Emma Watson Research Paper

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Emma Watson was born in Paris, France on April, 15, 1990. She was born to English lawyers Jacqueline Luesby and Chris Watson. Although, she was born in France her childhood was mostly spent in England. In England, she attended the Stagecoach Theatre Arts School at Oxford. At that school she studied singing, acting, and dancing.
Her first spark of interest in the theatrical world, was when she won a poetry contest for reciting James Reeves’ “The Sea” at age 7. She had no prior acting experience when her theater teachers encouraged her to audition for the upcoming film adaptation of Harry Potter. At age 9, Watson auditioned eight different times before she finally landed the role of Hermione Granger. J.K. Rowling who deeply contributed to the

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