Emily Watson
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1967-01-14
Place of Birth
Islington, London, England, UK
Emily Watson
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.
Also Known For
Breaking the Waves
Jul 05, 1996
Crusade in Jeans
Nov 15, 2006
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
Oct 01, 2004
Angela's Ashes
Dec 25, 1999
Corpse Bride
Sep 12, 2005
Gosford Park
Dec 26, 2001
Synecdoche, New York
Oct 24, 2008
Cold Souls
Aug 07, 2009
Equilibrium
Dec 06, 2002
Fireflies in the Garden
Aug 07, 2008
Punch-Drunk Love
Oct 11, 2002
Trixie
Jun 28, 2000
Metroland
Aug 30, 1997
Cradle Will Rock
Dec 10, 1999
Red Dragon
Oct 02, 2002
The Legend of Ochi
Apr 18, 2025
Monster Family 2
Oct 15, 2021
Miss Potter
Dec 03, 2006
Small Things Like These
Nov 01, 2024
Cemetery Junction
Apr 14, 2010
The Memory Keeper's Daughter
Apr 12, 2008
Wah-Wah
Aug 17, 2005
Midas Man
Aug 23, 2024
Separate Lies
Sep 16, 2005
The Proposition
Oct 06, 2005
The Boxer
Dec 31, 1997
Hilary and Jackie
Dec 30, 1998
Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier
Dec 12, 1997
A Summer Day's Dream
Nov 26, 1994
The Luzhin Defence
Aug 21, 2000
Oranges and Sunshine
Oct 08, 2010
The Water Horse
Dec 25, 2007
Meerkats 3D
Oct 02, 2011
War Horse
Dec 25, 2011
Within the Whirlwind
Sep 18, 2009
Anna Karenina
Sep 06, 2012
The Mill on the Floss
Oct 12, 1997
Belle
May 01, 2013
The Book Thief
Nov 08, 2013
Some Girl(s)
Jun 28, 2013
Little Boy
Apr 23, 2015
The Theory of Everything
Nov 07, 2014
A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'
Apr 03, 2003
Testament of Youth
Jan 16, 2015
A Royal Night Out
May 14, 2015
Everest
Sep 10, 2015
Midday Sun
A Song for Jenny
Jul 05, 2015
Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism
Apr 11, 2015
The Dresser
Oct 31, 2015
On Chesil Beach
Jan 19, 2018
Hamnet
Nov 26, 2025
Monster Family
Aug 24, 2017
The Happy Prince
Apr 12, 2018
King Lear
May 28, 2018
Weinstein
Mar 01, 2018
Ballchewer
Nov 01, 2002
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
Sep 20, 2017
The Making of Gosford Park
Jun 18, 2002
God's Creatures
Sep 30, 2022
Late in Summer
Fado!
Steve
Sep 19, 2025
The Early Show
Nov 01, 1999
The Oscars
Mar 19, 1953
Appropriate Adult
Sep 04, 2011
The Politician's Husband
Apr 25, 2013
Fired on Mars
Apr 20, 2023
Performance
Oct 05, 1991
Apple Tree Yard
Jan 22, 2017
Genius
Apr 25, 2017
Little Women
Dec 26, 2017
The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe
May 30, 2015
Chernobyl
May 06, 2019
Dune: Prophecy
Nov 17, 2024
Too Close
Apr 12, 2021
The Third Day
Sep 14, 2020
