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Emily Watson
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Height
5' 8"
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Biography

Spent two years at the British Shakespeare School of Acting saying "News from town, my Lord." When "Breaking the Waves" premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 1996, someone grapped Emily's shoulders and said to her, "Your life is about to change forever." And indeed it has.
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Spouse
Jack Waters (I) (1995 - present)
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Trivia

Supports the English soccer team Arsenal.

On December 31st 1999, Emily rode on the "millenium wheel" in London, the largest Ferris wheel ever built, which takes thirty minutes for one revolution.

Was considered for the lead role in "Bridget Jones's Diary", along with fellow Brits Kate Winslet and Rachel Weisz, and American model-turned-actress Cameron Diaz.

Was spotted by Lars von Trier during a representation of Lilian Hellman's "The Children's Hour", in which she played a young student who falsely accuses her teacher of lesbianism.

Won the role of Bess in "Breaking the Waves" after Helena Bonham Carter dropped out at the last minute because of the film's explicit sexuality.

She was 25 when she started acting professionally, and was 29 during the filming of "Breaking the Waves".

Her mother has a PhD in English, and is an English teacher.

Emily Watson stared in:

Title Year Saw with/at: Scene On Rating
Cradle Will Rock 1999 At Neils with Bill, Neil and Lois Read 2000-08-12 **
Gosford Park 2001 w/ Suzy at Showcase Orange 2002-02-15 ** 1/2
Punch-Drunk Love 2002 w/ Suzy at Showcase Berlin 2002-11-10 ** 1/2
Corpse Bride 2005 Hanna on DVD 2006-08-22 ** 1/2
The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep 2007 Hanna 2011-02-13 ** 1/2
Cemetery Junction 2010 Suzy and Hanna 2019-04-30 ***
War Horse 2011 Suzy and Hanna 2012-05-04 **
The Theory of Everything 2014 Suzy 2015-02-08 *** 1/2
A Royal Night Out 2015 Suzy 2015-11-13 ** 1/2
Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism 2015 Suzy and Hanna 2015-12-19 **
Kingsman: The Golden Circle 2017 Kendra 2017-11-28 ** 1/2