Scene from Mother and Child (2009)

Alternate Names: Naomi Ellen Watts, Ναόμι Έλεν Γουότς, نائومی واتز, نائومی واتس, نعومي واتس, เนโอมี วอตส์, ナオミ・ワッツ, 妮奥米·瓦兹, 娜奥米·沃茨, 娜歐蜜·華茲, 나오미 왓츠

Physical Characteristics:

• Height: 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)

First Appearances:

• For Love Alone (1986) as Leo's Girlfriend

Most Important Roles:

• King Kong (2005) as Ann Darrow
• 21 Grams (2003) as Cristina Peck
• Mulholland Drive (2001) as Betty Elms / Diane Selwyn
• The Ring (2002) as Rachel Keller
• I ♥ Huckabees (2004) as Dawn Campbell
• Eastern Promises (2007) as Anna Ivanovna Khitrova
• The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004) as Marie Bicke
• Ned Kelly (2003) as Julia Cook
• The Ring Two (2005) as Rachel Keller
• Undertaking Betty (2002) as Meredith Mainwaring

Career Highlights:

• King Kong (2005)
• 21 Grams (2003)
• Mulholland Drive (2001)
• The Ring (2002)
• I ♥ Huckabees (2004)
• Eastern Promises (2007)
• The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004)
• Ned Kelly (2003)
• The Ring Two (2005)
• Undertaking Betty (2002)

Awards:

• Saturn Award for Best Actress (2002)
• Screen Actors Guild Award (2015)
• Independent Spirit Awards (2004)
• Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast (2014)
• Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (2014)
• Australian Film Institute Global Achievement Award (2004)
• Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress (2001)
• Medal of the Circle of Cinematographic Writers for the best actress (2013)
• Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Actress (2003)
• Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress (2003)
• Giffoni Film Festival (2009)
• London Film Critics Circle Award for Actress of the Year (2005)
• Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress (2003)
• National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress (2001)
• Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Breakthrough Performance (2001)

Naomi Ellen Watts, born September 28, 1968, is a British actress known for her international rise after starring in David Lynch's 'Mulholland Drive' (2001). She has been nominated twice for an Academy Award for Best Actress, firstly for her role as a grief-stricken mother in '21 Grams' (2003) and secondly for her performance as Maria Bennett in 'The Impossible' (2012). Watts moved to Australia with her family and made her film debut there before relocating to the United States. She has served as an ambassador for UNAIDS and Pantene's Beautiful Lengths.