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). and A Pariare Farm Girl ( 2026). 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. Watson is a supporter of the children's charity the NSPCC. In 2004, she was inducted into the society's hall of fame for spearheading the successful campaign to appoint a Children's Commissioner for England. Receiving her award in the crowded House of Commons, she spoke out against the possibility that the Children's Commissioner become a figurehead with little real power.

Filmografi

Corpse Bride2005 · Victoria Everglot (voice)Kingsman: The Golden Circle2017 · Chief of Staff FoxHamnet2025 · MaryThe Legend of Ochi2025 · DashaEquilibrium2002 · Mary O'BrienThe Water Horse2007 · Anne MacMorrowSmall Things Like These2024 · Sister MaryEverest2015 · Helen WiltonThe Book Thief2013 · Rosa HubermannThe Theory of Everything2014 · Beryl WildeMiss Potter2006 · Millie WarneWar Horse2011 · Rose NarracottMonster Family2017 · Emma Wishbone (voice)Punch-Drunk Love2002 · Lena LeonardKing Lear2018 · ReganAnna Karenina2012 · Countess Lydia IvanovaSynecdoche, New York2008 · TammyGosford Park2001 · ElsieMonster Family 22021 · Emma Wishbone (voice)Belle2013 · Lady MansfieldBreaking the Waves1996 · Bess McNeillTestament of Youth2015 · Mrs. BrittainAngela's Ashes1999 · Angela McCourtSteve2025 · Jenny