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
Complete Filmography

An Oprah Winfrey Special: The Menopause Revolution
2025
as Self
After talking about weight loss and artificial intelligence last year, Oprah Winfrey is now focusing on something every woman goes through—menopause.

The Friend
2025
as Iris
When a solitary writer adopts and bonds with a Great Dane that belonged to a late friend, she begins to come to terms with her past and her own creati...

The Friend
2025
Executive Producer
When a solitary writer adopts and bonds with a Great Dane that belonged to a late friend, she begins to come to terms with her past and her own creati...

Emmanuelle
2024
as Margot
Will Sharpe, Noémie Merlant, and Naomi Watts star in this sultry tale of lost pleasure. While traveling, Emmanuelle meets Kei, a man who constantly el...

Periodical
2024
as Self
Tells the unexpected story of the human body by exploring the marvel and mystery of the menstrual cycle, from the first period to the last.

Goodnight Mommy
2022
as Mother
When twin brothers arrive home to find their mother’s demeanor altered and face covered in surgical bandages, they begin to suspect the woman beneath ...

Goodnight Mommy
2022
Executive Producer
When twin brothers arrive home to find their mother’s demeanor altered and face covered in surgical bandages, they begin to suspect the woman beneath ...

Infinite Storm
2022
as Pam Bales
One woman's journey for self-discovery and turns into a harrowing tale of survival.

Infinite Storm
2022
Producer
One woman's journey for self-discovery and turns into a harrowing tale of survival.

This Is the Night
2021
as Marie Dedea
In the summer of 1982, as all of Staten Island anticipates the opening of a blockbuster boxing movie, an Italian-American family must confront its gre...

This Is the Night
2021
Executive Producer
In the summer of 1982, as all of Staten Island anticipates the opening of a blockbuster boxing movie, an Italian-American family must confront its gre...

The Desperate Hour
2021
as Amy Carr
A woman desperately races to save her child after police place her hometown on lockdown due to an active shooter incident.

The Desperate Hour
2021
Producer
A woman desperately races to save her child after police place her hometown on lockdown due to an active shooter incident.

Boss Level
2021
as Jemma Wells
A former special forces agent is trapped in a time loop and relives his death over and over again. To escape the terrible situation, he must track dow...

Penguin Bloom
2021
as Sam Bloom
When an unlikely ally enters the Bloom family's world in the form of an injured baby magpie they name Penguin, the bird’s arrival makes a profound dif...

Penguin Bloom
2021
Producer
When an unlikely ally enters the Bloom family's world in the form of an injured baby magpie they name Penguin, the bird’s arrival makes a profound dif...

Luce
2019
as Amy Edgar
A star athlete and top student, Luce's idealized image is challenged by one of his teachers when his unsettling views on political violence come to li...

Ophelia
2019
as Queen Gertrude / Mechtild
Ophelia comes of age as lady-in-waiting for Queen Gertrude, and her singular spirit captures Hamlet's affections. As lust and betrayal threaten the ki...

The Wolf Hour
2019
as June Leigh
Once a known counterculture figure, June E. Leigh now lives in self-imposed exile in her South Bronx apartment during the incendiary '77 Summer of Sam...

Vice
2018
as News Anchor (uncredited)
George W. Bush picks Dick Cheney, the CEO of Halliburton Co., to be his Republican running mate in the 2000 presidential election. No stranger to poli...

Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Examine the rise and fall of Hollywood media mogul Harvey Weinstein following the scandal in 2017. Learn from exclusive interviews with those who knew...

Do Not Pick Up Hitchhikers
2017
as Self
Documentary about Twin Peaks: The Return.

A Bloody Finger in Your Mouth
2017
as Self
A short documentary about the making of Twin Peaks: The Return. This time focused in the planing and technical execution of some particular scenes.

The Glass Castle
2017
as Rose Mary Walls
A young girl is raised in a dysfunctional family constantly on the run from the FBI. Living in poverty, she comes of age guided by her drunkard, ingen...

The Book of Henry
2017
as Susan Carpenter
Susan, a single mother of two, works as a waitress in a small town. Her son, Henry, is an 11-year-old genius who not only manages the family finances ...

Chuck
2017
as Linda Wepner
A drama inspired by the life of heavyweight boxer Chuck Wepner.

I Am Heath Ledger
2017
as Self
The life and career of an actor, artist, and icon. His own journey through his own camera.

Shut In
2016
as Mary Portman
A widowed child psychologist lives in an isolated existence in rural New England. When caught in a deadly winter storm, she must find a way to rescue ...

3 Generations
2016
as Maggie
A teenager transitions from female to male, and his family must come to terms with that fact.

3 Generations
2016
Executive Producer
A teenager transitions from female to male, and his family must come to terms with that fact.

The Sea of Trees
2016
as Joan Brennan
In Japan's Aokigahara Forest, a troubled teacher meets a mysterious lost stranger who takes him on a life-changing journey of love and redemption.

Demolition
2016
as Karen Moreno
An emotionally desperate investment banker finds hope through a woman he meets.

Allegiant
2016
as Evelyn Johnson-Eaton
Beatrice Prior and Tobias Eaton venture into the world outside of the fence and are taken into protective custody by a mysterious agency known as the ...

Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings)
2015
as Self
A making-of documentary for the 2014 film "Birdman".

While We're Young
2015
as Cornelia Schrebnick
An uptight documentary filmmaker and his wife find their lives loosened up a bit after befriending a free-spirited younger couple.

Insurgent
2015
as Evelyn Johnson-Eaton
Beatrice Prior must confront her inner demons and continue her fight against a powerful alliance which threatens to tear her society apart.

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
2014
as Lesley
A fading actor best known for his portrayal of a popular superhero attempts to mount a comeback by appearing in a Broadway play. As opening night appr...

St. Vincent
2014
as Daka Parimova
A young boy whose parents just divorced finds an unlikely friend and mentor in the misanthropic, bawdy, hedonistic, war veteran who lives next door.

Diana
2013
as Princess Diana
During the last two years of her life, Princess Diana campaigns against the use of land mines and has a secret love affair with a Pakistani heart surg...

Sunlight Jr.
2013
as Melissa
Quickie-mart employee Melissa and paraplegic Richie are very much in love. Supported only by Melissa’s small hourly wage, they are nevertheless thrill...

Adore
2013
as Lil
Lil and Roz are two lifelong friends, having grown up together as neighbors in an idyllic beach town. As adults, their sons have developed a friendshi...

Adore
2013
Executive Producer
Lil and Roz are two lifelong friends, having grown up together as neighbors in an idyllic beach town. As adults, their sons have developed a friendshi...

Movie 43
2013
as Samantha (segment "Homeschooled")
A series of interconnected short films are the backdrop for a maniac screenwriter who pitches insane storylines featuring some of Hollywood's biggest ...

Wide-Awake
2012
as The Makeup Artist
Ingénues, icons, action heroes, divas and the world's next great comedy star: 13 actresses who gave the dreamiest performances of 2012.

The Impossible
2012
as Maria Bennett
In December 2004, close-knit family Maria, Henry and their three sons begin their winter vacation in Thailand. But the day after Christmas, the idylli...

Woody Allen: A Documentary
2011
as Self
An intense portrait of the iconic filmmaker, writer, actor, comedian and musician Woody Allen: his life, family and friends; his writing and directing...

J. Edgar
2011
as Helen Gandy
As the face of law enforcement in the United States for almost 50 years, J. Edgar Hoover was feared and admired, reviled and revered. But behind close...

Dream House
2011
as Ann Patterson
Publisher Will Atenton quits a lucrative job in New York to relocate his wife, Libby, and their daughters to a quaint town in New England. However, as...

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
2010
as Sally
Two married couples find only trouble and heartache as their complicated lives unfold. After 40 years of marriage, Alfie leaves his wife to pursue wha...

Fair Game
2010
as Valerie Plame
A devoted wife and mother leads a secret life as a CIA agent until her husband’s article exposes a scandal, putting her identity and loved ones at ris...

Mother and Child
2009
as Elizabeth
The lives of three women have a commonality: adoption. Karen is a physical therapist who regrets that, as a teenager, she gave up her daughter for ado...

Heath Ledger: A Tribute
2009
as Self
On January 22, 2008, the entertainment world was rocked by news that one of its brightest young stars had unexpectedly died. This film is a commemorat...

The International
2009
as Eleanor Whitman
An interpol agent and an attorney are determined to bring one of the world's most powerful banks to justice. Uncovering money laundering, arms trading...

Funny Games
2008
as Ann
When Ann, husband George, and son Georgie arrive at their holiday home they are visited by a pair of polite and seemingly pleasant young men. Armed wi...

Funny Games
2008
Executive Producer
When Ann, husband George, and son Georgie arrive at their holiday home they are visited by a pair of polite and seemingly pleasant young men. Armed wi...

Eastern Promises
2007
as Anna Ivanovna Khitrova
A Russian teenager living in London dies during childbirth but leaves clues in her diary that could tie her child to a rape involving a violent Russia...

The Painted Veil
2006
as Kitty Fane
A British medical doctor fights a cholera outbreak in a small Chinese village, while also being trapped at home in a loveless marriage to an unfaithfu...

The Painted Veil
2006
Producer
A British medical doctor fights a cholera outbreak in a small Chinese village, while also being trapped at home in a loveless marriage to an unfaithfu...

Inland Empire
2006
as Suzie Rabbit (voice)
As a Hollywood actress begins to adopt the persona of her character in a film, her world becomes nightmarish and surreal.

Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
2006
as Self
Following the immense success of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Peter Jackson directs King Kong (2005). This documentary follows him, and the immense ...
The Eighth Blunder of the World
2006
as Self
Blooper reel for Peter Jackson's King Kong (2005)

King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries
2005
as Self
Academy Award - winning filmmaker Peter Jackson invites you behind the scenes of his latest movie to witness the birth of King Kong.

King Kong
2005
as Ann Darrow
In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to mysterious Skull Island, where they encounter K...

Stay
2005
as Lila Culpepper
Psychiatrist Sam Foster has a new patient, Henry Letham, who claims to be suicidal. In trying to diagnose him, Sam visits Henry's prior therapist and ...

The Ring Two
2005
as Rachel Keller
After the ordeal with Samara, Rachel and Aiden move to a rural town. But soon Rachel learns about the death of a girl in a similar fashion. To save Ai...

Ellie Parker
2005
as Ellie Parker
Ellie Parker, an aspiring actress from Australia, lives a hectic Hollywood lifestyle, perpetually trying to land the role that will elevate her career...

Ellie Parker
2005
Producer
Ellie Parker, an aspiring actress from Australia, lives a hectic Hollywood lifestyle, perpetually trying to land the role that will elevate her career...

The Present
2004
as Self
A short film made by the cast of 2005's King Kong to surprise the director Peter Jackson on his birthday.

I ♥ Huckabees
2004
as Dawn Campbell
A husband-and-wife team play detective, but not in the traditional sense. Instead, the happy duo helps others solve their existential issues, the kind...

We Don't Live Here Anymore
2004
as Edith Evans
Married couple Jack and Terry Linden are experiencing a difficult period in their relationship. When Jack decides to step outside the marriage, he bec...

We Don't Live Here Anymore
2004
Producer
Married couple Jack and Terry Linden are experiencing a difficult period in their relationship. When Jack decides to step outside the marriage, he bec...

The Assassination of Richard Nixon
2004
as Marie Bicke
It’s 1974 and Sam Bicke has lost everything. His wife leaves him with his three kids, his boss fires him, his brother turns away from him, and the ban...

The Making of ‘Mulholland Drive’
2004
as Self
A short documentary about the making of David Lynch's film Mulholland Drive.

21 Grams: In Fragments
2004
as Self
A documentary on the making of 21 Grams (2003).

21 Grams
2003
as Cristina Peck
Paul Rivers, an ailing mathematician lovelessly married to an English émigré; Christina Peck, an upper-middle-class suburban housewife and mother of t...

Le Divorce
2003
as Roxeanne de Persand
While visiting her sister in Paris, a young woman finds romance and learns her brother-in-law is a philanderer.

Ned Kelly
2003
as Julia Cook
After getting threatened by Kelly's friends and family, Constable Fitzpatrick places the blame on Ned Kelly and exaggerates what happened. With the bi...

Undertaking Betty
2002
as Meredith Mainwaring
A politician's wife and the mortician who has secretly loved her for years plan to fake her death so they can run away together.

The Outsider
2002
as Rebecca Yoder
Montana sheep farmer Rebecca Yoder offers sanctuary to an on-the-lam outlaw, Johnny Gault, who is suffering from a gunshot wound. Yoder is a recent wi...

The Ring
2002
as Rachel Keller
Rachel Keller is a journalist investigating a videotape that may have killed four teenagers. There is an urban legend about this tape: the viewer will...

Rabbits
2002
as Suzie
A story of a group of humanoid rabbits and their depressive, daily life. The plot includes Suzie ironing, Jane sitting on a couch, Jack walking in and...

Down
2001
as Jennifer Evans
After the elevators at a New York City skyscraper begin inexplicably malfunctioning, putting its passengers at risk, mechanic Mark Newman and reporter...

Mulholland Drive
2001
as Betty Elms / Diane Selwyn
Blonde Betty Elms has only just arrived in Hollywood to become a movie star when she meets an enigmatic brunette with amnesia. Meanwhile, as the two s...

Ellie Parker
2001
as Ellie Parker
A comic portrait of a young woman's struggle with contemporary life in Los Angeles, as she juggles an acting career, friends and lovers.

Ellie Parker
2001
Producer
A comic portrait of a young woman's struggle with contemporary life in Los Angeles, as she juggles an acting career, friends and lovers.

Never Date an Actress
2001
as The Shallow Girlfriend
A caring guy learns that dating his actress girlfriend is definitely NOT the wisest decision.

The Wyvern Mystery
2000
as Alice Fairfield
After precipitating the death of a tenant with whom he has been feuding, Squire Fairfield brings the dead man's young daughter to live in Wyvern Manor...

Strange Planet
1999
as Alice
Alice, Judy and Sally are three Australian roommates who are unlucky in love. Over the course of a year, they endure numerous personal ups and downs. ...

The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer
1999
as Holly Maddux
An account of early 1970s social activist Ira Einhorn, who allegedly murdered his girlfriend and then fled the country.

Mulholland Dr.
1999
as Betty

The Christmas Wish
1998
as Renee
Returning to his home town after the death of the grandfather who raised him, slick and cynical Wall Street trader Will Martin feels decidedly out of ...

Babe: Pig in the City
1998
as Additional Character Voices (voice)
Babe, fresh from his victory in the sheepherding contest, returns to Farmer Hoggett's farm, but after Farmer Hoggett is injured and unable to work, Ba...

Dangerous Beauty
1998
as Giulia De Lezze
Veronica is brilliant, gifted and beautiful, but the handsome aristocrat she loves, Marco Venier, cannot marry her because she is penniless and of que...

Under the Lighthouse Dancing
1997
as Louise
Harry and his much-younger girlfriend surprise their friends one vacation weekend by announcing their desire to marry immediately. As they are visitin...

Persons Unknown
1996
as Molly
When former cop and current security expert Jim Holland has a one night stand with Amanda after getting in her way roller-blading. That introduction t...

Timepiece
1996
as Mary Chandler
Set in the 1940's, James Earl Jones as an an old clockmaker faces racism and is tried for murder when the racist is killed. However, Kevin Kilner come...

Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering
1996
as Grace Rhodes
A bright young medical student must solve the frightening mystery that plagues the children of a small Midwestern town.

Bermuda Triangle
1996
as Amanda
After a strange storm in the Carribean causes a boat to sink, a family finds itself stranded on an island in the "27th dimension".

Tank Girl
1995
as Jet Girl
After a comet disrupts the rain cycle of Earth, the planet has become a desolate, barren desert by the year 2033. With resources scarce, Kesslee, head...

The Custodian
1994
as Louise
Detective James Quinlan has left his alcoholic wife, sprouting a bloom of insecurity, anger and self-motivation within him to expose the corrupt polic...

Gross Misconduct
1993
as Jennifer Carter
Justin Thorne is a liberal arts professor. One of his college students is Jennifer Carter. She seduces Justin, then accuses him of rape. But it turns ...

Wide Sargasso Sea
1993
as Fanny Grey
In the wake of Jamaican emancipation, French colonist Annette Cosway falls into poverty and marries racist Englishman Paul Mason. But when Annette's y...

Matinee
1993
as Shopping Cart Starlet
A showman introduces a small coastal town to a unique movie experience and capitalizes on the Cuban Missile crisis hysteria with a kitschy horror extr...

Flirting
1991
as Janet Odgers
Two freethinking teenagers - a boy and a girl - confront with authoritarian teachers in their boarding schools. The other students treat this differen...

For Love Alone
1986
as Leo's Girlfriend
Teresa is a spirited young girl chafing under the oppressive attitudes of 1930s society, and her father in particular. She fancies her poverty-stricke...

Larrikins
N/A
as Albatross (voice)
When an uptight bilby escapes his sheltered life from his family burrow, he ventures out and finds himself launched on a musical adventure across the ...
The Housewife
N/A
A young New York Times journalist tracking down a potential Nazi officer living secretly in Queens.

Harmonia
N/A
Set in the 1980s, Rita is entranced by the mesmeric leader and renounces her family to embrace the world of the enigmatic Harmonia commune. Her daught...
The Burning Season
N/A
as June Engle
A scientist brings her teenage daughter to a remote region of Madagascar, where her determination to save endangered lemurs puts their relationship an...