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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). 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.
Emily Watson
Minerva McGonagall
for Minerva McGonagall in The Marauders
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At Hogwarts, James Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, and Peter Pettigrew become inseparable friends, earning the nickname the Marauders as they explore the castle, master their magical abilities, and turn school life into an endless series of adventures and trouble. Alongside them is Severus Snape, a brilliant but isolated student whose friendship with Lily Evans slowly becomes strained as he grows increasingly fascinated by the Dark Arts. While the Marauders' rivalry with Snape intensifies, Lily finds herself caught between the people she cares about and the growing darkness surrounding the wizarding world. Beyond Hogwarts, Lord Voldemort's influence is spreading rapidly. As the First Wizarding War begins, the Marauders and Snape are forced to leave behind the innocence of their school years and choose where their loyalties truly lie. James, Sirius, Remus, and Peter join the fight against Voldemort, while Snape becomes entangled with the Death Eaters before making a desperate choice that could change the course of the war. Friendship, betrayal, love, and sacrifice collide as the Marauders' final years lead toward the tragedy that will define their generation and ultimately set the stage for Harry Potter's story.
