Emily Watson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

78

Gender

Female

Birthday

1967-01-14 (58 years old)

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.

Known For

  • Corpse Bride

    Corpse Bride

  • Steve

    Steve

  • Chernobyl

    Chernobyl

  • Kingsman: The Golden Circle

    Kingsman: The Golden Circle

  • Genius

    Genius

  • The Legend of Ochi

    The Legend of Ochi

  • Dune: Prophecy

    Dune: Prophecy

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Performance

    Performance

  • Hamnet

    Hamnet

  • Equilibrium

    Equilibrium

  • Testament of Youth

    Testament of Youth

  • Everest

    Everest

  • The Theory of Everything

    The Theory of Everything

  • Punch-Drunk Love

    Punch-Drunk Love

  • Cradle Will Rock

    Cradle Will Rock

  • Small Things Like These

    Small Things Like These

  • Anna Karenina

    Anna Karenina

  • The Book Thief

    The Book Thief

  • War Horse

    War Horse

  • Breaking the Waves

    Breaking the Waves

  • Cemetery Junction

    Cemetery Junction

  • Angela's Ashes

    Angela's Ashes

  • Monster Family

    Monster Family

  • Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier

    Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier

  • The Third Day

    The Third Day

  • Little Women

    Little Women

  • A Royal Night Out

    A Royal Night Out

  • Fired on Mars

    Fired on Mars

  • Separate Lies

    Separate Lies

  • The Water Horse

    The Water Horse

  • Belle

    Belle

  • Little Boy

    Little Boy

  • Cold Souls

    Cold Souls

  • The Proposition

    The Proposition

  • Midas Man

    Midas Man

  • Monster Family 2

    Monster Family 2

  • Midday Sun

    Midday Sun

  • Fireflies in the Garden

    Fireflies in the Garden

  • The Luzhin Defence

    The Luzhin Defence

  • God's Creatures

    God's Creatures

  • The Early Show

    The Early Show

  • The Dresser

    The Dresser

  • The Boxer

    The Boxer

  • Synecdoche, New York

    Synecdoche, New York

  • A Summer Day's Dream

    A Summer Day's Dream

  • Red Dragon

    Red Dragon

  • Gosford Park

    Gosford Park

  • The Memory Keeper's Daughter

    The Memory Keeper's Daughter

  • Miss Potter

    Miss Potter

  • The Happy Prince

    The Happy Prince

  • The Politician's Husband

    The Politician's Husband

  • The Mill on the Floss

    The Mill on the Floss

  • Apple Tree Yard

    Apple Tree Yard

  • Crusade in Jeans

    Crusade in Jeans

  • Hilary and Jackie

    Hilary and Jackie

  • King Lear

    King Lear

  • Late in Summer

    Late in Summer

  • A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'

    A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'

  • Working Shakespeare

    Working Shakespeare

  • Weinstein

    Weinstein

  • The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe

    The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe

  • Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism

    Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism

  • Too Close

    Too Close

  • The Making of 'Gosford Park'

    The Making of 'Gosford Park'

  • Metroland

    Metroland

  • Fado!

    Fado!

  • Appropriate Adult

    Appropriate Adult

  • The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

    The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

  • Wah-Wah

    Wah-Wah

  • A Song for Jenny

    A Song for Jenny

  • Some Girl(s)

    Some Girl(s)

  • Trixie

    Trixie

  • Within the Whirlwind

    Within the Whirlwind

  • On Chesil Beach

    On Chesil Beach

  • Ballchewer

    Ballchewer

  • Meerkats 3D

    Meerkats 3D

  • Oranges and Sunshine

    Oranges and Sunshine