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Emily Watson

Television Actress / Film Actress / Stage Actress | * 01/14/1967 (57) | Islington, London, England (United Kingdom (UK))
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Emily Margaret Watson (born 14 January 1967) is a British 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 2003 Olivier Award for Best Actress for the latter. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her debut film role as Bess McNeil in Lars von Trier's Breaking the Waves (1996) and for her role as Jacqueline du Pré in Hilary and Jackie (1998), winning the British Independent Film Award for Best Actress for the latter. For her role as Margaret Humphreys in Oranges and Sunshine (2010), she was also nominated for the AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Watson's other films include The Boxer (1997), Angela's Ashes (1999), ()
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Emily Margaret Watson OBE is an English actress. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her debut film role as Bess McNeil in Lars von Trier's Breaking the Waves and for her role as Jacqueline du Pré in Hilary and Jackie, winning the BIFA Award for Best Actress for the latter.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Romance / Love | Comedies

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In 1930’s England, a group of pretentious rich and famous gather together for a weekend of relaxation at a hunting resort. But when a murder occurs, each one of these interesting characters becomes ...

Gosford Park

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2001 | 3.4/5 | 2h 11min
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Former FBI Agent Will Graham, who was once almost killed by the savage Hannibal 'The Cannibal' Lecter, now has no choice but to face him again, as it seems Lecter is the only one who can help Graham t ...

Red Dragon

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2002 | 3.5/5 | 2h 4min
Crime, Drama, Thriller
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A socially awkward and volatile small business owner meets the love of his life after being threatened by a gang of scammers. ...

Punch-Drunk Love

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2002 | 3.6/5 | 1h 36min
Drama, Comedy, Thriller, Romance / Love
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In a small and conservative Scottish village, a woman's paralytic husband convinces her to have extramarital intercourse so she can tell him about it and give him a reason for living. ...

Breaking the Waves

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1996 | 3.7/5 | 2h 39min
Drama, Romance / Love
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Awards & Nominations for Emily Watson

Officer of The Order of The British Empire Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role British Academy Television Award for Best Actress European Film Award for Best Actress Donostia Award 2x Academy Award for Best Actress Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actress
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Movies with Emily Watson as Actress(57)

2024 Small Things Like These
2023 33 Liberty Lane
as Dasha2023 The Legend of Ochi
2023 The Angel Makers
as Malka Epstein2023 Midas Man
as Aileen O'Hara2022 God's Creatures
as Emma Wishbone (voice)2021 Monster Family 2
as Constance Wilde2018 The Happy Prince
as Violet Ponting2018 On Chesil Beach
as Regan2018 King Lear
as Chief of Staff Fox2017 Kingsman: The Golden Circle
as Emma Wishbone (voice)2017 Monster Family
as Miss Trinklebury2015 Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism
as Her Ladyship2015 The Dresser
as Emma Busbee2015 Little Boy
as Julie Nicholson2015 A Song for Jenny
as Queen Elizabeth2015 A Royal Night Out
as Helen Wilton2015 Everest
as Beryl Wilde2014 The Theory of Everything
as Mrs. Brittain2014 Testament of Youth
as Lindsay2013 Some Girl(s)
as Lady Mansfield2013 Belle
as Rosa Hubermann2013 The Book Thief
as Lidia Ivanovna2012 Anna Karenina
as Rose Narracott2011 War Horse
as Narrator2011 Meerkats 3D
as Mrs. Kendrick2010 Cemetery Junction
as Margaret Humphreys2010 Oranges and Sunshine
as Evgenia Ginzburg2009 Within the Whirlwind
as Claire2009 Cold Souls
as Jane Lawrence2008 Fireflies in the Garden
as Caroline Gil2008 The Memory Keeper's Daughter
as Tammy2008 Synecdoche, New York
as Anne MacMorrow2007 The Water Horse
as Mary Vega2006 Crusade in Jeans
as Millie Warne2006 Miss Potter
as herself2006 Inside the Two Worlds of 'The Corpse Bride'
as Victoria Everglot (voice)2005 Corpse Bride
as Martha Stanley2005 The Proposition
as Anne Manning2005 Separate Lies
as Ruby Compton2005 Wah-Wah
as Anne Sellers2004 The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
as Lena Leonard2002 Punch-Drunk Love
as Reba McClane2002 Red Dragon
as Mary O'Brien2002 Equilibrium
as herself2002 The Making of 'Gosford Park'
as Elsie2001 Gosford Park
as Natalia Katkov2000 The Luzhin Defence
as Trixie Zurbo2000 Trixie
as Olive Stanton1999 Cradle Will Rock
as Angela McCourt1999 Angela's Ashes
as Jackie Du Pré1998 Hilary and Jackie
as Maggie1997 The Boxer
as Marion1997 Metroland
1997 Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier
as Maggie Tulliver1997 The Mill on the Floss
as Bess McNeill1996 Breaking the Waves

TV Shows/Series with Emily Watson as Actress(8)

as Valya Harkonnen2024 Dune: Prophecy
as Dr. Emma Robinson2021 Too Close
as Mrs. Martin2020 The Third Day
as Ulana Khomyuk2019 Chernobyl
as Elsa Einstein2017 Genius
as Freya Gardner2013 The Politician's Husband
as Janet Leach2011 Appropriate Adult
as herself1999 The Early Show

TV Shows/Series with Emily Watson as Crew(1)

Production/Executive Producer2021 Too Close

Full Name: Emily Watson
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Saturday, 01/14 1967 (January) in Islington, London, England (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 57 years + 104 days)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: University of Bristol, Notting Hill and Ealing High School, St James Independent Schools, Drama Studio London, Manor Hall, Bristol
Other names for Emily Watson (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"에밀리 왓슨"
"Эмили Уотсон"
"Емілі Вотсон"
"Emily Margaret Watson"
Emily Watson frequently works together with these people:
Rupert Everett (5x, Actor)
Richard E. Grant (5x, Actor)
Craig Mazin (5x, Crew)
Robert Altman (5x, Crew)
Julian Fellowes (5x, Actor)
Bob Balaban (5x, Actor)
Glenn Freemantle (5x, Crew)
Gillian Dodders (5x, Crew)
Holger Tappe (5x, Crew)
Glen Gathard (5x, Crew)
Jan Sewell (5x, Crew)
Tom Wilkinson (4x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:2044, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/17/2024