Emily Watson
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Person

Emily Watson

Known for
Acting
Born
January 14, 1967
Place of birth
Islington, London, England, UK
Also known as
Emily Anita Watson, Emily Margaret Watson

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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 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). 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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In Catlg

3 Works in the catalog credit them.

Acting (3)

Filmography

  • HamnetFilm · 2025 · as Mary
  • Inside Look: HamnetFilm · 2025 · as Self (archive footage)
  • SteveFilm · 2025 · as Jenny
  • The Legend of OchiFilm · 2025 · as Dasha
  • Dune: ProphecyTV · 2024 · as Mother Superior Valya Harkonnen · 14 episodes
  • Midas ManFilm · 2024 · as Queenie Epstein
  • Small Things Like TheseFilm · 2024 · as Sister Mary
  • Fired on MarsTV · 2023 · as Sheila (voice) · 2 episodes
  • God's CreaturesFilm · 2022 · as Aileen O'Hara
  • Monster Family 2Film · 2021 · as Emma Wishbone (voice)
  • Too CloseTV · 2021 · as Dr. Emma Robinson · 3 episodes
  • The Third DayTV · 2020 · as Mrs. Martin · 6 episodes
  • ChernobylTV · 2019 · as Ulana Khomyuk · 5 episodes
  • King LearFilm · 2018 · as Regan
  • On Chesil BeachFilm · 2018 · as Violet Ponting
  • The Happy PrinceFilm · 2018 · as Constance Wilde
  • WeinsteinFilm · 2018 · as Narrator (voice)
  • Apple Tree YardTV · 2017 · as Yvonne Carmichael · 4 episodes
  • GeniusTV · 2017 · as Elsa Einstein · 10 episodes
  • Kingsman: The Golden CircleFilm · 2017 · as Chief of Staff Fox
  • Little WomenTV · 2017 · as Marmee March · 3 episodes
  • Monster FamilyFilm · 2017 · as Emma Wishbone (voice)
  • A Royal Night OutFilm · 2015 · as Queen Elizabeth
  • A Song for JennyFilm · 2015 · as Julie Nicholson
  • EverestFilm · 2015 · as Helen Wilton
  • Little BoyFilm · 2015 · as Emma Busbee
  • Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of HypnotismFilm · 2015 · as Miss Trinklebury
  • Testament of YouthFilm · 2015 · as Mrs. Brittain
  • The DresserFilm · 2015 · as Her Ladyship
  • The Secret Life of Marilyn MonroeTV · 2015 · as Grace McKee · 2 episodes
  • The Theory of EverythingFilm · 2014 · as Beryl Wilde
  • BelleFilm · 2013 · as Lady Mansfield
  • Some Girl(s)Film · 2013 · as Lindsay
  • The Book ThiefFilm · 2013 · as Rosa Hubermann
  • The Politician's HusbandTV · 2013 · as Freya Gardner · 3 episodes
  • Anna KareninaFilm · 2012 · as Countess Lydia Ivanova
  • Appropriate AdultTV · 2011 · as Janet Leach · 2 episodes
  • Meerkats 3DFilm · 2011 · as Narrator
  • War HorseFilm · 2011 · as Rose Narracott
  • Cemetery JunctionFilm · 2010 · as Mrs. Kendrick
  • Oranges and SunshineFilm · 2010 · as Margaret Humphreys
  • Cold SoulsFilm · 2009 · as Claire
  • Within the WhirlwindFilm · 2009 · as Evgenia Ginzburg
  • Fireflies in the GardenFilm · 2008 · as Jane Lawrence
  • Synecdoche, New YorkFilm · 2008 · as Tammy
  • The Memory Keeper's DaughterFilm · 2008 · as Caroline Gil
  • The Water HorseFilm · 2007 · as Anne MacMorrow
  • Crusade in JeansFilm · 2006 · as Mary Vega
  • Miss PotterFilm · 2006 · as Millie Warne
  • Corpse BrideFilm · 2005 · as Victoria Everglot (voice)
  • Separate LiesFilm · 2005 · as Anne Manning
  • The PropositionFilm · 2005 · as Martha Stanley
  • Wah-WahFilm · 2005 · as Ruby Compton
  • The Life and Death of Peter SellersFilm · 2004 · as Anne Sellers
  • A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'Film · 2003 · as Self
  • Working ShakespeareTV · 2003 · Acting · 5 episodes
  • BallchewerFilm · 2002 · as Self
  • EquilibriumFilm · 2002 · as Mary O'Brien
  • Punch-Drunk LoveFilm · 2002 · as Lena Leonard
  • Red DragonFilm · 2002 · as Reba McClane
  • The Making of Gosford ParkFilm · 2002 · as Self
  • Gosford ParkFilm · 2001 · as Elsie
  • The Luzhin DefenceFilm · 2000 · as Natalia Katkov
  • TrixieFilm · 2000 · as Trixie Zurbo
  • Angela's AshesFilm · 1999 · as Angela McCourt
  • Cradle Will RockFilm · 1999 · as Olive Stanton
  • The Early ShowTV · 1999 · as Self · 1 episode
  • Hilary and JackieFilm · 1998 · as Jackie du Pré
  • In Doctor von Trier's Laboratory: Back to the Magic of CinemaFilm · 1998 · as Self
  • MetrolandFilm · 1998 · as Marion
  • The BoxerFilm · 1997 · as Maggie Hamill
  • The Mill on the FlossFilm · 1997 · as Maggie Tulliver
  • Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von TrierFilm · 1997 · Acting
  • Breaking the WavesFilm · 1996 · as Bess McNeill
  • A Summer Day's DreamFilm · 1994 · Acting
  • PerformanceTV · 1991 · as Rosalie · 1 episode
  • The OscarsTV · 1953 · as Self · 2 episodes
  • A Christmas ChildFilm · as Emily Watson ( Self/Narrator )
  • AmriFilm · as Marie Antoinette Gottesman
  • Fado!Film · Acting
  • Holly Noel: The Winter Ball (Christmas 3)Film · as ( Host )
  • Late in SummerFilm · Acting
  • London Fog: A Ruby Gale MysteryFilm · as (The Detective)
  • Midday SunFilm · as Sarah
  • RSC Meets USA: Working ShakespeareFilm · as Self
  • The Clockmaker’s Secret: Lost in SpindlewoodFilm · as The Keeper of the Keys

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