Emma Watson, famously known as Hermoine Granger, has turned a year older today!

Emma Watson was born in Paris on April 15, 1990 and wanted to become an actress right from the age of six. For a number of years she trained at the Oxford branch of Stagecoach Theatre Arts, a part-time theatre school where she studied singing, dancing and acting. By the age of ten, she had performed in various Stagecoach productions and school plays, including Arthur: The Young Years and The Happy Prince.

In 1999, casting began for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Casting agents found Watson through her Oxford theatre teacher, and producers were impressed by her confidence. There onwards Emma came to be known as Hermoine, her screen name from Harry Potter.

After the Potter-series, Watson's first non-Potter role was the 2007 BBC film Ballet Shoes, an adaptation of the novel of the same title by Noel Streatfeild.

Emma has won several awards for her performance in Harry Potter but success hasn't gone to her head yet. She is still as grounded as before and even wishes to continue with her academics.

Fridaymoviez wishes Emma Watson A Very Happy Birthday and loads of success ahead.