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Evening Standard Reporter25 March 2014
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Emma Watson fears her refusal to “sex herself up” means she loses out on leading roles. The 23-year-old actress said most of her film parts since the Harry Potter films have been teenagers similar to her Hermione Granger character in the fantasy series.
She said: “Sometimes I have a hard time convincing directors that I can play more adult roles.”