Emily Watson

Emily Watson

1967-01-14 Islington, London, England, UK 64 Credits

Biography

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. She 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 i...

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Hamnet

Hamnet

2025

as Mary Shakespeare

Acting

Agnes Shakespeare – the wife of the world's most famous writer – struggles to come to terms with the loss of her only son, Hamnet.

Steve

Steve

2025

Acting

Traces a pivotal 24 hours in the life of Steve, a headteacher of a last-chance reform school who struggles to keep his students in line, while also gr...

The Legend of Ochi

The Legend of Ochi

2025

as Dasha

6.4
Acting

In a remote village on the island of Carpathia, a shy farm girl named Yuri is raised to fear an elusive animal species known as ochi. But when Yuri di...

Small Things Like These

Small Things Like These

2024

as Sister Mary

6.8
Acting

In 1985, while working as a coal merchant to support his family, Bill Furlong discovers disturbing secrets kept by the local convent and uncovers trut...

Midas Man

Midas Man

2024

as Queenie Epstein

6.5
Acting

When Brian Epstein set foot in the Cavern Club in November 1961 to watch The Beatles perform, he saw something no one else could – a glimmer of gold. ...

God's Creatures

God's Creatures

2022

as Aileen O'Hara

6.0
Acting

In a windswept fishing village, a mother is torn between protecting her beloved son and her own sense of right and wrong. A lie she tells for him rips...

Monster Family 2

Monster Family 2

2021

as Emma Wishbone (voice)

6.6
Acting

To free Baba Yaga and Renfield from the clutches of Monster Hunter Mila Starr, the Wishbone Family once more transforms into a Vampire, Frankenstein's...

King Lear

King Lear

2018

as Regan

6.0
Acting

An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.

The Happy Prince

The Happy Prince

2018

as Constance Wilde

6.3
Acting

In 1895, Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was the most famous writer in London, and Bosie Douglas, son of the notorious Marquess of Queensberry, was his lover....

Weinstein

Weinstein

2018

as Narrator (voice)

6.5
Acting

Harvey Weinstein was once one of the most successful producers in Hollywood history, but beneath the glitz and glamour, there was a dark story of thre...

On Chesil Beach

On Chesil Beach

2018

as Violet Ponting

6.2
Acting

In 1962 England, a young couple finds their idyllic romance colliding with issues of sexual freedom and societal pressure, leading to an awkward and f...

Kingsman: The Golden Circle

Kingsman: The Golden Circle

2017

as Chief of Staff Fox

7.0
Acting

When an attack on the Kingsman headquarters takes place and a new villain rises, Eggsy and Merlin are forced to work together with the American agency...

Monster Family

Monster Family

2017

as Emma Wishbone (voice)

6.0
Acting

The Wishbone family are far from happy. In an attempt to reconnect as a family, they plan a fun night out. However, the plan backfires when they are c...

The Dresser

The Dresser

2015

as Her Ladyship

6.2
Acting

One fateful night in a small English regional theatre during World War II a troupe of touring actors stage a production of Shakespeares King Lear. Bom...

Everest

Everest

2015

as Helen Wilton

6.8
Acting

Inspired by the incredible events surrounding a treacherous attempt to reach the summit of the world's highest mountain, "Everest" documents the awe-i...

A Song for Jenny

A Song for Jenny

2015

as Julie Nicholson

6.4
Acting

A Song For Jenny is the true story of Julie Nicholson's response to her daughter Jenny’s murder in the July 7th bombing at Edgware Road tube station. ...

A Royal Night Out

A Royal Night Out

2015

as Queen Elizabeth

6.5
Acting

The re-imagining of VE Day in 1945, when Princess Elizabeth and her sister, Margaret were allowed out from Buckingham Palace for the night to join in ...

Little Boy

Little Boy

2015

as Emma Busbee

7.2
Acting

An eight-year-old boy is willing to do whatever it takes to end World War II so he can bring his father home. The story reveals the indescribable love...

Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism

Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism

2015

as Miss Trinklebury

5.3
Acting

An orphan who practices hypnosis faces off against a bank robber who wants her book on the art form.

Testament of Youth

Testament of Youth

2015

as Mrs. Brittain

7.3
Acting

Testament of Youth is a powerful story of love, war and remembrance, based on the First World War memoir by Vera Brittain, which has become the classi...

The Theory of Everything

The Theory of Everything

2014

as Beryl Wilde

7.8
Acting

The Theory of Everything is the extraordinary story of one of the world’s greatest living minds, the renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, who fall...

The Book Thief

The Book Thief

2013

as Rosa Hubermann

7.5
Acting

While subjected to the horrors of WWII Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. Under the stairs in her home...

Some Girl(s)

Some Girl(s)

2013

as Lindsay

5.1
Acting

On the eve of his wedding, a successful writer travels around the country to meet up with ex-lovers in an attempt to make amends for his wrongdoings.

Belle

Belle

2013

as Lady Mansfield

7.1
Acting

Dido Elizabeth Bell, the illegitimate, mixed-race daughter of a Royal Navy admiral, plays an important role in the campaign to abolish slavery in Engl...

Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina

2012

as Countess Lydia Ivanova

6.7
Acting

In Imperial Russia, Anna, the wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the way, she meets the charming cavalry officer Vro...

War Horse

War Horse

2011

as Rose Narracott

7.3
Acting

On the brink of the First World War, Albert's beloved horse Joey is sold to the Cavalry by his father. Against the backdrop of the Great War, Joey beg...

Meerkats 3D

Meerkats 3D

2011

as Narrator

4.2
Acting

Narrated by Oscar-nominated actress Emily Watson, MEERKATS 3D takes audiences on a journey with a family of meerkats as they cope with the twists and ...

Oranges and Sunshine

Oranges and Sunshine

2010

as Margaret Humphreys

6.9
Acting

The story of Margaret Humphreys, a social worker from Nottingham, who uncovers one of the most significant social scandals in recent times – the force...

Cemetery Junction

Cemetery Junction

2010

as Mrs. Kendrick

6.5
Acting

In 1970s England, three blue-collar friends spend their days joking, drinking, fighting and chasing girls. Freddie wants to leave their working-class ...

Within the Whirlwind

Within the Whirlwind

2009

as Evgenia Ginzburg

5.2
Acting

During Stalin's reign of terror, Evgenia Ginzburg, a literature professor, was sent to 10 years hard labor in a gulag in Siberia. Having lost everythi...

Cold Souls

Cold Souls

2009

as Claire

6.0
Acting

Paul is agonising over his interpretation of 'Uncle Vanya' and, paralysed by anxiety, stumbles upon a solution via a New Yorker article about a high-t...

Synecdoche, New York

Synecdoche, New York

2008

as Tammy

7.6
Acting

A theater director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create a life-size replica of New York inside a warehouse as ...

Fireflies in the Garden

Fireflies in the Garden

2008

as Jane Lawrence

6.2
Acting

The semi-autobiographical story centers on the complexities of love and commitment in a family torn apart when faced with an unexpected tragedy.

The Memory Keeper's Daughter

The Memory Keeper's Daughter

2008

as Caroline Gil

6.4
Acting

During a blizzard in 1964, Dr. David Henry delivers his son Paul with the help of nurse Caroline. But when Henry realizes his wife is also carrying a ...

The Water Horse

The Water Horse

2007

as Anne MacMorrow

6.5
Acting

A lonely boy discovers a mysterious egg that hatches a sea creature of Scottish legend.

Miss Potter

Miss Potter

2006

as Millie Warne

6.6
Acting

Beatrix Potter, the author of the beloved children's book "The Tale of Peter Rabbit", struggles for love, happiness and success.

Crusade in Jeans

Crusade in Jeans

2006

as Mary Vega

5.8
Acting

Dolf a 15 year old boy is sent back in time by a timemachine. Accidentally he is sent back to the Middle Ages. He is rescued by children who are part ...

The Proposition

The Proposition

2005

as Martha Stanley

7.0
Acting

In 1880s Australia, a lawman offers renegade Charlie Burns a difficult choice. In order to save his younger brother from the gallows, Charlie must hun...

Separate Lies

Separate Lies

2005

as Anne Manning

5.8
Acting

Following a traffic accident, things take a turn when the victim's identity is revealed.

Corpse Bride

Corpse Bride

2005

as Victoria Everglot (voice)

7.6
Acting

In a 19th-century European village, a young man about to be married is whisked away to the underworld and wed to a mysterious corpse bride, while his ...

Wah-Wah

Wah-Wah

2005

as Ruby Compton

6.0
Acting

Set at the end of the 1960s, as Swaziland is about to receive independence from United Kingdom, the film follows the young Ralph Compton, at 12, throu...

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

2004

as Anne Sellers

6.6
Acting

The turbulent personal and professional life of actor Peter Sellers (1925-1980), from his beginnings as a comic performer on BBC Radio to his huge suc...

A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'

A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'

2003

as Self

7.3
Acting

This documentary follows director Brett Ratner through nearly every stage of production for the film Red Dragon (2002).

Equilibrium

Equilibrium

2002

as Mary O'Brien

7.0
Acting

In a dystopian future, a totalitarian regime maintains peace by subduing the populace with a drug, and displays of emotion are punishable by death. A ...

Ballchewer

Ballchewer

2002

4.8
Acting

A short film directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Part of Adam Sandler's 'Meatball Series'. Shot during the filming of 'Punch-Drunk Love'.

Punch-Drunk Love

Punch-Drunk Love

2002

as Lena Leonard

7.1
Acting

A socially awkward and volatile small business owner meets the love of his life after being threatened by a gang of scammers.

Red Dragon

Red Dragon

2002

as Reba McClane

7.0
Acting

Former FBI Agent Will Graham, who was once almost killed by the savage Hannibal 'The Cannibal' Lecter, now has no choice but to face him again, as it ...

The Making of 'Gosford Park'

The Making of 'Gosford Park'

2002

as Self

5.0
Acting

A documentary giving film fans a behind-the-scenes look at the making this Robert Altman film about a murder at an English country estate. Includes in...

Gosford Park

Gosford Park

2001

as Elsie

6.8
Acting

In 1930s England, a group of pretentious rich and famous gather together for a weekend of relaxation at a hunting resort. But when a murder occurs, ea...

The Luzhin Defence

The Luzhin Defence

2000

as Natalia Katkov

6.2
Acting

Based upon the novel by Vladimir Nabokov, a chess grandmaster travels to Italy in the 1920s to play in a tournament and falls in love.

Trixie

Trixie

2000

as Trixie Zurbo

4.9
Acting

Passed over at work and numbed after she witnesses a colleague's murder, security guard Trixie Zurbo takes a relatively easy job at a lakefront casino...

Angela's Ashes

Angela's Ashes

1999

as Angela McCourt

7.3
Acting

An Irish Catholic family returns to 1930s Limerick after a child's death in America. The unemployed I.R.A. veteran father struggles with poverty, prej...

Cradle Will Rock

Cradle Will Rock

1999

as Olive Stanton

6.5
Acting

A true story of politics and art in the 1930s USA, centered around a leftist musical drama and attempts to stop its production.

Hilary and Jackie

Hilary and Jackie

1998

as Jackie Du Pré

6.6
Acting

The tragic story of world-renowned cellist Jacqueline du Pré, as told from the point of view of her sister, flautist Hilary du Pré-Finzi.

The Boxer

The Boxer

1997

as Maggie Hamill

6.7
Acting

Nineteen-year-old Danny Flynn is imprisoned for his involvement with the I.R.A. in Belfast. He leaves behind his family and his sixteen-year-old girlf...

Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier

Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier

1997

6.8
Acting

A portrait of Denmark's most acclaimed and controversial director, Lars von Trier. A meeting with von Trier on a private level as well as with his fil...

The Mill on the Floss

The Mill on the Floss

1997

as Maggie Tulliver

6.0
Acting

Lawyer Wakem takes the mill on the river Floss away from Edward Tulliver (whose ancestors have owned it for 300 years) and becomes the worst enemy of ...

Metroland

Metroland

1997

as Marion

5.8
Acting

In late-1970s suburban London, Chris and Marion have settled into a comfortable yet all-too-predictable middle-class existence. Chris receives an unex...

Breaking the Waves

Breaking the Waves

1996

as Bess McNeill

7.5
Acting

In a small and conservative Scottish village, a woman's paralytic husband convinces her to have extramarital intercourse so she can tell him about it ...

A Summer Day's Dream

1994

Acting

Adaptation of the play by J B Priestley. After a nuclear war, the nations have combined to set up a World Government. An old man who lives quietly in ...

Midday Sun

N/A

as Sarah

Acting

Couple Dan and Sarah, living out their dream in paradisal Spain, come to grief when their visiting son is accidentally killed. A stranger offers to av...

33 Liberty Lane

33 Liberty Lane

N/A

Acting

A story of four women who join forces to start a phone-sex company.

Late in Summer

N/A

Acting

Set in rural Cornwall, the romantic drama will chart a brief encounter between a lonely farmer’s wife and a Black American GI that leads to first love...

Fado!

N/A

Acting

The film follows Linda (Watson), a crossword enthusiast, choral society member, wife and mother of two, and her music lecturer husband, Jim (Grant), w...