Emma Watson Hairstyles Through the Years
Actress Emma Watson looks to the crowd at the world premiere of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" at Trafalgar Square in London July 7, 2011. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

British actress Emma Watson has been recognized as having the most influential haircut of the year, according to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), for the second year in a row.

The WSJ picked the young actress, who has taken to sporting short hair styles, was restricted from cutting her long tresses for as long as she was filming the Harry Potter film series. Once the series was over, however, Watson went for the pixie cut, calling it the most liberating thing ever.

The actress, who played Hermione Granger to Daniel Radcliffe's Harry Potter, has earned herself the status of a style icon.

Scroll down to see the actress' different hair styles through the years.

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