Naomi Watts
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Watts' career began in Australian television, as she appeared in commercials and television melodramas as in Home and Away and Brides of Christ. She was featured in a supporting role in the acclaimed 1991 Australian indie film Flirting which starred future Hollywood up-and-comers Nicole Kidman and Thandie Newton. As Watts made the transition from Australia to the United States, she landed a supporting role in the little seen 1995 film Tank Girl, playing the part of "Jet Girl."
Finding quality roles at first proved difficult for Watts in the Hollywood system, as she appeared in the short lived series Sleepwalkers and numerous B-list productions as in films like Children of the Corn. Gradually, Watts garnered supporting roles as in Dangerous Beauty.
However it wasn't until 2001, when Watts caught the attention of critics and audiences as she appeared in David Lynch's highly acclaimed Mulholland Drive. In 2002, she starred in one of the biggest box office hits of that year, the English language remake of the Japanese horror film, The Ring. She produced and starred in the well-received independent picture We Don't Live Here Anymore. Watts recently shot the film The Painted Veil with Edward Norton & Liev Schreiber. The film is due out in the fall of 2006.
Public Name: Naomi Watts
Birth Name: Naomi Watts
Date of Birth: September 28, 1968
Place of Birth: Shoreham, Kent, England
Filmography
- Eastern Promises (2007)
- Funny Games (2007)
- The Painted Veil (2006)
- Inland Empire (2006)
- King Kong (2005)
- King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie (2005)
- Stay (2005)
- The Ring Two (2005)
- Ellie Parker (2005)
- I Heart Huckabees (2004)
- The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004)
- We Don't Live Here Anymore (2004)
- 21 Grams (2003)
- Divorce, Le (2003)
- Ned Kelly (2003)
- The Outsider (2002)
- Plots with a View (2002)
- The Ring (2002)
- Rabbits (2002)
- Mulholland Dr. (2001)
- Down (2001)
- Ellie Parker (2001)
- Never Date an Actress (2001)
- The Wyvern Mystery (2000)
- Strange Planet (1999)
- The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer (1999)
- The Christmas Wish (1998)
- Babe: Pig in the City (1998)
- "Sleepwalkers" (1 episode, 1998)
- Dangerous Beauty (1998)
- A House Divided (1998)
- Under the Lighthouse Dancing (1997)
- Persons Unknown (1996)
- Timepiece (1996)
- Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering (1996)
- Bermuda Triangle (1996)
- Tank Girl (1995)
- Gross Misconduct (1993)
- Wide Sargasso Sea (1993)
- Matinee (1993)
- The Custodian (1993)
- "Home and Away" (1988)
- "Brides of Christ" (1991)
- Flirting (1991)
- "Hey Dad..!" (2 episodes, 1990-1991)
- For Love Alone (1986)
Awards
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award Best Actress "21 Grams" 2003
- Chicago Film Critics Award Best Actress "Mulholland Dr." 2002
- ShoWest Female Star of Tomorrow 2002
- Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award Best Supporting Actress "Mulholland Dr." 2001
- Movieline Breakthrough of the Year Award (Female) "Mulholland Dr." 2001
- National Board of Review Breakthrough Performer (Female) Award "Mulholland Dr." 2001
- National Society of Film Critics Award Best Actress "Mulholland Dr." 2001
- New York Film Critics Online Award Breakthrough Performance "Mulholland Dr." 2001
- Online Film Critics Society Award Best Actress "Mulholland Dr." 2001
- Online Film Critics Society Award Breakthrough Performance "Mulholland Dr." 2001
- San Diego Film Critics Society Award Best Supporting Actress "Mulholland Dr." 2001
