Emily Watson
Known For
Acting
Born
1967-01-14 in Islington, London, England, UK
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.
Most Known For
Hamnet
as Mary
Chernobyl
as Ulana Khomyuk
Genius
as Elsa Einstein
The Oscars
as Self
Dune: Prophecy
as Mother Superior Valya Harkonnen
Corpse Bride
as Victoria Everglot (voice)
Belle
as Lady Mansfield
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
as Chief of Staff Fox
Equilibrium
as Mary O'Brien
Performance
as Rosalie
Small Things Like These
as Sister Mary
War Horse
as Rose Narracott
Everest
as Helen Wilton
King Lear
as Regan
The Legend of Ochi
as Dasha
Trixie
as Trixie Zurbo
Gosford Park
as Elsie
Little Women
as Marmee March
Miss Potter
as Millie Warne
The Theory of Everything
as Beryl Wilde