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Naomi Watts

Acting · Born 1968-09-28 · Shoreham, Kent, England, UK

Biography

Naomi Ellen Watts (born September 28, 1968) is a British actress. She has been nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Actress for her performances as a grief-stricken mother in Alejandro González Iñárritu's film 21 Grams (2003), and as Maria Bennett in the disaster film The Impossible (2012). After her family moved to Australia, she made her film debut there in the drama For Love Alone (1986) and then appeared in three television series, Hey Dad..! (1990), Brides of Christ (1991), and Home and Away (1991), and the film Flirting (1991). After moving to the United States, she initially struggled as an actress, taking roles in small-scale films until she starred in David Lynch's psychological thriller Mulholland Drive in 2001 as an aspiring actress. This role started her rise to international prominence. She has served as an ambassador for the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS and Pantene's Beautiful Lengths. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Known for

Filmography

2026Love StoryJackie Kennedy Onassis
2026Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette Official PodcastSelf
2025Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror MoviesSelf - (archive footage)
2025All's FairLiberty Ronson
2025Too MuchAnn Ratigan
2025InsiderSig selv
2025An Oprah Winfrey Special: The Menopause RevolutionSelf
2025The FriendIris
2024EmmanuelleMargot
2024Elephants: Giants of the DesertNarrator (voice)
2024PeriodicalSelf
2023Off Script with The Hollywood ReporterSelf
2022The WatcherNora Brannock
2022Goodnight MommyMother
2022Infinite StormPam Bales
2022The Desperate HourAmy Carr
2021This Is the NightMarie Dedea
2021Boss LevelJemma Wells
2021Penguin BloomSam Bloom
2020Inside Taronga ZooNarrator (Voice)
2020Taronga: Who's Who in the ZooSelf - Narrator (voice)
2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf
2019LuceAmy Edgar
2019The Loudest VoiceGretchen Carlson
2019OpheliaQueen Gertrude / Mechtild
2019The Wolf HourJune Leigh
2018ViceNews Anchor (uncredited)
2018Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein ScandalSelf (archive footage)
2017Do Not Pick Up HitchhikersSelf
2017A Bloody Finger in Your MouthSelf
2017The Glass CastleRose Mary Walls
2017GypsyJean Holloway
2017The Book of HenrySusan Carpenter
2017ChuckLinda Wepner
2017I Am Heath LedgerSelf
2017FEUDBabe Paley
2016Shut InMary Portman
20163 GenerationsMaggie
2016The Sea of TreesJoan Brennan
2016DemolitionKaren Moreno
2016AllegiantEvelyn Johnson-Eaton
2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - Guest
2015Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings)Self
2015While We're YoungCornelia Schrebnick
2015InsurgentEvelyn Johnson-Eaton
2014Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsSelf
2014Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)Lesley
2014St. VincentDaka Parimova
2014BoJack HorsemanNaomi Watts (voice)
2014The Last ImpresarioSelf
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf
2013DianaPrincess Diana
2013Sunlight Jr.Melissa
2013AdorationLil
2013Movie 43Samantha (segment "Homeschooled")
2012Wide-AwakeThe Makeup Artist
2012The ImpossibleMaria Bennett
2011Woody Allen: A DocumentarySelf
2011J. EdgarHelen Gandy
2011Dream HouseAnn Patterson
2010You Will Meet a Tall Dark StrangerSally
2010Fair GameValerie Plame
2009Mother and ChildElizabeth
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest
2009Heath Ledger: A TributeSelf
2009The InternationalEleanor Whitman
2008Funny GamesAnn
2008Between Two Ferns with Zach GalifianakisSelf
2007Eastern PromisesAnna Ivanovna Khitrova
2006The Painted VeilKitty Fane
2006Inland EmpireSuzie Rabbit (voice)
2006Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'Self
2006The Eighth Blunder of the WorldSelf
2006Kong's New York, 1933
2005King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production DiariesSelf
2005King KongAnn Darrow
2005Ellie ParkerEllie Parker
2005StayLila Culpepper
2005The Ring TwoRachel Keller
2004The PresentSelf
2004I ♥ HuckabeesDawn Campbell
2004We Don't Live Here AnymoreEdith Evans
2004The Assassination of Richard NixonMarie Bicke
2004The Making of ‘Mulholland Drive’Self
200421 Grams: In FragmentsSelf
200321 GramsCristina Peck
2003The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf
2003Le DivorceRoxeanne de Persand
2003Celebrities UncensoredSelf
2003Ned KellyJulia Cook
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest
2002Undertaking BettyMeredith Mainwaring
2002The OutsiderRebecca Yoder
2002The RingRachel Keller
2002RabbitsSuzie
2002RabbitsSuzie
2002Icons
2001DownJennifer Evans
2001Mulholland DriveBetty Elms / Diane Selwyn
2001Ellie ParkerEllie Parker
2001Never Date an ActressThe Shallow Girlfriend
2000The Wyvern MysteryAlice Fairfield
1999The Early ShowSelf
1999Strange PlanetAlice
1999The Hunt for the Unicorn KillerHolly Maddux
1999The Hunt For The Unicorn KillerHolly Maddux
1998The Christmas WishRenee
1998Babe: Pig in the CityAdditional Character Voices (voice)
1998Dangerous BeautyGiulia De Lezze
1997SleepwalkersKate Russell
1997Under the Lighthouse DancingLouise
1997The ViewSelf
1996Persons UnknownMolly
1996TimepieceMary Chandler
1996Children of the Corn IV: The GatheringGrace Rhodes
1996E! True Hollywood StorySelf (archive footage)
1996The Daily ShowSelf
1996Bermuda TriangleAmanda
1995Tank GirlJet Girl
1994Inside the Actors StudioSelf
1994The CustodianLouise
1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest
1993Gross MisconductJennifer Carter
1993Wide Sargasso SeaFanny Grey
1993MatineeShopping Cart Starlet
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1991Brides of ChristFrances Heffernan
1991FlirtingJanet Odgers
1990Twin PeaksJaney-E Jones
1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf
1986For Love AloneLeo's Girlfriend
1984Goldene KameraSelf
1981Entertainment TonightSelf
1973The American Film Institute Salute to ...Self
1953The OscarsSelf
1952TodaySelf
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Presenter
—LarrikinsAlbatross (voice)
—The Housewife
—Mother CourageApril Vale
—Margot & RudiMargot Fonteyn
—Wolves and Villagers

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