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Emily Watson
Emily Watson’s screen credits include Victoria Everglot (voice) in Corpse Bride, Rosa Hubermann in The Book Thief, and Rose Narracott in War Horse.
Born January 14, 1967 Islington, London, England, UK5 movies on MoviHero
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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). …
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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.
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- 2025Inside Look: HamnetSelf (archive footage)
- 2025HamnetMary
- 2025SteveJenny
- 2025The Legend of OchiDasha
- 2024Small Things Like TheseSister Mary
- 2024Midas ManQueenie Epstein
- 2022God's CreaturesAileen O'Hara
- 2021Monster Family 2Emma Wishbone (voice)
- 2018King LearRegan
- 2018The Happy PrinceConstance Wilde
- 2018WeinsteinNarrator (voice)
- 2018On Chesil BeachViolet Ponting
- 2017Monster FamilyEmma Wishbone (voice)
- 2015The DresserHer Ladyship
- 2015EverestHelen Wilton
- 2015A Song for JennyJulie Nicholson
- 2015A Royal Night OutQueen Elizabeth
- 2015Little BoyEmma Busbee
- 2015Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of HypnotismMiss Trinklebury
- 2014The Theory of EverythingBeryl Wilde
- 2013Some Girl(s)Lindsay
- 2013BelleLady Mansfield
- 2012Anna KareninaCountess Lydia Ivanova
- 2011Meerkats 3DNarrator
- 2010Oranges and SunshineMargaret Humphreys
- 2010Cemetery JunctionMrs. Kendrick
- 2009Within the WhirlwindEvgenia Ginzburg
- 2009Cold SoulsClaire
- 2008Synecdoche, New YorkTammy
- 2008Fireflies in the GardenJane Lawrence
- 2008The Memory Keeper's DaughterCaroline Gil
- 2007The Water HorseAnne MacMorrow
- 2006Miss PotterMillie Warne
- 2006Crusade in JeansMary Vega
- 2005The PropositionMartha Stanley
- 2005Separate LiesAnne Manning
- 2005Wah-WahRuby Compton
- 2004The Life and Death of Peter SellersAnne Sellers
- 2003A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'Self
- 2002EquilibriumMary O'Brien
- 2002BallchewerSelf
- 2002Punch-Drunk LoveLena Leonard
- 2002Red DragonReba McClane
- 2002The Making of Gosford ParkSelf
- 2001Gosford ParkElsie
- 2000The Luzhin DefenceNatalia Katkov
- 2000TrixieTrixie Zurbo
- 1999Angela's AshesAngela McCourt
- 1999Cradle Will RockOlive Stanton
- 1998Hilary and JackieJackie du Pré
- 1998MetrolandMarion
- 1998In Doctor von Trier's Laboratory: Back to the Magic of CinemaSelf
- 1997The BoxerMaggie Hamill
- 1997Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von TrierActor
- 1997The Mill on the FlossMaggie Tulliver
- 1996Breaking the WavesBess McNeill
- 1994A Summer Day's DreamActor
- A Christmas ChildEmily Watson ( Self/Narrator )
- AmriMarie Antoinette Gottesman
- Fado!Actor
- Holly Noel: The Winter Ball (Christmas 3)( Host )
- Late in SummerActor
- London Fog: A Ruby Gale Mystery(The Detective)
- Midday SunSarah
- RSC Meets USA: Working ShakespeareSelf
- The Clockmaker’s Secret: Lost in SpindlewoodThe Keeper of the Keys
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Corpse Bride
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