Naomi Watts
Known for acting · Born 28 September 1968 · 58 · Shoreham, Kent, England, UK
161 credits
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
King Kong
2005
Mulholland Drive
2001
The Ring
2002
The Impossible
2012
Eastern Promises
2007
21 Grams
2003
J. Edgar
2011
Demolition
2016
The Ring Two
2005
Funny Games
2008
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
2014
Boss Level
2021
Acting (144)
2026Spider-Man: Brand New DayE.V. (voice)Film
2026Love StoryJackie Kennedy Onassis · 3 episodesSeries
2026Closing NightApril ValeFilm
2026Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette Official PodcastSelfSeries
2026The HousewifeFilm
2026Once Upon a Time in SeattleSelf (archive footage)Film
2025The FriendIrisFilm
2025All's FairLiberty Ronson · 9 episodesSeries
2025Too MuchAnn Ratigan · 4 episodesSeries
2025InsiderSig selvSeries
2025An Oprah Winfrey Special: The Menopause RevolutionSelfFilm
2025Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror MoviesSelf (archive footage)Film
2024EmmanuelleMargotFilm
2024PeriodicalSelfFilm
2024Elephants: Giants of the DesertNarrator (voice)Film
2023Off Script with The Hollywood ReporterSelfSeries
2022The WatcherNora Brannock · 7 episodesSeries
2022Goodnight MommyMotherFilm
2022The Desperate HourAmy CarrFilm
2022Infinite StormPam BalesFilm
2021Boss LevelJemma WellsFilm
2021Penguin BloomSam BloomFilm
2021This Is the NightMarie DedeaFilm
2020Taronga: Who's Who in the ZooSelf - Narrator (voice) · 73 episodesSeries
2020Inside Taronga ZooNarrator (Voice) · 39 episodesSeries
2019OpheliaQueen Gertrude / MechtildFilm
2019LuceAmy EdgarFilm
2019The Wolf HourJune LeighFilm
2019The Loudest VoiceGretchen Carlson · 7 episodesSeries
2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelfSeries
2018ViceNews Anchor (uncredited)Film
2018Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein ScandalSelf (archive footage)Film
2017The Book of HenrySusan CarpenterFilm
2017The Glass CastleRose Mary WallsFilm
2017FEUDBabe Paley · 8 episodesSeries
2017I Am Heath LedgerSelfFilm
2017GypsyJean Holloway · 10 episodesSeries
2017ChuckLinda WepnerFilm
2017A Bloody Finger in Your MouthSelfFilm
2017Do Not Pick Up HitchhikersSelfFilm
2016AllegiantEvelyn Johnson-EatonFilm
2016DemolitionKaren MorenoFilm
2016Shut InMary PortmanFilm
2016The Sea of TreesJoan BrennanFilm
20163 GenerationsMaggieFilm
2015InsurgentEvelyn Johnson-EatonFilm
2015While We're YoungCornelia SchrebnickFilm
2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - GuestSeries
2015Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings)SelfFilm
2014Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)LesleyFilm
2014BoJack HorsemanNaomi Watts (voice)Series
2014St. VincentDaka ParimovaFilm
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf · 3 episodes, Self - GuestSeries
2014Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsSelfSeries
2014The Last ImpresarioSelfFilm
2013Movie 43Samantha (segment "Homeschooled")Film
2013AdorationLilFilm
2013DianaPrincess DianaFilm
2013Sunlight Jr.MelissaFilm
2012The ImpossibleMaria BennettFilm
2012Wide-AwakeThe Makeup ArtistFilm
2011J. EdgarHelen GandyFilm
2011Dream HouseAnn PattersonFilm
2011Woody Allen: A DocumentarySelfFilm
2010You Will Meet a Tall Dark StrangerSallyFilm
2010Fair GameValerie PlameFilm
2009The InternationalEleanor WhitmanFilm
2009Mother and ChildElizabethFilm
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest · 2 episodesSeries
2009Heath Ledger: A TributeSelfFilm
2008Funny GamesAnnFilm
2008Between Two Ferns with Zach GalifianakisSelfSeries
2007Eastern PromisesAnna Ivanovna KhitrovaFilm
2006Inland EmpireSuzie Rabbit (voice)Film
2006The Painted VeilKitty FaneFilm
2006Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'SelfFilm
2006Kong's New York, 1933Film
2006The Eighth Blunder of the WorldSelfFilm
2005King KongAnn DarrowFilm
2005The Ring TwoRachel KellerFilm
2005StayLila CulpepperFilm
2005Ellie ParkerEllie ParkerFilm
2005King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production DiariesSelfFilm
2004I ♥ HuckabeesDawn CampbellFilm
2004The Assassination of Richard NixonMarie BickeFilm
2004We Don't Live Here AnymoreEdith EvansFilm
2004The Making of ‘Mulholland Drive’SelfFilm
200421 Grams: In FragmentsSelfFilm
2004The PresentSelfFilm
200321 GramsCristina PeckFilm
2003Ned KellyJulia CookFilm
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest · 4 episodesSeries
2003The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf · 3 episodesSeries
2003Le DivorceRoxeanne de PersandFilm
2003Celebrities UncensoredSelfSeries
2002The RingRachel KellerFilm
2002RabbitsSuzieFilm
2002Undertaking BettyMeredith MainwaringFilm
2002The OutsiderRebecca YoderFilm
2002RabbitsSuzie · 5 episodesSeries
2002IconsSeries
2001Mulholland DriveBetty Elms / Diane SelwynFilm
2001DownJennifer EvansFilm
2001Ellie ParkerEllie ParkerFilm
2001Never Date an ActressThe Shallow GirlfriendFilm
2000The Wyvern MysteryAlice FairfieldFilm
1999Strange PlanetAliceFilm
1999The Hunt for the Unicorn KillerHolly MadduxFilm
1999The Early ShowSelf · 3 episodesSeries
1999The Hunt For The Unicorn KillerHolly Maddux · 2 episodesSeries
1998Babe: Pig in the CityAdditional Character Voices (voice)Film
1998Dangerous BeautyGiulia De LezzeFilm
1998The Christmas WishReneeFilm
1997The ViewSelfSeries
1997Under the Lighthouse DancingLouiseFilm
1997SleepwalkersKate Russell · 9 episodesSeries
1996The Daily ShowSelfSeries
1996Children of the Corn IV: The GatheringGrace RhodesFilm
1996E! True Hollywood StorySelf (archive footage)Series
1996Bermuda TriangleAmandaFilm
1996Persons UnknownMollyFilm
1996TimepieceMary ChandlerFilm
1995Tank GirlJet GirlFilm
1994The CustodianLouiseFilm
1994Inside the Actors StudioSelfSeries
1993MatineeShopping Cart StarletFilm
1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - GuestSeries
1993Wide Sargasso SeaFanny GreyFilm
1993Gross MisconductJennifer CarterFilm
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno · 4 episodesSeries
1991FlirtingJanet OdgersFilm
1991Brides of ChristFrances Heffernan · 5 episodesSeries
1990Twin PeaksJaney-E Jones · 10 episodesSeries
1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf, Self - Guest · 2 episodesSeries
1986For Love AloneLeo's GirlfriendFilm
1984Goldene KameraSelfSeries
1981Entertainment TonightSelf · 2 episodesSeries
1973The American Film Institute Salute to ...SelfSeries
1953The OscarsSelf · 3 episodesSeries
1952TodaySelfSeries
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Presenter, Self - NomineeSeries
—LarrikinsAlbatross (voice)Film
—Margot & RudiMargot FonteynFilm
—GypsyJean HollowayFilm
Production (17)
2025The FriendExecutive ProducerFilm
2025All's FairExecutive ProducerSeries
2022The WatcherExecutive ProducerSeries
2022Goodnight MommyExecutive ProducerFilm
2022The Desperate HourProducerFilm
2022Infinite StormProducerFilm
2021Penguin BloomProducerFilm
2021This Is the NightExecutive ProducerFilm
2017FEUDExecutive ProducerSeries
20163 GenerationsExecutive ProducerFilm
2014The Last ImpresarioAssociate ProducerFilm
2013AdorationExecutive ProducerFilm
2008Funny GamesExecutive ProducerFilm
2006The Painted VeilProducerFilm
2005Ellie ParkerProducerFilm
2004We Don't Live Here AnymoreProducerFilm
2001Ellie ParkerProducerFilm