Emily Watson

Q: Has Emily Watson won any major awards?

Emily Watson has received numerous awards and nominations, including two Academy Award nominations and a BAFTA Award for Best Actress.

Q: What was Emily Watson's first film?

Emily Watson's first film was 'This Boy's Life', released in 1993, where she had a small role that marked the beginning of her film career.

Q: What is Emily Watson's acting style?

Emily Watson is known for her emotional intensity and ability to portray complex characters, often delivering deeply moving performances.

Q: Is Emily Watson involved in any philanthropic work?

Yes, Emily Watson supports various charitable organizations, including those focused on children's welfare and environmental causes.

Q: What is Emily Watson's estimated net worth?

Emily Watson's estimated net worth is around $10 million, reflecting her successful career in film and television.

Q: What notable theater productions has Emily Watson been in?

Emily Watson has appeared in several notable theater productions, including 'The Crucible' and 'A Streetcar Named Desire', showcasing her theatrical talent.

Q: What are some defining characteristics of Emily Watson's roles?

Emily Watson often portrays strong, complex women facing moral dilemmas, which highlights her ability to connect with audiences through relatable struggles.

Known for

Corpse Bride (2005)

IMDb 7.3 / 10

2005 / Animation, Drama / 77 min

Set in a 19th-century european village, this stop-motion animation feature follows the story of Victor, a young man whisked away to the underworld and...

Chernobyl (2019)

IMDb 9.3 / 10

2019 / Drama, History / 330 min

The true story of one of the worst man-made catastrophes in history: the catastrophic nuclear accident at Chernobyl. A tale of the brave men...

Name

Emily Watson

Height

5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)

Born

27 January 1967, Islington, London, England

Spouses

Jack Waters (1995–present)

Children

2 children, names not publicly known

Parents

Kathleen Watson, George Watson

Estimated Net Worth

$10 million

Year	Title	Character	Rating
2025	Movie Inside Look: Hamnet An exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the making of Chloé Zhao's "Hamnet," a powerful story of love and loss that inspired...	Self (archive footage)	Not rated
2025	Movie Hamnet The powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare's timeless masterpiece, Hamlet.	Mary	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2025	Movie Steve Over one intense day, the devoted head teacher of a last-chance reform school strives to keep his students in line...	Jenny	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2025	Movie The Legend of Ochi In a remote village on the island of Carpathia, a shy farm girl named Yuri is raised to fear an...	Dasha	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2024	TV Dune: Prophecy Ten thousand years before the ascension of Paul Atreides, sisters Valya and Tula Harkonnen establish the fabled sect and female...	Mother Superior Valya Harkonnen	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2024	Movie Small Things Like These In 1985, while working as a coal merchant to support his family, Bill Furlong discovers disturbing secrets kept by the...	Sister Mary	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2024	Movie Midas Man When Brian Epstein set foot in the Cavern Club in November 1961 to watch The Beatles perform, he saw something...	Queenie Epstein	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2023	TV Fired on Mars After taking a one-way trip to the Red Planet, graphic designer Jeff Cooper finds himself adrift when his bosses unceremoniously...	Sheila (voice)	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2022	Movie God's Creatures In a windswept fishing village, a mother is torn between protecting her beloved son and her own sense of right...	Aileen O'Hara	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2021	Movie Monster Family 2 To free Baba Yaga and Renfield from the clutches of Monster Hunter Mila Starr, the Wishbone Family once more transforms...	Emma Wishbone (voice)	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2021	TV Too Close A dedicated forensic psychiatrist, Emma Robertson, is assigned to assess the sanity of Connie Mortensen, a “yummy mummy” accused of...	Dr. Emma Robinson	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2020	TV The Third Day A unique story told over two distinct halves, "Summer" follows Sam, a man drawn to a mysterious island off the...	Mrs. Martin	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2019	TV Chernobyl The true story of one of the worst man-made catastrophes in history: the catastrophic nuclear accident at Chernobyl. A tale...	Ulana Khomyuk	TMDB 8.7 / 10
2018	Movie King Lear An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.	Regan	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2018	Movie The Happy Prince In 1895, Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was the most famous writer in London, and Bosie Douglas, son of the notorious Marquess...	Constance Wilde	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2018	Movie Weinstein Harvey Weinstein was once one of the most successful producers in Hollywood history, but beneath the glitz and glamour, there...	Narrator (voice)	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2018	Movie On Chesil Beach In 1962 England, a young couple finds their idyllic romance colliding with issues of sexual freedom and societal pressure, leading...	Violet Ponting	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2017	TV Little Women Set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, the story follows sisters Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy March on...	Marmee March	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2017	Movie Kingsman: The Golden Circle When an attack on the Kingsman headquarters takes place and a new villain rises, Eggsy and Merlin are forced to...	Chief of Staff Fox	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2017	Movie Monster Family The Wishbone family are far from happy. In an attempt to reconnect as a family, they plan a fun night...	Emma Wishbone (voice)	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2017	TV Genius The life stories of history's greatest minds. From their days as young adults to their final years we see their...	Elsa Einstein	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2017	TV Apple Tree Yard What starts out as a simple, reckless mid-life affair between a genetic scientist named Yvonne and a Westminster paper pusher...	Yvonne Carmichael	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2015	Movie The Dresser One fateful night in a small English regional theatre during World War II a troupe of touring actors stage a...	Her Ladyship	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2015	Movie Everest Inspired by the incredible events surrounding a treacherous attempt to reach the summit of the world's highest mountain, "Everest" documents...	Helen Wilton	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2015	Movie A Song for Jenny A Song For Jenny is the true story of Julie Nicholson's response to her daughter Jenny’s murder in the July...	Julie Nicholson	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2015	TV The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe A chronicle of Marilyn Monroe's family life and how she succeeded in hiding her most intimate secrets.	Grace McKee	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2015	Movie A Royal Night Out The re-imagining of VE Day in 1945, when Princess Elizabeth and her sister, Margaret were allowed out from Buckingham Palace...	Queen Elizabeth	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2015	Movie Little Boy An eight-year-old boy is willing to do whatever it takes to end World War II so he can bring his...	Emma Busbee	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2015	Movie Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism An orphan who practices hypnosis faces off against a bank robber who wants her book on the art form.	Miss Trinklebury	TMDB 5.3 / 10
2015	Movie Testament of Youth Testament of Youth is a powerful story of love, war and remembrance, based on the First World War memoir by...	Mrs. Brittain	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2014	Movie The Theory of Everything The Theory of Everything is the extraordinary story of one of the world’s greatest living minds, the renowned astrophysicist Stephen...	Beryl Wilde	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2013	Movie The Book Thief While subjected to the horrors of WWII Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others....	Rosa Hubermann	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2013	Movie Some Girl(s) On the eve of his wedding, a successful writer travels around the country to meet up with ex-lovers in an...	Lindsay	TMDB 5.1 / 10
2013	Movie Belle Dido Elizabeth Bell, the illegitimate, mixed-race daughter of a Royal Navy admiral, plays an important role in the campaign to...	Lady Mansfield	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2013	TV The Politician's Husband A drama about the shifting power in a marriage when the personal and political collide.	Freya Gardner	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2012	Movie Anna Karenina In Imperial Russia, Anna, wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the way, she...	Countess Lydia Ivanova	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2011	Movie War Horse On the brink of the First World War, Albert's beloved horse Joey is sold to the Cavalry by his father....	Rose Narracott	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2011	Movie Meerkats 3D Narrated by Oscar-nominated actress Emily Watson, MEERKATS 3D takes audiences on a journey with a family of meerkats as they...	Narrator	TMDB 4.2 / 10
2011	TV Appropriate Adult The extraordinary story of Gloucester housewife Janet Leach who played a key role in the uncovering of the crimes of...	Janet Leach	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2010	Movie Oranges and Sunshine The story of Margaret Humphreys, a social worker from Nottingham, who uncovers one of the most significant social scandals in...	Margaret Humphreys	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2010	Movie Cemetery Junction In 1970s England, three blue-collar friends spend their days joking, drinking, fighting and chasing girls. Freddie wants to leave their...	Mrs. Kendrick	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2009	Movie Within the Whirlwind During Stalin's reign of terror, Evgenia Ginzburg, a literature professor, was sent to 10 years hard labor in a gulag...	Evgenia Ginzburg	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2009	Movie Cold Souls Paul is agonising over his interpretation of 'Uncle Vanya' and, paralysed by anxiety, stumbles upon a solution via a New...	Claire	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2008	Movie Synecdoche, New York A theater director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create a life-size...	Tammy	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2008	Movie Fireflies in the Garden The semi-autobiographical story centers on the complexities of love and commitment in a family torn apart when faced with an...	Jane Lawrence	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2008	Movie The Memory Keeper's Daughter During a blizzard in 1964, Dr. David Henry delivers his son Paul with the help of nurse Caroline. But when...	Caroline Gil	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2007	Movie The Water Horse A lonely boy discovers a mysterious egg that hatches a sea creature of Scottish legend.	Anne MacMorrow	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2006	Movie Miss Potter Beatrix Potter, the author of the beloved children's book "The Tale of Peter Rabbit", struggles for love, happiness and success.	Millie Warne	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2006	Movie Crusade in Jeans Dolf a 15 year old boy is sent back in time by a timemachine. Accidentally he is sent back to...	Mary Vega	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2005	Movie The Proposition In 1880s Australia, a lawman offers renegade Charlie Burns a difficult choice. In order to save his younger brother from...	Martha Stanley	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2005	Movie Separate Lies Following a traffic accident, things take a turn when the victim's identity is revealed.	Anne Manning	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2005	Movie Corpse Bride In a 19th-century European village, a young man about to be married is whisked away to the underworld and wed...	Victoria Everglot (voice)	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2005	Movie Wah-Wah Set at the end of the 1960s, as Swaziland is about to receive independence from United Kingdom, the film follows...	Ruby Compton	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2004	Movie The Life and Death of Peter Sellers The turbulent personal and professional life of actor Peter Sellers (1925-1980), from his beginnings as a comic performer on BBC...	Anne Sellers	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2003	TV Working Shakespeare How do we enter the heightened, extravagant language of Shakespeare and yet feel truthful in our contemporary world? How do...	Unknown character	Not rated
2003	Movie A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon' This documentary follows director Brett Ratner through nearly every stage of production for the film Red Dragon (2002).	Self	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2002	Movie Equilibrium In a dystopian future, a totalitarian regime maintains peace by subduing the populace with a drug, and displays of emotion...	Mary O'Brien	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2002	Movie Ballchewer Part of Adam Sandler’s informal “Meatball Series,” Ballchewer (2002) was shot during the making of Punch-Drunk Love. The short shows...	Self	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2002	Movie Punch-Drunk Love A socially awkward and volatile small business owner meets the love of his life after being threatened by a gang...	Lena Leonard	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2002	Movie Red Dragon Former FBI Agent Will Graham, who was once almost killed by the savage Hannibal 'The Cannibal' Lecter, now has no...	Reba McClane	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2002	Movie The Making of Gosford Park A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Robert Altman's 2001 film 'Gosford Park'. Cast and crew relate some of their...	Self	TMDB 5.3 / 10
2001	Movie Gosford Park In 1930s England, a group of pretentious rich and famous gather together for a weekend of relaxation at a hunting...	Elsie	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2000	Movie The Luzhin Defence Based upon the novel by Vladimir Nabokov, a chess grandmaster travels to Italy in the 1920s to play in a...	Natalia Katkov	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2000	Movie Trixie Passed over at work and numbed after she witnesses a colleague's murder, security guard Trixie Zurbo takes a relatively easy...	Trixie Zurbo	TMDB 4.8 / 10
1999	Movie Angela's Ashes An Irish Catholic family returns to 1930s Limerick after a child's death in America. The unemployed I.R.A. veteran father struggles...	Angela McCourt	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1999	Movie Cradle Will Rock A true story of politics and art in the 1930s USA, centered around a leftist musical drama and attempts to...	Olive Stanton	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1999	TV The Early Show The Early Show is an American morning television show which was broadcast by CBS from New York City from 1999...	Self	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1998	Movie Hilary and Jackie The tragic story of world-renowned cellist Jacqueline du Pré, as told from the point of view of her sister, flautist...	Jackie du Pré	TMDB 6.6 / 10
1998	Movie In Doctor von Trier's Laboratory: Back to the Magic of Cinema German/French TV documentary portraying Danish film director Lars von Trier.	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1997	Movie The Boxer Nineteen-year-old Danny Flynn is imprisoned for his involvement with the I.R.A. in Belfast. He leaves behind his family and his...	Maggie Hamill	TMDB 6.7 / 10
1997	Movie Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier A portrait of Denmark's most acclaimed and controversial director, Lars von Trier. A meeting with von Trier on a private...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1997	Movie The Mill on the Floss Lawyer Wakem takes the mill on the river Floss away from Edward Tulliver (whose ancestors have owned it for 300...	Maggie Tulliver	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1997	Movie Metroland In late-1970s suburban London, Chris and Marion have settled into a comfortable yet all-too-predictable middle-class existence. Chris receives an unexpected...	Marion	TMDB 5.8 / 10
1996	Movie Breaking the Waves In a small, conservative Scottish village, an oilman is paralyzed in an accident. His wife, who prayed for his return,...	Bess McNeill	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1994	Movie A Summer Day's Dream Adaptation of the play by J B Priestley. After a nuclear war, the nations have combined to set up a...	Unknown character	Not rated
1991	TV Performance An anthology series of various plays and dramatic performances.	Rosalie	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1953	TV The Oscars An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
TBA	Movie Fado! The film follows Linda (Watson), a crossword enthusiast, choral society member, wife and mother of two, and her music lecturer...	Unknown character	Not rated
TBA	Movie Late in Summer Set in rural Cornwall, the romantic drama will chart a brief encounter between a lonely farmer’s wife and a Black...	Unknown character	Not rated
TBA	Movie Midday Sun Couple Dan and Sarah, living out their dream in paradisal Spain, come to grief when their visiting son is accidentally...	Sarah	Not rated
TBA	Movie Amri	Marie Antoinette Gottesman	Not rated
TBA	Movie A Christmas Child Born on Christmas Day Holly Noel ( Maureen Ruby Jackson) discovers she has the "Great Voice" of the North Pole....	Emily Watson ( Self/Narrator )	Not rated
TBA	Movie The Clockmaker’s Secret: Lost in Spindlewood The sequel to The Clockmaker's Daughter. Elara finds a hidden "Permit in her Pocket" that allows her to travel beyond...	The Keeper of the Keys	Not rated
TBA	Movie A Prairie Farm Girl Clementine Rose (Maureen Ruby Jackson) loves nothing more than the golden fields of her family’s farm and the music of...	Marie Calamange	TMDB 10.0 / 10
TBA	Movie Holly Noel: The Winter Ball (Christmas 3) In the third installment of the holiday franchise, Holly Noel must organize the North Pole's first-ever musical gala, but a...	( Host )	Not rated
TBA	Movie London Fog: A Ruby Gale Mystery Taking the "Chameleon" to the UK! Ruby Gale travels to London in 1928 for a sold-out show. But when a...	(The Detective)	Not rated

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2021	TV Too Close A dedicated forensic psychiatrist, Emma Robertson, is assigned to assess the sanity of Connie Mortensen, a “yummy mummy” accused of...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 5.9 / 10

Inside Look: Hamnet

2025

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2025 / TMDB 7.7

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2025 / TMDB 6.4

The Legend of Ochi

2025 / TMDB 6.2

Small Things Like These

2024 / TMDB 6.7

Midas Man

2024 / TMDB 6.3

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