Emma Watson

Actress and activist · age 36

Emma Watson photo

life in chapters

7 milestones from birth to now, with Emma's age at every one.

1990s

  1. Birth

    Born April 15, 1990

2000s

  1. age 11 Release

    Screen debut as Hermione Granger in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

    Hermione Granger

    Watson made her film debut playing Hermione Granger, the role she would reprise across eight Harry Potter films.

2010s

  1. age 21 Release

    Final Harry Potter film, Deathly Hallows Part 2, released

    Hermione Granger

    The last installment of the Harry Potter series closed out Watson's decade in the franchise.

  2. age ~24 Career milestone

    Appointed UN Women Goodwill Ambassador and launches HeForShe

    Goodwill Ambassador

    Watson became a UN Women Goodwill Ambassador and fronted the HeForShe gender-equality campaign.

  3. age 26 Release

    Stars as Belle in Disney's Beauty and the Beast

    Belle

    Watson led the live-action Beauty and the Beast, which grossed more than $1.2 billion worldwide.

  4. age 29 Release

    Plays Meg March in Greta Gerwig's Little Women

    Meg March

    Watson played Meg March in the acclaimed adaptation, her last major film role before a break from acting.

2020s

  1. age 35 Legal

    Handed a six-month UK driving ban for speeding

    defendant

    A magistrates' court disqualified Watson from driving for six months and fined her about 1,044 pounds after she was clocked at 38 mph in a 30 mph zone.

age 36 now

Still going