Emily Watson

Movie Actress

Birthday January 14, 1967

Birth Sign Capricorn

Birthplace Islington, England

Age 57 years old

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About

English actress well-known for her performance as Bess in the award-winning indie film Breaking the Waves. In 2017 she appeared in the National Geographic original TV series Genius. In 2019, she began starring in the HBO historical miniseries, Chernobyl.

Before Fame

She graduated from the University of Bristol with an English degree.

Trivia

She was rejected from the first drama school she applied to.

Family Life

She married Jack Waters in 1995. They have a son named Dylan and a daughter named Juliet.

Associated With

Helena Bonham Carter turned down the role in Breaking the Waves that eventually went to Watson.