Emma Watson: “Harry Potter” star surprised in Cannes

After twelve years in Cannes for the first time – and otherwise it was quite quiet about “Harry Potter” star Emma Watson (35). On Wednesday, the actress was now photographed on the beach promenade on the edge of the film festival and relied on a dress in a stylish vichy pattern, Chanel boots with heels and sunglasses.

It is a rare public appearance for the actress, who became world famous as a child through the “Harry Potter” films. Her last visit to the Film Festival in Cannes was twelve years ago: in 2013 she applied to Sofia Coppola’s film “The Bling Ring”. Her last big cinema appearance was also six years ago: in 2019 she was seen in Greta Gerwig’s “Little Women”. And it has also been quiet on your Instagram account for a year.

In 2023 Watson gave an explanation for her break from acting: said the Hermione actress that she was “not very happy” with the job. “I felt a bit restricted,” she said at the time. “What really fell for me was that I had to sell something that I had hardly any control over. To stand for a film, while every journalist could ask: ‘How does that fit your view?’ – It was very difficult to be the face for things that I was not involved in the process. ” However, she admitted that she was “absolutely” ready to return to acting. “But I no longer want to do it in robot mode.”

In the meantime, Watson, who studied at Brown University and in Oxford, has tried out in various fields. From 2020 to 2023 she was the youngest member of the board of the luxury fashion group Kering. From 2022 Watson was the face of the Prada perfume paradoxical and staged a short film for the promo. She has been the face of the sustainable re-nylon collection of Prada since 2024.

In addition, Watson, who operated feminist activism early in her career, is always committed to projects that are close to her heart – including climate protection and women’s rights. At the beginning of 2022, Watson became publicly criticized for an Instagram post in which she expressed solidarity for Palestine, and then by more than 40 celebrities such as Susan Sarandon, Mark Ruffalo or Viggo Mortensen.

Together with her brother Alex Alex, Emma Watson launched a sustainable gin brand called “Renais”, the French word for rebirth. The gin is made from recycled wine bowls and is said to be climate -neutral in production. For this, as of January 2025, they were able to collect investments of $ 6 million.