Person Details

Birthday: 1968-09-28 20:33:08

Aliases: Наоми Уоттс , ナオミ・ワッツ , 나오미 왓츠 , نعومي واتس , เนโอมี วอตส์ , 妮奥米·瓦兹 , Ναόμι Έλεν Γουότς , Ναόμι Γουότς , 娜奥米·沃茨

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Shoreham, Kent, England, UK

Homepage:

Movie Involvements: 79

TV Involvements: 17


Most Famous Work

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).

Most Famous Work

Twin Peaks
Average
8

Twin Peaks

(1990) Janey-E Jones
Brides of Christ
Average
7

Brides of Christ

(1991) Frances Heffernan
FEUD
Average
8

FEUD

(2017) Barbara 'Babe' Paley
Sleepwalkers
Average
10

Sleepwalkers

(1997) Kate Russell
Insurgent
Average
6

Insurgent

(2015) Evelyn Johnson-Eaton
The Loudest Voice
Average
8

The Loudest Voice

(2019) Gretchen Carlson
The Desperate Hour
Average
6

The Desperate Hour

(2021) Amy Carr
Gypsy
Average
7

Gypsy

(2017) Jean Holloway

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 Self
2022 Nora Brannock
Mother
Pam Bales
2021 Marie Dedea
Amy Carr
Jemma Wells
Sam Bloom
2020 Narrator (Voice)
Narrator
2019 Amy Edgar
Gretchen Carlson
Queen Gertrude / Mechtild
June Leigh
2018 News Anchor (uncredited)
Self (archive footage)
Albatross (voice)
2017 Self
Self
Rose Mary Walls
Jean Holloway
Susan Carpenter
Linda Wepner
Self
Barbara 'Babe' Paley
2016 Mary Portman
Maggie
Joan Brennan
Evelyn Johnson-Eaton
2015 Self
Self
Karen Moreno
Cornelia Schrebnick
Evelyn Johnson-Eaton
2014 Lesley Truman
Daka Parimova
Naomi Watts (voice)
Self
Self - Guest
2013 Princess Diana
Melissa
Lil
Samantha (segment "Homeschooled")
2012 The Makeup Artist
Maria Bennett
2011 Self
Helen Gandy
Ann Patterson
2010 Sally
Valerie Plame
2009 Elizabeth
Self
Eleanor Whitman
2008 Ann Farber
Self
2007 Anna Ivanovna Khitrova
The Skirt
2006 Kitty Fane
Suzie Rabbit (voice)
Self
Self
2005 Self
Ann Darrow
Lila Culpepper
Rachel Keller
Ellie Parker
2004 Self
Dawn Campbell
Edith Evans
Marie Bicke
Self
Self
2003 Self
Cristina Peck
Roxeanne de Persand
Self
Julia Cook
N/A
2002 Meredith Mainwaring
Rebecca Yoder
Rachel Keller
Suzie
N/A
2001 Jennifer Evans
Betty Elms / Diane Selwyn
Ellie Parker
The Shallow Girlfriend
2000 Alice Fairfield
1999 Self
Alice
Holly Maddux
Holly Maddux
Betty / Diane Selwyn
1998 Renee
Additional Character Voices (voice)
Giulia De Lezze
1997 Kate Russell
Louise
Self
1996 Molly
Mary Chandler
Grace Rhodes
Self (archive footage)
Self
Amanda
1995 Jet Girl
1994 Self
Louise
1993 Self - Guest
Jennifer Carter
Fanny Grey
Shopping Cart Starlet
1992 N/A
1991 Frances Heffernan
Janet Odgers
1990 Janey-E Jones
1988 Self - Guest
N/A
1987 Belinda Lawrence
1986 Leo's Girlfriend
1966 Self
1953 Self
1952 Self
N/A
June Engle
N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production


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