Emily Watson

Emily Watson

Acting

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…

Filmography

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Inside Look: Hamnet Inside Look: Hamnet 2025 Hamnet ★ 7.7 Hamnet 2025 Steve ★ 6.4 Steve 2025 The Legend of Ochi ★ 6.2 The Legend of Ochi 2025 Dune: Prophecy ★ 7.3 Dune: Prophecy 2024 Small Things Like These ★ 6.7 Small Things Like These 2024 Midas Man ★ 6.3 Midas Man 2024 Fired on Mars ★ 7.1 Fired on Mars 2023 God's Creatures ★ 6.1 God's Creatures 2022 Monster Family 2 ★ 6.6 Monster Family 2 2021 Too Close ★ 5.9 Too Close 2021 The Third Day ★ 6.5 The Third Day 2020 Chernobyl ★ 8.7 Chernobyl 2019 King Lear ★ 6.1 King Lear 2018 The Happy Prince ★ 6.2 The Happy Prince 2018 Weinstein ★ 6.5 Weinstein 2018 On Chesil Beach ★ 6.1 On Chesil Beach 2018 Little Women ★ 7.1 Little Women 2017 Kingsman: The Golden Circle ★ 6.9 Kingsman: The Golden Circle 2017 Monster Family ★ 6.0 Monster Family 2017 Genius ★ 7.5 Genius 2017 Apple Tree Yard ★ 6.4 Apple Tree Yard 2017 The Dresser ★ 6.2 The Dresser 2015 Everest ★ 6.8 Everest 2015 A Song for Jenny ★ 6.5 A Song for Jenny 2015 The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe ★ 6.7 The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe 2015 A Royal Night Out ★ 6.5 A Royal Night Out 2015 Little Boy ★ 7.2 Little Boy 2015 Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism ★ 5.3 Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism 2015 Testament of Youth ★ 7.3 Testament of Youth 2015 The Theory of Everything ★ 7.8 The Theory of Everything 2014 The Book Thief ★ 7.5 The Book Thief 2013 Some Girl(s) ★ 5.1 Some Girl(s) 2013 Belle ★ 7.1 Belle 2013 The Politician's Husband ★ 6.8 The Politician's Husband 2013 Anna Karenina ★ 6.7 Anna Karenina 2012 War Horse ★ 7.3 War Horse 2011 Meerkats 3D ★ 4.2 Meerkats 3D 2011 Appropriate Adult ★ 6.7 Appropriate Adult 2011 Oranges and Sunshine ★ 7.0 Oranges and Sunshine 2010 Cemetery Junction ★ 6.5 Cemetery Junction 2010 Within the Whirlwind ★ 5.0 Within the Whirlwind 2009 Cold Souls ★ 6.0 Cold Souls 2009 Synecdoche, New York ★ 7.5 Synecdoche, New York 2008 Fireflies in the Garden ★ 6.2 Fireflies in the Garden 2008 The Memory Keeper's Daughter ★ 6.5 The Memory Keeper's Daughter 2008 The Water Horse ★ 6.5 The Water Horse 2007 Miss Potter ★ 6.6 Miss Potter 2006 Crusade in Jeans ★ 5.9 Crusade in Jeans 2006 The Proposition ★ 7.0 The Proposition 2005 Separate Lies ★ 5.8 Separate Lies 2005 Corpse Bride ★ 7.6 Corpse Bride 2005 Wah-Wah ★ 5.9 Wah-Wah 2005 The Life and Death of Peter Sellers ★ 6.6 The Life and Death of Peter Sellers 2004 Working Shakespeare Working Shakespeare 2003 A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon' ★ 7.8 A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon' 2003 Equilibrium ★ 7.1 Equilibrium 2002 Ballchewer ★ 5.0 Ballchewer 2002 Punch-Drunk Love ★ 7.1 Punch-Drunk Love 2002 Red Dragon ★ 7.0 Red Dragon 2002 The Making of Gosford Park ★ 5.3 The Making of Gosford Park 2002 Gosford Park ★ 6.8 Gosford Park 2001 The Luzhin Defence ★ 6.2 The Luzhin Defence 2000 Trixie ★ 4.8 Trixie 2000 Angela's Ashes ★ 7.3 Angela's Ashes 1999 Cradle Will Rock ★ 6.5 Cradle Will Rock 1999 The Early Show ★ 6.3 The Early Show 1999 Hilary and Jackie ★ 6.6 Hilary and Jackie 1998 In Doctor von Trier's Laboratory: Back to the Magic of Cinema ★ 7.0 In Doctor von Trier's Laboratory: Back to the Magic of Cinema 1998 The Boxer ★ 6.7 The Boxer 1997 Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier ★ 7.4 Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier 1997 The Mill on the Floss ★ 6.4 The Mill on the Floss 1997 Metroland ★ 5.8 Metroland 1997 Breaking the Waves ★ 7.5 Breaking the Waves 1996 A Summer Day's Dream A Summer Day's Dream 1994 Performance ★ 6.3 Performance 1991 The Oscars ★ 7.0 The Oscars 1953 Midday Sun Midday Sun Late in Summer Late in Summer Fado! Fado!