Naomi Watts

Naomi Ellen Watts (born September 28, 1968) is a British-born Australian actress. Watts began her career in Australian television, where she appeared in commercials and series, including the Home and Away, Brides of Christ and Hey Dad..!. Her first film role was in the 1986 drama For Love Alone. Later, she had a major supporting role in the coming of age film Flirting, and was cast in the 1996 horror film Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering. Watts gained critical acclaim following her work in the 2001 psychological thriller Mulholland Drive. She appeared in the 2002 hit horror film The Ring. In 2004, she received the nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress as well as for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role for the 2003 drama 21 Grams. Other film roles include the 2005 remake of King Kong and the 2007 thriller Eastern Promises. In 2006, Watts became a goodwill ambassador for Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, which helps to raise awareness of AIDS issues. Watts was born in Shoreham, Kent, England, the daughter of Myfanwy Edwards (née Roberts), a Welsh antiques dealer and costume and set designer, and Peter Watts, an English road manager and sound engineer who worked with Pink Floyd.