Naomi Watts

Naomi Watts

1968-09-28 Shoreham, Kent, England, UK 109 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...

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An Oprah Winfrey Special: The Menopause Revolution

An Oprah Winfrey Special: The Menopause Revolution

2025

as Self

Acting

After talking about weight loss and artificial intelligence last year, Oprah Winfrey is now focusing on something every woman goes through—menopause.

The Friend

The Friend

2025

as Iris

6.5
Acting

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

The Friend

2025

Executive Producer

6.5
Producing

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

Emmanuelle

2024

as Margot

5.0
Acting

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

Periodical

2024

as Self

7.5
Acting

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

Goodnight Mommy

2022

as Mother

6.3
Acting

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

Goodnight Mommy

2022

Executive Producer

6.3
Producing

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

Infinite Storm

2022

as Pam Bales

5.7
Acting

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

Infinite Storm

Infinite Storm

2022

Producer

5.7
Producing

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

This Is the Night

This Is the Night

2021

as Marie Dedea

5.6
Acting

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

This Is the Night

2021

Executive Producer

5.6
Producing

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

The Desperate Hour

2021

as Amy Carr

6.0
Acting

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

The Desperate Hour

The Desperate Hour

2021

Producer

6.0
Producing

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

Boss Level

Boss Level

2021

as Jemma Wells

6.9
Acting

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

Penguin Bloom

2021

as Sam Bloom

6.9
Acting

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

Penguin Bloom

2021

Producer

6.9
Producing

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

Luce

2019

as Amy Edgar

6.4
Acting

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

Ophelia

2019

as Queen Gertrude / Mechtild

7.1
Acting

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

The Wolf Hour

2019

as June Leigh

5.4
Acting

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

Vice

2018

as News Anchor (uncredited)

7.0
Acting

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

Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal

2018

as Self (archive footage)

5.7
Acting

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

Do Not Pick Up Hitchhikers

2017

as Self

5.0
Acting

Documentary about Twin Peaks: The Return.

A Bloody Finger in Your Mouth

A Bloody Finger in Your Mouth

2017

as Self

6.0
Acting

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

The Glass Castle

2017

as Rose Mary Walls

7.1
Acting

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

The Book of Henry

2017

as Susan Carpenter

7.5
Acting

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

Chuck

2017

as Linda Wepner

6.3
Acting

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

I Am Heath Ledger

I Am Heath Ledger

2017

as Self

7.4
Acting

The life and career of an actor, artist, and icon. His own journey through his own camera.

Shut In

Shut In

2016

as Mary Portman

5.3
Acting

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

3 Generations

2016

as Maggie

6.4
Acting

A teenager transitions from female to male, and his family must come to terms with that fact.

3 Generations

3 Generations

2016

Executive Producer

6.4
Producing

A teenager transitions from female to male, and his family must come to terms with that fact.

The Sea of Trees

The Sea of Trees

2016

as Joan Brennan

6.2
Acting

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

Demolition

2016

as Karen Moreno

6.8
Acting

An emotionally desperate investment banker finds hope through a woman he meets.

Allegiant

Allegiant

2016

as Evelyn Johnson-Eaton

6.1
Acting

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)

Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings)

2015

as Self

7.2
Acting

A making-of documentary for the 2014 film "Birdman".

While We're Young

While We're Young

2015

as Cornelia Schrebnick

6.0
Acting

An uptight documentary filmmaker and his wife find their lives loosened up a bit after befriending a free-spirited younger couple.

Insurgent

Insurgent

2015

as Evelyn Johnson-Eaton

6.4
Acting

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)

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

2014

as Lesley

7.5
Acting

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

St. Vincent

2014

as Daka Parimova

7.1
Acting

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

Diana

2013

as Princess Diana

5.6
Acting

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.

Sunlight Jr.

2013

as Melissa

5.2
Acting

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

Adore

2013

as Lil

6.1
Acting

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

Adore

2013

Executive Producer

6.1
Producing

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

Movie 43

2013

as Samantha (segment "Homeschooled")

4.6
Acting

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

Wide-Awake

2012

as The Makeup Artist

5.8
Acting

Ingénues, icons, action heroes, divas and the world's next great comedy star: 13 actresses who gave the dreamiest performances of 2012.

The Impossible

The Impossible

2012

as Maria Bennett

7.4
Acting

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

Woody Allen: A Documentary

2011

as Self

6.8
Acting

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

J. Edgar

2011

as Helen Gandy

6.2
Acting

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

Dream House

2011

as Ann Patterson

6.2
Acting

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

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

2010

as Sally

5.9
Acting

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

Fair Game

2010

as Valerie Plame

6.5
Acting

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

Mother and Child

2009

as Elizabeth

6.6
Acting

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

Heath Ledger: A Tribute

2009

as Self

10.0
Acting

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

The International

2009

as Eleanor Whitman

6.2
Acting

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

Funny Games

2008

as Ann

6.5
Acting

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

Funny Games

2008

Executive Producer

6.5
Producing

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

Eastern Promises

2007

as Anna Ivanovna Khitrova

7.4
Acting

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

The Painted Veil

2006

as Kitty Fane

7.3
Acting

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

The Painted Veil

2006

Producer

7.3
Producing

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

Inland Empire

2006

as Suzie Rabbit (voice)

7.0
Acting

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'

Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'

2006

as Self

5.7
Acting

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

Acting

Blooper reel for Peter Jackson's King Kong (2005)

King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries

King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries

2005

as Self

7.5
Acting

Academy Award - winning filmmaker Peter Jackson invites you behind the scenes of his latest movie to witness the birth of King Kong.

King Kong

King Kong

2005

as Ann Darrow

6.9
Acting

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

Stay

2005

as Lila Culpepper

6.6
Acting

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

The Ring Two

2005

as Rachel Keller

5.7
Acting

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

Ellie Parker

2005

as Ellie Parker

5.0
Acting

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

Ellie Parker

2005

Producer

5.0
Producing

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

The Present

2004

as Self

Acting

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

I ♥ Huckabees

I ♥ Huckabees

2004

as Dawn Campbell

6.3
Acting

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

We Don't Live Here Anymore

2004

as Edith Evans

5.6
Acting

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

We Don't Live Here Anymore

2004

Producer

5.6
Producing

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

The Assassination of Richard Nixon

2004

as Marie Bicke

6.5
Acting

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’

The Making of ‘Mulholland Drive’

2004

as Self

6.8
Acting

A short documentary about the making of David Lynch's film Mulholland Drive.

21 Grams: In Fragments

21 Grams: In Fragments

2004

as Self

Acting

A documentary on the making of 21 Grams (2003).

21 Grams

21 Grams

2003

as Cristina Peck

7.3
Acting

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

Le Divorce

2003

as Roxeanne de Persand

5.0
Acting

While visiting her sister in Paris, a young woman finds romance and learns her brother-in-law is a philanderer.

Ned Kelly

Ned Kelly

2003

as Julia Cook

6.1
Acting

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

Undertaking Betty

2002

as Meredith Mainwaring

6.1
Acting

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

The Outsider

2002

as Rebecca Yoder

5.7
Acting

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

The Ring

2002

as Rachel Keller

6.7
Acting

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

Rabbits

2002

as Suzie

6.8
Acting

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

Down

2001

as Jennifer Evans

5.1
Acting

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

Mulholland Drive

Mulholland Drive

2001

as Betty Elms / Diane Selwyn

7.8
Acting

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

Ellie Parker

2001

as Ellie Parker

5.2
Acting

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

Ellie Parker

2001

Producer

5.2
Producing

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

Never Date an Actress

2001

as The Shallow Girlfriend

Acting

A caring guy learns that dating his actress girlfriend is definitely NOT the wisest decision.

The Wyvern Mystery

The Wyvern Mystery

2000

as Alice Fairfield

4.4
Acting

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

Strange Planet

1999

as Alice

4.8
Acting

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

The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer

1999

as Holly Maddux

4.2
Acting

An account of early 1970s social activist Ira Einhorn, who allegedly murdered his girlfriend and then fled the country.

Mulholland Dr.

Mulholland Dr.

1999

as Betty

7.8
Acting
The Christmas Wish

The Christmas Wish

1998

as Renee

5.4
Acting

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

Babe: Pig in the City

1998

as Additional Character Voices (voice)

5.6
Acting

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

Dangerous Beauty

1998

as Giulia De Lezze

7.1
Acting

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

Under the Lighthouse Dancing

1997

as Louise

5.2
Acting

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

Persons Unknown

1996

as Molly

5.2
Acting

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

Timepiece

1996

as Mary Chandler

7.0
Acting

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

Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering

1996

as Grace Rhodes

4.4
Acting

A bright young medical student must solve the frightening mystery that plagues the children of a small Midwestern town.

Bermuda Triangle

Bermuda Triangle

1996

as Amanda

4.8
Acting

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

Tank Girl

1995

as Jet Girl

5.4
Acting

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

The Custodian

1994

as Louise

4.3
Acting

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

Gross Misconduct

1993

as Jennifer Carter

5.4
Acting

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

Wide Sargasso Sea

1993

as Fanny Grey

4.8
Acting

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

Matinee

1993

as Shopping Cart Starlet

6.6
Acting

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

Flirting

1991

as Janet Odgers

6.7
Acting

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

For Love Alone

1986

as Leo's Girlfriend

3.4
Acting

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

Larrikins

N/A

as Albatross (voice)

Acting

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

Acting

A young New York Times journalist tracking down a potential Nazi officer living secretly in Queens.

Harmonia

Harmonia

N/A

Acting

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

Acting

A scientist brings her teenage daughter to a remote region of Madagascar, where her determination to save endangered lemurs puts their relationship an...