Naomi Watts
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 a...
Known For
Filmography
Love Story
2026
as Jackie Kennedy Onassis
The Friend
2025
as Iris
An Oprah Winfrey Special: The Menopause Revolution
2025
as Self
All's Fair
2025
as Liberty Ronson
Too Much
2025
as Ann Ratigan
Insider
2025
as Sig selv
Periodical
2024
as Self
Emmanuelle
2024
as Margot
Elephants: Giants of the Desert
2024
as Narrator (voice)
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
2023
as Self
The Desperate Hour
2022
as Amy Carr
Infinite Storm
2022
as Pam Bales
Goodnight Mommy
2022
as Mother
The Watcher
2022
as Nora Brannock
Boss Level
2021
as Jemma Wells
This Is the Night
2021
as Marie Dedea
Penguin Bloom
2021
as Sam Bloom
Inside Taronga Zoo
2020
as Narrator (Voice)
Taronga: Who's Who in the Zoo
2020
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Ophelia
2019
as Queen Gertrude / Mechtild
The Wolf Hour
2019
as June Leigh
Luce
2019
as Amy Edgar
The Loudest Voice
2019
as Gretchen Carlson
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
Vice
2018
as News Anchor (uncredited)
Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Chuck
2017
as Linda Wepner
The Book of Henry
2017
as Susan Carpenter
The Glass Castle
2017
as Rose Mary Walls
I Am Heath Ledger
2017
as Self
Do Not Pick Up Hitchhikers
2017
as Self
A Bloody Finger in Your Mouth
2017
as Self
Gypsy
2017
as Jean Holloway
FEUD
2017
as Babe Paley
Allegiant
2016
as Evelyn Johnson-Eaton
Demolition
2016
as Karen Moreno
Shut In
2016
as Mary Portman
3 Generations
2016
as Maggie
The Sea of Trees
2016
as Joan Brennan
While We're Young
2015
as Cornelia Schrebnick
Insurgent
2015
as Evelyn Johnson-Eaton
Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings)
2015
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
2014
as Lesley
St. Vincent
2014
as Daka Parimova
BoJack Horseman
2014
as Naomi Watts (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
Movie 43
2013
as Samantha (segment "Homeschooled")
Adoration
2013
as Lil
Diana
2013
as Princess Diana
Sunlight Jr.
2013
as Melissa
The Impossible
2012
as Maria Bennett
Wide-Awake
2012
as The Makeup Artist
Dream House
2011
as Ann Patterson
Woody Allen: A Documentary
2011
as Self
J. Edgar
2011
as Helen Gandy
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
2010
as Sally
Fair Game
2010
as Valerie Plame
The International
2009
as Eleanor Whitman
Mother and Child
2009
as Elizabeth
Heath Ledger: A Tribute
2009
as Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
Funny Games
2008
as Ann
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
2008
as Self
Eastern Promises
2007
as Anna Ivanovna Khitrova
The Painted Veil
2006
as Kitty Fane
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
2006
as Self
Inland Empire
2006
as Suzie Rabbit (voice)
The Eighth Blunder of the World
2006
as Self
Kong's New York, 1933
2006
King Kong
2005
as Ann Darrow
The Ring Two
2005
as Rachel Keller
Stay
2005
as Lila Culpepper
Ellie Parker
2005
as Ellie Parker
King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries
2005
as Self
I ♥ Huckabees
2004
as Dawn Campbell
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
2004
as Marie Bicke
We Don't Live Here Anymore
2004
as Edith Evans
21 Grams: In Fragments
2004
as Self
The Making of ‘Mulholland Drive’
2004
as Self
The Present
2004
as Self
21 Grams
2003
as Cristina Peck
Ned Kelly
2003
as Julia Cook
Le Divorce
2003
as Roxeanne de Persand
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
Celebrities Uncensored
2003
as Self
The Ring
2002
as Rachel Keller
Undertaking Betty
2002
as Meredith Mainwaring
Rabbits
2002
as Suzie
The Outsider
2002
as Rebecca Yoder
Icons
2002
Rabbits
2002
as Suzie
Mulholland Drive
2001
as Betty Elms / Diane Selwyn
Down
2001
as Jennifer Evans
Never Date an Actress
2001
as The Shallow Girlfriend
Ellie Parker
2001
as Ellie Parker
The Wyvern Mystery
2000
as Alice Fairfield
Strange Planet
1999
as Alice
The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer
1999
as Holly Maddux
The Early Show
1999
as Self
The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer
1999
as Holly Maddux
Dangerous Beauty
1998
as Giulia De Lezze
The Christmas Wish
1998
as Renee
Babe: Pig in the City
1998
as Additional Character Voices (voice)
Under the Lighthouse Dancing
1997
as Louise
The View
1997
as Self
Sleepwalkers
1997
as Kate Russell
Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering
1996
as Grace Rhodes
Timepiece
1996
as Mary Chandler
Persons Unknown
1996
as Molly
Bermuda Triangle
1996
as Amanda
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
as Self (archive footage)
Tank Girl
1995
as Jet Girl
The Custodian
1994
as Louise
Inside the Actors Studio
1994
as Self
Matinee
1993
as Shopping Cart Starlet
Gross Misconduct
1993
as Jennifer Carter
Wide Sargasso Sea
1993
as Fanny Grey
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Flirting
1991
as Janet Odgers
Brides of Christ
1991
as Frances Heffernan
Twin Peaks
1990
as Janey-E Jones
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
For Love Alone
1986
as Leo's Girlfriend
Goldene Kamera
1984
as Self
Entertainment Tonight
1981
as Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Today
1952
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee