Emma Watson made her debut in the 2001 Chris Columbus-directed fantasy film ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone’ where she portrayed Hermione Granger. The film received positive reviews from critics and was a phenomenal box office success, grossing over $1.018 billion on a budget of $125 million. Watson also became a recipient of the ‘Young Artist Award’ for her performance in the film. She continued to play the role of ‘Hermione Granger’ in films like ‘Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets’ (2002), ‘Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban’ (2004), ‘Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire’ (2005), and ‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’ (2007). In 2008, she voiced ‘Princess Pea’ in the computer-animated adventure fantasy film ‘The Tale of Despereaux’ directed by Sam Fell and Rob Stevenhagen. The film received a mixed response from critics and grossed over $86.9 million on a budget of $60 million. In 2009, she reprised her role as ‘Hermione Granger’ in the fantasy film ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’ directed by David Yates. The film garnered praise from critics and grossed over $934.5 million on a $250 million budget. She returned to play ‘Hermione Granger’ in ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1’ (2010) and ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2’ (2011) which were also major critical and commercial successes.
In 2011, she starred as ‘Lucy’ in the Simon Curtis-directed drama film ‘My Week with Marilyn.’ The film received mostly positive reviews from critics and grossed over $35 million on a budget of $10 million. The following year, she played the role of ‘Samantha "Sam" Button’ in the American coming-of-age drama film ‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower’ directed by Stephen Chbosky. The film opened to a positive critical reception and was a box office success. She was next seen in films like ‘The Bling Ring’ (2013), ‘This Is the End’ (2013), ‘Noah’ (2014), ‘Colonia’ (2015), ‘Regression’ (2015), ‘Beauty and the Beast’ (2017), ‘The Circle’ (2017), and ‘Little Women’ (2019). She was last seen in the 2022 reunion-special-film of the Harry Potter film series ‘Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts.’