不仅仅是演员

Emma Watson had different roles in her young life， a British actress， a model， a super scholar1， and an activist2 .

艾瑪·沃特森拥有多重身份。她是英国女演员、模特、超级学霸、社会活动家。

Early Life

Emma Watson was born on April 15， 1990， in Paris， France. Her parents are both British lawyers. When Watson was 5， she moved back to Oxfordshire（牛津郡）in England with her mother and brother. Watson grew up on camera at the age of 9 as one of Harry Potters best friends， Hermione Granger， throughout the entire3 film series. Watson attended the Stagecoach Theatre Arts School at Oxford. She studied singing， acting and dancing， and performed in school plays.

She spent 11 of her childhood years filming Harry Potter. She worked at least 12 hours per day and had to be at work before 6：30 in the morning. For the role of Hermione， she even kept the same haircut for nearly a decade4. While other peoples childhoods belong to themselves， Watsons belongs to Hermione.

Actress Career

Watson had never acted professionally5 when her theater teachers suggested an audition6 for an upcoming7 movie based on the first novel of the best-selling Harry Potter series. A 9-year-old Watson auditioned eight times for the role that would make her an international star.

The British child actress would become known around the world for her roles as the young wizard8 fighting between good and evil9. Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone was released10 in November 2001. Watsons 11-year-old film debut11 was a huge success.

After committing12 to the Harry Potter series for a decade， Watson has transformed13 into a popular adult model and actress， in the popular films The Perks of Being a Wallflower， My Week with Marilyn and Beauty and the Beast. Though Watsons been closely connected with her Harry Potter character， as a young actress， she wanted to be seen as more.

Despite her young age， Watson has become very popular， and her career in the movie industry has developed quite rapidly. During her relatively short career， she won 25 awards and was nominated14 35 times.

Education

Though Watson spent her earlier years on film sets， she kept up with her lessons， with five hours of tutoring15 each day. She took all high school exams， and achieved high scores in every subject. Watson took a year off from school to film the final two Harry Potter movies， but she was committed to furthering her education. With commitment to her education， Watson enrolled1 6 at Brown University， Rhode Island in the fall of 2009. Brown is one of the oldest universities in the USA， which is a part of the system of the best educational establishments in the United States， so-called Ivy League. Watsons focus was the study of history， philosophy， and English literature.

Watson said she chose an American university over a British education because the American system allows students to study many subjects at once1 7. Brown was also a place， Watson said， where she could more easily blend in1 8. “I want to be normal，” she said， “I really want anonymity1 9.”

Social Activies

Watson actively fights for womens rights. Watson had visited Bangladesh and Zambia to promote2 0 the education of girls in these countries.

In June 2014， Watson became a Goodwill Ambassador（大使）for UN Women. In fact， this honor started its work in January 2011 and was created to fight discrimination（歧视） against women in twelve major areas of modern life such as education， health， employment， human rights and others.

童年生活

1990年4月15日，艾瑪·沃特森出生于法国巴黎。她的父母都是英国的律师。5岁那年，沃特森随母亲和弟弟搬到英国的牛津郡生活。9岁时她被选中出演哈利·波特最好的朋友之一——赫敏·格兰杰，并陆续拍摄了《哈利·波特》系列影片。沃特森曾就读于坐落在英国牛津的驿马艺术学校。她学习唱歌、表演、舞蹈，参加学校组织的戏剧表演。

在拍摄系列电影《哈利·波特》的11年里，她一天工作12个小时，每天早上6点半之前就开始工作。她甚至因为出演赫敏一角，近10年都没有改变过发型。别人的童年和少女时代属于自己，艾玛却属于赫敏。

演艺生涯

当沃特森的戏剧老师建议她参加《哈利·波特》系列电影的角色选拔时，她还从未参与过任何专业的演出。这部当时即将上映的电影，是基于销售之冠——《哈利·波特》系列中第一本小说改编而来的。9岁的沃特森经历8次试镜之后，终于赢得这个使她成为国际巨星的角色。

这位英国童星在影片中饰演为正义而战的年轻巫师，并因此享誉世界。 2001年，沃特森的银幕处女作《哈利·波特与魔法石》上映，获得巨大成功，这年她11岁。

在《哈利·波特》系列电影中活跃10年之后，沃特森成功转型为一名颇受欢迎的模特和演员。她参演了一系列流行电影，比如《壁花少年》《我与梦露的一周》《美女与野兽》。虽然人们依旧把沃特森和《哈利·波特》中的角色联系在一起，但这位年轻女演员一直在尝试不同的角色，希望被更多的人看到。

尽管还很年轻，沃特森已颇具名气，她的电影事业发展迅速。在相对短暂的演艺生涯里，她就获得了25项大奖、35次提名。

超级“学霸”

尽管沃特森的青少年时代都奉献给了电影舞台，但她从未放松自己的学业。每天上至少5个小时的辅导课，她还参加了高中阶段所有的考试，每门功课都获得高分。为了拍摄《哈利·波特》最后两部电影，沃特森曾休学1年，但她最终坚持完成了学业，并于2009年秋天成功考入美国的顶尖名校——位于罗德岛州的布朗大学。这所大学是美国历史最悠久的学校之一，也是常春藤（美国最著名的教育体系联盟）名校之一。沃特森主要的学习方向是历史、哲学和英国文学。

沃特森说，她选择在美国读大学，是因为美国的教育系统允许学生同时修读多门课程。她还提到 ：“我想成为一名普通人。我真的很想隐姓埋名。”而布朗大学能给她提供这样的平台，让她以普通人的身份轻松融入进去。

社交活动

沃特森一直为争取女性权利而战。她曾到访孟加拉国、赞比亚等国家，帮助改善当地女孩的受教育情况。

2014年6月，沃特森当选为“联合国妇女亲善大使”。事实上，这项殊荣从2011年1月就已发挥作用，旨在反对女性在当今社会12个重要领域上遭受的不公平待遇，比如教育、健康、就业、人权等。