Naomi Watts

Biography

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 HIV/AIDS and Pantene's Beautiful Lengths. ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Known For

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

as Lesley

Insurgent

as Evelyn Johnson-Eaton

King Kong

as Ann Darrow

Allegiant

as Evelyn Johnson-Eaton

Mulholland Drive

as Betty Elms / Diane Selwyn

The Impossible

as Maria Bennett

The Ring

as Rachel Keller

Eastern Promises

as Anna Ivanovna Khitrova

Vice

as News Anchor (uncredited)

21 Grams

as Cristina Peck