Beauty and the Beast stars Emma Stone.
Beauty and the Beast (2017 film) . The film features an ensemble cast that includes Emma Watson and Dan Stevens as the titular characters with Luke Evans , Kevin Kline , Josh Gad , Ewan McGregor , Stanley Tucci , Audra McDonald , Gugu Mbatha-Raw , Nathan Mack , Ian McKellen and Emma Thompson in supporting roles . Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson ( born 15 April 1990 ) is a French-British actress , model , and activist . Born in Paris and brought up in Oxfordshire , Watson attended the Dragon School and trained as an actress at the Oxford branch of Stagecoach Theatre Arts . Watson appeared in all eight Harry Potter films from 2001 to 2011 , earning worldwide fame , critical accolades , and around $ 60 million . Watson continued to work outside of the Harry Potter films , lending her voice to The Tale of Despereaux ( 2008 ) and appearing in the 2007 television adaptation of the novel Ballet Shoes . Since then , she has taken on starring roles in The Perks of Being a Wallflower ( 2012 ) and The Bling Ring ( 2013 ) , made a brief appearance as an exaggerated version of herself in This Is the End ( 2013 ) , and portrayed the title character 's adopted daughter in Noah ( 2014 ) . In 2017 , she portrayed Belle in a live-action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast .