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Aliases: 에밀리 왓슨 , Эмили Уотсон , Емілі Вотсон , 艾蜜莉·華森 , امیلی واتسون

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Islington, London, England, UK

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Movie Involvements: 45

TV Involvements: 14


Most Famous Work

Biography

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 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), and Small Things like These (2024).  She was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award for her role in the HBO miniseries Chernobyl. She won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actress for playing Janet Leach in the 2011 ITV television biopic Appropriate Adult. She was nominated for the International Emmy Award for Best Actress for the 2017 BBC miniseries Apple Tree Yard. In 2024, she portrayed the lead role of Valya Harkonnen in the HBO science fiction series Dune: Prophecy.

Most Famous Work

Corpse Bride
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8

Corpse Bride

(2005) Victoria Everglot (voice)
Chernobyl
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9

Chernobyl

(2019) Ulana Khomyuk
Genius
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8

Genius

(2017) Elsa Einstein
The Legend of Ochi
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6

The Legend of Ochi

(2025) Dasha
Dune: Prophecy
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7

Dune: Prophecy

(2024) Mother Superior Valya Harkonnen
Equilibrium
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7

Equilibrium

(2002) Mary O'Brien
The Oscars
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7

The Oscars

(1953) Self
The Theory of Everything
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8

The Theory of Everything

(2014) Beryl Wilde

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2025 Mary
N/A
Dasha
2024 Mother Superior Valya Harkonnen
Sister Mary
Queenie Epstein
2023 Sheila (voice)
2022 Aileen O'Hara
2021 Emma Wishbone (voice)
Dr. Emma Robinson
2020 Mrs. Martin
2019 Ulana Khomyuk
2018 Regan
Constance Wilde
Narrator (voice)
Violet Ponting
2017 Marmee March
Chief of Staff Fox
Emma Wishbone (voice)
Elsa Einstein
Yvonne Carmichael
2015 Her Ladyship
Helen Wilton
Julie Nicholson
Grace McKee
Queen Elizabeth
Emma Busbee
Miss Trinklebury
Mrs. Brittain
2014 Beryl Wilde
2013 Rosa Hubermann
Lindsay
Lady Mansfield
Freya Gardner
2012 Countess Lydia Ivanova
2011 Rose Narracott
Narrator
Janet Leach
2010 Margaret Humphreys
Mrs. Kendrick
2009 Evgenia Ginzburg
Claire
2008 Tammy
Jane Lawrence
Caroline Gil
2007 Anne MacMorrow
2006 Millie Warne
Mary Vega
2005 Martha Stanley
Anne Manning
Victoria Everglot (voice)
Ruby Compton
2004 Anne Sellers
2003 N/A
Self
2002 Mary O'Brien
N/A
Lena Leonard
Reba McClane
Self
2001 Elsie
2000 Natalia Katkov
Trixie Zurbo
1999 Angela McCourt
Olive Stanton
Self
1998 Jackie Du Pré
1997 Maggie Hamill
N/A
Maggie Tulliver
Marion
1996 Bess McNeill
1994 N/A
1991 Rosalie
1953 Self
Sarah
N/A
N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2021 Executive Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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