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Naomi Watts
Naomi Ellen Watts (born 28 September 1968) is a British actress and film producer. After her family moved to Australia, she made her film debut there in the drama For Love Alone (1986) and appeared in three television series and the film Flirting (1991). Ten years later, Watts moved to the United States, where she initially struggled as an actress. She took roles in small-scale films until she starred in her breakthrough role in David Lynch's psychological thriller Mulholland Drive in 2001. Watts ventured into television with the third season of David Lynch's mystery series Twin Peaks (2017) and the biographical miniseries The Loudest Voice (2019). In 2022, she starred in the Netflix thriller series The Watcher. In 2024, she portrayed Babe Paley in the anthology series Feud: Capote vs. The Swans, for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. Watts is particularly known for her work in remakes and independent productions with dark or tragic themes, as well as for portrayals of characters who endure loss or suffering. She has served as an ambassador for the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS and Pantene's Beautiful Lengths. Watts is reticent about discussing her personal life. From 2005 to 2016, she was in a relationship with American actor Liev Schreiber, with whom she has two sons. In June 2023, she married American actor Billy Crudup.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Naomi Ellen Watts
Born: Shoreham, Kent, England
Citizenship: British
Birthday: September 28, 1968
Occupations: Actress, film producer
Years Active: 1986-present
Children: 2
Spouses: Billy Crudup
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Awards and Nominations Received by Naomi Watts
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Movies Featuring Naomi Watts
Mulholland Dr.
King Kong
Penguin Bloom
Dream House
The Ring
Luce
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
The Impossible
Undertaking Betty
Infinite Storm
The Sea of Trees
While We're Young
Ned Kelly
Fair Game
21 Grams
The Painted Veil
Funny Games (2008)
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
Mother and Child
St. Vincent
Goodnight Mommy
We Don't Live Here Anymore
I Heart Huckabees
Eastern Promises
Shut In
Ophelia
The Book of Henry
3 Generations
Diana
Demolition
Le divorce
Boss Level
The Glass Castle
The Ring Two
The International
Stay
The Desperate Hour
Movie 43
Tank Girl
The Wolf Hour
This Is the Night
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Periodical
The Friend
Emmanuelle
Wide-Awake
Woody Allen: A Documentary
FEUD
Do Not Pick Up Hitchhikers
A Bloody Finger in Your Mouth
Insurgent
Twin Peaks: The Return
Ellie Parker
Rabbits
Down
I ♥ Huckabees
The Wyvern Mystery
King Kong: Peter Jackson’s Production Diaries
Funny Games
21 Grams: In Fragments
The Making of ‘Mulholland Drive’
Never Date an Actress
Flirting
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of ‘King Kong’
The Present
For Love Alone
For Love Alone
The Custodian
Gross Misconduct
Wide Sargasso Sea
Timepiece
Dangerous Beauty
Strange Planet
Heath Ledger: A Tribute
Bermuda Triangle
Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering
Persons Unknown
Mulholland Dr.
Under the Lighthouse Dancing
The Christmas Wish
Career Timeline
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2017
The Book of Henry
3 Generations
The Glass Castle
Do Not Pick Up Hitchhikers
Self
A Bloody Finger in Your Mouth
Self
2005
King Kong
Undertaking Betty
The Ring Two
Stay
King Kong: Peter Jackson’s Production Diaries
Self
2004
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
Ned Kelly
We Don't Live Here Anymore
I Heart Huckabees
I ♥ Huckabees
Dawn Campbell
21 Grams: In Fragments
Self
The Making of ‘Mulholland Drive’
Self
The Present
Self
2001
Mulholland Dr.
Ellie Parker
Ellie Parker
Down
Jennifer Evans
Never Date an Actress
The Shallow Girlfriend
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