Emma Watson

Emma Watson is a French-born English actress who is best-known for playing Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter film series. Before that, she had starred in several plays. She is also a model and a UN Women Goodwill Ambassador.

She portrays Belle in the 2017 live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast.

Trivia

 * She was offered the role of Cinderella in the 2015 live-action film of the same name, but turned it down due to scheduling conflicts and also because she did not connect with the character.
 * She was also attached to star in a different film adaptation of the fairy tale Beauty and the Beast, directed by Guillermo Del Toro, but later joined the Disney version when that project was put on indefinite hold.