geography, Art, and History of Art. The following year, she dropped History of Art to pursue the three [[GCE Advanced Level|A levels]], receiving an A grade in each subject.<ref name=emmanewbio /><ref name=gcse>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/5280906.stm |title=Pupils 'sitting too many GCSEs' |work=BBC News |date=24 August 2006 |access-date=27 May 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070618132828/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/5280906.stm |archive-date=18 June 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-08-17/a-level-results-of-the-stars-emma-watson-benedict-cumberbatch-matt-smith-jenna-coleman-and-the-doctor/ |title=A-Level results of the stars: Emma Watson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Matt Smith, Jenna Coleman – and the Doctor... |work=[[Radio Times]] |date=17 August 2017 |access-date=25 January 2019}}</ref>

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Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson (born 15 April 1990)[1] is an English actress and activist. She has gained recognition for her roles in both blockbusters and independent films, as well as her women's rights work. Watson has been ranked among the world's highest-paid actresses by Forbes and Vanity Fair, and was named one of the [[Time 100|100 most influential peoraised in Oxfordshire, Watson atten a supporting role in [[M for Burberry and Lancôme. She also lent her name to a line of clothing for sustainable brand People Tree. In 2020, she joined the board of directors of Kering, a luxury brand group, in her capacity as an advocate for sustainable fashion.

==Early life and edead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070802050811/http://www.emmawatsonofficial.com/ |archive-date=2 August 2007}}</ref> and trained at the Oxford branch of Stagecoach Theatre Arts, a part-time theatre school where she studied singing, dancing, and acting.[2]

By age ten, Watson had performed in Stagecoach productions and school plays including Arthur: The Young Years and The Happy Prince,[3] but she had never acted professionally prior to the Harry Potter series. After the Dragon School, Watson moved on to Headington School, Oxford.[1] While on film sets, she and her castmates were tutored for up to five hours a day.[4] In June 2006, she took GCSE school examinations in ten subjects, achieving eight A* and two A grades. In May 2007, she took AS levels in English, Geography, Art, and History of Art. The following year, she dropped History of Art to pursue the three A levels, receiving an A grade in each subject.[1][5][6]

Watson took a gap year after finishing secondary school,[7] to film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Parts 1 & 2 beginning in February 2009,[8] but asserted that she intended to continue her studies[9] and later confirmed she had chosen Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.[10] In March 2011, after 18 months at the university, Watson announced she was deferring her course for "a semester or two",<ref name="emma-defer">{{cite web |url=http://www.emmawatson.com/en/Late

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  2. ^ Reece, Damian (4 November 2001). "Harry Potter drama school to float". The Daily Telegraph. UK. Archived from the original on 16 October 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
  3. ^ Watson, Emma. "Emma & Screen". Official Website. Archived from the original on 7 May 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
  4. ^ Muir, Kate (15 May 2004). "Cast Interviews". The Times. UK. Archived from the original on 11 February 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2008.
  5. ^ "Pupils 'sitting too many GCSEs'". BBC News. 24 August 2006. Archived from the original on 18 June 2007. Retrieved 27 May 2007.
  6. ^ "A-Level results of the stars: Emma Watson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Matt Smith, Jenna Coleman – and the Doctor..." Radio Times. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  7. ^ Tibbetts, Graham (14 August 2008). "A-levels: Harry Potter actress Emma Watson gets straight As". The Daily Telegraph. UK. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
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  9. ^ Long, Camilla (7 December 2008). "What next in life for Emma Watson". The Times. UK. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
  10. ^ Ford, James (14 July 2009). "Catching up with Emma Watson". Paste. Archived from the original on 16 July 2009. Retrieved 15 July 2009.