Facts

Name : Naomi Ellen Watts
Know as Naomi Watts
Birthday : September 28, 1968
Birthplace : Shoreham, England
Occupation : Actress

Known for her roles in Mulholland Dr., the film remakes of The Ring and King Kong

Celebrity Movie Archive

1986 For Love Alone as Leo's Girlfriend

1986 The Custodian as Louise

1991 Flirting as Janet Odgers

1993 Wide Sargasso Sea as Fanny Grey

1993 Matinee as Shopping Cart Starlet

1995 Tank Girl as Jet Girl

1995 Persons Unknown as Molly

1996 Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering as Grace Rhodes

1997 Under the Lighthouse Dancing as Louise

1998 Babe: Pig in the City as Additional Voices

1998 Dangerous Beauty as Guila De Lezze

1998 A House Divided as Amanda

1999 Strange Planet as Alice

2001 Mulholland Drive as Betty Elms/Diane Selwyn

2001 Down as Jennifer Evans

2001 Ellie Parker (short film) as Ellie Parker

2001 Never Date an Actress as The shallow girlfriend

2002 The Ring as Rachel Keller

2002 Rabbits as Suzie

2003 21 Grams as Cristina Peck BAFTA nomination: Best Actress

2003 Le Divorce as Roxeanne de Persand

2003 Ned Kelly as Julia Cook

2004 I ? Huckabees as Dawn Campbell

2004 The Assassination of Richard Nixon as Marie Andersen Bicke

2004 We Don't Live Here Anymore as Edith Evans

2005 King Kong as Ann Darrow

2005 Stay as Lila Culpepper

2005 The Ring Two as Rachel Keller

2005 Ellie Parker (feature film) as Ellie Parker

2006 The Painted Veil as Kitty Fane

2006 Inland Empire as Suzie Rabbit (Voice)

2007 Eastern Promises (post-production) as Anna Khitrova

2007 Funny Games (post-production) as Anne

2008 Need as Psychiatrist

2008 We Are All The Same

TV Shows

1990 Hey Dad..! as Belinda

1991 Home and Away as Julie Gibson

1991Brides of Christ as Frances Heffernan

1993 Gross Misconduct as Jennifer Carter

1996 Timepiece as Mary Chandler

1996 Bermuda Triangle as Amanda

1997 Sleepwalkers as Kate Russell

1998 The Christmas Wish as Renee

1999 The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer as Holly Maddux

2000 The Wyvern Mystery as Alice Fairfield

2002 The Outsider as Rebecca Yoder

2002 Plots with a View as Meredith

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Biography

Naomi Watts was born in Shoreham, England, on September 28, 1968. After the unfortunate death of her father, Naomi and her family moved to Australia four years later, when she was 14 years old.

The aspiring actress enrolled in acting school and began attending numerous auditions, where she met future best friend and major influence Nicole Kidman. With a lot diligence, Watts received a small role in For Love Alone in 1986. It may not have been a significant part, but it was a big step forward as Watts tried to follow in her mother's footsteps, an accomplished actress who also served as inspiration for Watts.

the big time, down under

At 18, Naomi decided to try her hand at modeling and was hired by an agency in Japan. After a year of struggles, she realized this sort of exposure was not what for her and returned home. Now working in the fashion industry -- behind the camera -- Watts was hired as an editor at Follow Me, a fashion magazine. The acting bug was too strong, however, and Watts landed roles in 1991's Flirting, with Nicole Kidman and Thandie Newton, and in an Australian miniseries alongside Russell Crowe.

With the ultimate desire of being a star in Hollywood, Watts took a leap of faith and moved to Los Angeles. Bit roles in 1993's Matinee and 1995's Tank Girl gave her experience but not quite the boost she needed to become a recognizable face or name. Even after a few consecutive TV productions with CBS and parts in 1996's Children of the Corn IV, 1998's Dangerous Beauty and 1999's Strange Planet, a breakthrough performance had not yet been achieved.

the road to fame

It wasn't until 2001, when Watts caught the attention of critics and audiences as she appeared in David Lynch's highly acclaimed Mulholland Drive . The film, which premiered at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival, won Watts high praise. She won the National Society of Film Critics Award as Best Actress and the National Board of Review award as Breakthrough Performance of the year. Soon after, the quality and importance of Watts' roles improved and quickly shot the actress to the top of the Hollywood A-list. In 2002, she starred in one of the biggest box office hits of that year, the English language remake of the Japanese horror film, The Ring. The following year, she starred in the film Ned Kelly opposite Heath Ledger, Orlando Bloom, and Geoffrey Rush; as well as the Merchant-Ivory film Le Divorce with Kate Hudson. It was her performance opposite Sean Penn and Benicio Del Toro in director Alejandro González Iñárritu's 21 Grams that earned Watts her first Academy Award nomination as Best Actress.

Naomi Watts is in demand

Since then Watts has been one of the most in-demand actresses. She produced and starred in the well-received independent picture We Don't Live Here Anymore. She reunited with Sean Penn and Don Cheadle in The Assassination of Richard Nixon, teamed up with Jude Law and Dustin Hoffman in David O. Russell's ensemble Huckabees, and starred in the sequel to the Ring, The Ring Two. Aside from balancing both independent projects as Ellie Parker, she managed to star in the biggest remake of them all, 2005's King Kong. The role, which was immortalized by Fay Wray in the original, proved to be Watts ' most commercial film yet. Directed by The Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson, the film won high praise and has since grossed more than $400 million worldwide.

Watts starred in The Painted Veil with Edward Norton and Liev Schreiber, released in December 2006.

In May 2006, Watts was named a special representative to the U.N. program for HIV/AIDS.