Emily Watson
Born in Islington, London, England, UK — Jan 14 1967
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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 f…
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Chernobyl
Ulana Khomyuk
Hamnet
Mary
Genius
Elsa Einstein
Performance
Rosalie
The Oscars
Self
Dune: Prophecy
Mother Superior Valya Harkonnen
Corpse Bride
Victoria Everglot (voice)
Fired on Mars
Sheila (voice)
The Legend of Ochi
Dasha
War Horse
Rose Narracott
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
Chief of Staff Fox
The Third Day
Mrs. Martin
Everest
Helen Wilton
Punch-Drunk Love
Lena Leonard
Equilibrium
Mary O'Brien
Little Women
Marmee March
The Theory of Everything
Beryl Wilde
Anna Karenina
Countess Lydia Ivanova
Steve
Jenny
Small Things Like These
Sister Mary
Gosford Park
Elsie
Synecdoche, New York
Tammy
Belle
Lady Mansfield
The Book Thief
Rosa Hubermann
Working Shakespeare
The Politician's Husband
Freya Gardner
Too Close
Dr. Emma Robinson
On Chesil Beach
Violet Ponting
Apple Tree Yard
Yvonne Carmichael
The Proposition
Martha Stanley
Miss Potter
Millie Warne
Appropriate Adult
Janet Leach
Testament of Youth
Mrs. Brittain
The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe
Grace McKee
The Water Horse
Anne MacMorrow
Breaking the Waves
Bess McNeill
A Royal Night Out
Queen Elizabeth
Little Boy
Emma Busbee
King Lear
Regan
Hilary and Jackie
Jackie Du Pré
Angela's Ashes
Angela McCourt
Wah-Wah
Ruby Compton
Midas Man
Queenie Epstein
Monster Family
Emma Wishbone (voice)
Cemetery Junction
Mrs. Kendrick
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
Anne Sellers
Monster Family 2
Emma Wishbone (voice)
The Boxer
Maggie Hamill
Oranges and Sunshine
Margaret Humphreys
The Happy Prince
Constance Wilde
Trixie
Trixie Zurbo
The Dresser
Her Ladyship
Cold Souls
Claire
The Making of Gosford Park
Self
Metroland
Marion
Crusade in Jeans
Mary Vega
Some Girl(s)
Lindsay
Red Dragon
Reba McClane
A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'
Self
Ballchewer
Self
God's Creatures
Aileen O'Hara
Late in Summer
Cradle Will Rock
Olive Stanton
The Memory Keeper's Daughter
Caroline Gil
Fado!
The Luzhin Defence
Natalia Katkov
Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism
Miss Trinklebury
Within the Whirlwind
Evgenia Ginzburg
Fireflies in the Garden
Jane Lawrence
The Mill on the Floss
Maggie Tulliver
Separate Lies
Anne Manning
A Song for Jenny
Julie Nicholson
A Summer Day's Dream
Meerkats 3D
Narrator
Weinstein
Narrator (voice)
Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier
Midday Sun
Sarah
In Doctor von Trier's Laboratory: Back to the Magic of Cinema
Self
Dune: Prophecy - Behind the Scenes
Self