Editing Emma Watson (section)

==Public image==
[[File:Emma Watson 2012 Shankbone.JPG|thumb|200px|upright|Watson at the 2012 [[Tribeca Film Festival]]]]
Watson has often been cited as a [[role model]], though she shies away from the term, stating that "it puts the fear of god into [her]".<ref name="interview magazine">{{cite web |title=Emma Watson |url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/emma-watson-1 |website=Interview Magazine |date=24 April 2017 |access-date=27 December 2020 |archive-date=5 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205085803/https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/emma-watson-1 |url-status=live}}</ref> Her impact on teenage girls' view of women's rights has been referred to as the "Emma Watson effect", with respondents from a [[National Citizen Service]] survey stating that her work in activism had inspired them to label themselves feminists.<ref>{{cite web |title=Emma Watson Beats Beyoncé And Ariana Grande To Be Named 'Most Inspiring Celebrity' |url=https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/culture/news/a38143/emma-watson-effect-inspiration-feminists-survey/ |website=Elle |date=29 August 2017 |access-date=27 December 2020 |archive-date=23 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123181840/https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/culture/news/a38143/emma-watson-effect-inspiration-feminists-survey/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Emma Watson Is Helping To Inspire A Generation of Feminists |last=Levine |first=Nick |date=28 August 2017 |url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/2017/08/169880/emma-watson-teenage-girls-feminism#:~:text=Emma%20Watson%20Is%20Helping%20To%20Inspire%20A%20Generation%20Of%20Feminists&text=Some%2029%25%20of%20teenage%20girls,%25%20who%20chose%20%22sporty.%22 |website=Refinery29 |access-date=27 December 2020 |archive-date=25 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225114830/https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/2017/08/169880/emma-watson-teenage-girls-feminism#:~:text=Emma%20Watson%20Is%20Helping%20To%20Inspire%20A%20Generation%20Of%20Feminists&text=Some%2029%25%20of%20teenage%20girls,%25%20who%20chose%20%22sporty.%22 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Emma Watson named most influential celebrity |last=Hunt |first=Julia |date=27 August 2017 |url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/emma-watson-named-most-influential-celebrity-36074849.html |website=Irish Independent |access-date=27 December 2020 |archive-date=7 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207111950/https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/emma-watson-named-most-influential-celebrity-36074849.html |url-status=live}}</ref> In her initial post-''Harry Potter'' career, she was noted to focus on smaller films rather than big-budget studio films.<ref name="Independent">{{cite web |title=Emma Watson is a brilliant actor – let's stop pretending she isn't |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/emma-watson-little-women-movie-accent-harry-potter-bling-ring-activism-a9255401.html |website=The Independent |date=23 December 2019 |access-date=27 December 2020 |archive-date=28 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128052033/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/emma-watson-little-women-movie-accent-harry-potter-bling-ring-activism-a9255401.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Adam White of ''[[The Independent]]'' states that Watson's acting style possesses "a very human sensitivity and quiet strength".<ref name="Independent" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Emma Watson's feminist film career |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-emma-watson-feminist-film-career-20140923-story.html |website=Los Angeles Times |date=24 September 2014 |access-date=27 December 2020 |archive-date=19 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160519212227/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-emma-watson-feminist-film-career-20140923-story.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

Describing Watson's off-screen persona, [[Derek Blasberg]] of ''Vanity Fair'' has called her "shy", "friendly, intelligent, and down to earth". Steinem has described her as "way more like a real person than a movie star", while author [[bell hooks]] considers her to be part of "a very different, new breed [of actors] who are interested in being whole and having a holistic life, as opposed to being identified with just wealth and fame."<ref name="Vanity Fair" />

Watson's character in ''Harry Potter'' has had a significant impact on pop culture; the actress has commented, "I have met fans [with] my face tattooed on their bod[ies]. I've met people who used the ''Harry Potter'' books to get through cancer. I don't know how to explain it, but the ''Harry Potter'' phenomenon steps into a different zone." Watson has been the subject of substantial media attention since the beginning of her career; on her eighteenth birthday she was photographed by paparazzi attempting to take pictures up her skirt, and she has been victim of numerous [[stalking]] threats. Watson does not take [[selfie]]s with fans, citing security concerns, and instead prefers to talk one-on-one during interactions.<ref name="Vanity Fair"/>

In March 2009, she was ranked sixth on the ''Forbes'' list of "Most Valuable Young Stars"<ref name="forbes2009">{{cite news |last=Burman |first=John |date=10 March 2009 |title=In Pictures: Hollywood's Most Valuable Young Stars |work=Forbes |url=https://www.forbes.com/2009/03/10/teen-star-currency-business-media-forbes-star-currency_slide_7.html?thisSpeed=30000 |url-status=live |access-date=18 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090415172551/http://www.forbes.com/2009/03/10/teen-star-currency-business-media-forbes-star-currency_slide_7.html?thisSpeed=30000 |archive-date=15 April 2009}}</ref> and in February 2010, she was Hollywood's highest-paid female star, having earned an estimated £19&nbsp;million in 2009.<ref name="earnings2010">{{cite news |date=5 February 2010 |title=Harry Potter star Emma Watson is top-earning actress |publisher=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8500494.stm |url-status=live |access-date=5 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140516123732/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8500494.stm |archive-date=16 May 2014}}</ref> In 2017, ''Forbes'' ranked her among the world's highest-paid actresses, with annual earnings of $14&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite news |last=Robehmed |first=Natalie |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2017/08/16/the-worlds-highest-paid-actresses-2017-emma-stone-leads-with-26-million/ |title=The World's Highest-Paid Actresses 2017: Emma Stone Leads With $26 Million |work=Forbes |date=16 August 2017 |access-date=16 August 2017 |archive-date=17 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170817045042/https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2017/08/16/the-worlds-highest-paid-actresses-2017-emma-stone-leads-with-26-million/amp/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2013, Watson was British ''[[GQ]]''{{'}}s Woman of the Year and topped ''[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]]''{{'}}s list of the 100 Sexiest Movie Stars.<ref name="GQWoY">{{cite news |title=Woman of the Year: Emma Watson |url=http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/men-of-the-year/home/winners-2013/woman-emma-watson |date=15 October 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130907211426/http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/men-of-the-year/home/winners-2013/woman-emma-watson |archive-date=7 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.empireonline.com/100sexiest2013/women/women.asp?star=1 |title=The 100 Sexiest Movie Stars 2013 |work=Empire |access-date=3 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004214218/http://www.empireonline.com/100sexiest2013/women/women.asp?star=1 |archive-date=4 October 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> Watson was found to be the sixth most admired woman in the world in global surveys conducted by [[YouGov]] in 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=World's most admired 2020 |url=https://yougov.co.uk/topics/international/articles-reports/2020/09/22/worlds-most-admired-2020 |website=YouGov |access-date=27 December 2020 |archive-date=29 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229201611/https://yougov.co.uk/topics/international/articles-reports/2020/09/22/worlds-most-admired-2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>