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{{Short description|English actress (born 1990)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Emma Watson
| image = Emma Watson 2013.jpg
| caption = Watson in 2013
| birth_name = Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1990|4|15}}
| birth_place = Paris, France
| education = {{ubl|[[Brown University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])|[[University of Oxford]] ([[Master of Studies|MSt]])}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress}}
| years_active = 1999–present
| awards = [[List of awards and nominations received by Emma Watson|Full list]]
| signature = Emma_Watson_signature.svg
}}
'''Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson''' (born 15 April 1990) is an <!--DO NOT CHANGE THIS AT ALL!!! It will be immediately reverted. She is NOT a French citizen. Do not change from English to British without consensus on the Talk Page--> English actress. Known for her roles in both [[Blockbuster (entertainment)|blockbusters]] and [[independent films]], she has received [[List of awards and nominations received by Emma Watson|a selection of accolades]], including a [[Young Artist Award]] and three [[MTV Movie Awards]]. Watson has been ranked among the world's highest-paid actresses by ''[[Forbes]]'' and ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'', and was named one of the [[Time 100|100 most influential people in the world]] by ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine in 2015.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Abramson |first=Jill |title=Emma Watson by Jill Abramson: TIME 100 |url=https://time.com/3823057/emma-watson-2015-time-100/ |magazine=Time |date=15 April 2015 |access-date=7 March 2022 |archive-date=27 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127235250/https://time.com/3823057/emma-watson-2015-time-100/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Emma Watson is named Hollywood's highest paid female actor |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/feb/05/emma-watson-vanity-fair-rich-list |access-date=28 December 2020 |work=The Guardian |date=10 February 2010 |archive-date=25 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125023237/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/feb/05/emma-watson-vanity-fair-rich-list |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Emma Watson: $14 million |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/forbes-highest-paid-actresses-of-2017/2/ |access-date=28 December 2020 |publisher=CBS News |archive-date=29 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729002139/https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/forbes-highest-paid-actresses-of-2017/2/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Watson was also listed by ''[[Forbes]]'' as an honouree on the [[Forbes 30 Under 30|''Forbes'' 30 Under 30]] list in 2015 and 2016.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Magazine |first1=Forbes |title=Forbes 30 under 30 |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/emma-watson/ |work=Forbes |access-date=7 September 2024 |archive-date=7 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907122705/https://www.forbes.com/profile/emma-watson/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
Watson attended the [[Dragon School]] and trained in acting at the [[Oxford]] branch of [[Stagecoach Theatre Arts]]. As a child, she rose to stardom after landing her first professional acting role as [[Hermione Granger]] in the [[Harry Potter (film series)|''Harry Potter'' film series]], having previously acted only in school plays. Watson made her first major foray beyond the Potter franchise starring in ''[[Ballet Shoes (film)|Ballet Shoes]]'' (2007), and she lent her voice to ''[[The Tale of Despereaux (film)|The Tale of Despereaux]]'' (2008). After the final ''Harry Potter'' film, she took on a supporting role in ''[[My Week with Marilyn]]'' (2011), before starring as Sam, a flirtatious, free-spirited student in ''[[The Perks of Being a Wallflower (film)|The Perks of Being a Wallflower]]'' (2012), to critical success. Further acclaim came from portraying [[Alexis Neiers]] in [[Sofia Coppola]]'s ''[[The Bling Ring]]'' (2013) and the titular character's adoptive daughter in [[Darren Aronofsky]]'s biblical epic ''[[Noah (2014 film)|Noah]]'' (2014). That same year, Watson was honoured by the [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]], winning British Artist of the Year. She also starred as [[Belle (Disney character)|Belle]] in the live-action musical romantic fantasy ''[[Beauty and the Beast (2017 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' (2017), and as [[Meg March]] in [[Greta Gerwig]]'s coming-of-age drama ''[[Little Women (2019 film)|Little Women]]'' (2019).
From 2011 to 2014, Watson split her time between working on films and continuing her education, graduating from [[Brown University]] with a [[bachelor's degree]] in [[English literature]] in May 2014. That year, she was appointed a [[UN Women]] [[Goodwill ambassador|Goodwill Ambassador]] and helped launch the UN Women campaign [[HeForShe]], which advocates for [[gender equality]]. In 2018, she helped launch [[Time's Up (organization)|Time's Up UK]] as a founding member. Watson was appointed to a [[Group of Seven|G7]] advisory body for women's rights in 2019, consulting with leaders on [[foreign policy]]. Her modelling work has included campaigns for [[Burberry]] and [[Lancôme]]. She also lent her name to a clothing line for the sustainable brand [[People Tree Ltd.|People Tree]]. From 2020 to 2023, she sat on the board of directors of [[Kering]], a luxury brand group, in her capacity as an advocate for [[sustainable fashion]].
==Early life and education==
Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson<ref name=letterman>{{cite episode |title=Emma Watson |series=Late Show with David Letterman |series-link=Late Show with David Letterman |network=CBS |airdate=8 July 2009 |number=3145}}</ref> was born on 15 April 1990 in Paris, to English lawyers Jacqueline Luesby and Chris Watson.<ref name=walker>{{cite news |last=Walker |first=Tim |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/emma-watson-is-there-life-after-hermione-8190401.html |date=29 September 2012 |access-date=12 January 2008 |title=Emma Watson: Is there Life After Hermione? |work=The Independent |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120930001033/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/emma-watson-is-there-life-after-hermione-8190401.html |archive-date=30 September 2012}}</ref><ref name=emmanewbio>{{cite web |url=http://www.emmawatson.com/en/Emma/About/ |title=Life & Emma |publisher=Emma Watson official website |access-date=16 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100421082835/http://www.emmawatson.com/en/Emma/About/ |archive-date=21 April 2010}}</ref><ref name=gofbio>{{cite web |work=[[Adobe Flash]] |publisher=harrypotter.warnerbros.co.uk |title=Warner Bros. Official site |url=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.co.uk/gobletoffire/master/index.html |archive-date=10 April 2006}} (click appropriate actor's image, click "Actor Bio")</ref><ref name=lifeafterpotter>{{cite news |last=Barlow |first=Helen |title=A life after Harry Potter |url=https://www.smh.com.au/news/film/a-life-after-harry-potter/2007/07/01/1183228944244.html |access-date=16 March 2006 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070703203404/http://www.smh.com.au/news/film/a-life-after-harry-potter/2007/07/01/1183228944244.html |archive-date=3 July 2007}}</ref> Watson lived in [[Maisons-Laffitte]] near Paris until age five. Her parents divorced when she was five, and Watson moved to England to live with her mother in [[Oxfordshire]] while spending weekends at her father's house in London.<ref name=emmanewbio /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Emma Watson |url=https://nationaltoday.com/birthday/emma-watson/ |access-date=14 July 2024 |website=National Today |language=en-US}}</ref><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="d096">{{cite web | last=Sager | first=Jessica | title=Inside Emma Watson's Net Worth and How She Earned It | website=[[Parade (magazine)|Parade]] | date=1 January 2022 | url=https://parade.com/1315964/jessicasager/emma-watson-net-worth/ | access-date=15 May 2025}}</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 10, 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=dead |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' |publisher=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 |archive-date=14 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114090137/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/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
Watson took a [[gap year]] after finishing secondary school,<ref name=Telegraph20080814>{{cite news |first=Graham |last=Tibbetts |title=A-levels: Harry Potter actress Emma Watson gets straight As |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/article2559694.ece |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121205093953/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/article2559694.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 December 2012 |access-date=10 December 2008 |work=The Daily Telegraph |___location=UK |date=14 August 2008}}</ref> to film ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Parts 1]]'' ''&'' ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2|2]]'' beginning in February 2009,<ref name=empireheyman /> but asserted that she intended to continue her studies<ref name=Times20081207>{{cite news |first=Camilla |last=Long |title=What next in life for Emma Watson |url=http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/celebrity/article5279807.ece |work=The Times|date=7 December 2008 |access-date=10 December 2008 |___location=UK |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615193631/http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/celebrity/article5279807.ece |archive-date=15 June 2011}}</ref> and later confirmed she had chosen [[Brown University]] in [[Providence, Rhode Island]].<ref name=PJBrown>{{cite news |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2009/07/catching-up-with-emma-watson.html |access-date=15 July 2009 |date=14 July 2009 |title=Catching up with Emma Watson |work=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]] |first=James |last=Ford |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090716020527/http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2009/07/catching-up-with-emma-watson.html |archive-date=16 July 2009}}</ref> 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/Latest/Emma/Message-from-Emma/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110308175421/http://www.emmawatson.com/en/Latest/Emma/Message-from-Emma/ |access-date=15 September 2013 |date=7 March 2011 |title=Message from Emma |publisher=Emma Watson Official |archive-date=8 March 2011}}</ref> though she attended [[Worcester College, Oxford]] during the 2011–12 academic year as part of the [[Visiting Student Programme]].<ref name=Worcester>{{cite web |title=Harry Potter Star Emma Watson begins her year at Oxford University! |work=Oxford Summer School from Oxford Royale Academy |url=http://www.oxford-royale.co.uk/articles/harry-potter-star-emma-watson-begins-her-year-at-oxford-university.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003063559/http://www.oxford-royale.co.uk/articles/harry-potter-star-emma-watson-begins-her-year-at-oxford-university.html |publisher=Oxford Royale Academy |archive-date=3 October 2012 |access-date=8 July 2013 |date=21 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Visiting Student Programme |url=https://www.worc.ox.ac.uk/applying/visiting-student-programme |access-date=26 November 2019 |publisher=Worcester College, Oxford University |archive-date=10 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210080704/http://www.worc.ox.ac.uk/applying/visiting-student-programme |url-status=live}}</ref> In a 2014 interview on ''[[The Ellen DeGeneres Show]]'', Watson said just before graduation that it took five years to finish her degree instead of four because, owing to her acting work, she "ended up taking two full semesters off".<ref name=Ellen>{{Cite episode |title=Interview |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mmk6THwG5L0 |date=24 March 2014 |access-date=3 May 2014 |series=Ellen ''(video posted to official YouTube channel)'' |network=Syndicated |time=02:12–02:58 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502042206/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mmk6THwG5L0 |archive-date=2 May 2014}}</ref> On 25 May 2014, she graduated from Brown University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English literature.<ref name=grad>{{Cite news |work=The Daily Telegraph|title=Emma Watson Graduates from Brown University |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/10855882/Emma-Watson-graduates-from-Brown-University.html |date=25 May 2014 |access-date=25 May 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140526025720/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/10855882/Emma-Watson-graduates-from-Brown-University.html |archive-date=26 May 2014}}</ref> In 2023, she began a course of [[Master of Studies]] in creative writing at the University of Oxford, where she matriculated at [[Lady Margaret Hall]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/23808965.emma-watson-enrols-oxford-university-creative-writing-course |title=Emma Watson enrols on Oxford University creative writing course |last=Seaward |first=Tom |date=23 September 2023 |work=Oxford Mail |access-date=24 September 2023 |archive-date=24 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924140724/https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/23808965.emma-watson-enrols-oxford-university-creative-writing-course/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
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=== 1999–2009: ''Harry Potter'' and worldwide recognition ===
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In 1999, casting began for ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'', the film adaptation of British author [[J. K. Rowling]]'s best-selling [[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone|novel]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Markovitz |first=Adam |date=1 July 2011 |title=Harry Potter: Casting the spell |url=https://ew.com/article/2011/07/01/harry-potter-casting-spell/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626225231/https://ew.com/article/2011/07/01/harry-potter-casting-spell/ |archive-date=26 June 2022 |access-date=17 February 2025 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |language=en}}</ref> Casting agents found Watson through her Oxford theatre teacher. She had acted in school plays, but had no film acting experience. Her first audition took place when she was nine years old.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:<br><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QkJI123yI4c |title=Emma's auditioning experience |date=24 November 2023 |language=en |publisher=Harry Potter YouTube channel |access-date=22 August 2024 |via=YouTube |archive-date=22 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240822041122/https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QkJI123yI4c |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="economictimes">{{Cite news |date=15 April 2023 |title=Emma Watson Birthday: 15 things to know about Hermione Granger from Harry Potter series |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-updates/emma-watson-birthday-15-things-to-know-about-hermione-granger-from-harry-potter-series/articleshow/99513349.cms?from=mdr |access-date=22 August 2024 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389 |archive-date=22 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240822041119/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-updates/emma-watson-birthday-15-things-to-know-about-hermione-granger-from-harry-potter-series/articleshow/99513349.cms?from=mdr |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Schwartz |first=Missy |date=17 December 2001 |title=Harry Potter's Hermione talks sequel and more |url=https://ew.com/article/2001/12/17/harry-potters-hermione-talks-sequel-and-more/ |access-date=22 August 2024 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |language=en |archive-date=15 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115154036/http://ew.com/article/2001/12/17/harry-potters-hermione-talks-sequel-and-more/ |url-status=live}}</ref>}} Although Watson had to audition a total of eight times before earning the role, Rowling supported her casting after her first [[screen test]].<ref name="economictimes" /> Prior to casting Watson, the producers considered [[Hatty Jones]] for the role.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |last=Staff |date=22 July 2019 |title=This Little-Known Actress Very Nearly Played Hermione Granger Instead of Emma Watson |url=https://www.ohmymag.co.uk/entertainment/celebrities/this-little-known-actress-very-nearly-played-hermione-granger-instead-of-emma-watson_art4712.html |access-date=19 July 2024 |website=Oh My Mag |archive-date=4 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204045144/https://www.ohmymag.co.uk/entertainment/celebrities/this-little-known-actress-very-nearly-played-hermione-granger-instead-of-emma-watson_art4712.html |url-status=live}}</ref>[[File:Emma Watson GoF Premiere 2.jpg|thumb|upright|right|Watson at the premiere of ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' in November 2005]]
The release of ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'' in 2001 was Watson's debut screen performance. The film broke records for opening-day sales and opening-weekend takings and was the highest-grossing film of 2001.<ref name="shatter">{{cite news |title=Harry Potter magically shatters records |url=http://www.hollywood.com/news/Box_Office_Analysis_Harry_Potter_breaks_records/1097810 |access-date=21 September 2007 |date=18 November 2001 |work=Hollywood.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071002035720/http://www.hollywood.com/news/Box_Office_Analysis_Harry_Potter_breaks_records/1097810 |archive-date=2 October 2007}}</ref><ref name="2001gross">{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2001&p=.htm |title=2001 Worldwide Grosses |access-date=29 May 2007 |publisher=Box Office Mojo |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070410133146/http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2001&p=.htm |archive-date=10 April 2007}}</ref> Critics singled out Watson for particular acclaim; ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' called her performance "admirable",<ref name="admirable">{{cite news |work=The Daily Telegraph |___location=UK |title=Magic is the only word for it |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1361526/Magic-is-the-only-word-for-it.html |access-date=23 September 2007 |date=4 November 2007 |first=John |last=Hiscock |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080601223319/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1361526/Magic-is-the-only-word-for-it.html |archive-date=1 June 2008}}</ref> and ''[[IGN]]'' said she "stole the show".<ref name="stole">{{cite news |title=Review of ''Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone'' |work=IGN |first=Brian |last=Linder |date=17 November 2001 |url=http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/316/316273p1.html |access-date=23 September 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071229044646/http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/316/316273p1.html |archive-date=29 December 2007}}</ref> Watson was nominated for five awards for her performance in ''Philosopher's Stone'', winning the [[Young Artist Award]] for Leading Young Actress.<ref name="YAA">{{cite web |url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms23A.htm |title=2002 nominations and winners |access-date=13 September 2007 |publisher=Young Artist's Awards |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903210759/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms23A.htm |archive-date=3 September 2014}}</ref> She was chosen as one of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''{{'}}s Breakout Performers of 2001.<ref name=":2">{{Cite magazine |last=Schwartz |first=Missy |date=17 December 2001 |title=''Harry Potter''{{'}}s Hermione talks sequel and more |url=https://ew.com/article/2001/12/17/harry-potters-hermione-talks-sequel-and-more/ |access-date=22 August 2024 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |language=en |archive-date=15 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115154036/http://ew.com/article/2001/12/17/harry-potters-hermione-talks-sequel-and-more/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
A year later, Watson reprised her role as Hermione in ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'', the second installment of the series. Reviewers praised the lead actors' performances. The ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' said Watson and her co-stars had matured between films,<ref name="LATCoS">{{cite news |title=Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets |url=http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/reviews/cl-et-turan15nov15,0,1767241.story |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051228225730/http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/reviews/cl-et-turan15nov15%2C0%2C1767241.story |archive-date=28 December 2005 |access-date=22 September 2007 |date=15 November 2002 |author=Kenneth Turan |work=Los Angeles Times |url-status=dead}}</ref> while ''[[The Times]]'' criticised director [[Chris Columbus (filmmaker)|Chris Columbus]] for "under-employing" Watson's hugely popular character.<ref name="underuse">{{cite news |title=Film of the week |first=Barbara |last=Ellen |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article828645.ece |access-date=23 September 2007 |date=14 November 2002 |work=The Times|___location=UK |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517074505/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article828645.ece |archive-date=17 May 2011}}</ref> Watson received an Otto Award from the German magazine ''[[Bravo (magazine)|Bravo]]'' for her performance.<ref name="bravo-archiv-2003">{{cite web |url=http://www.bravo-archiv.de/auswahl.php?link=ottosieger2003.php |title=Bravo Otto – Sieger 2003 |access-date=22 September 2007 |language=de |work=Bravo magazine |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011095017/http://bravo-archiv.de/auswahl.php?link=ottosieger2003.php |archive-date=11 October 2007}}</ref>
In 2004, ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' was released. Watson was appreciative of the more assertive role Hermione played, calling her "charismatic" and "a fantastic role to play".<ref name="radcliffegrintwatson">{{cite web |first=Jonathon |last=Trout |date=1 June 2004 |title=Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2004/06/01/daniel_radcliffe_emma_watson_rupert_grint_azkaban_interview.shtml |access-date=3 August 2007 |publisher=BBC |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070718145239/http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2004/06/01/daniel_radcliffe_emma_watson_rupert_grint_azkaban_interview.shtml |archive-date=18 July 2007}}</ref> Critics lauded Watson's performance; [[A. O. Scott]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' remarked: "Luckily Mr. Radcliffe's blandness is offset by Ms. Watson's spiky impatience. Harry may show off his expanding wizardly skills ... but Hermione ... earns the loudest applause with a decidedly unmagical punch to [[Draco Malfoy]]'s deserving nose."<ref name="NYTPoA">{{cite news |title=Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: Film review |work=The New York Times |author=A. O. Scott |date=3 June 2004 |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?&res=980DE2D81431F930A35755C0A9629C8B63&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin |access-date=23 September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218233842/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?&res=980DE2D81431F930A35755C0A9629C8B63&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin |archive-date=18 February 2012}}</ref> Although ''Prisoner of Azkaban'' proved to be the lowest-grossing ''Harry Potter'' film in the entire series, Watson's performance won her two Otto Awards and the Child Performance of the Year award from ''[[Total Film]]''.<ref name="otto1">{{cite news |url=http://www.danradcliffe.com/news/fullnews.php?id=630 |access-date=13 September 2007 |title=Dan Wins Another Otto Award |publisher=DanRadcliffe.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011083639/http://danradcliffe.com/news/fullnews.php?id=630 |archive-date=11 October 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="otto2">{{cite press release |publisher=Presseportal.com |url=http://www.presseportal.de/story_rss.htx?nr=819426 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011091949/http://presseportal.de/story_rss.htx?nr=819426 |archive-date=11 October 2007 |access-date=13 September 2007 |title=Bravo Otto Awards 2005 |language=de}}</ref>
With ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' (2005), both Watson and the ''Harry Potter'' film series reached new milestones. The film set records for a ''Harry Potter'' opening weekend and opening weekend in the UK. Critics praised the increasing maturity of Watson and her teenage co-stars; ''The New York Times'' called her performance "touchingly earnest",<ref name=NYTGoF>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/17/movies/the-young-wizard-puts-away-childish-things.html |access-date=24 September 2007 |title=The Young Wizard puts away childish things |first=Manohla |last=Dargis |date=17 November 2005 |work=The New York Times |archive-date=29 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529184457/http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/17/movies/the-young-wizard-puts-away-childish-things.html |url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Peter Bradshaw]] of ''[[The Guardian]]'' wrote that "Watson's gutsy, confident performance nicely shows that inside and outside the world of magic there is a growing discrepancy between a teenage girl's status and her accelerating emotional and intellectual development."<ref>{{cite news |last=Bradshaw |first=Peter |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2005/nov/18/harrypotter |title=Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire |work=The Guardian |date=18 November 2005 |access-date=23 September 2007 |archive-date=20 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140920041140/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2005/nov/18/harrypotter |url-status=live}}</ref> For Watson, much of the film's humour sprang from the tension among the three lead characters as they matured. She said, "I loved all the arguing. ... I think it's much more realistic that they would argue and that there would be problems."<ref name=igngoblet>{{cite web |title=Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint |url=http://movies.ign.com/articles/667/667146p1.html |date=15 November 2005 |access-date=3 August 2007 |website=IGN |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071107051958/http://movies.ign.com/articles/667/667146p1.html |archive-date=7 November 2007}}</ref> Nominated for three awards for ''Goblet of Fire'', Watson won a bronze [[Bravo Otto|Otto Award]].<ref name=bfc2>{{cite web |url=http://www.bfca.org/individual_movie.asp?id=1769 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20071229055819/http://www.bfca.org/individual_movie.asp?id=1769 |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 December 2007 |title=Goblet of Fire awards |publisher=Broadcast Film Critics Association |access-date=13 September 2007}}</ref><ref name=mtv1>{{cite news |url=http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1529112/story.jhtml |title=Alba, Carell, 'Crashers,' 'Virgin' Big Nominees For MTV Movie Awards |date=24 April 2006 |access-date=22 September 2007 |last=Carroll |first=Larry |publisher=MTV |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071219091809/http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1529112/story.jhtml |archive-date=19 December 2007}}</ref> Watson almost quit the franchise after ''Goblet of Fire'', saying, "I think I was scared. I don’t know if you ever felt like it got to a tipping point where you were like, 'this is kind of forever now.'"<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 December 2021 |title=Emma Watson Wanted To Quit 'Harry Potter', Here's Why She Stayed. |url=https://www.elle.com.au/culture/celebrity/emma-watson-almost-quit-harry-potter-26438/ |access-date=2 April 2024 |website=ELLE |archive-date=2 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240402142922/https://www.elle.com.au/culture/celebrity/emma-watson-almost-quit-harry-potter-26438/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2006, Watson played Hermione in ''[[The Queen's Handbag]]'', a special mini-episode of ''Harry Potter'' in celebration of Queen [[Elizabeth II]]'s 80th birthday.<ref name=handbag>{{cite news |title=New Harry Potter scene for queen |date=12 June 2006 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5072118.stm |access-date=6 August 2007 |publisher=BBC News |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070921024306/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5072118.stm |archive-date=21 September 2007}}</ref> The fifth film in the ''Harry Potter'' series, ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'', was released in 2007. A huge financial success, the film set a record worldwide opening-weekend gross of $332.7 million.<ref name=mojoOotP>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/world/worldwideopenings.htm |title=All Time worldwide opening records |publisher=Box Office Mojo |access-date=25 September 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623165250/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/world/worldwideopenings.htm |archive-date=23 June 2011}}</ref> Watson won the inaugural [[National Movie Award]] for Best Female Performance.<ref name=NFA>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7019374.stm |title=Potter wins film awards hat-trick |access-date=29 September 2007 |date=28 September 2007 |last=Pryor |first=Fiona |publisher=BBC News |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016123337/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7019374.stm |archive-date=16 October 2007}}</ref> As the fame of the actress and the series continued to rise, Watson and her ''Harry Potter'' co-stars Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint left imprints of their hands, feet and wands in front of [[Grauman's Chinese Theatre]] in Hollywood on 9 July 2007.<ref name=grauman>{{cite news |title=Stardom fades, but cement lives on |work=Toronto Star |date=11 January 2008 |access-date=22 January 2008 |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/293005 |first=Peter |last=Howell |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080521154939/http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/293005 |archive-date=21 May 2008}}</ref> That month, Watson's work on the ''Harry Potter'' series was said to have earned her more than £10 million, and she acknowledged she would never have to work for money again.<ref name="money">{{cite news |last=Peck |first=Sally |title=Harry Potter's Sidekick 'Rich Enough To Retire' |work=[[Telegraph Media Group|The Telegraph]] |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1557009/Harry-Potters-sidekick-rich-enough-to-retire.html |date=10 July 2007 |access-date=25 February 2014 |___location=London |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140331000934/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1557009/Harry-Potters-sidekick-rich-enough-to-retire.html |archive-date=31 March 2014}}</ref>
[[File:Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson & Rupert Grint colour.jpg|thumb|left|Watson with co-stars [[Daniel Radcliffe]] (''left'') and [[Rupert Grint]] (''right'') at the premiere of ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2]]'' in July 2011|alt=Watson with Daniel Radcliffe (left) and Rupert Grint at the London premiere of Deathly Hallows – Part 2 in July 2011|205x205px]]
Prior to the release of ''Order of the Phoenix'', the future of the ''Harry Potter'' series was in jeopardy, as all three lead actors were hesitant to sign on to continue their roles for the final installments.<ref name="mtv-radcliffe">{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1553722/20070302/story.jhtml |title=Harry Potter Will Be Played By Daniel Radcliffe in Final Two Flicks |date=2 March 2007 |publisher=MTV |access-date=18 April 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090510132047/http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1553722/20070302/story.jhtml |archive-date=10 May 2009}}</ref> Watson was considerably more ambivalent than her co-stars during renegotiations.<ref name="NWWatson">{{cite news |work=Newsweek |title=Will Harry Potter lose one of its stars? |date=2 October 2006 |access-date=25 September 2007 |url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14966267/site/newsweek/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061005101208/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14966267/site/newsweek/ |archive-date=5 October 2006}}</ref> She explained that the decision was significant, as the films represented a further four-year commitment to the role, but eventually conceded that she "could never let [the role of] Hermione go",<ref name="Hermback">{{cite news |url=http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,21447024-5005368,00.html |access-date=12 April 2009 |date=25 March 2007 |title=Hermione is back |publisher=news.com.au |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090511061909/http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0%2C21598%2C21447024-5005368%2C00.html |archive-date=11 May 2009}}</ref> signing for the role on 23 March 2007.<ref name="NYTlast2">{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/24/arts/24arts.html |title=Gang's all here |work=The New York Times |date=24 March 2007 |access-date=12 April 2009 |first=Peter |last=Edidin |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903210838/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/24/arts/24arts.html |archive-date=3 September 2014}}</ref>
Watson's first non-''Potter'' role was the 2007 BBC film ''[[Ballet Shoes (film)|Ballet Shoes]]'', a [[television adaptation]] of the [[Ballet Shoes (novel)|1936 novel of the same name]] by [[Noel Streatfeild]], which starred [[Emilia Fox]], [[Victoria Wood]] and [[Richard Griffiths]].<ref name="BShoes1">{{cite news |title=Dancing towards their dreams |first=Matt |last=Warman |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2007/12/21/nosplit/bvtvballet21.xml |work=The Daily Telegraph |___location=UK |date=21 December 2007 |access-date=12 January 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080124132754/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=%2Farts%2F2007%2F12%2F21%2Fnosplit%2Fbvtvballet21.xml |archive-date=24 January 2008}}</ref><ref name="BShoes2">{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2007/12/26/baheidi126.xml |access-date=1 January 2008 |title=''Ballet Shoes'' saw me through |first=Adriaane |last=Pielou |work=The Daily Telegraph |___location=UK |date=26 December 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080523051114/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=%2Farts%2F2007%2F12%2F26%2Fbaheidi126.xml |archive-date=23 May 2008}}</ref> The film's director, [[Sandra Goldbacher]], commented that Watson was "perfect" for the starring role of aspiring actress Pauline Fossil: "She has a piercing, delicate aura that makes you want to gaze and gaze at her."<ref name="BalletShoesBBC">{{cite press release |title=A Christmas treat for all the family |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/tv/wk52/feature_balletshoes.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071130080712/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/tv/wk52/feature_balletshoes.shtml |archive-date=30 November 2007 |access-date=1 January 2008 |publisher=BBC}}</ref> ''Ballet Shoes'' was broadcast in the UK on [[Boxing Day]] to 5.7 million viewers, to mixed reviews.<ref name="BShoesBBC">{{cite press release |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/tv/wk52/trans_bbc1.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071209071634/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/tv/wk52/trans_bbc1.shtml |archive-date=9 December 2007 |access-date=1 January 2008 |publisher=BBC |title=BBC One Transmission Details, weeks 52/1}}</ref><ref name="BShoesGuardian">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/dec/27/tvratings.television |access-date=1 January 2008 |date=27 December 2007 |title=Viewers sold on Old Curiosity Shop |first=Chris |last=Tryhorn |work=The Guardian |___location=UK |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130821030911/http://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/dec/27/tvratings.television |archive-date=21 August 2013}}</ref><ref name="BShoesTT">{{cite news |title=Last Night's TV |first=Tim |last=Teeman |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article3097342.ece |access-date=1 January 2008 |date=27 December 2007 |work=The Times|___location=UK |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517074523/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article3097342.ece |archive-date=17 May 2011}}</ref> The following year, she voiced the character Princess Pea in the [[animation]] ''[[The Tale of Despereaux (film)|The Tale of Despereaux]]'', a children's comedy, based on [[The Tale of Despereaux|the 2003 novel of the same name]], by [[Kate DiCamillo]], starring [[Matthew Broderick]], with ''Harry Potter'' co-star [[Robbie Coltrane]] also starring in the film.<ref name="emmafilmography">{{cite web |url=http://www.emmawatson.com/en/Screen/Filmography/Filmography-Continued/ |first=Emma |last=Watson |title=Filmography |access-date=16 April 2010 |publisher=Official website |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100510071258/http://www.emmawatson.com/en/Screen/Filmography/Filmography-Continued/ |archive-date=10 May 2010}}</ref> ''The Tale of Despereaux'' was released in December 2008 and grossed $87 million worldwide.<ref name="mojodespereaux">{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=taleofdespereaux.htm |title=The Tale of Despereaux |access-date=16 April 2010 |publisher=Box Office Mojo |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100205113606/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=taleofdespereaux.htm |archive-date=5 February 2010}}</ref>
[[Principal photography]] for the sixth ''Harry Potter'' film began in late 2007, with Watson's part being filmed from 18 December to 17 May 2008.<ref name=HBPfilming1>{{cite web |url=http://www.emmawatsonofficial.com/#news/show/220 |access-date=12 April 2009 |title=Ballet Shoes interviews |publisher=Emma Watson's official website news |first=Emma |last=Watson |date=28 November 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090414192235/http://www.emmawatsonofficial.com/ |archive-date=14 April 2009}}</ref><ref name=HBPfilming2>{{cite web |url=http://www.emmawatsonofficial.com/#news/show/330 |access-date=12 April 2009 |title=Ballet Shoes interviews |publisher=Emma Watson's official website news |first=Emma |last=Watson |date=22 May 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090414192235/http://www.emmawatsonofficial.com/ |archive-date=14 April 2009}}</ref> ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' premiered on 15 July 2009,<ref name=HBPopen>{{cite web |title=Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Global Release Dates |url=http://harrypotter.warnerbros.co.uk/releasedates/ |publisher=Warner Bros. Pictures |access-date=14 August 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100816070521/http://harrypotter.warnerbros.co.uk/releasedates/ |archive-date=16 August 2010}}</ref> having been delayed from November 2008.<ref name=HBPdelay>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7562557.stm |access-date=28 July 2009 |title=Potter film release date delayed |publisher=BBC News |date=15 August 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218073005/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7562557.stm |archive-date=18 February 2009}}</ref> With the lead actors in their late teens, critics were increasingly willing to review them on the same level as the rest of the franchise's all-star cast, which the ''Los Angeles Times'' described as "a comprehensive guide to contemporary UK acting".<ref name=comprehensive>{{Cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/reviews/movies/la-et-potter14-2009jul14,0,1421215.story |access-date=28 July 2009 |date=14 July 2009 |first=Kenneth |last=Turan |work=Los Angeles Times |title=Review: 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090718004039/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/reviews/movies/la-et-potter14-2009jul14%2C0%2C1421215.story |archive-date=18 July 2009}}</ref> ''[[The Washington Post]]'' felt Watson had given "[her] most charming performance to date",<ref name=WPcharming>{{cite news |last=Kois |first=Dan |newspaper=The Washington Post|title=Critic Review for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince |date=14 July 2009 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/movies/harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince,1145253/critic-review.html#reviewNum1 |access-date=28 July 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110216203313/http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/movies/harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince%2C1145253/critic-review.html |archive-date=16 February 2011}}</ref> while ''The Daily Telegraph'' described the lead actors as "newly liberated and energised, eager to give all they have to what's left of the series".<ref name=DTenergised>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/harry-potter/5841004/Harry-Potter-and-the-Half-Blood-Prince-review.html |title=Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, review |first=Sukhdev |last=Sandhu |date=16 July 2009 |work=The Daily Telegraph |___location=UK |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202115756/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/harry-potter/5841004/Harry-Potter-and-the-Half-Blood-Prince-review.html |archive-date=2 December 2014}}</ref>
Watson's filming for the final installment, ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'', began on 18 February 2009<ref name=DHfilming>{{cite web |url=http://www.emmawatsonofficial.com/#news/show/376 |access-date=12 April 2009 |title=Filming begins |publisher=Emma Watson's official website news |first=Emma |last=Watson |date=17 February 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090414192235/http://www.emmawatsonofficial.com/ |archive-date=14 April 2009}}</ref> and ended on 12 June 2010.<ref name=DHfilmend>{{cite web |first=Alison |last=Schwartz |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20393867,00.html |title=Daniel Radcliffe Calls Wrapping Up Harry Potter Devastating |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=14 June 2010 |access-date=9 February 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110208021622/http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C%2C20393867%2C00.html |archive-date=8 February 2011}}</ref> For financial and scripting reasons, the original book was divided into two films which were shot consecutively.<ref name=times>{{cite news |title=Longer spell at box office for Harry Potter |date=14 March 2008 |author=Jack Malvern |work=The Times|___location=UK}}</ref><ref name=empireheyman>{{cite news |url=https://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=22200 |title=Potter Producer Talks Deathly Hallows |access-date=14 March 2008 |date=14 March 2008 |author=Olly Richards |work=Empire |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710192807/http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=22200 |archive-date=10 July 2011}}</ref> ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1'' was released in November 2010 while the second film was released in July 2011.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110713/REVIEWS/110719994 |title=Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 |first=Roger |last=Ebert |author-link=Roger Ebert |date=13 July 2011 |access-date=15 November 2018 |work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |archive-date=13 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013012136/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20110713%2FREVIEWS%2F110719994 |url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2'' became a commercial and critical success. The [[List of highest-grossing films|highest-grossing film]] in the franchise, it grossed more than $1.3 billion worldwide and proved to be Watson's most commercially successful film to date.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt1201607/?ref_=bo_se_r_1 |publisher=Box Office Mojo |access-date=25 May 2020 |archive-date=22 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622021035/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt1201607/?ref_=bo_se_r_1 |url-status=live}}</ref>
=== 2010–2016: Independent films and mainstream work ===
Watson appeared in a music video for [[One Night Only (band)|One Night Only]], after meeting lead singer [[George Craig (musician)|George Craig]] at the 2010 Winter/Summer Burberry advertising campaign. The video, "[[Say You Don't Want It]]", was screened on [[Channel 4]] on 26 June 2010 and released on 16 August.<ref name=SYDWI>{{cite web |url=http://www.emmawatson.com/en/Latest/Emma/One-Night-Only-Say-You-Dont-Want-It-Single/ |title=Say You Don't Want It |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100818155143/http://www.emmawatson.com/en/Latest/Emma/One-Night-Only-Say-You-Dont-Want-It-Single/ |archive-date=18 August 2010}}</ref> In her first post-''Harry Potter'' film, Watson appeared in ''[[My Week with Marilyn]]'' (2011) as Lucy, a wardrobe assistant who briefly dates protagonist Colin Clark, portrayed by [[Eddie Redmayne]].<ref name=MWwM1>{{cite web |url=http://emma-watson.net/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1286571816&archive=&start_from=&ucat=1& |title=Emma in My Week With Marilyn |date=8 October 2010 |publisher=emma-watson.net |access-date=3 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028055758/http://emma-watson.net/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1286571816&archive=&start_from=&ucat=1& |archive-date=28 October 2010}}</ref><ref name=MWwM2>{{cite web |url=http://www.movieweb.com/news/NEMHhodgThnZQM |title=Emma Watson Joins My Week with Marilyn |work=MovieWeb |date=24 September 2010 |publisher=movieweb.net |access-date=23 December 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100929175732/http://www.movieweb.com/news/NEMHhodgThnZQM |archive-date=29 September 2010}}</ref>
[[File:Emma Watson 2, 2013.jpg|thumb|266x266px|Watson attending the 2013 [[Cannes Film Festival]] ]]
In May 2010, Watson was reported to be in talks to star in [[Stephen Chbosky]]'s ''[[The Perks of Being a Wallflower (film)|The Perks of Being a Wallflower]],''<ref name=VarietyPBW>{{cite news |last=McNary |first=Dave |title=Watson, Lerman in talks for 'Perks' |url=https://variety.com/2010/film/markets-festivals/watson-lerman-in-talks-for-perks-1118019620/ |work=Variety |access-date=16 July 2010 |date=19 May 2010}}</ref> based on the [[The Perks of Being a Wallflower|1999 novel of the same name]]. Filming began in summer of 2011, and the film was released in September 2012.<ref>{{cite news |author=Mark Olsen |work=Los Angeles Times |date=1 November 2012 |title='The Perks of Being a Wallflower' steadily blossoms |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-1101-perks-wallflower20121101,0,5415057.story |access-date=17 April 2020 |archive-date=8 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108022014/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-1101-perks-wallflower20121101,0,5415057.story |url-status=live}}</ref> Watson starred opposite [[Logan Lerman]] as Sam, a high school senior who befriends a fellow student called Charlie (Lerman), and helps him through his [[freshman]] year. The film opened to favourable reviews; David Sexton of the ''[[Evening Standard]]'' opined that Watson's performance was "plausible and touching",<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Perks of Being a Wallflower – review |url=http://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/film/the-perks-of-being-a-wallflower-review-8199092.html |last=Sexton |first=David |date=5 October 2012 |website=Evening Standard|___location=London |access-date=25 May 2020 |archive-date=29 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200529002558/https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/film/the-perks-of-being-a-wallflower-review-8199092.html |url-status=live}}</ref> while ''[[The Atlantic]]'' reviewer thought that Watson "sheds the memory of a decade playing Hermione in the ''Harry Potter'' series with an about-face as a flirtatious but insecure free spirit.<ref>{{cite web |last=Buckwalter |first=Ian |title=How 'Perks of Being a Wallflower' Breaks an Old Filmmaking Curse |date=21 September 2012 |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/09/how-perks-of-being-a-wallflower-breaks-an-old-filmmaking-curse/262671/ |work=[[The Atlantic]] |access-date=7 December 2012 |archive-date=26 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121126023159/http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/09/how-perks-of-being-a-wallflower-breaks-an-old-filmmaking-curse/262671/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
Watson joined the cast of the satirical crime film ''[[The Bling Ring]]'' on 29 February 2012,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/emma-watson-sofia-coppola-bling-ring-harry-potter-somewhere-296019 |title=Sofia Coppola Recruits Emma Watson for 'The Bling Ring' |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |first=Borys |last=Kit |date=29 February 2012 |access-date=2 March 2012 |archive-date=28 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228142918/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/emma-watson-sofia-coppola-bling-ring-harry-potter-somewhere-296019 |url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Sofia Coppola]]-directed film is based on the real-life [[Bling Ring]] robberies, with Watson playing a fictionalised version of [[Alexis Neiers]], a television personality who was one of seven teenagers involved in the robberies. The film was released in 2013. While the film mostly received mixed reviews, critics gave almost unanimous praise for Watson's performance. Adam White of ''[[The Independent]]'' later stated that "She prove[d] remarkable.... Watson oozes casual disdain. Her sticky American vocal fry is clipped and monotone, as if she's swallowed a Kardashian for breakfast."<ref name="Independent" /> Watson also had a supporting role in the apocalyptic comedy ''[[This Is the End]]'' (2013), in which she, [[Seth Rogen]], [[James Franco]] and many others played "exaggerated versions of themselves"<ref name=TItE1>{{cite news |last=Puig |first=Claudia |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2013/06/11/this-is-the-end-review/2367017/ |title=This Is the End – and It's Hilarious |work=USA Today |date=11 June 2013 |access-date=18 November 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151005112534/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2013/06/11/this-is-the-end-review/2367017/ |archive-date=5 October 2015}}</ref> and Watson memorably dropped the "[[Fuck#F-bomb|f-bomb]]".<ref name=TItE2>{{cite news |last=Lombardi |first=Ken |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/this-is-the-end-emma-watson-takes-on-the-boys-in-new-red-band-tv-spot/ |title=''This Is the End'': Emma Watson Takes on the Boys in a New Red-Band TV Spot |publisher=CBS News |date=29 May 2013 |access-date=18 November 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129045153/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/this-is-the-end-emma-watson-takes-on-the-boys-in-new-red-band-tv-spot/ |archive-date=29 November 2014}}</ref> She said she could not pass up the opportunity to make her first comedy and "work with some of the best comedians [...] in the world right now".<ref name=TItE3>{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zgk8B6BayE&t=2m57s |title=Inside Look: ''This Is the End'' with Seth Rogen and Emma Watson |via=YouTube ([[Movieline]] official) |at=2:57–3:14 |date=11 June 2013 |access-date=18 November 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151206115052/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zgk8B6BayE&t=2m57s |archive-date=6 December 2015}}</ref>
In June 2012, Watson was confirmed for the role as Ila, [[Wives aboard Noah's Ark|Shem's wife]], in [[Darren Aronofsky]]'s ''[[Noah (2014 film)|Noah]]'', which began filming the following month, and was released in March 2014.<ref name=indiewire>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/emma-watson-gets-biblical-with-darren-aronofskys-noah-20120607 |title=Emma Watson Gets Biblical With Darren Aronofsky's 'Noah' |date=7 June 2012 |publisher=indiewire.com |access-date=24 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616004656/http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/emma-watson-gets-biblical-with-darren-aronofskys-noah-20120607 |archive-date=16 June 2012}}</ref> Watson referred to the role as "physically very demanding" given the usage of [[special effect]]s and did extensive research on [[childbirth]] to effectively portray a scene in the film.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kelsey |first1=Eric |title=Style Emma Watson on how 'Harry Potter' prepped her for 'Noah' |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/emma-watson-on-how-harry-potter-prepped-her-for-noah/2014/03/27/ce750dce-b4eb-11e3-8cb6-284052554d74_story.html |access-date=28 December 2020 |newspaper=The Washington Post|date=29 March 2014 |archive-date=31 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140331111104/http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/emma-watson-on-how-harry-potter-prepped-her-for-noah/2014/03/27/ce750dce-b4eb-11e3-8cb6-284052554d74_story.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The film, a box office success, received mixed reviews for its direction and casting; ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'' wrote that "Watson anchors the film's rawest emotional scenes.... Sitting on an Icelandic beach with [[Russell Crowe]], her hair wild and eyes burning, Watson is quiet but ferocious."<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Emma Watson Leaves Hermione Behind With Her Mammoth Noah Performance |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/03/emma-watson-noah |magazine=Vanity Fair |date=28 March 2014 |access-date=28 December 2020 |archive-date=12 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112035734/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/03/emma-watson-noah |url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2013, it was reported that Watson was in negotiations to star as the title character in [[Kenneth Branagh]]'s [[Cinderella (2015 Disney film)|live-action Disney adaptation]] of ''[[Cinderella (1950 film)|Cinderella]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kroll |first=Justin |title=Cinderella's Glass Slipper Doesn't Fit Emma Watson |url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/emma-watson-trying-on-glass-slipper-for-disneys-cinderella-exclusive-821290/ |work=Variety |access-date=28 February 2013 |date=20 February 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130304031708/http://variety.com/2013/film/news/emma-watson-trying-on-glass-slipper-for-disneys-cinderella-exclusive-821290/ |archive-date=4 March 2013}}</ref> Watson was offered the role, but turned it down because she did not connect with the character.<ref name=TFCinderella>{{cite news |last=Graser |first=Marc |title=Cinderella's Glass Slipper Doesn't Fit Emma Watson |url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/cinderellas-glass-slipper-didnt-fit-emma-watson-1200007282/ |work=Variety |access-date=12 March 2013 |date=29 January 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130314202726/http://variety.com/2013/film/news/cinderellas-glass-slipper-didnt-fit-emma-watson-1200007282/ |archive-date=14 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=GugLiemli |first=Jodi |title=Beauty and the Beast's Emma Watson Reveals She Was Once Offered the Part of Cinderella for 2015 Live-Action Film |url=http://people.com/movies/emma-watson-cinderella-live-action-beauty-and-the-beast/ |work=People |access-date=20 February 2017 |date=18 January 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220180240/http://people.com/movies/emma-watson-cinderella-live-action-beauty-and-the-beast/ |archive-date=20 February 2017}}</ref> The role ultimately went to [[Lily James]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Alexandra |last=Cheney |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2013/04/30/downton-abbey-star-is-new-cinderella/ |title='Downton Abbey' Star Is New Cinderella |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |date=30 April 2013 |access-date=17 August 2017 |archive-date=2 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502233929/https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2013/04/30/downton-abbey-star-is-new-cinderella/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
Watson performed the background vocals in the second chorus of the song "Pantomime" by singer Ben Hammersley, alongside [[Ólafur Arnalds]]. The song was released on 20 January 2014.<ref>{{Citation |title=Ben Hammersley – Pantomime (feat. Emma Watson & Ólafur Arnalds) with Lyrics |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTmpPYlWssQ |access-date=30 August 2023 |archive-date=30 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230830195536/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTmpPYlWssQ |url-status=live}}</ref>
Watson joined [[Judi Dench]], [[Robert Downey Jr.]], [[Mike Leigh]], [[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]], and [[Mark Ruffalo]] as recipients of the 2014 [[Britannia Awards]], presented on 30 October in Los Angeles. Watson was awarded British Artist of the Year and she dedicated the prize to Millie, her pet hamster who died as Watson was filming ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone''.<ref name=2014Britannia>{{cite news |last=King |first=Susan |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-judi-dench-tattoo-emma-watson-hamster-20141031-story.html |title=At BAFTA Event, Emma Watson Dedicates Award to Her Long Dead Hamster |work=Los Angeles Times |date=31 October 2014 |access-date=31 October 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031180233/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-judi-dench-tattoo-emma-watson-hamster-20141031-story.html |archive-date=31 October 2014}}</ref> Watson starred in two 2015 releases, the thrillers ''[[Colonia Dignidad (film)|Colonia]]'', opposite [[Daniel Brühl]] and [[Michael Nyqvist]];<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/emma-watson-daniel-bruhl-to-star-in-thriller-colonia-1201316157/ |title=Emma Watson, Daniel Bruhl to Star in Thriller 'Colonia' |access-date=11 January 2015 |work=Variety |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224215119/http://variety.com/2014/film/news/emma-watson-daniel-bruhl-to-star-in-thriller-colonia-1201316157/ |archive-date=24 December 2014 |date=29 September 2014}}</ref> and ''[[Regression (film)|Regression]]'' by [[Alejandro Amenábar]], alongside [[Ethan Hawke]] and her ''Harry Potter'' co-star [[David Thewlis]].<ref name=MTMRegression>{{cite web |url=http://www.moviethatmatters.com/emma-watson-starring-with-ethan-hawke-for-new-thriller-movie/ |title=Emma Watson starring with Ethan Hawke for New Thriller Movie |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140206183252/http://www.moviethatmatters.com/emma-watson-starring-with-ethan-hawke-for-new-thriller-movie/ |archive-date=6 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Earp |first=Catherine |title=Emma Watson joins Ethan Hawke film Regression |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a549268/emma-watson-joins-ethan-hawke-film-regression.html |access-date=19 May 2014 |publisher=Digital Spy |date=5 February 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419025544/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a549268/emma-watson-joins-ethan-hawke-film-regression.html |archive-date=19 April 2014}}</ref> Both of these films received generally negative reviews;<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/colonia/ |title=Colonia (2016) |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |date=15 April 2016 |access-date=5 March 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306040255/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/colonia/ |archive-date=6 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/regression/ |title=Regression (2016) |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |date=5 February 2016 |access-date=5 March 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206111759/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/regression |archive-date=6 February 2017}}</ref> ''The Daily Telegraph'' critic blamed ''Regression''{{'}}s script for her "pure dramatic cardboard" role.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Collin |first=Robbie |date=8 October 2015 |title=Regression review: 'gory and corny' |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/regression/review/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/regression/review/ |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=21 October 2020 |issn=0307-1235}}{{cbignore}}</ref> She also appeared in an episode of BBC's ''[[The Vicar of Dibley]]'', in which she played Reverend Iris.<ref name=Vicar>{{cite web |url=http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/tv/the_vicar_of_dibley/episodes/2015/1/ |title=''The Vicar of Dibley'' – Comic Relief Special: The Bishop of Dibley |website=[[British Comedy Guide]] |access-date=22 April 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150409024915/http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/tv/the_vicar_of_dibley/episodes/2015/1 |archive-date=9 April 2015}}</ref> In February 2016, Watson announced she was taking a year-long break from acting. She planned to spend the time on her "personal development" and her women's rights work.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hooks |first=Bell |url=http://www.papermag.com/emma-watson-bell-hooks-conversation-1609893784.html |title=In Conversation with Bell Hooks and Emma Watson |work=[[Paper (magazine)|Paper]] |date=18 February 2016 |access-date=21 February 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160220123219/http://www.papermag.com/emma-watson-bell-hooks-conversation-1609893784.html |archive-date=20 February 2016}}</ref>
=== 2017–present: Recent career and hiatus ===
[[File:Emma Watson Circle 5.png|thumb|upright|left|Watson promoting ''[[The Circle (2017 film)|The Circle]]'' in 2017]]
Watson starred as [[Belle (Disney character)|Belle]] in the [[Beauty and the Beast (2017 film)|2017 live-action Disney adaptation]] of ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' directed by [[Bill Condon]], and starring opposite [[Dan Stevens]] as the [[Beast (Disney character)|Beast]].<ref name=Stevens>{{cite news |last=Kit |first=Borys |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/disneys-beauty-beast-casts-dan-779323 |title=Disney's ''Beauty and the Beast'' Casting Dan Stevens as the Beast |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=4 March 2015 |access-date=5 March 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150305215127/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/disneys-beauty-beast-casts-dan-779323 |archive-date=5 March 2015}}</ref><!-- Source cites Watson interview with Total Film magazine, which requires purchase. --> She was given autonomy within Belle's portrayal; she re-characterised her as an assistant to her inventor father and incorporated [[bloomers]] and [[boot]]s into her wardrobe.<ref name="Vanity Fair">{{cite magazine |last1=Blasberg |first1=Derek |title=Cover Story: Emma Watson, Rebel Belle |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/02/emma-watson-cover-story |magazine=Vanity Fair |date=28 February 2017 |access-date=27 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712094840/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/02/emma-watson-cover-story |archive-date=12 July 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> The film grossed over $1.2 billion at the worldwide box office and emerged as the [[2017 in film|second-highest-grossing film of 2017]] and the 17th-highest-grossing film of all time.<ref name="BeautyandtheBeastReception" /> Her reported fee was $3 million upfront with [[Profit sharing|profit participation]], bringing her salary up to $15 million.<ref name=BatB-pay>{{cite news |last=Sager |first=Rebekah |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/how-emma-watson-is-getting-paid-beauty-beast-986316 |title=''Beauty and the Beast'' breaks records: Is Emma Watson now Hollywood's most sought after actress? |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=21 March 2017 |access-date=3 April 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170426020601/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/how-emma-watson-is-getting-paid-beauty-beast-986316 |archive-date=26 April 2017}}</ref> The film garnered positive reviews; [[Richard Roeper]] of the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' thought her performance was "all pluck and spunk and sass and smarts and fierce independence as Belle".<ref name="BeautyandtheBeastReception">{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/beauty_and_the_beast_2017 |title=Beauty and the Beast (2017) |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |date=17 March 2017 |access-date=11 December 2017 |archive-date=11 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171211204754/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/beauty_and_the_beast_2017/ |url-status=live}}<br>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=beautyandthebeast2017.htm |title=Beauty and the Beast (2017) |publisher=Box Office Mojo |access-date=18 September 2017 |archive-date=26 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826163452/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=beautyandthebeast2017.htm |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-reviews/beauty-and-the-beast-review-9971177 |title=Beauty and the Beast review: Irresistible charm shows no one casts a spell quite like Disney |author=Chris Hunneysett |work=[[Daily Mirror]] |date=17 March 2017 |access-date=27 April 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170910200005/http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-reviews/beauty-and-the-beast-review-9971177 |archive-date=10 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Lavish 'Beauty and the Beast' true as it can be to original |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2017/3/15/18322097/lavish-beauty-and-the-beast-true-as-it-can-be-to-original |last=Roeper |first=Richard |date=15 March 2017 |website=Chicago Sun-Times |access-date=25 May 2020 |archive-date=10 September 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170910202458/http://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/lavish-beauty-and-the-beast-true-as-it-can-be-to-original/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Watson later said "When I finished the film, it kind of felt like I had made that transition into being a woman on-screen".<ref name="Vanity Fair" />
In the same year, she starred opposite [[Tom Hanks]] in the [[The Circle (2017 film)|film adaptation]] of [[Dave Eggers]]' novel ''[[The Circle (Eggers novel)|The Circle]]'' as Mae Holland, who begins working at a powerful tech corporation and enters a perilous situation concerning [[surveillance]] and freedom.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ew.com/article/2015/06/24/emma-watson-the-circle-tom-hanks |title=Emma Watson to star in ''The Circle'' opposite Tom Hanks |work=Entertainment Weekly's EW.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626003401/http://www.ew.com/article/2015/06/24/emma-watson-the-circle-tom-hanks |archive-date=26 June 2015}}</ref> The film received negative reviews but was a moderate box office success.<ref name=NUM>{{cite web |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Circle-The-(2016)#tab=summary |title=''The Circle'' (2017) |work=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]] |access-date=28 November 2017 |archive-date=3 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803194103/https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Circle-The-(2016)#tab=summary |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2019, Watson starred as [[Meg March]] in [[Greta Gerwig]]'s [[Little Women (2019 film)|adaptation]] of [[Louisa May Alcott]]'s novel ''[[Little Women]]'', co-starring with [[Saoirse Ronan]], [[Florence Pugh]], [[Laura Dern]], [[Timothée Chalamet]], and [[Meryl Streep]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/972647-emma-watson-replacing-emma-stone-in-sonys-little-women-movie |title=Emma Watson Replacing Emma Stone in Sony's Little Women Movie |work=Comingsoon.net |author=Spencer Perry |date=24 August 2018 |access-date=24 August 2018 |archive-date=25 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180825062622/http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/972647-emma-watson-replacing-emma-stone-in-sonys-little-women-movie |url-status=live}}</ref> On the premise, Watson has stated "I think [''Little Women''] was good literary device to explain that there's not one way to be a feminist.... [Meg's] way of being a feminist is making the choice – because that's really, for me anyway, what feminism is about. Her choice is that she wants to be a full-time mother and wife."<ref>{{cite web |title=Emma Watson on turning 30, Little Women and becoming a voice for change |url=https://www.vogue.com.au/celebrity/interviews/emma-watson-on-turning-30-little-women-and-becoming-a-voice-for-change/image-gallery/90482f3feb644ba18b71ba17a23390a3 |website=Vogue Australia |date=30 January 2020 |access-date=28 December 2020 |archive-date=26 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926093044/https://www.vogue.com.au/celebrity/interviews/emma-watson-on-turning-30-little-women-and-becoming-a-voice-for-change/image-gallery/90482f3feb644ba18b71ba17a23390a3 |url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Forbes]]'' stated that "Watson has perhaps the most challenging [...] role, as the proverbial [[Straight man|straight woman]] of the sisters who is put on the defensive when her dreams end up being the most conventional of the lot."<ref>{{cite web |title='Little Women' Review: Greta Gerwig Makes An Old Story Feel New Again |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2019/11/25/little-women-review-greta-gerwig-saoirse-ronan-emma-watson-florence-pugh-timothee-chalamet/ |website=Forbes |access-date=28 December 2020 |archive-date=29 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200229191742/https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2019/11/25/little-women-review-greta-gerwig-saoirse-ronan-emma-watson-florence-pugh-timothee-chalamet/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The film was critically acclaimed and grossed over $218 million against its $40 million budget.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/little_women_2019 |title=Little Women (2019) |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=9 December 2019 |archive-date=16 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116175328/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/little_women_2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Carras |first1=Christi |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2020-02-09/oscars-2020-little-women-greta-gerwig-costume-design |title=The only Oscar 'Little Women' won was for costume design |work=Los Angeles Times |date=9 February 2020 |access-date=5 July 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200210090147/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2020-02-09/oscars-2020-little-women-greta-gerwig-costume-design |archive-date=10 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Moreau |first1=Jordan |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/little-women-100-million-box-office-international-1234643991/ |title='Little Women' Crosses $100 Million at the International Box Office |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=21 June 2020 |access-date=5 July 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622013238/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/little-women-100-million-box-office-international-1234643991/ |archive-date=22 June 2020}}</ref>
In 2020, Watson discussed her future career plans, stating: "Having been so public in making films and being so active on social [media] in my activism, I am curious to embrace a role where I work to amplify more voices, to continue to learn from those with different experiences", adding that her work would include "fewer red carpets and more conference meetings".<ref name="Kering" />
In 2021, various reports surfaced stating that Watson was engaged or retiring.<ref>{{cite news |last=Mastroianni |first=Bianca |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/emma-watson-retires-from-acting-to-spend-time-with-boyfriend-leo-robinton/HF6QKIGHLZBSDE43EAD4IG2EHY/ |title=Emma Watson retires from acting to spend time with boyfriend Leo Robinton |work=The New Zealand Herald |date=23 February 2021 |access-date=24 February 2021 |archive-date=24 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224005623/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/emma-watson-retires-from-acting-to-spend-time-with-boyfriend-leo-robinton/HF6QKIGHLZBSDE43EAD4IG2EHY/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Romano |first=Nick |url=https://ew.com/celebrity/emma-watson-not-retiring-from-acting/ |title=Emma Watson isn't retiring from acting {{mdash}} despite what you may have heard online |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=25 February 2021 |access-date=26 February 2021 |archive-date=26 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226000841/https://ew.com/celebrity/emma-watson-not-retiring-from-acting/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Watson and her representatives refuted these reports; she later labelled the speculation as [[clickbait]] and cited her relative public absence to continued [[social distancing]] during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Respers France |first1=Lisa |title=Emma Watson sets the record straight on work and love life |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/18/entertainment/emma-watson-addresses-rumors/index.html |publisher=CNN|date=18 May 2021 |access-date=20 May 2021 |archive-date=19 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519210457/https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/18/entertainment/emma-watson-addresses-rumors/index.html |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2022, Watson reunited with multiple cast members of the ''Harry Potter'' film series for an [[HBO Max]] special titled ''[[Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Harry Potter cast return to Hogwarts to mark 20th anniversary of first film |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/nov/17/harry-potter-cast-return-to-hogwarts-to-mark-20th-anniversary-of-first-film |access-date=24 December 2021 |work=The Guardian |archive-date=21 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121024928/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/nov/17/harry-potter-cast-return-to-hogwarts-to-mark-20th-anniversary-of-first-film |url-status=live}}</ref> The following year, Watson revealed in an interview with the ''[[Financial Times]]'' that a reason why she had not acted in almost five years was because she "wasn't very happy" with the profession and that she felt "a bit caged". However, she went on to say that she would "absolutely" return to acting while also saying, "But I'm happy to sit and wait for the next right thing. I love what I do. It's finding a way to do it where I don't have to fracture myself into different faces and people. And I just don't want to switch into robot mode any more."<ref>{{cite news |title=Emma Watson Hasn't Acted in Nearly Five Years Because She 'Wasn't Very Happy' and 'Felt a Bit Caged': I Will 'Absolutely' Act Again |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/emma-watson-acting-break-five-years-caged-1235600852/ |access-date=5 May 2023 |work=Variety |date=2 May 2023 |first=Zack |last=Sharf |archive-date=5 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505014729/https://variety.com/2023/film/news/emma-watson-acting-break-five-years-caged-1235600852/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
==Fashion career==
In 2005, Watson began her modelling<!-- 2 Ls, correct British spelling --> career with a photo shoot for ''[[Teen Vogue]]'', which made her the youngest person to cover the magazine.<ref name=walker /> Three years later, the British press reported that Watson was to replace [[Keira Knightley]] as the face of [[Chanel]], but this was denied by both parties.<ref name=Chanel>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/2157750/Chanel-No-contract-for-Harry-Potters-Emma-Watson.html |title=Chanel: 'No contract' for Harry Potter's Emma Watson |date=19 June 2008 |first=Rupert |last=Neate |work=The Daily Telegraph |___location=UK |access-date=18 April 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090511225046/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/2157750/Chanel-No-contract-for-Harry-Potters-Emma-Watson.html |archive-date=11 May 2009}}</ref> In June 2009, following several months of rumours, Watson confirmed she would be partnering with [[Burberry]] as the face of their Autumn/Winter 2009 campaign, for which she received an estimated six-figure fee.<ref name=Burberry1>{{cite web |url=http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2009/06/12/behind-the-scenes-at-emma-watsons-burberry-shoot/gallery/383244 |title=Go Behind the Scenes with Emma Watson on the Burberry Shoot |publisher=Vogue News |date=June 2009 |access-date=22 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903210348/http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2009/06/12/behind-the-scenes-at-emma-watsons-burberry-shoot/gallery/383244 |archive-date=3 September 2014}}</ref><ref name=Burberry2>{{cite news |url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/fashion/article-23705207-details/Harry+Potter+star+Emma+Watson+charms+Burberry/article.do |title=Harry Potter star Emma Watson charms Burberry |work=Evening Standard|___location=London |date=9 June 2009 |access-date=28 June 2009 |first=Laura |last=Craik |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090612021505/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/fashion/article-23705207-details/Harry%2BPotter%2Bstar%2BEmma%2BWatson%2Bcharms%2BBurberry/article.do |archive-date=12 June 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> She also appeared in Burberry's 2010 Spring/Summer campaign alongside her brother Alex, musicians George Craig and Matt Gilmour, and model Max Hurd.<ref name=telegraphburberry>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/hilaryalexander/6937799/Emma-Watson-is-Burberrys-springsummer-2010-poster-girl.html |title=Emma Watson is Burberry's spring/summer 2010 poster girl |last=Alexander |first=Hilary |date=5 January 2010 |work=The Daily Telegraph |___location=UK |access-date=17 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100209081151/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/hilaryalexander/6937799/Emma-Watson-is-Burberrys-springsummer-2010-poster-girl.html |archive-date=9 February 2010}}</ref> In February 2011, Watson was awarded the Style Icon award from British ''[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]'' by [[Vivienne Westwood|Dame Vivienne Westwood]].<ref name=StyleIcon>{{cite news |last=Foster |first=Alistair |title=Elle style icon? I have no idea who you are, Emma Watson |url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23923326-emma-watson-is-style-icon-at-elle-awards.do |access-date=29 November 2011 |newspaper=Evening Standard|___location=London |date=15 February 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110311111908/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23923326-emma-watson-is-style-icon-at-elle-awards.do |archive-date=11 March 2011}}</ref> Watson continued her involvement in fashion advertising when she announced she had been chosen as the face of [[Lancôme]] in March 2011.<ref name=Lancome>{{cite news |last=Oliver |first=Dana |title=Emma Watson Named New Face of Lancome |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/14/emma-watson-lancome_n_835388.html |access-date=2 September 2011 |work=HuffPost |date=14 March 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110904073128/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/14/emma-watson-lancome_n_835388.html |archive-date=4 September 2011}}</ref>
In September 2009, Watson announced her involvement with [[People Tree Ltd.|People Tree]], a [[fair trade]] fashion brand.<ref name=guardianpeopletree>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2009/sep/17/emma-watson-ethical-fashion-people-tree |title=Emma Watson launches ethical fashion range with People Tree |last=Holmes |first=Rachael |date=17 September 2009 |work=[[The Guardian]] |___location=UK |access-date=17 April 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130821052035/http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2009/sep/17/emma-watson-ethical-fashion-people-tree |archive-date=21 August 2013}}</ref> Watson worked as a creative adviser for the company to create a spring line of clothing, which was released in February 2010;<ref name=guardianpeopletree /><ref name=emmapeopletree>{{cite web |url=http://www.emmawatson.com/en/Projects/People-Tree/ |title=People Tree |publisher=Official website |access-date=17 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100425073700/http://www.emmawatson.com/en/Projects/People-Tree/ |archive-date=25 April 2010}}</ref> the range featured styles inspired by southern France and London.<ref name=emmapeopletree /><ref name=peopletreeyouth>{{cite web |url=http://www.peopletreeyouth.co.uk/ |title=People Tree collaborates with Emma Watson |publisher=Peopletreeyouth.co.uk |access-date=8 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100208082431/http://www.peopletreeyouth.co.uk/ |archive-date=8 February 2010}}</ref> The collection, described by ''The Times'' as "very clever" despite their "quiet hope that [she] would become tangled at the first hemp-woven hurdle",<ref name=timespeopletree>{{cite news |url=http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/fashion/article6985147.ece |title=Emma Watson burnishes her ethical fashion credentials |date=13 January 2010 |work=The Times |___location=UK |access-date=17 April 2010 |first=Alice |last=Olins |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615161903/http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/fashion/article6985147.ece |archive-date=15 June 2011}}</ref> was widely publicised in magazines such as ''Teen Vogue'',<ref name=voguepeopletree>{{cite web |url=http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/daily/100201-emma-watsons-people-tree-collectio.aspx |title=Ethical Emma |last=Milligan |first=Lauren |date=1 February 2010 |work=Teen Vogue |access-date=17 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100316211431/http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/daily/100201-emma-watsons-people-tree-collectio.aspx |archive-date=16 March 2010}}</ref> ''[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]]'', and ''[[People (magazine)|People]]''. Watson, who was not paid for the collaboration,<ref name=PTnotpaid>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/hilaryalexander/7103320/Emma-Watson-models-her-range-for-People-Tree.html |title=Emma Watson models her range for People Tree |last=Alexander |first=Hilary |date=29 January 2010 |work=The Daily Telegraph |___location=UK |access-date=17 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100204152827/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/hilaryalexander/7103320/Emma-Watson-models-her-range-for-People-Tree.html |archive-date=4 February 2010}}</ref> admitted that competition for the range was minimal,<ref name=timespeopletree /> but argued that "Fashion is a great way to empower people and give them skills; rather than give cash to charity you can help people by buying the clothes they make and supporting things they take pride in"; adding, "I think young people like me are becoming increasingly aware of the humanitarian issues surrounding [[fast fashion]] and want to make good choices but there aren't many options out there."<ref name=timespeopletree /> Watson continued her involvement with People Tree, resulting in the release of a 2010 Autumn/Winter collection.<ref name=PTcollection>{{cite web |url=http://emma-watson.net/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1282748440&archive=&start_from=&ucat=1& |title=News |access-date=2 September 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723120030/http://emma-watson.net/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1282748440&archive=&start_from=&ucat=1& |archive-date=23 July 2011}}</ref>
[[File:Emma Watson figure at Madame Tussauds London.jpg|thumb|upright|Watson's wax figure at [[Madame Tussauds]] wearing an [[Elie Saab]] design]]
In 2013, [[Madame Tussauds]] in London unveiled a wax statue of Watson wearing an [[Elie Saab]] ''[[haute couture]]'' design donated to the museum by the designer. A spokesperson for the museum stated, "[Watson] is one of the most requested personalities by our guests. She's a true [[English rose (epithet)|English rose]] known and loved by millions of film and fashion fans around the world".<ref>{{cite web |title=Emma Watson is 'English rose' of Madame Tussauds |url=https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/10316260.emma-watson-is-english-rose-of-madame-tussauds/ |website=[[Croydon Guardian]] |date=27 March 2013 |access-date=22 May 2021 |archive-date=22 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210522224536/https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/10316260.emma-watson-is-english-rose-of-madame-tussauds/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Emma Watson is turned into wax at Madame Tussauds |url=https://metro.co.uk/2013/03/26/gallery-emma-watson-is-turned-into-wax-at-madame-tussauds-3560161/ |access-date=21 June 2020 |work=Metro |archive-date=25 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625020445/https://metro.co.uk/2013/03/26/gallery-emma-watson-is-turned-into-wax-at-madame-tussauds-3560161/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Watson was awarded Best British Style at the 2014 [[British Fashion Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Emma Watson wins award for best British Style at Fashion Awards – Telegraph |url=http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/news-features/TMG11265784/British-Fashion-Awards-2014-Emma-Watson-crowned-British-Style-Icon.html |website=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=8 May 2020 |archive-date=13 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213115424/http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/news-features/TMG11265784/British-Fashion-Awards-2014-Emma-Watson-crowned-British-Style-Icon.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The competition included [[David Beckham]], [[Amal Clooney]], [[Kate Moss]], and Keira Knightley.<ref name=BritStyle>{{cite web |last=Sowray |first=Bibby |url=http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/news-features/TMG11265784/British-Fashion-Awards-2014-Emma-Watson-crowned-British-Style-Icon.html |title=Emma Watson Wins Award for Best British Style at Fashion Awards |website=Telegraph Media Group |date=1 December 2014 |access-date=2 December 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213115424/http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/news-features/TMG11265784/British-Fashion-Awards-2014-Emma-Watson-crowned-British-Style-Icon.html |archive-date=13 December 2014}}</ref>
Watson has been described as "an early adopter of [[sustainable fashion]]" and is noted for dressing ethically on the red carpet.<ref>{{cite web |title=At 30, Emma Watson Is Hollywood's Queen of Ethical Dressing |url=https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/emma-watson-30th-birthday-best-red-carpet |website=Vogue |date=15 April 2020 |access-date=26 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713064225/https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/emma-watson-30th-birthday-best-red-carpet |archive-date=13 July 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Emma Watson's Stylish Guide to Shopping Sustainably |url=https://www.whowhatwear.com/emma-watson-ethical-fashion |website=WhoWhatWear |date=12 December 2017 |access-date=26 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713064439/https://www.whowhatwear.com/emma-watson-ethical-fashion |archive-date=13 July 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> She wore a [[Calvin Klein (company)|Calvin Klein]] gown to the 2016 [[Met Gala]] made out of recycled plastic bottles.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Emma Watson's Met Gala gown was made from recycled plastic bottles |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/fashion/fashion-news/a37067/emma-watsons-met-gala-gown-was-made-from-recycled-plastic-bottles/ |magazine=Harper's Bazaar |date=3 May 2016 |access-date=26 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713064604/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/fashion/fashion-news/a37067/emma-watsons-met-gala-gown-was-made-from-recycled-plastic-bottles/ |archive-date=13 July 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> Watson has supported Good On You, an app that acts as a directory for the sustainability level of fashion brands.<ref>{{cite web |title=Introducing Our No.1 Supporter, Emma Watson |url=https://goodonyou.eco/emma-watson-good-on-you-supporter/ |website=Good on You |date=17 February 2019 |access-date=26 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713064744/https://goodonyou.eco/emma-watson-good-on-you-supporter/ |archive-date=13 July 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2017, she began updating an Instagram account entitled "The Press Tour", detailing the ethical brands she wore during the press tours for films such as ''Beauty and the Beast'' and ''The Circle''. Watson guest-edited the March 2018 issue of ''[[Vogue Australia]]'' focusing on fashion sustainability, and was photographed by [[Peter Lindbergh]] for the magazine.<ref>{{cite web |title=Emma Watson introduces the March 2018 issue of Vogue Australia |url=https://www.vogue.com.au/fashion/news/emma-watson-introduces-the-march-2018-issue-of-vogue-australia/image-gallery/5531be4141980e0597ead6372d08f09a |website=Vogue Australia |date=19 February 2018 |access-date=26 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713065400/https://www.vogue.com.au/fashion/news/emma-watson-introduces-the-march-2018-issue-of-vogue-australia/image-gallery/5531be4141980e0597ead6372d08f09a |archive-date=13 July 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=SUSTAINABLE FASHION FEB. 19, 2018 Emma Watson Adds 'Magazine Editor' to Her Résumé |url=https://www.thecut.com/2018/02/emma-watson-guest-edits-vogue-australias-march-issue.html#:~:text=Emma%20Watson%20Adds%20'Magazine%20Editor'%20to%20Her%20R%C3%A9sum%C3%A9,-By%20Sarah%20Spellings&text=goodwill%20ambassador%2C%20a%20Time's%20Up,sustainability%20in%20the%20fashion%20industry. |website=The Cut |date=19 February 2018 |access-date=26 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713065614/https://www.thecut.com/2018/02/emma-watson-guest-edits-vogue-australias-march-issue.html |archive-date=13 July 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2020, she partnered with consignment website ThredUP to launch a "Fashion Footprint Calculator", which allows website visitors to calculate the [[carbon impact]] of their wardrobes and ways to reduce it.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Street |first1=Chloe |title=Emma Watson launches Fashion Footprint Calculator with secondhand clothes site ThredUp |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/insider/fashion/emma-watson-thredup-fashion-footprint-calculator-a4336011.html |access-date=28 December 2020 |work=Evening Standard |date=16 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210910005029/https://www.standard.co.uk/insider/fashion/emma-watson-thredup-fashion-footprint-calculator-a4336011.html |archive-date=10 September 2021 |url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref>
In June 2020, Watson was appointed the youngest member of the board of directors of [[Kering]], the owner of various fashion brands such as [[Gucci]] and [[Yves Saint Laurent (brand)|Yves Saint Laurent]]. Watson will chair Kering's sustainability committee. Kering chairman [[François-Henri Pinault]] praised the new board members' "knowledge and competences, and the multiplicity of their backgrounds and perspectives".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-53075457 |title=Emma Watson joins board of Gucci owner Kering |date=17 June 2020 |publisher=BBC News |access-date=23 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713071402/https://www.bbc.com/news/business-53075457 |archive-date=13 July 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> Watson stated she "hope[d] to influence decisions that will impact future generations and the world that we leave them" and was "extremely excited" to collaborate with the [[Kering Foundation]] as part of their [[women's rights]] work and looked forward to making a difference "behind the scenes".<ref name="Kering">{{cite web |last1=Chan |first1=Emily |title=Exclusive: Emma Watson on Why She's Joining Kering's Board of Directors |url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/article/emma-watson-kering-interview |website=Vogue|___location=UK |date=26 June 2020 |access-date=26 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713071740/https://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/article/emma-watson-kering-interview |archive-date=13 July 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> She served in this capacity until 2023.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ilmessaggero.it/en/kering_appoints_new_independent_directors_and_emphasizes_sustainability_and_social_impact-8004978.html |title=Kering Appoints New Independent Directors and Emphasizes Sustainability and Social Impact |last=Giansoldati |first=Franca |date=19 March 2024 |work=[[Il Messaggero]] |access-date=29 April 2024 |archive-date=29 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240429125231/https://www.ilmessaggero.it/en/kering_appoints_new_independent_directors_and_emphasizes_sustainability_and_social_impact-8004978.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
In August 2022, Watson became the face of [[Prada]] Beauty's new fragrance Paradoxe. She starred in, directed, wrote and narrated the short film for the fragrance's promotional campaign.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/beauty/a40957390/emma-watson-prada-fragrance-campaign/ |title=Emma Watson Directs Herself in the Prada Paradoxe Fragrance Campaign |date=22 August 2022 |work=Harpers Bazaar |access-date=10 April 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=10 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410071153/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/beauty/a40957390/emma-watson-prada-fragrance-campaign/}}</ref> In January 2024, Watson became the face of Prada's Re-Nylon collection, the sustainable product line of the brand.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Emma Watson is the face of Prada's Re-Nylon 2024 campaign |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/109056/emma-watson-is-the-face-of-pradas-re-nylon-2024-campaign/story |access-date=29 January 2024 |publisher=GMA Network |archive-date=29 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240129142702/https://www.gmanetwork.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/109056/emma-watson-is-the-face-of-pradas-re-nylon-2024-campaign/story |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Emma Watson and Benedict Cumberbatch Champion Sustainability in Prada's 2024 Re-Nylon Campaign |url=https://wwd.com/pop-culture/celebrity-news/emma-watson-prada-2024-renylon-campaign-1236120404/ |access-date=29 January 2024 |website=Women's Wear Daily |date=11 January 2024 |archive-date=29 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240129142703/https://wwd.com/pop-culture/celebrity-news/emma-watson-prada-2024-renylon-campaign-1236120404/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
==Activism and advocacy==
{{Quote box|width=30em|align=right|quote="It is time that we all perceive gender on a spectrum not as two opposing sets of ideals. [...] I want men to take up this mantle. So their daughters, sisters and mothers can be free from prejudice but also so that their sons have permission to be vulnerable and human too [...] and in doing so be a more true and complete version of themselves."|source={{mdash}}Part of Watson's address at the [[headquarters of the United Nations]] to launch the [[HeForShe]] campaign, 2014<ref name=UNspeech>{{cite web |url=http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2014/9/emma-watson-gender-equality-is-your-issue-too |title=Emma Watson: Gender equality is your issue too |website=UN Women (official transcript) |date=20 September 2014 |access-date=25 September 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924041318/http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2014/9/emma-watson-gender-equality-is-your-issue-too |archive-date=24 September 2014}} [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkjW9PZBRfk Official video] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140925142541/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkjW9PZBRfk |date=25 September 2014 }}</ref>}}
Watson is an outspoken [[Feminism|feminist]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Foreman |first=Amanda |author-link=Amanda Foreman (historian) |url=http://vogue.com/article/emma-watsons-new-day/amp |title=Emma Watson's New Day |work=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] |date=12 June 2011 |access-date=25 February 2017 |archive-date=16 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416164152/https://www.vogue.com/article/emma-watsons-new-day/amp |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Clark |first=Noelene |url=https://ew.com/movies/2017/02/24/emma-watson-feminism-beauty-beast/ |title=Why Emma Watson finds difficulty with the word 'feminism' |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=24 February 2017 |access-date=25 February 2017 |archive-date=25 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170225033058/http://ew.com/movies/2017/02/24/emma-watson-feminism-beauty-beast/ |url-status=live}}</ref> She has promoted education for girls, travelling to Bangladesh and Zambia to do so.<ref name=girlsed>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/28205765 |title=Emma Watson announces UN Women Goodwill Ambassador role |work=BBC Newsbeat |___location=United Kingdom |date=8 July 2014 |access-date=21 September 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140923063048/http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/28205765 |archive-date=23 September 2014}}</ref> In July 2014, she was appointed a [[UN Women]] [[Goodwill ambassador]].<ref name=ambassador>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/emma-watson-appointed-un-women-goodwill-ambassador-9590993.html |work=The Independent |title=Emma Watson named UN Women Goodwill Ambassador |date=8 July 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709170933/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/emma-watson-appointed-un-women-goodwill-ambassador-9590993.html |archive-date=9 July 2014}}</ref> That September, an admittedly nervous Watson<ref name=UNspeech /> delivered an address at [[Headquarters of the United Nations|UN Headquarters]] in New York City to launch the UN Women campaign [[HeForShe]], which aims to urge men to advocate for [[gender equality]].<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkjW9PZBRfk |title=Emma Watson at the HeForShe Campaign 2014 - Official UN Video |date=2014-09-22 |last=United Nations |access-date=2025-07-17 |via=YouTube}}</ref> In that speech she said she began questioning gender-based assumptions at age eight when she was called "bossy", a trait she has attributed to her being a "perfectionist",<ref name=MCbossy>{{cite magazine |last=Bennetts |first=Leslie |url=http://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity-lifestyle/celebrities/emma-watson-interview |title=Emma Watson Interview |magazine=Marie Claire |date=3 November 2010 |access-date=24 September 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006094131/http://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity-lifestyle/celebrities/emma-watson-interview |archive-date=6 October 2014}}</ref> whilst boys were not, and at 14 when she was "sexualised by certain elements of the media".<ref name="UNspeech-vid">{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkjW9PZBRfk&t=2m52s |title=Emma Watson at the HeForShe Campaign 2014 – Official UN Video |time=2:52–2:57 |via=YouTube |date=22 September 2014 |access-date=26 February 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205182712/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkjW9PZBRfk&t=2m52s |archive-date=5 February 2017}}</ref><!-- NOTE: She delivers "media" in the speech, while the official transcript uses "press". --> Watson's speech described feminism as "the belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities" and declared that the perception of feminism as being "man-hating" is something that "has to stop".<ref name=UNspeech /><!-- cites previous three sentences except bossiness attribution --> The speech made worldwide headlines from both major news outlets and [[fashion blog]]s, and the organisation's website crashed after press coverage of the event.<ref name="Vanity Fair" /> Watson later said she received threats within less than twelve hours of making the speech, which left her "raging. [...] If they were trying to put me off [women's rights work], it did the opposite."<ref name=raging>{{cite web |last=Robinson |first=Joanna |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/03/emma-watson-feminism-threats-raging-heforshe |title=Emma Watson on How Being Threatened for Speaking About Feminism Enraged and Motivated Her |work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |date=8 March 2015 |access-date=9 March 2015 |quote=When they saw that the minute I stepped up and talked about women's rights I was immediately threatened. I mean within less than 12 hours I was receiving threats. ... It's funny, people were like, 'Oh she's going to be so disheartened by this.' ... I was just raging. It made me so angry that I was just like, 'This is why I have to be doing this. If they were trying to put me off, it did the opposite'. |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150309151927/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/03/emma-watson-feminism-threats-raging-heforshe |archive-date=9 March 2015}}</ref>
[[Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka]], the executive director of UN Women, stated, "For a time, there was a conversation about whether 'feminism' was a good thing or a bad thing... [Her speech] gave us the word back."<ref name="Vanity Fair" /> In 2015, [[Malala Yousafzai]] told Watson she decided to call herself a feminist after hearing her speech.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/05/malala-yousafzai-tells-emma-watson-im-a-feminist-thanks-to-you |title=Malala Yousafzai tells Emma Watson: I'm a feminist thanks to you |work=The Guardian |date=5 November 2015 |access-date=5 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712015031/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/05/malala-yousafzai-tells-emma-watson-im-a-feminist-thanks-to-you |archive-date=12 July 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:"Paddington Bear" London (15925013020).jpg|thumb|right|Watson's butterfly themed "Flutterby Bear" (right), one of fifty [[Paddington Bear]]s along 'The Paddington Trail' in London, auctioned for the [[National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children|NSPCC]]]]
Also in September, Watson made her first country visit as a UN Women Goodwill ambassador to Uruguay, where she gave a speech at the [[Legislative Palace of Uruguay|Legislative Palace]] in Montevideo highlighting the need for women's political participation.<ref name=uruguay>{{cite web |url=https://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=48741 |title=In Uruguay, UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson Urges Women's Political Participation |publisher=United Nations |date=18 September 2014 |access-date=21 September 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140921172420/http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=48741 |archive-date=21 September 2014}}</ref> In November 2014, Watson designed a [[Paddington Bear]] statue, one of fifty located around London prior to the release of the film ''[[Paddington (film)|Paddington]]'', which was auctioned to raise funds for the [[National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children]] (NSPCC).<ref>{{cite news |last=Murphy |first=Shaunna |title=Emma Watson Designed A Paddington Bear For Charity And It's Freaking Adorable |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/1984950/emma-watson-paddington-bear/ |date=3 November 2014 |access-date=9 June 2022 |publisher=MTV |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712015320/https://www.mtv.com/news/1984950/emma-watson-paddington-bear/ |archive-date=12 July 2022 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In December, the [[Ms. Foundation for Women]] named Watson its Feminist Celebrity of 2014, following an online poll.<ref name=MsFC2014>{{cite magazine |last=Locker |first=Melissa |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/12/emma-watson-feminist |title=The Feminist Celebrity of the Year Is ... Emma Watson |magazine=Vanity Fair |date=21 December 2014 |access-date=19 December 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170309225907/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/12/emma-watson-feminist |archive-date=9 March 2017}}</ref> Watson also gave a speech about gender equality in January 2015, at the [[World Economic Forum]]'s annual winter meeting.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/emma-watson-davos-equality-speech-2015-1 |title=Emma Watson Davos Equality Speech |date=23 January 2015 |work=Business Insider |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150126045912/http://www.businessinsider.com/emma-watson-davos-equality-speech-2015-1 |archive-date=26 January 2015}}</ref>
Watson took the top spot on the ''[[AskMen]]'' "Top 99 Outstanding Women 2015" list on the strength of having "thrown her back" into women's rights issues.<ref name=AskMen>{{cite news |last=Begley |first=Sarah |url=https://time.com/3761316/emma-watson-most-outstanding/ |title=Emma Watson Named Most 'Outstanding Woman' In the World |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=27 March 2015 |access-date=27 March 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150327141035/http://time.com/3761316/emma-watson-most-outstanding/ |archive-date=27 March 2015}}</ref> In the same year, Watson was included on the [[Time 100|''Time'' 100]] list of the world's most influential people, her first-ever appearance on the list. For its recap, former ''The New York Times'' editor [[Jill Abramson]] noted Watson's "gutsy, smart take on feminism" and called her effort to get men involved "refreshing".<ref name=TIME100>{{cite news |last1=Sherwell |first1=Philip |last2=Lawler |first2=David |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/11542737/Time-100-Emma-Watson-makes-first-appearance-in-the-worlds-most-influential-list.html |title=Time 100: Emma Watson makes first appearance in the world's most influential list |work=[[Telegraph Media Group|The Telegraph]] |date=16 April 2015 |access-date=16 April 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150416230126/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/11542737/Time-100-Emma-Watson-makes-first-appearance-in-the-worlds-most-influential-list.html |archive-date=16 April 2015}}</ref><!-- Primary source: http://time.com/3823057/emma-watson-2015-time-100/ -->
Watson has cited [[Gloria Steinem]] and [[Maya Angelou]] as influences.<ref name="Book Fairies" /> In January 2016, Watson started a feminist [[Goodreads]] book club: ''Our Shared Shelf''.<ref name=oursharedshelf>{{cite web |url=https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/179584-emma-s-book-club---our-shared-shelf |title=Emma's Book Club – Our Shared Shelf |website=Goodreads |access-date=7 July 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708191135/https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/179584-emma-s-book-club---our-shared-shelf |archive-date=8 July 2016}}</ref> The goal of the club is to share feminist ideas and encourage discussion on the topic. One book is selected per month and is discussed in the last week of that month.<ref name=oursharedshelf /> The first book to be selected was ''My Life on the Road'' by Steinem, whom Watson would later interview that February at the How to: Academy in London.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goodreads.com/videos/99192-emma-watson-in-conversation-with-gloria-steinem |title=Emma Watson in Conversation with Gloria Steinem |website=Goodreads |access-date=7 July 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202032018/http://www.goodreads.com/videos/99192-emma-watson-in-conversation-with-gloria-steinem |archive-date=2 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.howtoacademy.com/courses/an-evening-with-gloria-steinem |title=An Evening with Gloria Steinem and Emma Watson |website=how to: Academy |access-date=7 July 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160609181817/http://www.howtoacademy.com/courses/an-evening-with-gloria-steinem |archive-date=9 June 2016}}</ref> ''Our Shared Shelf'' ceased updates in January 2020, but continues to be open as a discussion board for recommendations.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Watson |first1=Emma |title=Our Shared Shelf |url=https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/21064641-our-shared-shelf |website=Goodreads |access-date=14 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712015632/https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/21064641-our-shared-shelf |archive-date=12 July 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>
On 2016 [[International Day of the Girl Child]], Watson visited Malawi to meet with traditional chiefs and girls who returned to school after being freed from child marriage.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2016/10/press-release-emma-watson-shines-spotlight-on-need-to-end-child-marriages |title=Press release: UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson shines spotlight on need to end child marriages |___location=New York City and [[Lilongwe]] |website=[[UN Women]] |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220810060832/https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2016/10/press-release-emma-watson-shines-spotlight-on-need-to-end-child-marriages |access-date=10 August 2021 |archive-date=10 August 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> Watson has partnered with organisations such as Book Fairies and Books on the Underground to leave literature on public transit for consumption.<ref name="Book Fairies">{{cite magazine |title=Watch Emma Watson Leave Books Around the New York City Subway |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/03/emma-watson-books-new-york-city-subway |magazine=Vanity Fair |date=6 March 2017 |access-date=28 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712015854/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/03/emma-watson-books-new-york-city-subway |archive-date=12 July 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Emma_Watson_Uruguay_3.png|thumb|left|Watson delivering an address at the [[Legislative Palace of Uruguay]] as a UN Women Ambassador in 2014]]
In March 2017, Watson received backlash for a ''Vanity Fair'' photo shoot in which one of the shots had her breasts partly visible, for which some in the news media accused her of hypocrisy.<ref name="backlash">{{cite news |last=Petit |first=Stephanie |url=https://people.com/movies/emma-watson-reacts-topless-photos-vanity-fair-controversy/ |title=Emma Watson Reacts to Vanity Fair Controversy: 'I Don't See What My T–s' Have to Do with Feminism |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=5 March 2017 |access-date=7 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712020026/https://people.com/movies/emma-watson-reacts-topless-photos-vanity-fair-controversy/ |archive-date=12 July 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> Bemused by the controversy, she argued that "feminism is not a stick with which to beat other women" but is instead about freedom, liberation and equality, adding, "I really don't know what my tits have to do with it."<ref>{{cite news |last=Washington |first=Arlene |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/emma-watson-defines-feminism-her-response-vanity-fair-topless-photo-shoot-criticism-983295 |title=Emma Watson Defines Feminism in Her Response to Vanity Fair Topless Photo Shoot Criticism |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=5 March 2017 |access-date=7 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712020155/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/emma-watson-defines-feminism-her-response-vanity-fair-topless-photo-shoot-criticism-983295/ |archive-date=12 July 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="backlash" />
Watson has discussed her [[white privilege]] in feminist spaces;<ref>{{cite news |title=Emma Watson's willingness to face the truth about race is refreshing |url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jan/10/emma-watson-truth-race-white |access-date=28 December 2020 |work=The Guardian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712020450/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jan/10/emma-watson-truth-race-white |archive-date=12 July 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> in an interview with [[British Vogue|British ''Vogue'']], she commented, "I saw 'white feminism' coming up again and again, and I was like, 'Hey, this is clearly something that I have to meaningfully engage with. I have to understand this better".<ref name="archive">{{cite web |last1=Lees |first1=Paris |title=From The Archive: Emma Watson on Being Happily "Self-Partnered" At 30 |url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/news/article/emma-watson-on-fame-activism-little-women |website=British Vogue |date=4 November 2019 |access-date=28 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712020757/https://www.vogue.co.uk/news/article/emma-watson-on-fame-activism-little-women |archive-date=12 July 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> She has written about intersectionality for ''Our Shared Shelf'', discussing her self-reflection on "What are the ways I have benefited from being white? In what ways do I support and uphold a system that is structurally racist?"<ref>{{cite news |title=Emma Watson: Star failing to be 'normal' in a fantasy world |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/nov/09/emma-watson-struggle-to-be-normal-in-abnormal-world |access-date=28 December 2020 |work=The Guardian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712020901/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/nov/09/emma-watson-struggle-to-be-normal-in-abnormal-world |archive-date=12 July 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>
Watson is a founding member of [[Time's Up (organization)|Time's Up UK]] and coordinated its launch at the [[71st British Academy Film Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Ending Sexual Harassment in the United Kingdom |url=https://timesupnow.org/work/times-up-uk/ending-sexual-harassment-in-the-united-kingdom/ |website=Times Up UK |access-date=5 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712021021/https://timesupnow.org/work/times-up-uk/ending-sexual-harassment-in-the-united-kingdom/ |archive-date=12 July 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="keringpage">{{cite web |title=Emma Watson, Independent Director |url=https://www.kering.com/en/group/our-governance/board-of-directors/emma-watson/ |website=Kering |access-date=5 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712014547/https://www.kering.com/en/group/our-governance/board-of-directors/emma-watson/ |archive-date=12 July 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> Watson also assisted in the establishment of nationwide industry guidelines on bullying and harassment, implemented by the [[British Film Institute]] and [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]].<ref name="keringpage" /><ref>{{cite web |title=British Entertainment Industry Issues New Guidelines on Harassment and Bullying |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/british-entertainment-industry-issues-guidelines-harassment-bullying-1202697747/ |website=Variety |date=14 February 2018 |access-date=5 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712021142/https://variety.com/2018/film/news/british-entertainment-industry-issues-guidelines-harassment-bullying-1202697747/ |archive-date=12 July 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> She donated £1 million to Time's Up UK in February 2018 and later helped set up the organisation's Justice and Equality Fund in October, which donated to women's groups across the country.<ref>{{cite news |title=#MeToo: UK stars give £1m to sexual harassment victims |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-45818699 |access-date=28 December 2020 |publisher=BBC |date=11 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712022026/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-45818699 |archive-date=12 July 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> Marai Larasi, an activist on the issue of violence against women, was her guest to the [[75th Golden Globe Awards|2018 Golden Globe Awards]].<ref name="activists">{{cite web |author=CNWN Collection |url=https://www.allure.com/story/support-causes-activists-2018-golden-globes |title=Golden Globes 2018: How to Support the Activists' Causes |date=8 January 2018 |work=Allure |access-date=11 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712022231/https://www.allure.com/story/support-causes-activists-2018-golden-globes |archive-date=12 July 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>
In July 2019, Watson helped launch a legal [[helpline]] for people who have suffered [[sexual harassment]] in the workplace. Legal advice is provided by Rights of Women, a charity which works to help women through the law.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/08/04/emma-watson-helps-launch-sexual-harassment-advice-line-women/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/08/04/emma-watson-helps-launch-sexual-harassment-advice-line-women/ |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Emma Watson helps launch sexual harassment advice line for women |date=5 August 2019 |work=The Telegraph |access-date=5 August 2019 |issn=0307-1235}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In the same year, she joined a [[Group of Seven|G7]] gender equality advisory group convened by the [[president of France]], [[Emmanuel Macron]], to "call on G7 to make political and economic advances for women within their own countries" as well as a "centerpiece of [[foreign policy]]".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bailey |first1=Alyssa |title=Emma Watson Attended The First G7 Advisory Committee For Equality Meeting |url=https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a26413184/emma-watson-pantsuit-g7-advisory-committee-meeting/ |website=Elle |date=19 February 2019 |access-date=26 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712022501/https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a26413184/emma-watson-pantsuit-g7-advisory-committee-meeting/ |archive-date=12 July 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> She attended their first meeting at the [[Élysée Palace]] in Paris in February and attended the [[45th G7 summit]] in August as part of the committee.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ryan |first1=Kate |title=Emma Watson among advisory group calling on G7 for progressive feminist laws |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-women-g7/emma-watson-among-advisory-group-calling-on-g7-for-progressive-feminist-laws-idUSKCN1VC2PL |access-date=26 December 2020 |work=Reuters|date=22 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712022700/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-women-g7/emma-watson-among-advisory-group-calling-on-g7-for-progressive-feminist-laws-idUSKCN1VC2PL |archive-date=12 July 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>
In an interview with [[Paris Lees]], she voiced her support for [[transgender rights]], reiterating this on [[Twitter]] amidst controversy concerning Rowling's [[Politics of J. K. Rowling#Transgender people|remarks on gender identity]].<ref name="archive" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe, Sarah Paulson and More Condemn J.K. Rowling's Anti-Trans Tweets |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/emma-watson-daniel-radcliffe-sarah-paulson-condemn-jk-rowling-anti-trans-tweets-1234630870/ |work=Variety |date=10 June 2020 |access-date=28 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712022838/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/emma-watson-daniel-radcliffe-sarah-paulson-condemn-jk-rowling-anti-trans-tweets-1234630870/ |archive-date=12 July 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> Watson has spoken out in support of the [[Black Lives Matter]] movement; in June 2020, she shared anti-racism educational resources on social media in support of the [[George Floyd protests]] after initially participating in [[Blackout Tuesday]], and uploaded a podcast episode onto [[Spotify]] interviewing [[Reni Eddo-Lodge]] about her book ''[[Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Emma Watson tells social media followers 'I see your anger, sadness and pain' after Blackout Tuesday post |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/emma-watson-blackout-tuesday-black-lives-matter-a4458191.html |access-date=26 December 2020 |work=Evening Standard|___location=London |date=3 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712023017/https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/emma-watson-blackout-tuesday-black-lives-matter-a4458191.html |archive-date=12 July 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>
In July 2020, she partnered with Lodge and the WOW Foundation to spearhead a project reimagining the [[London Underground Map]], renaming the 270 stops to spotlight women and non-binary people who have shaped the city's history. The initiative will consult writers, museums, and librarians and is set to be published by [[Haymarket Books]] on [[International Women's Day]] 2021.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Flood |first1=Alison |title=Reni Eddo-Lodge and Emma Watson to redraw London tube map with women's names |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/jul/21/reni-eddo-lodge-and-emma-watson-to-redraw-london-tube-map-with-womens-names |access-date=28 December 2020 |work=The Guardian |date=21 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712023427/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/jul/21/reni-eddo-lodge-and-emma-watson-to-redraw-london-tube-map-with-womens-names |archive-date=12 July 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> Watson was among the 400 signatories in a letter calling for the UK government to include women in "decision-making roles" at the [[2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference]] in Glasgow.<ref>{{cite news |title=COP26: Ellie Goulding and Emma Watson join call for climate talks change |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-55254771 |access-date=28 December 2020 |publisher=BBC |date=10 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712023547/https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-55254771 |archive-date=12 July 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>
In June 2021, it was reported that Watson was part of a group of investors funding $12.5 million into FabricNano, a startup developing sustainable alternatives to [[petrochemical]] products.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Di Stefano |first1=Mark |title=Actor Emma Watson Invests in U.K. Anti-Plastics Company |url=https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/d1cbd1 |website=The Information |date=29 June 2021 |access-date=30 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712023927/https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/d1cbd1 |archive-date=12 July 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>
In January 2022, Watson showed support for the Palestine cause by posting an image of a pro-Palestinian protest with a "Solidarity is a verb" banner on Instagram. This received backlash from former Israeli science minister [[Danny Danon]], who posted on Twitter, "10 points from Gryffindor for being an antisemite". Israeli ambassador to the UN [[Gilad Erdan]] also criticised her. Danon's comment was criticised by [[Leah Greenberg]], a co-executive director of [[Indivisible Project]] and [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] peer [[Sayeeda Warsi]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Khomami |first1=Nadia |title=Emma Watson pro-Palestinian post sparks antisemitism row |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/04/emma-watson-pro-palestinian-post-sparks-antisemitism-row |access-date=7 March 2022 |work=The Guardian |date=4 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712024043/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/04/emma-watson-pro-palestinian-post-sparks-antisemitism-row |archive-date=12 July 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Emma Watson post in support of Palestinians angers Israeli envoys |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/1/4/emma-watson-voices-support-for-palestinians-angers-israel-envoys |publisher=Al Jazeera|access-date=4 January 2022}}</ref> More than forty people, including [[Susan Sarandon]], [[Mark Ruffalo]], [[Miriam Margolyes]], [[Gael García Bernal]], [[Peter Capaldi]], [[Maxine Peake]], [[Viggo Mortensen]], [[Steve Coogan]] and [[Charles Dance]], supported Watson in a letter organised by Artists for Palestine UK.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ifteqar |first1=Naheed |title=Emma Watson's Post for Palestine Receives Support From More Than 40 International Stars |url=https://en.vogue.me/culture/emma-watson-palestine-solidarity-post-supported-by-mark-ruffalo-susan-sarandon/ |access-date=7 March 2022 |work=Vogue Arabia |date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712024147/https://en.vogue.me/culture/emma-watson-palestine-solidarity-post-supported-by-mark-ruffalo-susan-sarandon/ |archive-date=12 July 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Hollywood stars back Emma Watson after Palestinian solidarity post |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/jan/13/hollywood-stars-back-emma-watson-after-palestinian-solidarity-post |website=The Guardian |date=13 January 2022}}</ref>
Watson is an activist for [[environmental justice]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ryu |first1=Jenna |title=Emma Watson surprises fans with sustainable crop top look at 'surreal' meeting with Al Gore |url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2021/10/22/emma-watson-wears-sustainable-crop-top-al-gore-meeting/6135230001/ |access-date=7 March 2022 |date=22 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712024323/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2021/10/22/emma-watson-wears-sustainable-crop-top-al-gore-meeting/6135230001/ |archive-date=12 July 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> and [[climate change mitigation]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Köhler |first=Imke |url=https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/earthshot-prize-coldplay-101.html |title=Prinz William vergibt Earthshot-Umweltpreis. "Wir werden Lösungen finden" |trans-title=Prince William presents Earthshot environmental award. "We will find solutions" |language=de |work=[[Tagesschau.de]] |date=18 October 2021 |access-date=7 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712024501/https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/earthshot-prize-coldplay-101.html |archive-date=12 July 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2019, Swedish researchers from [[Lund University]] analysed the [[carbon footprint]]s of ten celebrities including Watson's.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Gössling |first=Stefan |date=1 November 2019 |title=Celebrities, air travel, and social norms |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016073831930132X |journal=Annals of Tourism Research |volume=79 |pages=102775 |doi=10.1016/j.annals.2019.102775 |s2cid=211419517 |issn=0160-7383 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712024614/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S016073831930132X |archive-date=12 July 2022 |url-status=live|url-access=subscription }}</ref> Watson's carbon footprint was the lowest of the celebrities analysed, but her [[CO2 emission|{{CO2}} emissions]] from flying alone was still 15.1 tons of {{CO2}} – three times the global average. At the [[2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference]] in Glasgow, Watson hosted a panel on climate change with guests including climate activist [[Greta Thunberg]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Bryan |first=Anna |date=4 November 2021 |url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/environment/cop26-harry-potter-actress-emma-watson-hosts-panel-event-attended-by-greta-thunberg-at-glasgow-climate-change-summit-3445690 |title=COP26: Harry Potter actress Emma Watson hosts panel event, attended by Greta Thunberg, at Glasgow climate change summit |work=The Scotsman |access-date=7 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712024734/https://www.scotsman.com/news/environment/cop26-harry-potter-actress-emma-watson-hosts-panel-event-attended-by-greta-thunberg-at-glasgow-climate-change-summit-3445690 |archive-date=12 July 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>
==Public image==
[[File:Emma Watson 2012 Shankbone.JPG|thumb|200px|upright|Watson at the 2012 [[Tribeca Film Festival]]]]
Watson has often been cited as a [[role model]], though she shies away from the term, stating that "it puts the fear of god into [her]".<ref name="interview magazine">{{cite web |title=Emma Watson |url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/emma-watson-1 |website=Interview Magazine |date=24 April 2017 |access-date=27 December 2020 |archive-date=5 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205085803/https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/emma-watson-1 |url-status=live}}</ref> Her impact on teenage girls' view of women's rights has been referred to as the "Emma Watson effect", with respondents from a [[National Citizen Service]] survey stating that her work in activism had inspired them to label themselves feminists.<ref>{{cite web |title=Emma Watson Beats Beyoncé And Ariana Grande To Be Named 'Most Inspiring Celebrity' |url=https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/culture/news/a38143/emma-watson-effect-inspiration-feminists-survey/ |website=Elle |date=29 August 2017 |access-date=27 December 2020 |archive-date=23 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123181840/https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/culture/news/a38143/emma-watson-effect-inspiration-feminists-survey/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Emma Watson Is Helping To Inspire A Generation of Feminists |last=Levine |first=Nick |date=28 August 2017 |url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/2017/08/169880/emma-watson-teenage-girls-feminism#:~:text=Emma%20Watson%20Is%20Helping%20To%20Inspire%20A%20Generation%20Of%20Feminists&text=Some%2029%25%20of%20teenage%20girls,%25%20who%20chose%20%22sporty.%22 |website=Refinery29 |access-date=27 December 2020 |archive-date=25 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225114830/https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/2017/08/169880/emma-watson-teenage-girls-feminism#:~:text=Emma%20Watson%20Is%20Helping%20To%20Inspire%20A%20Generation%20Of%20Feminists&text=Some%2029%25%20of%20teenage%20girls,%25%20who%20chose%20%22sporty.%22 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Emma Watson named most influential celebrity |last=Hunt |first=Julia |date=27 August 2017 |url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/emma-watson-named-most-influential-celebrity-36074849.html |website=Irish Independent |access-date=27 December 2020 |archive-date=7 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207111950/https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/emma-watson-named-most-influential-celebrity-36074849.html |url-status=live}}</ref> In her initial post-''Harry Potter'' career, she was noted to focus on smaller films rather than big-budget studio films.<ref name="Independent">{{cite web |title=Emma Watson is a brilliant actor – let's stop pretending she isn't |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/emma-watson-little-women-movie-accent-harry-potter-bling-ring-activism-a9255401.html |website=The Independent |date=23 December 2019 |access-date=27 December 2020 |archive-date=28 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128052033/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/emma-watson-little-women-movie-accent-harry-potter-bling-ring-activism-a9255401.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Adam White of ''[[The Independent]]'' states that Watson's acting style possesses "a very human sensitivity and quiet strength".<ref name="Independent" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Emma Watson's feminist film career |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-emma-watson-feminist-film-career-20140923-story.html |website=Los Angeles Times |date=24 September 2014 |access-date=27 December 2020 |archive-date=19 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160519212227/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-emma-watson-feminist-film-career-20140923-story.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
Describing Watson's off-screen persona, [[Derek Blasberg]] of ''Vanity Fair'' has called her "shy", "friendly, intelligent, and down to earth". Steinem has described her as "way more like a real person than a movie star", while author [[bell hooks]] considers her to be part of "a very different, new breed [of actors] who are interested in being whole and having a holistic life, as opposed to being identified with just wealth and fame."<ref name="Vanity Fair" />
Watson's character in ''Harry Potter'' has had a significant impact on pop culture; the actress has commented, "I have met fans [with] my face tattooed on their bod[ies]. I've met people who used the ''Harry Potter'' books to get through cancer. I don't know how to explain it, but the ''Harry Potter'' phenomenon steps into a different zone." Watson has been the subject of substantial media attention since the beginning of her career; on her eighteenth birthday she was photographed by paparazzi attempting to take pictures up her skirt, and she has been victim of numerous [[stalking]] threats. Watson does not take [[selfie]]s with fans, citing security concerns, and instead prefers to talk one-on-one during interactions.<ref name="Vanity Fair"/>
In March 2009, she was ranked sixth on the ''Forbes'' list of "Most Valuable Young Stars"<ref name="forbes2009">{{cite news |last=Burman |first=John |date=10 March 2009 |title=In Pictures: Hollywood's Most Valuable Young Stars |work=Forbes |url=https://www.forbes.com/2009/03/10/teen-star-currency-business-media-forbes-star-currency_slide_7.html?thisSpeed=30000 |url-status=live |access-date=18 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090415172551/http://www.forbes.com/2009/03/10/teen-star-currency-business-media-forbes-star-currency_slide_7.html?thisSpeed=30000 |archive-date=15 April 2009}}</ref> and in February 2010, she was Hollywood's highest-paid female star, having earned an estimated £19 million in 2009.<ref name="earnings2010">{{cite news |date=5 February 2010 |title=Harry Potter star Emma Watson is top-earning actress |publisher=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8500494.stm |url-status=live |access-date=5 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140516123732/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8500494.stm |archive-date=16 May 2014}}</ref> In 2017, ''Forbes'' ranked her among the world's highest-paid actresses, with annual earnings of $14 million.<ref>{{cite news |last=Robehmed |first=Natalie |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2017/08/16/the-worlds-highest-paid-actresses-2017-emma-stone-leads-with-26-million/ |title=The World's Highest-Paid Actresses 2017: Emma Stone Leads With $26 Million |work=Forbes |date=16 August 2017 |access-date=16 August 2017 |archive-date=17 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170817045042/https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2017/08/16/the-worlds-highest-paid-actresses-2017-emma-stone-leads-with-26-million/amp/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2013, Watson was British ''[[GQ]]''{{'}}s Woman of the Year and topped ''[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]]''{{'}}s list of the 100 Sexiest Movie Stars.<ref name="GQWoY">{{cite news |title=Woman of the Year: Emma Watson |url=http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/men-of-the-year/home/winners-2013/woman-emma-watson |date=15 October 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130907211426/http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/men-of-the-year/home/winners-2013/woman-emma-watson |archive-date=7 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.empireonline.com/100sexiest2013/women/women.asp?star=1 |title=The 100 Sexiest Movie Stars 2013 |work=Empire |access-date=3 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004214218/http://www.empireonline.com/100sexiest2013/women/women.asp?star=1 |archive-date=4 October 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> Watson was found to be the sixth most admired woman in the world in global surveys conducted by [[YouGov]] in 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=World's most admired 2020 |url=https://yougov.co.uk/topics/international/articles-reports/2020/09/22/worlds-most-admired-2020 |website=YouGov |access-date=27 December 2020 |archive-date=29 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229201611/https://yougov.co.uk/topics/international/articles-reports/2020/09/22/worlds-most-admired-2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>
==Gin business==
In April 2023, Watson, along with her brother Alex Watson, who founded the idea, launched Renais, a sustainable gin brand. The gin is made from recycled skin grapes and is certified carbon neutral. The Watsons were inspired by their childhood in France and their father's, Chris Watson, wine business. The name Renais comes from the French word meaning "rebirth" and the gin is an ode to the Chablis wine region.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bilmes |first=Alex |date=2023-04-28 |title=Emma Watson's house of spirits |url=https://www.ft.com/content/045a2d24-f207-4cc3-9a55-5d61a9633bf0 |access-date=2025-04-15 |work=Financial Times}}</ref>
In September 2023, Watson and her brother won the Soho House Award for "Breakthrough Entrepreneur" for Renais.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yeomans |first=Jon |date=2023-09-09 |title=Emma Watson casts a spell with gin brand Renais |url=https://www.thetimes.com/business-money/article/emma-watson-casts-a-spell-with-gin-brand-renais-dz37vsh9m |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=The Times|language=en}}</ref>
In January 2025, it was reported that the company raised $6 million for investment.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mersten |first=Cynthia |date=2025-01-06 |title=Emma Watson Raises Over $6 Million for Renais Gin Brand |url=https://bottleraiders.com/gin/emma-watson-raises-6-million-renais-gin/ |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=Bottle Raiders |language=en}}</ref>
==Personal life==
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When asked about her religious beliefs in 2014, Watson described herself as a spiritual [[Universalism|universalist]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/emma-watson-spiritual-universalist_n_5023862 |title=Emma Watson Is A Spiritual Universalist Who Believes in a Higher Power |work=HuffPost |date=25 March 2014 |access-date=25 March 2014 |archive-date=28 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328080432/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/emma-watson-spiritual-universalist_n_5023862 |url-status=live}}</ref> In February 2016, Watson was appointed [[Visiting scholar|visiting fellow]] at [[Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford|Lady Margaret Hall]], [[Oxford University]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Oxford fellowship for stars Cumberbatch and Emma Watson |date=6 February 2016 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-35513140 |publisher=BBC News |access-date=15 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180217222500/http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-35513140 |archive-date=17 February 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2019, she described herself as single with the self-coined phrase "self-partnered".<ref>{{cite news |last=Cernik |first=Lizzie |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/nov/06/consciously-uncoupled-the-joy-of-self-partnership |title=Self-partnered: the sudden, surprising rise of the single positivity movement |work=The Guardian |date=6 November 2019 |access-date=10 November 2019}}<br/>{{cite news |last=Picheta |first=Rob |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/11/10/uk/emma-watson-singlehood-gbr-scli-intl/index.html |title=Emma Watson's 'self-partnership' shows we're in a golden age of singlehood |publisher=CNN|date=10 November 2019 |access-date=10 November 2019}}</ref>
On coping with intense fame from a young age, she has said that remaining rooted in her own identity helped her eventually "find peace".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pocock |first=Emma |date=November 6, 2019 |title=Emma Watson Covers British Vogue, Opens Up About Therapy After 'Harry Potter' |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/emmapocock/2019/11/06/emma-watson-covers-british-vogue-opens-up-about-therapy-after-harry-potter/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027043535/https://www.forbes.com/sites/emmapocock/2019/11/06/emma-watson-covers-british-vogue-opens-up-about-therapy-after-harry-potter/ |archive-date=27 October 2020 |access-date=27 December 2020 |website=Forbes}}</ref> In 2013, she had become certified to teach yoga and meditation. As part of this certification, she attended a week-long meditation course at a Canadian facility, in which residents are not allowed to speak, in order "to figure out how to be at home with myself".<ref name=retreat>{{cite news |last=Adams |first=Char |url=http://www.people.com/article/emma-watson-silence-vow-matt-janney-split |title=Emma Watson Reveals She Took a Weeklong Vow of Silence After 'Horrendous' Split from Matt Janney |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=7 August 2015 |access-date=9 August 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150809050409/http://www.people.com/article/emma-watson-silence-vow-matt-janney-split |archive-date=9 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |author=Watson, Emma |title=The week long meditation ... |user=EmWatson |number=652533014044381184 |date=9 October 2015 |access-date=9 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405103455/https://twitter.com/EmWatson/status/652533014044381184 |archive-date=5 April 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> Regarding her meditation training, she stated in an interview with ''[[Elle Australia]]'' that an uncertain future meant finding "a way to always feel safe and at home within myself. Because I can never rely on a physical place."<ref name=yoga>{{cite web |title=Why Emma Watson Became a Certified Yoga Instructor |___location=ABC News |url=http://abcnewsradioonline.com/entertainment-news/why-emma-watson-became-a-certified-yoga-instructor.html |access-date=4 April 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407090413/http://abcnewsradioonline.com/entertainment-news/why-emma-watson-became-a-certified-yoga-instructor.html |archive-date=7 April 2014}}</ref>
===Driving offences===
On 16 July 2025, Watson received a six-month driving ban after a speed camera recorded her travelling at {{cvt|38|mph}} in a {{cvt|30|mph}} zone in [[Oxford]] on the evening of 31 July 2024. She was ordered to pay a total of £1,044 to High Wycombe Magistrates' Court and given three penalty points, following a five-minute hearing, which she did not attend.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McIntosh |first=Steven |date=16 July 2025 |title=Emma Watson: Harry Potter actress banned from driving for six months for speeding |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly10x7pjplo |access-date=16 July 2025 |website=[[BBC News]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> The ban followed three previous speeding offences that had resulted in nine points on her licence and a separate incident on 6 February 2024 in which her [[Audi S3]] was towed after being parked obstructively for nearly four hours outside a [[Stratford-upon-Avon]] pub.<ref>{{cite news |last=Murray |first=Tom |date=9 February 2024 |title=Emma Watson breaks silence after her car was towed in Stratford-upon-Avon |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/emma-watson-car-towed-stratford-avon-b2493232.html |access-date=16 July 2025 |work=The Independent}}</ref>
==Filmography==
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==Authored articles==
* {{Cite web |last1=Watson |first1=Emma |last2=Mlambo-Ngcuka |first2=Phumzile |last3=Iversen |first3=Katja |last4=Kaufman |first4=Michael |date=22 August 2019 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/aug/22/every-g7-country-should-have-a-feminist-foreign-policy-emma-watson |title=Every G7 country should have a feminist foreign policy |website=The Guardian}}
== Recognition and accolades ==
{{main|List of awards and nominations received by Emma Watson}}
Throughout her career, Watson has received several awards and nominations, including a [[Young Artist Award]] for her portrayal of [[Hermione Granger]] in ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' (2001). Additionally, she received nominations for three [[Critics' Choice Movie Awards]], four [[Empire Awards]], 14 [[MTV Movie & TV Awards]] (winning three), six [[People's Choice Awards]] (winning two), 12 [[Teen Choice Awards]] (winning eight).
Watson's efforts in activism and philanthropy, most notably her support of [[women's rights]] and her role in launching the [[United Nations|UN Women]] campaign [[HeForShe]], has received widespread media recognition and acclaim. Watson was listed among the [[Time 100|100 most influential people in the world]] by ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine in 2015. She has received several recognitions for her style, from the [[Teen Choice Awards]] and [[British Fashion Awards]].
== See also ==
* [[List of Harry Potter cast members|List of ''Harry Potter'' cast members]]
* [[List of women's rights activists#United Kingdom|List of women's rights activists from the United Kingdom]]
* [[Arabella Stanton]], plays Hermione in the Harry Potter TV series.
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== Further reading ==
* {{cite news |last=Blasberg |first=Derek |author1-link=Derek Blasberg |title=Cover Story: Emma Watson, Rebel Belle |work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/02/emma-watson-cover-story |date=28 February 2017}}
* {{Cite magazine |first=Paris |last=Lees |author1-link=Paris Lees |date=15 April 2020 |title=From the Archive: Emma Watson on Being Happily 'Self-Partnered' at 30 |url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/news/article/emma-watson-on-fame-activism-little-women |magazine=[[British Vogue]]}}
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