Emma Watson Net Worth, Money and More
Net Worth: $60 Million
“I have felt for the last 10 years I have had this battle; I’ve been fighting so hard to have an education. It’s been this uphill struggle. I was Warner Bros’ pain in the butt. I was their scheduling conflict. I was the one who made life difficult.”
- Emma Watson
Profession: Actor, Model
She is the smart, intelligent, know-it-all Hermione Granger of Harry Potter whom we all love. Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson is a British actress and model who made her mark in hollywood playing Hermione Granger in the popular Harry Potter film series. Today she is an experience actor and a seasoned model with a net worth of $60 million in her assets.
Early Life-
She was born on April 15, 1990 in Paris, France to British lawyers Jacqueline Luesby and Chris Watson. She lived in Paris till she was five but moved back to England with her mother when her parents divorced. Watson attended the Dragon School and later Headington School in Oxford and was trained at the Oxford branch of Stagecoach Theatre Arts. Emma realized that she wanted to be an actress when she was just six years old. She is quite the lucky girl and landed her first acting at the young age of nine when she was signed for the role of Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter film series. After that there was no looking back.
Acting Career-
Watson says that if anyone else played Hermione, it would actually kill her. Emma played the role of Hermione Granger in all of the eight series of the Harry Potter franchise that lasted for a decade (2001-1011). Apart from Harry Potter, she has acted in various other projects such as the television film Ballet Shoes (2007) and My week with Marilyn (2011). She played the role of Sam in The Perks of Being a Wallflower(2012) and Nicki Moore in The Bling Ring(2013). She played herself in the 2013 American Comedy This is the End. Her most recent work is Noah. She plays Ila in this 2014 movie.
Fashion -
Apart from being a great actor, Emma is a much sought after model as well. She has been photographed by the world’s top fashion photographers like Karl Lagerfeld, Nick Knight, Patrick Demarchelier and Mario Testino. She made her modelling debut for Burberry’s autumn/winter campaign in 2009. She also appeared in Burberry’s 2010 Spring/Summer campaign alongside brother Alex Watson. Watson works as a creative advisor for fashion brand People Tree. The actress says, “I thought, if people are going to write about what I’m wearing, then I would wear young British designers who need the publicity.”
Awards-
Amongst many MTV Movie Awards and Teen Choice Awards, Emma has to her credit-
Young Artist Awards- Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actress(2002) for- Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards- Best Performance by a Youth in a Leading or Supporting Role – Female(2003) for Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
National Movie Awards- Best Performance by a Female(2007) for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
Capri Art Film Festival Awards- Best Ensemble Cast Award(2011) for My Week with Marilyn.
MTV Movie Awards- Best Cast (shared with Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Tom Felton)(2012) for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2.
People’s Choice Awards- Favorite Drama Movie Actress(2013) for Perks of Being a Wallflower.
What she does with her money—
Emma currently commands a salary of $15 million for all her on-screen performances. She has admitted that she has enough money for her to never work again but she wouldn’t want that. She feels that learning keeps her motivated.
Toyota Prius-
Emma Watson owns a Toyota Prius. It is a five seater roadster with bold outer styling and makes a powerful on road presence.
Causes-
Great Ormond Street Hospital
Emma Watson supports Great Ormond Street Hospital charity. It offers life saving medical treatments to more than 100,000 child patients witnessing the rarest, most difficult life-threatening conditions. A part of the hospital’s facility, the charity raises funds for the refurbishment of the hospital, support research of innovative medical treatments to develop cures for childhood illness and offering accommodation to the suffering children and their families.
Millennium Promise-
Emma Watson has also supported Millennium Promise. The mission is of this charity is to end extreme poverty by 2025. In support of this goal, Millennium Promise’s unique focus is to build coordinated action and collaborations among individuals, governments, corporations and non-governmental organizations to address the root causes and symptoms of extreme poverty.
Brands-
Emma trusts brands like Calvin Klein, Hermes Birkin, Loeffler Randall, Miu Miu Calf and Tom Ford and is often seen sporting products of these famous brands.
Fun facts-
Emma Watson has a huge crush on harry Potter co-star Tom Felton who played Draco Malfoy in the movie. “For the first two movies, I had a huge crush on Tom Felton. He was my first crush,” the actress said. “He totally knows. We talked about it – we still laugh about it. We are really good friends now, and that’s cool.”
What she says-
“I’m going to do what I want to do. I’m going to be who I really am. I’m going to figure out what that is.”
