Known for her roles in both blockbusters and independent films
Watson has been ranked among the world's highest-paid actresses by Forbes and Vanity Fair
Watson attended the Dragon School and trained in acting at the Oxford branch of Stagecoach Theatre Arts
As a child, she rose to stardom after landing her first professional acting role as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter film series
Watson made her first major forays beyond the Potter franchise starring in Ballet Shoes 2007
After the final Harry Potter film, she took on a supporting role in My Week with Marilyn 2011
From 2011 to 2014, Watson split her time between working on films and continuing her education, graduating from Brown University with a bachelor's degree in English literature in May 2014
She also lent her name to a clothing line for the sustainable brand People Tree
Her parents divorced when she was young, and Watson moved to England to live with her mother in Oxfordshire while spending weekends at her father's house in London