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Emily Watson

Cast & creator

Emily Watson

1967-01-14 (age 59) Islington, London, England, UKIMDb

Best known for Corpse Bride, Chernobyl, Genius

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 in Anand Tucker's Hilary and Jackie (1998). Watson's other films include The Boxer (1997), Angela's Ashes (1999), Gosford Park (2001), Punch-Drunk Love (2002), Red Dragon (2002), The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004), Corpse Bride (2005), Miss Potter (2006), Synecdoche, New York (2008), Oranges and Sunshine (2010), War Horse (2011), The Theory of Everything (2014), Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017), God's Creatures (2022), and Small Things like These (2024). and A Pariare Farm Girl ( 2026). She was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award for her role in the HBO miniseries Chernobyl. She won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actress for playing Janet Leach in the 2011 ITV television biopic Appropriate Adult. She was nominated for the International Emmy Award for Best Actress for the 2017 BBC miniseries Apple Tree Yard. In 2024, she portrayed the lead role of Valya Harkonnen in the HBO science fiction series Dune: Prophecy. Watson is a supporter of the children's charity the NSPCC. In 2004, she was inducted into the society's hall of fame for spearheading the successful campaign to appoint a Children's Commissioner for England. Receiving her award in the crowded House of Commons, she spoke out against the possibility that the Children's Commissioner become a figurehead with little real power.

Also known as: Emily Anita Watson, Emily Margaret Watson

Movies

71

film credits

Series

16

television credits

Career

86

1953–2025 · acting roles

Credit score

6.6

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Corpse Bride

Corpse Bride

Victoria Everglot (voice) · 2005

Chernobyl

Chernobyl

Ulana Khomyuk · 2019

Genius

Genius

Elsa Einstein · 2017

The Oscars

The Oscars

Self · 1953

Performance

Performance

Rosalie · 1991

Across film & television

Filmography (87)

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Showing 87 of 87 credits

Corpse Bride

Corpse Bride

Victoria Everglot (voice)

Chernobyl

Chernobyl

Ulana Khomyuk

Genius

Genius

Elsa Einstein

The Oscars

The Oscars

Self

Performance

Performance

Rosalie

Dune: Prophecy

Dune: Prophecy

Mother Superior Valya Harkonnen

Kingsman: The Golden Circle

Kingsman: The Golden Circle

Chief of Staff Fox

The Legend of Ochi

The Legend of Ochi

Dasha

Hamnet

Hamnet

Mary

The Book Thief

The Book Thief

Rosa Hubermann

Equilibrium

Equilibrium

Mary O'Brien

The Early Show

The Early Show

Self

The Theory of Everything

The Theory of Everything

Beryl Wilde

Everest

Everest

Helen Wilton

War Horse

War Horse

Rose Narracott

Punch-Drunk Love

Punch-Drunk Love

Lena Leonard

Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina

Countess Lydia Ivanova

Fired on Mars

Fired on Mars

Sheila (voice)

Small Things Like These

Small Things Like These

Sister Mary

The Third Day

The Third Day

Mrs. Martin

Gosford Park

Gosford Park

Elsie

Little Women

Little Women

Marmee March

Synecdoche, New York

Synecdoche, New York

Tammy

Monster Family 2

Monster Family 2

Emma Wishbone (voice)

The Water Horse

The Water Horse

Anne MacMorrow

Monster Family

Monster Family

Emma Wishbone (voice)

Miss Potter

Miss Potter

Millie Warne

Too Close

Dr. Emma Robinson

Too Close

Executive Producer

Breaking the Waves

Breaking the Waves

Bess McNeill

Little Boy

Little Boy

Emma Busbee

Apple Tree Yard

Apple Tree Yard

Yvonne Carmichael

King Lear

King Lear

Regan

The Politician's Husband

The Politician's Husband

Freya Gardner

On Chesil Beach

On Chesil Beach

Violet Ponting

Working Shakespeare

Working Shakespeare

Steve

Steve

Jenny

The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe

The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe

Grace McKee

Angela's Ashes

Angela's Ashes

Angela McCourt

Testament of Youth

Testament of Youth

Mrs. Brittain

A Royal Night Out

A Royal Night Out

Queen Elizabeth

Appropriate Adult

Appropriate Adult

Janet Leach

God's Creatures

God's Creatures

Aileen O'Hara

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

Anne Sellers

The Dresser

The Dresser

Her Ladyship

The Proposition

The Proposition

Martha Stanley

Fireflies in the Garden

Fireflies in the Garden

Jane Lawrence

Cradle Will Rock

Cradle Will Rock

Olive Stanton

The Happy Prince

The Happy Prince

Constance Wilde

Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism

Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism

Miss Trinklebury

Hilary and Jackie

Hilary and Jackie

Jackie du Pré

The Memory Keeper's Daughter

The Memory Keeper's Daughter

Caroline Gil

Cemetery Junction

Cemetery Junction

Mrs. Kendrick

Belle

Belle

Lady Mansfield

Red Dragon

Red Dragon

Reba McClane

The Boxer

The Boxer

Maggie Hamill

Cold Souls

Cold Souls

Claire

Separate Lies

Separate Lies

Anne Manning

Midas Man

Midas Man

Queenie Epstein

The Making of Gosford Park

The Making of Gosford Park

Self

Trixie

Trixie

Trixie Zurbo

Wah-Wah

Wah-Wah

Ruby Compton

Oranges and Sunshine

Oranges and Sunshine

Margaret Humphreys

Amri

Marie Antoinette Gottesman

A Song for Jenny

A Song for Jenny

Julie Nicholson

The Luzhin Defence

The Luzhin Defence

Natalia Katkov

Fado!

Crusade in Jeans

Crusade in Jeans

Mary Vega

The Mill on the Floss

The Mill on the Floss

Maggie Tulliver

In Doctor von Trier's Laboratory: Back to the Magic of Cinema

Self

Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier

Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier

Metroland

Metroland

Marion

Ballchewer

Ballchewer

Self

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

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

Self

RSC Meets USA: Working Shakespeare

Self

Meerkats 3D

Meerkats 3D

Narrator

Within the Whirlwind

Within the Whirlwind

Evgenia Ginzburg

Some Girl(s)

Some Girl(s)

Lindsay

The Clockmaker’s Secret: Lost in Spindlewood

The Keeper of the Keys

Holly Noel: The Winter Ball (Christmas 3)

( Host )

A Summer Day's Dream

London Fog: A Ruby Gale Mystery

(The Detective)

A Christmas Child

A Christmas Child

Emily Watson ( Self/Narrator )

Inside Look: Hamnet

Inside Look: Hamnet

Self (archive footage)

Weinstein

Weinstein

Narrator (voice)

Late in Summer

Midday Sun

Sarah