Emma Watson Before And After Harry Potter

She’s not a witch anymore! Harry Potter alum Emma Watson has changed so much since the start of her 20-year career — but at the same time, the longtime actress looks nearly the same as she did when she was discovered. Needless to say, her transformation over the years has been iconic.

Emma was born in Paris in 1990 but moved to England when she was 5 years old after her parents’ divorce. She knew she wanted to be an actor from a young age and started training at age 6, shortly after she moved to Oxford with her mother. She was cast as Hermione Granger in the renowned children’s film series in 1999 after a whopping eight rounds of auditions. Casting agents for the film discovered her through her acting teachers at the Stagecoach Theatre Arts school.

Since becoming a breakout star through the 8-film franchise — alongside costars Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint — she has gone on to star in many films, including

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. From 2011 to 2014, she juggled her acting career and her education while attending Brown University, an Ivy League college in Providence, Rhode Island. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in English Literature.

Throughout her time in the spotlight, the actress has dated several guys — but it appears she has found her Mr. Right in boyfriend Leo Robinton, whom she started dating in October 2019. “Emma seems to have found the guy she wants to be partnered with in Leo, ” an insider exclusively revealed to

Her beau is “handsome and smart” and all of the couple’s mutual friends “approve of their romance, ” the source dished. Emma has introduced the businessman to her family, “who are very picky, ” the insider noted. “But they’ve all given her their thumbs up. Leo’s definitely a keeper.”

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It seems the private A-lister may have been set up with Leo by friends. “I’m very lucky in the sense that because I went to university and because I’ve done these other things outside of film, ” Emma told Vogue in 2019. “My friends are really good at setting me up. Really good. And what’s really nice is some of my best friends are people I got set up on a date with and it didn’t work out.”

Emma was thrilled to announce in November 2021 that she, Daniel and Rupert would be joining forces once again for a reunion special entitled

On HBO Max on January 1, 2022. “I am proud not just of what we as group contributed as actors to the franchise but also as the children that became young adults that walked that path, ” she wrote on Instagram. “I look at my fellow cast members now and I am just so proud of who everyone has become as people. I am proud we were kind to each other that we supported one another and that we held up something meaningful.”

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Emma glowed in a plunging black sleeveless top and long white feathery skirt as she attended the BAFTAs in March 2022. She’s grown into such a style icon.Emma Watson, born April 15, 1990, is a British actress and activist. Emma rose to fame in the early aughts portraying Hermione Granger in the film adaptation of the ‘Harry Potter’ series. Emma played the role for eight films in total for roughly an entire decade, with the final film debuting in 2011, ten years after the first installment came out.

From there, Emma continued to act, but also began to dedicate herself to her studies — she would’ve made Hermione proud! Emma earned her bachelor’s degree in English literature from Brown University. During that time, she also starred in films like ‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower’ (2012), ‘The Bling Ring’ (2013), and ‘Noah’ (2014). Emma also became a dedicated activist, speaking out for the feminist movement and gender parity around the globe.

Emma continued to act, appearing in films like the live-action adaptation of ‘Beauty and the Beast’ and the 2019 Oscar-winning film ‘Little Women.’ To see more photos of Emma Watson’s remarkable transformation, take a look at the images in this gallery of photos.

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Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson attend a photocall for ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’ at the Berkeley Hotel on August 23, 2000. Emma would have been just 10 years old!

Emma Watson and J.K. Rowling at the premiere for ‘Harry Potter And The Chamber of Secrets’ on November 3, 2002. She wore a pastel purple dress.

Emma Watson at the New York premiere of ‘Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban’ on May 23, 2004. She posed for photos.

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Emma Watson at the 2006 Empire Film Awards at the Metropole Hotel in London on March 13, 2006. She waved at cameras.

Emma Watson at the Cartier International Polo Day at Guards Polo Club on Smiths Lawn in Windsor on July 27, 2008. She posed for a photo.

Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint at the ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1’ film premiere in New York on November 15, 2010.

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Emma Watson accepts the award for best cast for ‘Harry Potter and the Deadly Hallows Part 2’ during the MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles on June 3, 2012. She looked so happy!

Emma Watson walks between buildings following commencement services on the campus of Brown University, in Providence, R.I. The actress, best known for her role as Hermione Granger in the ‘Harry Potter’ movies, graduated with a bachelor’s degree in English literature from the Ivy League university in 2014.

Emma Watson at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Los Angeles on March 4, 2018. She posed for photos on the arrival carpet.

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Emma Watson in the Royal Box at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, Day 12, at The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London on July 14, 2018. She wore a gorgeous white ensemble.

Emma Watson in The Polo Ralph Lauren VIP Suite at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, Day 13, at The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London on July 15, 2018. She wore Vintage Ralph Lauren.

Emma Watson at the ‘Little Women’ film premiere at The Museum of Modern Art in New York on December 7, 2019. She wore Balenciaga and looked truly stunning.

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Emma Watson is sexy in a plungling, ruffled, black and white dress during the 75th EE British Academy Film Awards at Royal Albert Hall in London on Mar. 13, 2022. She teamed the look with diamonds, black heels and a white clitch.

Emma Watson shows some skin in sexy Chanel during the Charles Finch X Chanel dinner in Londo on Mar. 12, 2022. Looking effortlessly chic, she wore just a bra top under her boxy blazer.She’s not Hermione Granger anymore! When Emma Watson first stepped foot into the acting world she was a kid starring in arguably the biggest film franchise, ever. Now, she’s all grown up and has nothing but fond memories when looking back at her time as a child star in Harry Potter.

“It’s so bizarre and otherworldly, what happened to me, ” the actress told Vogue in the December 2019 issue. “I played a symbol. I know this, because she’s a symbol for me … I’m not [Hermione]. And I’m also not what, weirdly, my name has come to mean.”

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Movie premiered in November 2001, Emma was only 11 years old. She grew up surrounded by fellow stars playing Hogwarts students, and once the final film was over, she decided to go to school herself. Between 2011 until 2014, she attended Brown University in Rhode Island where she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in English Literature.

Interview, the Little Women actress looked back on her life ahead of turning 30 years old. At the time, she recalled “all these ideas” of what she should have accomplished at that point.

“I was like, ‘Why does everyone make such a big fuss about turning 30? This is not a big deal … ’ Cut to 29, and I’m like, ‘Oh my God, I feel so stressed and anxious, '” Emma said. “And I realize it’s because there is suddenly this bloody influx of subliminal messaging around. If you have not built a home, if you do not have a husband, if you do not have a baby, and you are turning 30, and you’re not in some incredibly secure, stable place in your career, or you’re still figuring things out.”

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When it comes to her love life, the Perks of Being a Wallflower star said at the time that she’s still figuring that out. “It took me a long time, but I’m very happy [being single], ” Emma explained, coining the term “self-partnered.” Since October 2019, she’s been romantically linked to Leo Robinton.

As for her acting career, Emma has nabbed some pretty major roles over the years. She may still be known for her role in the Harry Potter franchise, but she’s also starred in

And more. The British star has also been vocal about her activism over the years. It’s safe to say she’s still killing it!

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“I think I felt a bit caged. The thing I found really hard was that I had to go out and sell something