Naomi Watts

 

Naomi Ellen Watts (born 28 September 1968) is the British actress from Britain. Following the move of her family to Australia in the early 1980s, Watts made her film film debut there in For Love Alone (1986). Later, she was a part of three television shows, Hey Dad.. (1990), Brides of Christ(91) and Home and Away (91), and Flirting (1991). Watts was an unpromising actress when she first came to the United States. She acted in small-scale movies and eventually was a professional actress. This film helped propel her to international fame. Watts was later chosen to play a journalist who was tortured in The Ring (2002). Her portrayal of a mother with grief in Alejandro's 21 Grams (2003) was nominated for an Academy Award. She continued to rise in fame with her parts in I Heart Huckabees (2004) and King Kong (2005) as along with Eastern Promises (2007) and The International (2009). Watts was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in The Impossible (2012) as Maria Bennett. She was in films like Birdman (2014) St. Vincent (2014) and While We're Young (2015). Watts was also a mainstay in blockbuster films, starring in Divergent (2015)-2016.