Happy 30th Birthday Emma Watson! After coming of age in the public eye as Hermione Granger in the 'Harry Potter' series, the actress seamlessly made the transition from ingénue to leading lady, dazzling as Sam in 'The Perks of Being A Wallflower', Belle in 'Beauty and the Beast', and more.
Breaking boundaries has become second nature for Watson. A long-time advocate for gender equality, she was appointed as a UN Women Goodwill Ambassador in 2014 and helped launch the He For She campaign. In the event, she extended a “formal invitation” to men to participate in the conversation of equality. “Gender equality is your issue too,” said the actress. The initiative encourages all genders to partake as agents of change and take action against destructive stereotypes of masculinity and behavioural expectations for boys and men.
Watson is one of several women in the arts who have leveraged their high profile status to bring women's rights issues to the public eye. The term “celebrity feminist” is sometimes used to denigrate their credentials or question their authenticity, but there’s no doubt that their championships of different causes have shed public light on myriad issues.
BAZAAR celebrates her birthday and her valuable contribution to society by charting the actress and advocate’s best red-carpet moments.
Pictures via Emma Watson, Getty Images
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