---
name: "Naomi Watts"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/naomi-watts"
fi1m_id: "naomi-watts"
imdb_id: "nm0915208"
tmdb_id: 3489
wikidata_id: "Q132616"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "28 September 1968"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 10
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 10
updated: "2026-10-05T03:39:40.677311+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Naomi Watts

## Identity

Naomi Watts

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/naomi-watts
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** naomi-watts
- **IMDb ID:** nm0915208
- **TMDB ID:** 3489
- **Wikidata ID:** Q132616
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naomi_Watts, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q132616, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0915208/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3489

Actor. Born 28 September 1968 in Shoreham, Kent, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 28 September 1968, Shoreham, Kent, England, UK
- **Active:** 2001–present
- **Also known as:** ナオミ・ワッツ, 나오미 왓츠, نعومي واتس, เนโอมี วอตส์, 妮奥米·瓦兹, Ναόμι Έλεν Γουότς, Ναόμι Γουότς, 娜奥米·沃茨, Naomi Ellen Watts, 娜歐蜜·華茲, نائومی واتس, نائومی واتز
- **Frequently works with:** [Alejandro González Iñárritu](https://film.one/person/alejandro-g-inarritu.md)
- **SAG Awards:** 1 SAG Award (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 74, as actor, over 10 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 79 (5), 2010s 67 (4), 2020s 72 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 74 to 66 across 10 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 6 of 9 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 6, Thriller 4, Comedy 3, Mystery 3, Action 2, Adventure 2
- **Screen time:** 19 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $3,690m across 9 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naomi_Watts, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q132616, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0915208/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3489

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*King Kong*](https://film.one/film/king-kong-2005.md) (81), [*The Impossible*](https://film.one/film/the-impossible.md) (72)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Eastern Promises*](https://film.one/film/eastern-promises.md) (79), [*Movie 43*](https://film.one/film/movie-43.md) (24)
- **HBO Max:** [*Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)*](https://film.one/film/birdman-or-the-unexpected-virtue-of-ignorance.md) (82)
- **Apple TV:** [*The Ring*](https://film.one/film/the-ring.md) (70)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Naomi Watts

> Naomi Watts can make eagerness worrying: we see the work involved in staying hopeful. She is an unusually moving actor when the writing gives her more to do than suffer.

In *Mulholland Drive* (2001), Naomi Watts makes Betty's enthusiasm just a little too eager for comfort. She plays an aspiring actress whose hope takes work, but never asks us to laugh at her for wanting so much. We can see why disappointment would hurt her before there is much of a mystery to follow. It is the performance we would start with: Watts gives David Lynch's strangeness someone worth worrying about, and makes the film's difficulties worth the effort.

Her scenes with Laura Harring's Rita are crucial to that. Harring makes Rita vulnerable without dispelling the uncertainty around her, and Watts gives Betty's growing attachment a tenderness that matters. We were moved by the closeness between them because both actors keep the women worth caring about even when we cannot explain what is happening. The film's wandering passages are less persuasive, particularly when Lynch lingers over supporting characters whose peculiarities do not repay the attention. We wanted to get back to Watts and Harring.

The breakthrough was followed by the horror lead in *The Ring* (2002), then the grief of *21 Grams* (2003) and the physical ordeal of *The Impossible* (2012). These roles made fear and endurance recurring demands on an actor whose work is also alert to what people hope for. Her recurring collaborators include Alejandro González Iñárritu as well as Lynch. The supporting part in *Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)* (2014) offered the different demands of an ensemble satire about acting and fame. Later television work included the *Twin Peaks* revival (2017).

We are less persuaded when the material relies on her commitment without giving her much of a character to play. The effort can become conspicuous, and some of the weaker performances feel forced. That is a reason to be selective, not to mistake the repeated casting in distress for the whole of what she can do. Start with *Mulholland Drive*, and give Betty's eagerness as much attention as the mystery.

## Biography

Naomi Watts is a British actress. She was born on 28 September 1968 in Shoreham, Kent, England. Her family moved to Australia when she was 14. She made her film debut in the Australian drama *For Love Alone* (1986) and appeared in television series including *Home and Away* (1991) and the film *Flirting* (1991).

Watts gained international recognition for her role as an aspiring actress in David Lynch's *Mulholland Drive* (2001). She starred in *The Ring* (2002), *21 Grams* (2003), *King Kong* (2005) and *The Impossible* (2012). She received Academy Award nominations for Best Actress for *21 Grams* and *The Impossible*.

In 2026 she provided the voice of E.V. in *Spider-Man: Brand New Day*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, ew.com, variety.com, britannica.com.*

## On Fi1m (10)

- *Spider-Man: Brand New Day* (2026), Fi1m 72, as E.V. (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/spider-man-brand-new-day.md)
- *Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)* (2014), Fi1m 82, as Lesley — [page](https://film.one/film/birdman-or-the-unexpected-virtue-of-ignorance.md)
- *BoJack Horseman* (2014), Fi1m 91, as Naomi Watts (voice) — [page](https://film.one/tv/bojack-horseman.md)
- *Movie 43* (2013), Fi1m 24, as Samantha (segment "Homeschooled") — [page](https://film.one/film/movie-43.md)
- *The Impossible* (2012), Fi1m 72, as Maria Bennett — [page](https://film.one/film/the-impossible.md)
- *Eastern Promises* (2007), Fi1m 79, as Anna Ivanovna Khitrova — [page](https://film.one/film/eastern-promises.md)
- *King Kong* (2005), Fi1m 81, as Ann Darrow — [page](https://film.one/film/king-kong-2005.md)
- *21 Grams* (2003), Fi1m 72, as Cristina Peck — [page](https://film.one/film/21-grams.md)
- *The Ring* (2002), Fi1m 70, as Rachel Keller — [page](https://film.one/film/the-ring.md)
- *Mulholland Drive* (2001), Fi1m 92, as Betty Elms / Diane Selwyn — [page](https://film.one/film/mulholland-drive.md)

## Complete filmography (100)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Closing Night* (2026), as April Vale
- *The Housewife* (2026), Actor
- *Spider-Man: Brand New Day* (2026), as E.V. (voice) — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/spider-man-brand-new-day.md)
- *Love Story* (2026), series, as Jackie Kennedy Onassis
- *All's Fair* (2025), series, as Liberty Ronson · Executive Producer
- *Too Much* (2025), series, as Ann Ratigan
- *The Friend* (2025), as Iris · Executive Producer
- *Emmanuelle* (2024), as Margot
- *Elephants: Giants of the Desert* (2024), as Narrator (voice)
- *The Watcher* (2022), series, as Nora Brannock · Executive Producer
- *Goodnight Mommy* (2022), as Mother · Executive Producer
- *Infinite Storm* (2022), as Pam Bales · Producer
- *The Desperate Hour* (2022), as Amy Carr · Producer
- *This Is the Night* (2021), as Marie Dedea · Executive Producer
- *Boss Level* (2021), as Jemma Wells
- *Penguin Bloom* (2021), as Sam Bloom · Producer
- *Inside Taronga Zoo* (2020), series, as Narrator (Voice)
- *Luce* (2019), as Amy Edgar
- *The Loudest Voice* (2019), series, as Gretchen Carlson
- *Ophelia* (2019), as Queen Gertrude / Mechtild
- *The Wolf Hour* (2019), as June Leigh
- *Vice* (2018), as News Anchor (uncredited) — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/vice.md)
- *The Glass Castle* (2017), as Rose Mary Walls
- *Gypsy* (2017), series, as Jean Holloway
- *The Book of Henry* (2017), as Susan Carpenter
- *Chuck* (2017), as Linda Wepner
- *FEUD* (2017), series, as Babe Paley · Executive Producer
- *Shut In* (2016), as Mary Portman
- *3 Generations* (2016), as Maggie · Executive Producer
- *The Sea of Trees* (2016), as Joan Brennan
- *Demolition* (2016), as Karen Moreno
- *Allegiant* (2016), as Evelyn Johnson-Eaton
- *While We're Young* (2015), as Cornelia Schrebnick
- *Insurgent* (2015), as Evelyn Johnson-Eaton
- *Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)* (2014), as Lesley — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/birdman-or-the-unexpected-virtue-of-ignorance.md)
- *St. Vincent* (2014), as Daka Parimova
- *BoJack Horseman* (2014), series, as Naomi Watts (voice) — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/tv/bojack-horseman.md)
- *The Last Impresario* (2014), Associate Producer
- *Diana* (2013), as Princess Diana
- *Sunlight Jr.* (2013), as Melissa
- *Adoration* (2013), as Lil · Executive Producer
- *Movie 43* (2013), as Samantha (segment "Homeschooled") — Fi1m 24, [page](https://film.one/film/movie-43.md)
- *Wide-Awake* (2012), as The Makeup Artist
- *The Impossible* (2012), as Maria Bennett — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/the-impossible.md)
- *J. Edgar* (2011), as Helen Gandy
- *Dream House* (2011), as Ann Patterson
- *You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger* (2010), as Sally
- *Fair Game* (2010), as Valerie Plame
- *Mother and Child* (2009), as Elizabeth
- *The International* (2009), as Eleanor Whitman
- *Funny Games* (2008), as Ann · Executive Producer
- *Eastern Promises* (2007), as Anna Ivanovna Khitrova — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/eastern-promises.md)
- *The Painted Veil* (2006), as Kitty Fane · Producer
- *Inland Empire* (2006), as Suzie Rabbit (voice)
- *Kong's New York, 1933* (2006), Actor
- *King Kong* (2005), as Ann Darrow — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/king-kong-2005.md)
- *Ellie Parker* (2005), as Ellie Parker · Producer
- *Stay* (2005), as Lila Culpepper
- *The Ring Two* (2005), as Rachel Keller
- *I ♥ Huckabees* (2004), as Dawn Campbell
- *We Don't Live Here Anymore* (2004), as Edith Evans · Producer
- *The Assassination of Richard Nixon* (2004), as Marie Bicke
- *21 Grams* (2003), as Cristina Peck — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/21-grams.md)
- *Le Divorce* (2003), as Roxeanne de Persand
- *Ned Kelly* (2003), as Julia Cook
- *Undertaking Betty* (2002), as Meredith Mainwaring
- *The Outsider* (2002), as Rebecca Yoder
- *The Ring* (2002), as Rachel Keller — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/the-ring.md)
- *Rabbits* (2002), as Suzie
- *Rabbits* (2002), series, as Suzie
- *Icons* (2002), series, Actor
- *Down* (2001), as Jennifer Evans
- *Mulholland Drive* (2001), as Betty Elms / Diane Selwyn — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/mulholland-drive.md)
- *Ellie Parker* (2001), as Ellie Parker · Producer
- *Never Date an Actress* (2001), as The Shallow Girlfriend
- *The Wyvern Mystery* (2000), as Alice Fairfield
- *Strange Planet* (1999), as Alice
- *The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer* (1999), as Holly Maddux
- *The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer* (1999), series, as Holly Maddux
- *The Christmas Wish* (1998), as Renee
- *Babe: Pig in the City* (1998), as Additional Character Voices (voice)
- *Dangerous Beauty* (1998), as Giulia De Lezze
- *Sleepwalkers* (1997), series, as Kate Russell
- *Under the Lighthouse Dancing* (1997), as Louise
- *Persons Unknown* (1996), as Molly
- *Timepiece* (1996), as Mary Chandler
- *Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering* (1996), as Grace Rhodes
- *Bermuda Triangle* (1996), as Amanda
- *Tank Girl* (1995), as Jet Girl
- *The Custodian* (1994), as Louise
- *Gross Misconduct* (1993), as Jennifer Carter
- *Wide Sargasso Sea* (1993), as Fanny Grey
- *Matinee* (1993), as Shopping Cart Starlet
- *Brides of Christ* (1991), series, as Frances Heffernan
- *Flirting* (1991), as Janet Odgers
- *Twin Peaks* (1990), series, as Janey-E Jones — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/twin-peaks.md)
- *For Love Alone* (1986), as Leo's Girlfriend
- *Larrikins*, as Albatross (voice)
- *Margot & Rudi*, as Margot Fonteyn
- *Gypsy*, as Jean Holloway

## Gallery

- ![Naomi Watts](https://film.one/media/person/6380/gallery-3b3d7f05b5e8.jpg) Naomi Watts — Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Naomi_Watts_at_the_2024_New_York_Film_Festival_3_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Naomi_Watts_at_the_2024_New_York_Film_Festival_3_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Bill Murray and Naomi Watts, actors, at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for the movie The Friend. (2021)](https://film.one/media/person/6380/gallery-9f39d6832938.jpg) Bill Murray and Naomi Watts, actors, at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for the movie The Friend. (2021) — Adam Chitayat, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Bill_Murray_and_Naomi_Watts_at_the_2024_Toronto_International_Film_Festival_2.jpg/1280px-Bill_Murray_and_Naomi_Watts_at_the_2024_Toronto_International_Film_Festival_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Bill Murray and Naomi Watts, actors, at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for the movie The Friend. (2021)](https://film.one/media/person/6380/gallery-f2fc52c41c1a.jpg) Bill Murray and Naomi Watts, actors, at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for the movie The Friend. (2021) — Adam Chitayat, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Bill_Murray_and_Naomi_Watts_at_the_2024_Toronto_International_Film_Festival_3.jpg/1280px-Bill_Murray_and_Naomi_Watts_at_the_2024_Toronto_International_Film_Festival_3.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Bill Murray and Naomi Watts, actors, at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for the movie The Friend. (2021)](https://film.one/media/person/6380/gallery-e0926462b06b.jpg) Bill Murray and Naomi Watts, actors, at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for the movie The Friend. (2021) — Adam Chitayat, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Bill_Murray_and_Naomi_Watts_at_the_2024_Toronto_International_Film_Festival_4.jpg/1280px-Bill_Murray_and_Naomi_Watts_at_the_2024_Toronto_International_Film_Festival_4.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Naomi Watts](https://film.one/media/person/6380/gallery-a44b618d507a.jpg) Naomi Watts — Image via TMDB
- ![Naomi Watts](https://film.one/media/person/6380/gallery-d1d7ab65767f.jpg) Naomi Watts — Image via TMDB
- ![Naomi Watts](https://film.one/media/person/6380/gallery-f26175a6114c.jpg) Naomi Watts — Image via TMDB
- ![Bill Murray and Naomi Watts, actors, at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for the movie The Friend. (2021)](https://film.one/media/person/6380/gallery-334446c653ea.jpg) Bill Murray and Naomi Watts, actors, at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for the movie The Friend. (2021) — Adam Chitayat, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Bill_Murray_and_Naomi_Watts_at_the_2024_Toronto_International_Film_Festival_5.jpg/1280px-Bill_Murray_and_Naomi_Watts_at_the_2024_Toronto_International_Film_Festival_5.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Bill Murray, actor, at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for the movie The Friend. (2021)](https://film.one/media/person/6380/gallery-bf41c8567e59.jpg) Bill Murray, actor, at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for the movie The Friend. (2021) — Adam Chitayat, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Bill_Murray_at_the_2024_Toronto_International_Film_Festival_7.jpg/1280px-Bill_Murray_at_the_2024_Toronto_International_Film_Festival_7.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Naomi Watts](https://film.one/media/person/6380/gallery-6ea6efbb6f5f.jpg) Naomi Watts — Image via TMDB
- ![Naomi Watts](https://film.one/media/person/6380/gallery-74ef1ab01c61.jpg) Naomi Watts — Image via TMDB
- ![Naomi Watts](https://film.one/media/person/6380/gallery-2c9500daf3de.jpg) Naomi Watts — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 2 nominated

- 2013: Best Actress (nominated), for *The Impossible*
- 2004: Best Actress (nominated), for *21 Grams*

### SAG Awards — 1 won

- 2014: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (won), for *Birdman*

### Other awards — 22 won, 1 nominated

- Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast 2014: Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast (won), for *Birdman*
- San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by an Ensemble 2014: San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by an Ensemble (won), for *Birdman*
- Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble 2014: Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble (won), for *Birdman*
- European Film Award for Best Actress 2013: European Film Award for Best Actress (nominated), for *The Impossible*
- Medal of the Circle of Cinematographic Writers for the best actress 2013: Medal of the Circle of Cinematographic Writers for the best actress (won), for *The Impossible*
- San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress 2012: San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress (won), for *The Impossible*
- Giffoni Film Festival 2009: Giffoni Film Festival (won)
- London Film Critics Circle Award for Actress of the Year 2005: London Film Critics Circle Award for Actress of the Year (won), for *King Kong*
- Saturn Awards 2005: Best Actress (won), for *Mulholland Drive*
- Australian Film Institute Global Achievement Award 2004: Australian Film Institute Global Achievement Award (won)
- Film Independent Spirit Awards 2004: Film Independent Spirit Awards (won)
- Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Actress 2003: Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Actress (won), for *The Ring*
- Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress 2003: Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress (won), for *21 Grams*
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress 2003: Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress (won), for *21 Grams*
- Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress 2003: Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress (won), for *21 Grams*
- San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress 2003: San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress (won), for *21 Grams*
- Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress 2003: Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress (won), for *21 Grams*
- Saturn Awards 2002: Best Actress (won), for *The Ring*
- Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress 2001: Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress (won), for *Mulholland Drive*
- National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress 2001: National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress (won), for *Mulholland Drive*
- Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress 2001: Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress (won), for *Mulholland Drive*
- Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Breakthrough Performance 2001: Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Breakthrough Performance (won), for *Mulholland Drive*
- San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress 2001: San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress (won), for *Mulholland Drive*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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