Naomi Watts

Naomi Watts

Birthdate
September 28, 1968 (56 years old)
Place of Birth
Shoreham, Kent, England, UK
Known For
Acting

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Birthdate
September 28, 1968 (56 years old)
Place of Birth
Shoreham, Kent, England, UK
Known For
Acting

Biography

Naomi Ellen Watts (born September 28, 1968) is a British actress. 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, Watts 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.

Watts then played a tormented journalist in the horror remake The Ring (2002). She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as a grief-stricken mother in Alejandro González Iñárritu's film 21 Grams (2003). Her profile continued to grow with starring roles in I Heart Huckabees (2004), King Kong (2005), Eastern Promises (2007), and The International (2009).

For her role as Maria Bennett in the disaster film The Impossible (2012), Watts received another Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. In the 2010s, she starred in such films as Birdman (2014), St. Vincent (2014), While We're Young (2015), The Glass Castle (2017), and Luce (2019). Watts also continued to act in blockbusters, with appearances in the Divergent franchise (2015–2016), and she ventured into television with the Showtime mystery drama series Twin Peaks (2017) and the biographical limited series The Loudest Voice (2019).

Watts is particularly known for her work in remakes and independent productions with dark or tragic themes, as well as portrayals of characters that endure loss or suffering.

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Naomi Watts's LGBTQ+ Titles

Mulholland Drive
Mulholland Drive
Betty Elms / Diane Selwyn
3 Generations
3 Generations
Maggie

Acting (133)

Wolves and Villagers (1 episode)
All's Fair (1 episode)
Larrikins as Albatross (voice)
The Burning Season as June Engle
The Housewife
Harmonia as Rita
2024
Emmanuelle as Margot
2024
The Friend as Iris
2024
Periodical as Self
2023
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter as Self (1 episode)
2022
The Watcher as Nora Brannock (7 episodes)
2022
Goodnight Mommy as Mother
2022
Infinite Storm as Pam Bales
2021
This Is the Night as Marie Dedea
2021
The Desperate Hour as Amy Carr
2021
Boss Level as Jemma Wells
2021
Penguin Bloom as Sam Bloom
2020
Inside Taronga Zoo as Narrator (Voice) (39 episodes)
2020
Taronga: Who's Who In The Zoo as Self - Narrator (voice) (45 episodes)
2019
Luce as Amy Edgar
2019
The Loudest Voice as Gretchen Carlson (7 episodes)
2019
Ophelia as Queen Gertrude / Mechtild
2019
The Wolf Hour as June Leigh
2018
Vice as News Anchor (uncredited)
2018
Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal as Self (archive footage)
2017
A Bloody Finger in Your Mouth as Self
2017
Do Not Pick Up Hitchhikers as Self
2017
The Glass Castle as Rose Mary Walls
2017
Gypsy as Jean Holloway (10 episodes)
2017
The Book of Henry as Susan Carpenter
2017
Chuck as Linda Wepner
2017
I Am Heath Ledger as Self
2017
FEUD as Babe Paley (8 episodes)
2016
Shut In as Mary Portman
2016
3 Generations as Maggie
2016
The Sea of Trees as Joan Brennan
2016
Demolition as Karen Moreno
2016
Allegiant as Evelyn Johnson-Eaton
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self (1 episode)
2015
Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings) as Self
2015
While We're Young as Cornelia Schrebnick
2015
Insurgent as Evelyn Johnson-Eaton
2014
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) as Lesley
2014
St. Vincent as Daka Parimova
2014
BoJack Horseman as Naomi Watts (voice) (1 episode)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self (2 episodes)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2013
Diana as Princess Diana
2013
Sunlight Jr. as Melissa
2013
Adore as Lil
2013
Movie 43 as Samantha (segment "Homeschooled")
2012
Wide-Awake as The Makeup Artist
2012
The Impossible as Maria Bennett
2011
Woody Allen: A Documentary as Self
2011
J. Edgar as Helen Gandy
2011
Dream House as Ann Patterson
2010
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger as Sally
2010
Fair Game as Valerie Plame
2009
Mother and Child as Elizabeth
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2009
Heath Ledger: A Tribute as Self
2009
The International as Eleanor Whitman
2008
Funny Games as Ann
2008
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis as Self (1 episode)
2007
Eastern Promises as Anna Ivanovna Khitrova
2006
The Painted Veil as Kitty Fane
2006
Inland Empire as Suzie Rabbit (voice)
2006
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong' as Self
2006
The Eighth Blunder of the World as Self
2005
King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries as Self
2005
King Kong as Ann Darrow
2005
Stay as Lila Culpepper
2005
The Ring Two as Rachel Keller
2005
Ellie Parker as Ellie Parker
2004
The Present as Self
2004
I ♥ Huckabees as Dawn Campbell
2004
We Don't Live Here Anymore as Edith Evans
2004
The Assassination of Richard Nixon as Marie Bicke
2004
The Making of ‘Mulholland Drive’ as Self
2004
21 Grams: In Fragments as Self
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self (2 episodes)
2003
21 Grams as Cristina Peck
2003
Le Divorce as Roxeanne de Persand
2003
Celebrities Uncensored as Self (1 episode)
2003
Ned Kelly as Julia Cook
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self (2 episodes)
2002
Undertaking Betty as Meredith Mainwaring
2002
The Outsider as Rebecca Yoder
2002
The Ring as Rachel Keller
2002
Rabbits as Suzie
2002
Icons (1 episode)
2001
Down as Jennifer Evans
2001
Mulholland Drive as Betty Elms / Diane Selwyn
2001
Ellie Parker as Ellie Parker
2001
Never Date an Actress as The Shallow Girlfriend
2000
The Wyvern Mystery as Alice Fairfield
1999
The Early Show as Self (3 episodes)
1999
Strange Planet as Alice
1999
Mulholland Dr. as Betty / Diane Selwyn
1999
The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer as Holly Maddux
1999
The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer as Holly Maddux (2 episodes)
1999
Mulholland Dr. as Betty / Diane Selwyn
1998
The Christmas Wish as Renee
1998
Babe: Pig in the City as Additional Character Voices (voice)
1998
Dangerous Beauty as Giulia De Lezze
1997
Sleepwalkers as Kate Russell (9 episodes)
1997
Under the Lighthouse Dancing as Louise
1997
The View as Self (1 episode)
1996
Persons Unknown as Molly
1996
Timepiece as Mary Chandler
1996
Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering as Grace Rhodes
1996
E! True Hollywood Story as Self (archive footage) (1 episode)
1996
The Daily Show as Self (1 episode)
1996
Bermuda Triangle as Amanda
1995
Tank Girl as Jet Girl
1994
Inside the Actors Studio as Self (1 episode)
1994
The Custodian as Louise
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest (1 episode)
1993
Gross Misconduct as Jennifer Carter
1993
Wide Sargasso Sea as Fanny Grey
1993
Matinee as Shopping Cart Starlet
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (4 episodes)
1991
Brides of Christ as Frances Heffernan (5 episodes)
1991
Flirting as Janet Odgers
1990
Twin Peaks as Janey-E Jones (10 episodes)
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1 episode)
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest (2 episodes)
1986
For Love Alone as Leo's Girlfriend
1981
Entertainment Tonight as Self (2 episodes)
1966
Goldene Kamera Verleihung as Self (1 episode)
1953
The Oscars as Self (3 episodes)
1952
Today as Self (1 episode)
1944
Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter (1 episode)

Production (16)

All's Fair • Executive Producer (1 episode)
• Executive Producer (1 episode)
2024
The Friend • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2022
The Watcher • Executive Producer (7 episodes)
• Executive Producer (7 episodes)
2022
Goodnight Mommy • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2022
Infinite Storm • Producer
• Producer
2021
This Is the Night • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2021
The Desperate Hour • Producer
• Producer
2021
Penguin Bloom • Producer
• Producer
2017
FEUD • Executive Producer (8 episodes)
• Executive Producer (8 episodes)
2016
3 Generations • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2013
Adore • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2008
Funny Games • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2006
The Painted Veil • Producer
• Producer
2005
Ellie Parker • Producer
• Producer
2004
We Don't Live Here Anymore • Producer
• Producer
2001
Ellie Parker • Producer
• Producer