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Emily Watson is an English actress known for her roles in film, television, and theater. She is notable for her acclaimed performances across various dramatic works throughout her career.
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Islington, London, England, UK
Emily Margaret Watson (born 14 January 1967) is an English actress. She began her career on stage and joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1992. In 2002, she starred in productions of Twelfth Night and Uncle Vanya at the Donmar Warehouse. She was nominated for the Olivier Award for Best Actress for the latter. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her debut film role as…
Known for
- The Legend of Ochi — Dasha2025
- Hamnet — Mary2025
- Steve — Jenny2025
- Inside Look: Hamnet — Self (archive footage)2025
- Small Things Like These — Sister Mary2024
- Midas Man — Queenie Epstein2024
- Dune: Prophecy — Mother Superior Valya Harkonnen2024
- Fired on Mars — Sheila (voice)2023
- God's Creatures — Aileen O'Hara2022
- Monster Family 2 — Emma Wishbone (voice)2021
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Emily
- Family name
- Watson
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Islington
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Donostia Award
- Image
- Emily Watson.jpg
- Height
- 173
- Residence
- Greenwich
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- Commons category
- Emily Watson
- date of birth
- 1967-01-14
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- Emily Watson
- nominated for
- Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actress
- birth name
- Emily Margaret Watson
- name in native language
- Emily Watson
- start of work period
- 1991-00-00
- different from
- Emma Watson
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Encyclopedic overview
Emily Margaret Watson (born 14 January 1967) is an English actress. She began her career on stage and joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1992. In 2002, she starred in productions of Twelfth Night and Uncle Vanya at the Donmar Warehouse, and was nominated for the Olivier Award for Best Actress for the latter. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her debut film role as a newlywed in Lars von Trier's Breaking the Waves (1996) and for her portrayal of Jacqueline du Pré in Anand Tucker's Hilary and Jackie (1998).
Watson's other films include The Boxer (1997), Angela's Ashes (1999), Gosford Park (2001), Punch-Drunk Love (2002), Red Dragon (2002), The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004), Corpse Bride (2005), Miss Potter (2006), Synecdoche, New York (2008), Oranges and Sunshine (2010), War Horse (2011), The Theory of Everything (2014), Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017), God's Creatures (2022), Small Things like These (2024), and Hamnet (2025).
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