Naomi Ellen Watts made her screen debut with the Australian drama-film ‘For Love Alone’ (1986).
Next, Watts featured in the Australian sitcom ‘Hey Dad…!’ (1990), the soap-opera ‘Home and Away’ (1991), and the miniseries ‘Brides of Christ’ (1991). She got her first lead role in the thriller ‘Gross Misconduct’ (1993).
Moving to Hollywood, Watts appeared in the sci-fi film ‘Tank Girl’ (1995), biopic ‘Dangerous Beauty’ (1998) and other movies. With her breakthrough role as an aspiring actress in the neo-noir ‘Mulholland Drive’ (2000) Watts found success and fame.
After the hit horror remake ‘The Ring’ (2002), and its sequel, ‘The Ring Two’ (2005), Watts earned acclaim and nominations for her role as desolate mother in ’21 Grams’ (2003). The successful remake of the monster-movie ‘King Kong’ (2005) brought her awards.
Her performances in the biographical ‘Fair Game’ (2010), and ‘J. Edgar’ (2011) brought appreciation. The disaster drama ‘The Impossible’ (2012), wherein she portrayed a doctor fighting tsunami aftermath, fetched her prestigious nominations.
Watts appeared in the black-comedy ‘Birdman’ (2014), and was executive producer-star of the psychological thriller series ‘Gypsy’ (2017). She starred in ‘Twin Peak: 3rd season’ (2017), and ‘Ophelia’ (2018). Her notable films as producer-actor include ‘Ellie Parker’ (2005), ‘The Painted Veil’ (2006), ‘Penguin Bloom’ (2020) and others.