Was Emma Watson Born Rich

Harry Potter, which came to an end with the final film over the summer with the screening of Deathly Hallows - Part 2, was an incredible money-spinner for all involved.

The 21-year-old star, who played the bookish Hermione Granger in the films, put her education on hold at America's Brown University earlier this year to focus on her acting.

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She remains enrolled at Brown, even though she will study at Oxford, believed to be Worcester College, this autumn as part of an exchange programme, and intends to return to Providence, Rhode Island, next year to complete her studies at the Ivy League school.

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: 'Have a great term and good luck with all your work. You might not hear from me for a while because I will be really busy studying, but I wanted to just say hi and goodbye.'

Getting an education really is academic for Watson, given that she has made an estimated £24m already, is a global star and has a glittering acting career ahead of her.

The journey began with Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Sorcerer's Stone in the US), which was released by Warner Bros in 2001, and ended 10 years later with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2.

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The buzz surrounding the final two installments, this year and last year, appears to have helped top up the earnings of all involved. Author JK Rowling, 45, increased her wealth by £11m to £530m between 2010 and 2011, according to the Sunday Times Rich List published in early summer.

But the franchise has also charmed the fortunes of the lead actors, including Emma Watson. Daniel Radcliffe, who plays Harry in the films, secured fifth place in the rich list of people under 30, worth £48m, while Watson, 21, and Rupert Grint, 22, are worth £24m apiece.

Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson was born to Jacqueline and Chris, both lawyers, in 1990 in Paris. The family, including younger brother Alex, moved back to England when Watson was five to grow up in Oxfordshire.

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She then started at Lynams School, the nursery for the prestigious Dragon School, a £24, 000-a-year prep school in Oxford. In 1999 at the age of nine, she auditioned for a role in the upcoming Harry Potter movie. Filming began in 2000 and she shot to fame as the bookish but adventurous trainee wizard, Hermione Granger.

Since then, she has evolved to become an in-demand fashion icon and model. She has even been feted with helping to transform the fortunes of Burberry. To underline that status, she was named, by Britons, as the world's best dressed woman earlier this month, beating stars including Cheryl Cole and Kate Moss to the top of a Glamour magazine survey.

At age 18, in 2008, Watson was given access to a £10.5m fortune, a result of her fees from the early Potter films. But despite her riches she apparently kept her feet on the ground, often spotted on London public transport.

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Her earnings peak was in 2009 when she picked up £10m for the final two instalments of the Harry Potter film series. She was subsequently named Hollywood's highest paid actress for the year by Vanity Fair, toppling established actresses such as Angelina Jolie and Cameron Diaz. The magazine estimated her earnings for 2009 at $30m (£19m).

She was the youngest actress to grace both the covers of Teen Vogue (2005) and Tatler magazine (2007) and has since appeared on covers and in magazines such as V, Italian Vogue and Elle.

The deal with British fashion house Burberry was signed in 2009 after she was noticed by their creative director, Christopher Bailey. He claimed Watson was the 'obvious choice' for their campaign. She described it as the 'biggest ego boost of my life'.

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And in February this year, she secured a six-figure deal from make-up firm Lancome. She will be shot by celebrated fashion photographer Mario Testino for a TV and magazine advertising campaign.

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Despite the growth of the Emma Watson brand, serious acting awards have alluded her. Her accolades run only to AOL Moviegoer's Award for Best Actress, which she has won twice.

Watson has finished filming of The Perks of Being a Wallflower in the US. Written and directed by American novelist Stephen Chbosky, it is due for release in 2012. It could mark a rebirth of the Watson brand as a more serious actor, and usher in a new set of money-making opportunities.

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Dmg media Contact us How to complain Advertise with us Contributors Terms Do not sell or share my personal information Privacy policy & cookiesEmma Watson was born Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson in Paris to British lawyers Chris Watson and Jaqueline Luesby. However, she did not stay in Paris long, moving to Oxfordshire at age 5 with her mother.

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During Emma's childhood, she decided she wanted to be an actress and trained at the Oxford branch of the Stagecoach Theatre Arts. At the Stagecoach Theatre Arts, she studied dancing, singing, and acting before auditioning for the role of Hermione Granger in the movie based on the first novel of the Harry Potter series.

Although Emma had to take a break from education due to filming Harry Potter, it was still a passion she would commit herself to.

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While working on a film set, she and her cast-mates were reportedly tutored for up to five hours a day. In June 2006, she took school examinations in ten subjects, achieving eight A* and two A grades. In May 2007, she began her AS Levels and eventually obtained an A Grade in 3 A Level subjects.

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On May 25, 2014, she graduated from Brown University with a B.A. degree in English literature. In this same year, she was appointed a UN Women Goodwill Ambassador.

Watson has a younger brother named Alex, who was born 3 years after her, just 2 years before she moved back to England with their mother after divorcing her father. Alex is not interested in careers such as acting or modeling and does not consider himself a celebrity.

Emma also has three younger half-siblings: Toby, Lucy, and Nina Watson. All three of these siblings were born to Emma's father in his second marriage. Lucy and Nina are actually twins and were seen with Emma at a Harry Potter premiere in 2011!

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She has had success in a string of films since then. In 2022, she featured in HBO Max's reunion project, Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts.

She is also a member of the board of directors of Kering, which runs fashion houses Gucci, Saint Laurent, Balenciaga, and Alexander McQueen. She is frequently seen modeling for fashion houses.

Watson's first purchases with her Harry Potter checks were modest: a laptop, a car — a Toyota Prius — and a holiday to Italy with her dad.

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Since her Harry Potter days, she has expanded her car collection but avoided flashy sports cars. Her collection includes an armored Cadillac Escalade worth $95, 000 and an Audi S3 worth about $43, 000.

Since speaking out about sustainability, consumption, and the waste that the fashion industries produce, she has been seen supporting and only wearing organic, vintage, or mindfully made clothes and cruelty-free cosmetics.

As Emma takes her privacy and anonymity seriously, she hired an ex-NYPD cop as her bodyguard at a cost of $150, 000 a year.

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She spent some of her money on education and donations to charities and causes supports, including about $1, 4 million to support victims of sexual abuse.

Emma Watson's career as a Harry Potter actress gained her status as a millionaire at a young age making approximately $60 million from the movie franchise.

Although Emma Watson's parents were not billionaires, they were successful lawyers who could afford to give her a great education, such as attending the Dragon School. Their wealth still does not compare to that of her own.

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