Emma Watson
In 1999, casting began for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (titled Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the United States), the film adaptation of British author Rowling's bestselling novel. Of paramount importance to the casting directors was the lead role of Harry Potter and the two supporting roles of Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, Harry's two best friends at school.
All three characters are 11 at the start of the school year.
Impressed with her school play performances, Watson's Oxford theatre teacher passed her name to casting agents and she was taken into serious consideration. The producers were impressed by Watson's self-confidence and she outperformed thousands of other girls who had applied[– after eight auditions, producer David Heyman told Watson and fellow applicants Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint that they had been cast for the roles of Hermione Granger, Harry Potter and Ron Weasley. Rowling was said to be supportive of Watson from her first screen test
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