
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 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.
Awards & recognition
- Actor Awards · 2015
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Award — Best Cast · 2014
- San Diego Film Critics Society Award — Best Performance by an Ensemble · 2014
- Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture · 2014
- Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award — Best Ensemble · 2014
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- Medal of the Circle of Cinematographic Writers — the best actress · 2013
- San Diego Film Critics Society Award — Best Actress · 2012
- Giffoni Film Festival · 2009
- London Film Critics Circle Award — Actress of the Year · 2005
- Saturn Award — Best Actress · 2005
- Australian Film Institute Global Achievement Award · 2004
- Film Independent Spirit Awards · 2004
- Fangoria Chainsaw Award — Best Actress · 2003
- Florida Film Critics Circle Award — Best Actress · 2003
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award — Best Actress · 2003
- Online Film Critics Society Award — Best Actress · 2003
- San Diego Film Critics Society Award — Best Actress · 2003
- Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award — Best Actress · 2003
- Saturn Award — Best Actress · 2002
- Chicago Film Critics Association Award — Best Actress · 2001
- National Society of Film Critics Award — Best Actress · 2001
- Online Film Critics Society Award — Best Breakthrough Performance · 2001
- Online Film Critics Society Award — Best Actress · 2001
- San Diego Film Critics Society Award — Best Supporting Actress · 2001
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 2013 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Actress · 2013 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 2004 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles

BoJack Horseman

Love Story

Twin Peaks

Icons

Mulholland Drive

Feud

The Book of Henry

Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis

The Loudest Voice

I Am Heath Ledger

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

The Impossible

Eastern Promises

The Painted Veil

21 Grams

The Watcher

Ophelia

The Glass Castle

St. Vincent

Vice

Inland Empire

Dangerous Beauty

Timepiece

Penguin Bloom

Boss Level

King Kong

Demolition

The Friend

The Ring

Matinee

Gypsy

Mother and Child

Funny Games

Stay

Fair Game

Luce

The Kelly Clarkson Show

3 Generations

The Divergent Series: Insurgent

The Daily Show

Goodnight Mommy

The International

I Heart Huckabees

Chuck

The Sea of Trees

Dream House

J. Edgar

The Divergent Series: Allegiant

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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