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Emily Watson

Emily Watson

Known For Acting
Birthday Jan 14, 1967 (58)
Birthplace Islington, London, England, UK
Popularity 16 (history)
Updated Jun 28, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 f ... or 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.

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Filmography

The Legend of Ochi

The Legend of Ochi

2025

as Dasha

Small Things Like These

Small Things Like These

2024

as Sister Mary

Midas Man

Midas Man

2024

as Queenie Epstein

God's Creatures

God's Creatures

2022

as Aileen O'Hara

Monster Family 2

Monster Family 2

2021

as Emma Wishbone (voice)

King Lear

King Lear

2018

as Regan

The Happy Prince

The Happy Prince

2018

as Constance Wilde

On Chesil Beach

On Chesil Beach

2018

as Violet Ponting

Monster Family

Monster Family

2017

as Emma Wishbone (voice)

Kingsman: The Golden Circle

Kingsman: The Golden Circle

2017

as Chief of Staff Fox

A Song for Jenny

A Song for Jenny

2015

as Julie Nicholson

Little Boy

Little Boy

2015

as Emma Busbee

A Royal Night Out

A Royal Night Out

2015

as Queen Elizabeth

The Dresser

The Dresser

2015

as Her Ladyship

Everest

Everest

2015

as Helen Wilton

The Theory of Everything

The Theory of Everything

2014

as Beryl Wilde

Testament of Youth

Testament of Youth

2014

as Mrs. Brittain

The Book Thief

The Book Thief

2013

as Rosa Hubermann

Belle

Belle

2013

as Lady Mansfield

Some Girl(s)

Some Girl(s)

2013

as Lindsay

Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina

2012

as Countess Lydia Ivanova

Meerkats 3D

Meerkats 3D

2011

as Narrator

War Horse

War Horse

2011

as Rose Narracott

Oranges and Sunshine

Oranges and Sunshine

2010

as Margaret Humphreys

Cemetery Junction

Cemetery Junction

2010

as Mrs. Kendrick

Within the Whirlwind

Within the Whirlwind

2009

as Evgenia Ginzburg

Cold Souls

Cold Souls

2009

as Claire

The Memory Keeper's Daughter

The Memory Keeper's Daughter

2008

as Caroline Gil

Fireflies in the Garden

Fireflies in the Garden

2008

as Jane Lawrence

Synecdoche, New York

Synecdoche, New York

2008

as Tammy

The Water Horse

The Water Horse

2007

as Anne MacMorrow

Miss Potter

Miss Potter

2006

as Millie Warne

Separate Lies

Separate Lies

2005

as Anne Manning

Corpse Bride

Corpse Bride

2005

as Victoria Everglot (voice)

Wah-Wah

Wah-Wah

2005

as Ruby Compton

The Proposition

The Proposition

2005

as Martha Stanley

Punch-Drunk Love

Punch-Drunk Love

2002

as Lena Leonard

Red Dragon

Red Dragon

2002

as Reba McClane

Equilibrium

Equilibrium

2002

as Mary O'Brien

Gosford Park

Gosford Park

2001

as Elsie

Trixie

Trixie

2000

as Trixie Zurbo

The Luzhin Defence

The Luzhin Defence

2000

as Natalia Katkov

Angela's Ashes

Angela's Ashes

1999

as Angela McCourt

Cradle Will Rock

Cradle Will Rock

1999

as Olive Stanton

Hilary and Jackie

Hilary and Jackie

1998

as Jackie Du Pré

The Mill on the Floss

The Mill on the Floss

1997

as Maggie Tulliver

The Boxer

The Boxer

1997

as Maggie Hamill

Metroland

Metroland

1997

as Marion

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Academy Awards Best Actress Hilary and Jackie Nominated
Television Credits

Genius

as Elsa Einstein

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Apr 25, 2017

Dune: Prophecy

as Mother Superior Valya Harkonnen

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Nov 17, 2024

The Third Day

as Mrs. Martin

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Sep 14, 2020

Chernobyl

as Ulana Khomyuk

Episodes: 5

First Aired: May 06, 2019

Apple Tree Yard

as Yvonne Carmichael

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jan 22, 2017

The Politician's Husband

as Freya Gardner

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Apr 25, 2013

Little Women

as Marmee March

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Dec 26, 2017

Too Close

as Dr. Emma Robinson

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Apr 12, 2021

Appropriate Adult

as Janet Leach

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 04, 2011

Fired on Mars

as Sheila (voice)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 20, 2023

The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe

as Grace McKee

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 30, 2015

Performance

as Rosalie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 22, 1991

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

The Early Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 01, 1999

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 6 31 50 21
2024 7 40 50 22
2024 8 28 42 16
2024 9 23 35 13
2024 10 19 33 11
2024 11 33 69 17
2024 12 37 54 25
2025 1 37 55 20
2025 2 22 32 4
2025 3 10 30 1
2025 4 2 3 1
2025 5 5 6 2
2025 6 3 4 2
2025 7 2 3 2
2025 8 8 16 2

Trending Rank


Year Month Avg Rank Max Rank
2024 6 769 572
2025 1 812 730
2025 2 286 150
2025 7 721 640

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