Naomi Watts

ActorProducerProduction Sep 28 (age 57) Shoreham, Kent, England, UK 1973–2026 (53 year career)

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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 a…

Known For

Film

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

Lesley

Film

Mulholland Drive

Betty Elms / Diane Selwyn

Film

The Impossible

Maria Bennett

Film

King Kong

Ann Darrow

Film

Eastern Promises

Anna Ivanovna Khitrova

Film

21 Grams

Cristina Peck

Film

The Ring

Rachel Keller

Film

Insurgent

Evelyn Johnson-Eaton

Filmography

Acting (142)

Movies (100)

The Friend

2025

as Iris

6.7

An Oprah Winfrey Special: The Menopause Revolution

2025

as Self

5.0

Twin Peaks: The Return

as Janey-E Jones

Emmanuelle

as Margot

Periodical

as Self

Elephants: Giants of the Desert

2024

as Narrator (voice)

Goodnight Mommy

as Mother

The Desperate Hour

as Amy Carr

Infinite Storm

as Pam Bales

Boss Level

as Jemma Wells

Penguin Bloom

as Sam Bloom

This Is the Night

as Marie Dedea

Luce

as Amy Edgar

Ophelia

as Queen Gertrude / Mechtild

The Wolf Hour

as June Leigh

Vice

as News Anchor (uncredited)

7.0

Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal

2018

as Self (archive footage)

The Glass Castle

as Rose Mary Walls

The Book of Henry

as Susan Carpenter

Chuck

as Linda Wepner

I Am Heath Ledger

as Self

A Bloody Finger in Your Mouth

2017

as Self

6.0

Do Not Pick Up Hitchhikers

2017

as Self

5.0

Allegiant

2016

as Evelyn Johnson-Eaton

Demolition

as Karen Moreno

Shut In

as Mary Portman

3 Generations

as Maggie

The Sea of Trees

as Joan Brennan

Insurgent

as Evelyn Johnson-Eaton

6.4

While We're Young

2015

as Cornelia Schrebnick

6.0

Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings)

2015

as Self

7.2

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

as Lesley

St. Vincent

as Daka Parimova

The Last Impresario

as Self

Movie 43

as Samantha (segment "Homeschooled")

Adoration

as Lil

Diana

as Princess Diana

Sunlight Jr.

as Melissa

The Impossible

as Maria Bennett

Wide-Awake

as The Makeup Artist

J. Edgar

as Helen Gandy

Dream House

as Ann Patterson

Woody Allen: A Documentary

as Self

Fair Game

as Valerie Plame

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

as Sally

The International

as Eleanor Whitman

Mother and Child

as Elizabeth

Heath Ledger: A Tribute

as Self

Funny Games

as Ann

Eastern Promises

as Anna Ivanovna Khitrova

7.3

Inland Empire

2006

as Suzie Rabbit (voice)

7.0

The Painted Veil

2006

as Kitty Fane

7.3

The Eighth Blunder of the World

2006

as Self

Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'

2006

as Self

5.7

Kong's New York, 1933

King Kong

as Ann Darrow

Stay

as Lila Culpepper

The Ring Two

as Rachel Keller

Ellie Parker

as Ellie Parker

King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries

as Self

I ♥ Huckabees

as Dawn Campbell

The Assassination of Richard Nixon

2004

as Marie Bicke

6.5

We Don't Live Here Anymore

2004

as Edith Evans

5.7

The Making of ‘Mulholland Drive’

2004

as Self

6.8

The Present

2004

as Self

21 Grams: In Fragments

2004

as Self

21 Grams

as Cristina Peck

Ned Kelly

as Julia Cook

Le Divorce

as Roxeanne de Persand

The Ring

as Rachel Keller

Undertaking Betty

as Meredith Mainwaring

The Outsider

as Rebecca Yoder

Rabbits

as Suzie

Mulholland Drive

as Betty Elms / Diane Selwyn

Ellie Parker

as Ellie Parker

Down

as Jennifer Evans

Never Date an Actress

2001

as The Shallow Girlfriend

The Wyvern Mystery

as Alice Fairfield

Strange Planet

as Alice

The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer

as Holly Maddux

Dangerous Beauty

as Giulia De Lezze

Babe: Pig in the City

1998

as Additional Character Voices (voice)

5.7

The Christmas Wish

1998

as Renee

5.2

Under the Lighthouse Dancing

as Louise

Persons Unknown

as Molly

Timepiece

as Mary Chandler

Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering

as Grace Rhodes

Bermuda Triangle

as Amanda

Tank Girl

as Jet Girl

The Custodian

as Louise

Matinee

as Shopping Cart Starlet

Gross Misconduct

as Jennifer Carter

Wide Sargasso Sea

as Fanny Grey

Flirting

as Janet Odgers

For Love Alone

as Leo's Girlfriend

The Burning Season

as June Engle

The Housewife

Larrikins

as Albatross (voice)

Mother Courage

as April Vale

The Shaft

as Jennifer Evans

Television (42)

Love Story

2026

as Jackie Kennedy Onassis

All's Fair

as Liberty Ronson

Too Much

as Ann Ratigan

Insider

as Sig selv

Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self

The Watcher

as Nora Brannock

Taronga: Who's Who in the Zoo

2020

as Self - Narrator (voice)

7.5

Inside Taronga Zoo

2020

as Narrator (Voice)

5.0

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

The Loudest Voice

as Gretchen Carlson

FEUD

as Babe Paley

Gypsy

as Jean Holloway

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

as Self

6.2

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

as Self - Guest

5.9

BoJack Horseman

2014

as Naomi Watts (voice)

8.5

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

2014

as Self

4.5

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009

as Self - Guest

5.1

Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis

as Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003

as Self

5.6

Celebrities Uncensored

as Self

Icons

Rabbits

as Suzie

The Early Show

as Self

The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer

as Holly Maddux

The View

as Self

Sleepwalkers

as Kate Russell

The Daily Show

as Self

E! True Hollywood Story

1996

as Self (archive footage)

8.1

Inside the Actors Studio

1994

as Self

7.5

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

as Self - Guest

7.2

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Brides of Christ

as Frances Heffernan

Twin Peaks

as Janey-E Jones

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self

Goldene Kamera

as Self

Entertainment Tonight

1981

as Self

4.1

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

as Self

The Oscars

as Self

Today

as Self

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

Wolves and Villagers

Crew (17)

Movies (14)

The Friend

Executive Producer

Goodnight Mommy

Executive Producer

The Desperate Hour

Producer

Infinite Storm

Producer

Penguin Bloom

Producer

This Is the Night

Executive Producer

3 Generations

Executive Producer

The Last Impresario

Associate Producer

Adoration

Executive Producer

Funny Games

Executive Producer

The Painted Veil

Producer

Ellie Parker

Producer

We Don't Live Here Anymore

Producer

Ellie Parker

Producer

Television (3)

All's Fair

Executive Producer

The Watcher

Executive Producer

FEUD

Executive Producer