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Emily Watson

1967 - Today

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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, and 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). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Emily Watson is the 1,345th most popular actor (up from 1,452nd in 2019), the 1,559th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,494th in 2019) and the 195th most popular British Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Emily Watson ranks 1,345 out of 13,578. Before her are Mary McDonnell, Dana Elcar, Eleanor Parker, Guy Pearce, Ashley Judd, and James Tolkan. After her are Sean Hayes, Alun Armstrong, Run Run Shaw, David Strathairn, Kurt Gerron, and George Sanders.

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Among people born in 1967, Emily Watson ranks 52. Before her are Serj Tankian, Carrie-Anne Moss, Peter Thiel, François Ozon, Sam Taylor-Johnson, and Guy Pearce. After her are Harry Connick Jr., R. Kelly, Tim McGraw, Gigi D'Agostino, Magdalena Andersson, and Robert Golob.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Emily Watson ranks 1,559 out of 8,785. Before her are Jack Bruce (1943), George Cayley (1773), Guy Pearce (1967), Warren Hastings (1732), Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex (1565), and Edward Lear (1812). After her are Thomas Cole (1801), Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex (1773), William McDougall (1871), Alun Armstrong (1946), John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury (1834), and Edwin Abbott Abbott (1838).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Emily Watson ranks 195. Before her are William Russell (1924), Helen McCrory (1968), Nick Frost (1972), Sydney Chaplin (1885), Idris Elba (1972), and Guy Pearce (1967). After her are Alun Armstrong (1946), Aaron Taylor-Johnson (1990), Martin Shaw (1945), Michael Redgrave (1908), Stephen Fry (1957), and Marina Berti (1924).

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