Naomi Watts
Country: United Kingdom
Gender: F
Birthday: 1968-09-28
Biography
Naomi 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).
Actor:
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1. Flirting (1991), film...Janet Odgers
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2. Matinee (1993), film...'Shook Up Shopping Cart' Starlet
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3. Tank Girl (1995), film...Jet Girl
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...Amanda
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5. Last Wedding (1997), film...Louise
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6. Dangerous Beauty (1998), film...Giulia De Lezze
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7. The Christmas Wish (1998), film...Renee
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8. Mulholland Dr. (2001), film...Betty Elms / Diane Selwyn
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9. The Shaft (2001), film...Jennifer Evans
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10. The Ring (2002), film...Rachel
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11. Undertaking Betty (2002), film...Meredith Mainwaring
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12. The Outsider (2002), film...Rebecca Yoder
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13. The Divorce (2003), film...Roxeanne de Persand
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14. 21 gram (2003), film...Cristina Peck
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15. Ned Kelly (2003), film...Julia Cook
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16. I Heart Huckabees (2004), film...Dawn Campbell
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17. We Don't Live Here Anymore (2004), film...Edith Evans
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18. The Assassination of L.B.J. (2004), film...Marie Andersen Bicke
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19. Stay (2005), film...Lila Culpepper
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20. The Ring Two (2005), film...Rachel
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21. Ellie Parker (2005), film...Ellie Parker
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22. King Kong (2005), film...Ann Darrow
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23. Painted Veil (2006), film...Kitty Fane
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24. Eastern Promises (2007), film...Anna
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25. Funny Games (2007), film...Ann
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26. The International (2009), film...Eleanor Whitman
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27. Mother and Child (2009), film...Elizabeth
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28. ES.TV (2009), series...Self
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...Sally
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30. Fair Game (2010), film...Valerie Plame
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31. Dream House (2011), film...Ann Patterson
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32. J. Edgar (2011), film...Helen Gandy
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33. The Impossible (2012), film...Maria
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34. Diana (2013), film...Princess Diana
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35. Movie Forty Three (2013), film...Samantha
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36. Adore (2013), film...Lil
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37. Sunlight Jr. (2013), film...Melissa
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38. St. Vincent (2014), film...Daka
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...Lesley
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40. While We're Young (2014), film...Cornelia
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41. The Oscars (2014), film...Self - Presenter
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42. Insurgent (2015), film...Evelyn
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43. Demolition (2015), film...Karen
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44. The Sea of Trees (2015), film...Joan Brennan
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45. 3 Generations (2015), film...Maggie
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46. Divergent: Final (2016), film...Evelyn
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47. Shut in (2016), film...Mary
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48. The Bleeder (2016), film...Linda
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49. The Glass Castle (2017), film...Rose Mary
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50. The Book of Henry (2017), film...Susan Carpenter
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51. I Am Heath Ledger (2017), film...Self
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52. Twin Peaks (2017), series...Elizabeth
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53. Gypsy (2017), series
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...Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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55. Ophelia (2018), film...Gertrude / Mechtild
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56. The Wolf Hour (2019), film...June Leigh
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57. Luce (2019), film...Amy Edgar
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58. The Loudest Voice (2019), series...Gretchen Carlson
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59. Boss Level (2020), film...Jemma Wells
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60. Penguin Bloom (2020), film...Sam Bloom
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61. Taronga: Who's Who in the Zoo (2020), series...Narration
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62. Lakewood (2021), film...Amy
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63. This Is the Night (2021), film...Marie Dedea
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64. Infinite Storm (2022), film...Pam
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65. Goodnight Mommy (2022), film...Mother
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66. The Watcher (2022), series...Nora Brannock
Producer:
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1. We Don't Live Here Anymore (2004), film
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2. Ellie Parker (2005), film
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3. Painted Veil (2006), film
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4. Funny Games (2007), film...executive producer
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5. Adore (2013), film...executive producer
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6. 3 Generations (2015), film...executive producer
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7. The Wolf Hour (2019), film...executive producer
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8. Penguin Bloom (2020), film...producer (p.g.a.)
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9. Lakewood (2021), film
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10. Infinite Storm (2022), film
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11. Goodnight Mommy (2022), film...executive producer
Voice:
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1. Inland Empire (2006), film...Suzie Rabbit
Narrator:
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1. Inside Taronga Zoo (2019), series