Emily Watson (Rosie Narracott)

was born in London, England. She made her feature-film debut in director Lars von Trier's "Breaking the Waves," for which she earned wide critical acclaim and an Academy Award© nomination. She subsequently earned a second Oscar© nomination for her role as Jacqueline de Pré in "Hilary and Jackie."

Among her most notable screen credits are "The Cradle Will Rock," "Angela's Ashes," "Gosford Park," "Red Dragon," "Separate Lies," "The Proposition," "Miss Potter," "Synecdoche," "Metroland," "Trixie," "Punch Drunk Love," "Fireflies in the Garden" and "The Boxer."

In addition to her Academy Award© nominations, Watson has been nominated three times for the Golden Globe© Award ("Breaking the Waves," "Hilary and Jackie" and "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers") and won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for "Gosford Park."

Watson is equally acclaimed for her stage performances. For the Royal Shakespeare Company she starred in "The Changeling," "All's Well That Ends Well," "Taming of the Shrew" and "A Jovial Crew." For the Royal National Theatre she was directed by Howard Davies in "The Children's Hour." Sam Mendes directed her in "Twelfth Night" and "Uncle Vanya."

On television Watson starred in the HBO movie "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers" and Lifetime's "Memory Keepers Daughter." For the BBC she starred in "Mill on the Floss" and "A Summer Day's Dream." This year she starred for ITV1 in "Appropriate Adult."

Watson is also a screenwriter. In collaboration with her husband, Jack Waters, they wrote the script for "Mood Indigo."