Harry Potter star Emma Watson has become the new face of Burberry, the British fashion house started in 1856 by Thomas Burberry. Emma will be the face of Burberry’s Fall 2009 ad campaign.

Christopher Bailey, Creative Director of Burrbery, said : “Having known and admired the lovely Emma Watson for quite some time, she was the obvious choice for this campaign, who like the images she fronts, has a classic beauty, a great character and a modern edge.”

The photos for the new campaign was shot by famous photographer Mario Testino in the old London town.

Emma attended to a dinner honoring Rodarte last week and spotted at Fashion Week events around Europe last year.

Emma Watson in Burberry Fall ‘09 Ad Campaign

Emma Watson, best known for her role as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter series, was born in the 15th of April 1990 in Paris, France.

She lived in Paris until the age of 5 with her lawyer parents then moved to Oxford, England with her mother as her parents divorced in 1995. Emma Watson has a 15 years old brother, Alex Watson. Emma first attended the Dragon School and then the Headington School in the Oxford. Recently she is studying to take the Advanced Subsidiary levels in Art, Dance and English literature.

She got several roles in school plays before she got selected for Harry Potter movies. She first got a role as Hermione Granger in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone when she was just 11 years old. She then appeared in 5 Harry Potter movies and we will be able to see her in the 2 more upcoming Harry Potter movies.

Emma Watson has been too busy with Harry Potter movies so couldn’t involved in other projects much. Ballet Shoes, a heartwarming movie which showed on BBC during the holidays last year, is another movie starring Emma Watson.

Emma Watson’s great performance won her many awards for her roles in the Harry Potter film series in her young age.

Emma likes cats a lot and has two cats. She likes dancing, singing, skiing, field hockey and arts. Her favorite singer is Alanis Morisette and movie is Nothing Hill. She prefers Italian, French and Spanish food, partially spaghetti.

Although she was ranked #98 in the FHM’s list of 100 Sexiest Women in the World, she has no boyfriend. She considers that her celebrity status is partially responsible for not having a boyfriend.