Naomi Watts

Naomi Watts had already been a working actress for over a decade when she earned notice as a promising newcomer in David Lynch's Cannes Film Festival prizewinner Mulholland Drive (2001). Born September 28th, 1968, Watts began acting in her teens, landing her first film role in For Love Alone (1986). Watts subsequently appeared with future Hollywood headliners Nicole Kidman and Thandie Newton in John Duigan's disarming teen romance Flirting (1991). Watts's next film with Duigan, Wide Sargasso Sea (1992), was not so well received. After her first taste of Hollywood with Joe Dante's schlock movie homage Matinee (1992), Watts nabbed a starring role as Jimmy Smits's disturbed student in George Miller's little seen courtroom drama Gross Misconduct (1993). Watts then starred as Jet Girl to Lori Petty's Tank Girl (1995), but the science fiction fantasy suffered an ignominious box office fate. After a series of TV movies and thrillers, including Sleepwalkers (1997) and Children of the Corn IV (1996), Watts appeared in Marshall Herskovitz's high-toned Venetian courtesan costumer Dangerous Beauty (1998) and successful TV docudrama The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer (1999). Watts's breakthrough finally arrived when David Lynch cast her in his ABC pilot Mulholland Drive. Though ABC canceled the project in 1999 after Lynch turned in a typically mood-drenched work, StudioCanal financed its transformation into a feature that debuted to acclaim at Cannes in 2001. A Los Angeles dreamscape akin to Lost Highway, Mulholland Drive featured Watts as the blonde half of a female duo caught in a mystery of shifting identities. Drawing attention for her not-for-network TV love scene with co-star Laura Harring, Watts also earned praise as a rising "new" actress. Though ignored for an Oscar nomination, Watts's tour-de-force dual performance earned her numerous accolades and critics' awards, igniting her career. Working steadily in the wake of Mulholland Drive, Watts scored a box-office as well as critical success a year later with The Ring (2002), the Hollywood remake of the Japanese horror blockbuster. Starring Watts as an intrepid reporter investigating the origins of a lethal videotape, The Ring overcame studio doubts to become a sleeper hit, solidifying Watts's new star status. Watts subsequently donned period dress for the Showtime western The Outsider (2002), and to co-star alongside fellow Aussie Heath Ledger in The Kelly Gang (2003). Balancing her genre work with potentially headier fare guided by notable directors, Watts also appeared with Kate Hudson, Glenn Close and Stockard Channing in the Merchant-Ivory romantic comedy Le Divorce (2003), and won a leading role opposite formidable actors Sean Penn and Benicio Del Toro in Alejandro González Iñárritu's 21 Grams (2003).

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General Info

Date of Birth: 28/09/1968 (58 years old)

Place of Birth: Shoreham, Kent, England, UK

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Biography:

Naomi Watts had already been a working actress for over a decade when she earned notice as a promising newcomer in David Lynch's Cannes Film Festival prizewinner Mulholland Drive (2001). Born September 28th, 1968, Watts began acting in her teens, landing her first film role in For Love Alone (1986). Watts subsequently appeared with future Hollywood headliners Nicole Kidman and Thandie Newton in John Duigan's disarming teen romance Flirting (1991). Watts's next film with Duigan, Wide Sargasso Sea (1992), was not so well received. After her first taste of Hollywood with Joe Dante's schlock movie homage Matinee (1992), Watts nabbed a starring role as Jimmy Smits's disturbed student in George Miller's little seen courtroom drama Gross Misconduct (1993). Watts then starred as Jet Girl to Lori Petty's Tank Girl (1995), but the science fiction fantasy suffered an ignominious box office fate. After a series of TV movies and thrillers, including Sleepwalkers (1997) and Children of the Corn IV (1996), Watts appeared in Marshall Herskovitz's high-toned Venetian courtesan costumer Dangerous Beauty (1998) and successful TV docudrama The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer (1999). Watts's breakthrough finally arrived when David Lynch cast her in his ABC pilot Mulholland Drive. Though ABC canceled the project in 1999 after Lynch turned in a typically mood-drenched work, StudioCanal financed its transformation into a feature that debuted to acclaim at Cannes in 2001. A Los Angeles dreamscape akin to Lost Highway, Mulholland Drive featured Watts as the blonde half of a female duo caught in a mystery of shifting identities. Drawing attention for her not-for-network TV love scene with co-star Laura Harring, Watts also earned praise as a rising "new" actress. Though ignored for an Oscar nomination, Watts's tour-de-force dual performance earned her numerous accolades and critics' awards, igniting her career. Working steadily in the wake of Mulholland Drive, Watts scored a box-office as well as critical success a year later with The Ring (2002), the Hollywood remake of the Japanese horror blockbuster. Starring Watts as an intrepid reporter investigating the origins of a lethal videotape, The Ring overcame studio doubts to become a sleeper hit, solidifying Watts's new star status. Watts subsequently donned period dress for the Showtime western The Outsider (2002), and to co-star alongside fellow Aussie Heath Ledger in The Kelly Gang (2003). Balancing her genre work with potentially headier fare guided by notable directors, Watts also appeared with Kate Hudson, Glenn Close and Stockard Channing in the Merchant-Ivory romantic comedy Le Divorce (2003), and won a leading role opposite formidable actors Sean Penn and Benicio Del Toro in Alejandro González Iñárritu's 21 Grams (2003).

Movies:

Actor

0/67 (67 unseen)

	Name	Grade
	Too Much (2025) As Ann Ratigan (4 episodes)	(Not seen)
	All's Fair (2025) As Liberty Ronson (9 episodes)	(Not seen)
	The Friend (2024) As Iris	(Not seen)
	The Watcher (2022) As Nora Brannock (7 episodes)	(Not seen)
	Goodnight Mommy (2022) As Mother	(Not seen)
	The Desperate Hour (2021) As Amy Carr	(Not seen)
	This Is the Night (2021) As Marie Dedea	(Not seen)
	Boss Level (2020) As Jemma Wells	(Not seen)
	The Loudest Voice (2019) As Gretchen Carlson (7 episodes)	(Not seen)
	Ophelia (2018) As Queen Gertrude / Mechtild	(Not seen)
	Vice (2018) As News Anchor	(Not seen)
	FEUD (2017) As Babe Paley (8 episodes)	(Not seen)
	I Am Heath Ledger (2017) As Self	(Not seen)
	The Book of Henry (2017) As Susan Carpenter	(Not seen)
	The Glass Castle (2017) As Rose Mary Walls	(Not seen)
	Shut In (2016) As Mary Portman	(Not seen)
	Allegiant (2016) (AKA "The Divergent Series: Allegiant") As Evelyn Johnson-Eaton	(Not seen)
	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) As Self (2 episodes)	(Not seen)
	The Sea of Trees (2015) As Joan Brennan	(Not seen)
	Demolition (2015) As Karen Moreno	(Not seen)
	Insurgent (2015) (AKA "The Divergent Series: Insurgent") As Evelyn Johnson-Eaton	(Not seen)
	BoJack Horseman (2014) As Naomi Watts (voice) (1 episode)	(Not seen)
	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) As Self (3 episodes)	(Not seen)
	Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014) As Self (1 episode)	(Not seen)
	While We're Young (2014) As Cornelia Schrebnick	(Not seen)
	St. Vincent (2014) As Daka Parimova	(Not seen)
	Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) As Lesley Truman	(Not seen)
	Adore (2013) As Lil	(Not seen)
	Movie 43 (2013) As Samantha (segment "Homeschooled")	(Not seen)
	Sunlight Jr. (2013) As Melissa	(Not seen)
	The Impossible (2012) (AKA "Lo imposible") As Maria Bennett	(Not seen)
	J. Edgar (2011) As Helen Gandy	(Not seen)
	Dream House (2011) As Ann Patterson	(Not seen)
	Fair Game (2010) As Valerie Plame	(Not seen)
	You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010) As Sally	(Not seen)
	Mother and Child (2009) As Elizabeth	(Not seen)
	The International (2009) As Eleanor Whitman	(Not seen)
	Funny Games (2007) As Ann Farber	(Not seen)
	Eastern Promises (2007) As Anna Ivanovna Khitrova	(Not seen)
	Inland Empire (2006) (AKA "Inland Empire: A Woman in Trouble") As Suzie Rabbit (voice)	(Not seen)
	The Painted Veil (2006) As Kitty Fane	(Not seen)
	Ellie Parker (2005) As Ellie Parker	(Not seen)
	Stay (2005) As Lila Culpepper	(Not seen)
	King Kong (2005) As Ann Darrow	(Not seen)
	The Ring Two (2005) (AKA "Samara") As Rachel Keller	(Not seen)
	Mulholland Drive: Making of (2004) (AKA "The Making of ‘Mulholland Drive’") As Self	(Not seen)
	The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004) As Marie Bicke	(Not seen)
	I Heart Huckabees (2004) (AKA "I Love Huckabee's") As Dawn Campbell	(Not seen)
	The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) As Self (3 episodes)	(Not seen)
	The Divorce (2003) (AKA "Le Divorce") As Roxeanne de Persand	(Not seen)
	Ned Kelly (2003) (AKA "Ned Kelly: Public Enemy No. 1") As Julia Cook	(Not seen)
	21 Grams (2003) As Cristina Peck	(Not seen)
	The Outsider (2002) As Rebecca Yoder	(Not seen)
	Undertaking Betty (2002) As Meredith Mainwaring	(Not seen)
	Rabbits (2002) As Suzie	(Not seen)
	The Ring (2002) (AKA "Ring") As Rachel Keller	(Not seen)
	The Shaft (2001) (AKA "Down") As Jennifer Evans	(Not seen)
	Mulholland Drive (2001) As Betty Elms / Diane Selwyn	(Not seen)
	Mulholland Dr. (1999)	(Not seen)
	The Christmas Wish (1998) As Renee	(Not seen)
	Babe: Pig in the City (1998) As Additional Voices (voice)	(Not seen)
	The Daily Show (1996) As Self (1 episode)	(Not seen)
	Children of the Corn: The Gathering (1996) (AKA "Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering") As Grace Rhodes	(Not seen)
	Tank Girl (1995) As Jet Girl	(Not seen)
	Wide Sargasso Sea (1993) As Fanny Grey	(Not seen)
	Twin Peaks (1990) As Janey-E Jones (10 episodes)	(Not seen)
	The Oscars (1953) As Self (3 episodes)	(Not seen)

Producer

0/11 (11 unseen)

	Name	Grade
	All's Fair (2025) (9 episodes)	(Not seen)
	The Friend (2024)	(Not seen)
	The Watcher (2022) (7 episodes)	(Not seen)
	Goodnight Mommy (2022)	(Not seen)
	The Desperate Hour (2021)	(Not seen)
	This Is the Night (2021)	(Not seen)
	FEUD (2017) (8 episodes)	(Not seen)
	Adore (2013)	(Not seen)
	Funny Games (2007)	(Not seen)
	The Painted Veil (2006)	(Not seen)
	Ellie Parker (2005)	(Not seen)