Naomi Watts

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.

Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Daily Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The View

All Movies (99)

• Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies2025 · as Self - (archive footage)
• An Oprah Winfrey Special: The Menopause Revolution2025 · as Self
• The Friend2025 · as Iris
• Emmanuelle2024 · as Margot
• Elephants: Giants of the Desert2024 · as Narrator (voice)
• Periodical2024 · as Self
• Goodnight Mommy2022 · as Mother
• Infinite Storm2022 · as Pam Bales
• The Desperate Hour2022 · as Amy Carr
• This Is the Night2021 · as Marie Dedea
• Boss Level2021 · as Jemma Wells
• Penguin Bloom2021 · as Sam Bloom
• Luce2019 · as Amy Edgar
• Ophelia2019 · as Queen Gertrude / Mechtild
• The Wolf Hour2019 · as June Leigh
• Vice2018 · as News Anchor (uncredited)
• Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal2018 · as Self (archive footage)
• Do Not Pick Up Hitchhikers2017 · as Self
• A Bloody Finger in Your Mouth2017 · as Self
• The Glass Castle2017 · as Rose Mary Walls
• The Book of Henry2017 · as Susan Carpenter
• Chuck2017 · as Linda Wepner
• I Am Heath Ledger2017 · as Self
• Shut In2016 · as Mary Portman
• 3 Generations2016 · as Maggie
• The Sea of Trees2016 · as Joan Brennan
• Demolition2016 · as Karen Moreno
• Allegiant2016 · as Evelyn Johnson-Eaton
• Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings)2015 · as Self
• While We're Young2015 · as Cornelia Schrebnick
• Insurgent2015 · as Evelyn Johnson-Eaton
• Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)2014 · as Lesley
• St. Vincent2014 · as Daka Parimova
• The Last Impresario2014 · as Self
• Diana2013 · as Princess Diana
• Sunlight Jr.2013 · as Melissa
• Adoration2013 · as Lil
• Movie 432013 · as Samantha (segment "Homeschooled")
• Wide-Awake2012 · as The Makeup Artist
• The Impossible2012 · as Maria Bennett
• Woody Allen: A Documentary2011 · as Self
• J. Edgar2011 · as Helen Gandy
• Dream House2011 · as Ann Patterson
• You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger2010 · as Sally
• Fair Game2010 · as Valerie Plame
• Mother and Child2009 · as Elizabeth
• Heath Ledger: A Tribute2009 · as Self
• The International2009 · as Eleanor Whitman
• Funny Games2008 · as Ann
• Eastern Promises2007 · as Anna Ivanovna Khitrova
• The Painted Veil2006 · as Kitty Fane
• Inland Empire2006 · as Suzie Rabbit (voice)
• Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'2006 · as Self
• The Eighth Blunder of the World2006 · as Self
• Kong's New York, 19332006
• King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries2005 · as Self
• King Kong2005 · as Ann Darrow
• Ellie Parker2005 · as Ellie Parker
• Stay2005 · as Lila Culpepper
• The Ring Two2005 · as Rachel Keller
• The Present2004 · as Self
• I ♥ Huckabees2004 · as Dawn Campbell
• We Don't Live Here Anymore2004 · as Edith Evans
• The Assassination of Richard Nixon2004 · as Marie Bicke
• The Making of ‘Mulholland Drive’2004 · as Self
• 21 Grams: In Fragments2004 · as Self
• 21 Grams2003 · as Cristina Peck
• Le Divorce2003 · as Roxeanne de Persand
• Ned Kelly2003 · as Julia Cook
• Undertaking Betty2002 · as Meredith Mainwaring
• The Outsider2002 · as Rebecca Yoder
• The Ring2002 · as Rachel Keller
• Rabbits2002 · as Suzie
• Down2001 · as Jennifer Evans
• Mulholland Drive2001 · as Betty Elms / Diane Selwyn
• Ellie Parker2001 · as Ellie Parker
• Never Date an Actress2001 · as The Shallow Girlfriend
• The Wyvern Mystery2000 · as Alice Fairfield
• Strange Planet1999 · as Alice
• The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer1999 · as Holly Maddux
• The Christmas Wish1998 · as Renee
• Babe: Pig in the City1998 · as Additional Character Voices (voice)
• Dangerous Beauty1998 · as Giulia De Lezze
• Under the Lighthouse Dancing1997 · as Louise
• Persons Unknown1996 · as Molly
• Timepiece1996 · as Mary Chandler
• Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering1996 · as Grace Rhodes
• Bermuda Triangle1996 · as Amanda
• Tank Girl1995 · as Jet Girl
• The Custodian1994 · as Louise
• Gross Misconduct1993 · as Jennifer Carter
• Wide Sargasso Sea1993 · as Fanny Grey
• Matinee1993 · as Shopping Cart Starlet
• Flirting1991 · as Janet Odgers
• For Love Alone1986 · as Leo's Girlfriend
• Larrikins— · as Albatross (voice)
• The Housewife—
• Mother Courage— · as April Vale
• Margot & Rudi— · as Margot Fonteyn

All TV Shows (47)

• Love Story2026 · as Jackie Kennedy Onassis
• Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette Official Podcast2026 · as Self
• All's Fair2025 · as Liberty Ronson
• Too Much2025 · as Ann Ratigan
• Insider2025 · as Sig selv
• Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter2023 · as Self
• The Watcher2022 · as Nora Brannock
• Inside Taronga Zoo2020 · as Narrator (Voice)
• Taronga: Who's Who in the Zoo2020 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self
• The Loudest Voice2019 · as Gretchen Carlson
• Gypsy2017 · as Jean Holloway
• FEUD2017 · as Babe Paley
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self - Guest
• Variety Studio: Actors on Actors2014 · as Self
• BoJack Horseman2014 · as Naomi Watts (voice)
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self - Guest
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009 · as Self - Guest
• Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis2008 · as Self
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003 · as Self
• Celebrities Uncensored2003 · as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
• Rabbits2002 · as Suzie
• Icons2002
• The Early Show1999 · as Self
• The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer1999 · as Holly Maddux
• Sleepwalkers1997 · as Kate Russell
• The View1997 · as Self
• E! True Hollywood Story1996 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Daily Show1996 · as Self
• Inside the Actors Studio1994 · as Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992
• Brides of Christ1991 · as Frances Heffernan
• Twin Peaks1990 · as Janey-E Jones
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self - Guest
• Goldene Kamera1984 · as Self
• Entertainment Tonight1981 · as Self
• The American Film Institute Salute to ...1973 · as Self
• The Oscars1953 · as Self
• Today1952 · as Self
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Presenter
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Nominee
• Wolves and Villagers—