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Emily Watson

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58 Years Old

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Emily Watson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born

Islington, London, England, UK on 14th January 1967

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Chernobyl
Ulana Khomyuk
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Dune: Prophecy
Mother Superior Valya Harkonnen
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Genius
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The Legend of Ochi
Dasha
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The Oscars
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The Third Day
Mrs. Martin
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Too Close
Dr. Emma Robinson
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Corpse Bride
Victoria Everglot (voice)
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Little Women
Marmee March
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The Early Show
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Kingsman: The Golden Circle
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Fired on Mars
Sheila (voice)
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Apple Tree Yard
Yvonne Carmichael
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Everest
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The Theory of Everything
Beryl Wilde
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Small Things Like These
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Punch-Drunk Love
Lena Leonard
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The Water Horse
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Equilibrium
Mary O'Brien
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War Horse
Rose Narracott
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The Book Thief
Rosa Hubermann
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Anna Karenina
Countess Lydia Ivanova
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Synecdoche, New York
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The Proposition
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Gosford Park
Elsie
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Testament of Youth
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Breaking the Waves
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Working Shakespeare
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Monster Family 2
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Belle
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Miss Potter
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Monster Family
Emma Wishbone (voice)
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Fireflies in the Garden
Jane Lawrence
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Red Dragon
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Little Boy
Emma Busbee
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Appropriate Adult
Janet Leach
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The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe
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The Politician's Husband
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Angela's Ashes
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Hamnet
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King Lear
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The Boxer
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The Happy Prince
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On Chesil Beach
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Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism
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Cradle Will Rock
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The Memory Keeper's Daughter
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Midas Man
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The Luzhin Defence
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Cemetery Junction
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Trixie
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Steve
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The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
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Cold Souls
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A Royal Night Out
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Hilary and Jackie
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Separate Lies
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The Making of 'Gosford Park'
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The Dresser
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Some Girl(s)
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Crusade in Jeans
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God's Creatures
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Metroland
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The Mill on the Floss
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Oranges and Sunshine
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Within the Whirlwind
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Wah-Wah
Ruby Compton
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A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'
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A Song for Jenny
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Ballchewer
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Meerkats 3D
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Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier
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