Emma in Closeup Mag UK.

There aren't many people, not even movie stars, who can say they will never have to work again at the age of 18. However, actress Emma Watson can say just that, and in fact did much to the jubilation of the tabloids earlier last year. The reason for the early wealth, and tabloid interest, is that Watson is the teenage star of the wildly successful "Harry Potter" franchise, having become famous all over the world for playing the studious witch-in-training Hermione Granger.
The films have grossed over (?)4 Billion worldwide and the 6th installment, 'Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince', is out next July. The film's young stars, Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Watson, have all been thrust in the media spotlight, but prior to the shooting of the forthcoming film, all three principle actors' futures in the series were thrown into doubt, with rumours abounding that the pressure of having so much fame so young has got the young stars.

Watson has been in the film series since the beginning, filming the first movie at the tender age of 10. Whilst she enjoyed acting at school, the film was her very first foray into professional acting, having not come from an artistic background.
"I'd never done any professional acting when I started the Harry Potter films" she admits. "Both my parents are lawyers. This world was beyond anything I'd dreamt of." Despite this lack of acting pedigree, she has held her own against some of Hollywood's finest, even though she was unaware of it at the time. "I was out of my depth. I can still remember Dan's face when I told him I didn't know who Gary Oldman was" she laughs, "he looked at me like I had three heads or worse! I was extremely naive."
Watson has had lots of time to acquaint herself with the acting A-List, however, having shared screen time with the likes of Ralph Fiennes, Maggie Smith, Helena Bonham-Carter and the late Richard Harris.