Overview
Naomi Watts
Biography
Naomi Ellen Watts (born September 28, 1968) is a British actress. She has been nominated for twoΒ Academy Awards for Best ActressΒ for her performances as a grief-stricken mother inΒ Alejandro GonzΓ‘lez IΓ±Γ‘rritu's filmΒ 21 GramsΒ (2003), and asΒ Maria BennettΒ in the disaster filmΒ The ImpossibleΒ (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 theΒ Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDSΒ andΒ Pantene'sΒ Beautiful Lengths. βFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Known For
Acting
