Naomi Watts

About

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...

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Spider-Man: Brand New DayMovie • 2026Twin PeaksSeries • 1990BoJack HorsemanSeries • 2014Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)Movie • 2014InsurgentMovie • 2015All's FairSeries • 2025Mulholland DriveMovie • 2001The ImpossibleMovie • 2012FEUDSeries • 2017The InternationalMovie • 2009Love StorySeries • 2026King KongMovie • 2005AllegiantMovie • 2016The RingMovie • 2002The WatcherSeries • 2022The Ring TwoMovie • 2005Eastern PromisesMovie • 2007Too MuchSeries • 2025St. VincentMovie • 2014IconsSeries • 2002Boss LevelMovie • 2021The Loudest VoiceSeries • 2019AdorationMovie • 201321 GramsMovie • 2003