Naomi Watts biography
Naomi Watts is an English actress (born 1968), born on 28 September 1968 in Shoreham.
Naomi Watts's screen career began in 1986 with For Love Alone, playing Leo's girlfriend.
Naomi Watts has appeared in 75 films and 21 television or streaming titles.
The most recent films are Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026), The Friend (2024), Emmanuelle (2024).
Honours include Saturn Award for Best Actress, Film Independent Spirit Awards and Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast.
Coming up next: The Housewife (2026), Closing Night (2026).
- Born
- 28 September 1968 (age 58)
- Birthplace
- Shoreham
- Work
- Actor, Television actor, Film producer, Stage actor, Film actor
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1986 to present
- Awards
- Saturn Award for Best Actress
- Film Independent Spirit Awards
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast
- Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
- Australian Film Institute Global Achievement Award
- Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
Naomi Watts filmography
77 films and 21 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | The Housewife | Hermine Braunsteiner | Post-production | |
| 2026 | Spider-Man: Brand New Day | E.V. | Voice role | |
| 2026 | Closing Night | April Donaldson | Post-production | |
| 2024 | The Friend | Iris | Also executive producer | |
| 2024 | Emmanuelle | Margot | ||
| 2022 | Goodnight Mommy | Mother | Also executive producer | |
| 2022 | Infinite Storm | Pam Bales | Also producer | |
| 2021 | This Is the Night | Marie Dedea | Also executive producer | |
| 2021 | Boss Level | Jemma Wells | ||
| 2021 | The Desperate Hour | Amy Carr | Also producer | |
| 2020 | Penguin Bloom | Sam Bloom | Also executive producer | |
| 2019 | Luce | Amy Edgar | ||
| 2019 | The Wolf Hour | June Leigh | Also executive producer | |
| 2018 | Ophelia | Queen Gertrude / Mechthild | ||
| 2018 | Vice | Fox News Anchor | Uncredited cameo appearance | |
| 2017 | The Book of Henry | Susan Carpenter | ||
| 2017 | The Glass Castle | Rose Mary Walls | ||
| 2016 | Shut In | Mary Portman | ||
| 2016 | Chuck | Linda Wepner | ||
| 2016 | The Divergent Series: Allegiant | Evelyn Johnson-Eaton | ||
| 2015 | 3 Generations | Maggie | Also executive producer | |
| 2015 | Demolition | Karen Moreno | ||
| 2015 | The Divergent Series: Insurgent | Evelyn Johnson-Eaton | ||
| 2015 | The Sea of Trees | Joan Brennan | ||
| 2014 | St. Vincent | Daka Parimova |
Show all 77 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Birdman | English | ||
| 2014 | While We're Young | Cornelia Schrebnick | ||
| 2014 | Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) | Lesley Truman | ||
| 2013 | Sunlight Jr | Melissa Wingers | ||
| 2013 | Two Mothers | English | ||
| 2013 | Movie 43 | Samantha Miller | Segment: "Homeschooled" | |
| 2013 | Diana | Diana, Princess of Wales | ||
| 2013 | Adoration | Lil Weston | Also executive producer | |
| 2012 | The Impossible | Maria Bennett | ||
| 2011 | J. Edgar | Helen Gandy | ||
| 2011 | Dream House | Ann Patterson | ||
| 2010 | You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger | Sally Channing | ||
| 2010 | Fair Game | Valerie Plame | ||
| 2009 | The International | Eleanor Whitman | ||
| 2009 | Mother and Child | Elizabeth Joyce | ||
| 2007 | Funny Games U.S. | English | ||
| 2007 | Eastern Promises | Anna "Anya" Ivanovna Khitrova | ||
| 2007 | Funny Games | Ann Farber | Also executive producer | |
| 2006 | The Painted Veil | Kitty Garstin Fane | Also producer | |
| 2006 | Inland Empire | Suzie Rabbit | ||
| 2005 | King Kong | Ann Darrow | ||
| 2005 | The Ring Two | Rachel Keller | ||
| 2005 | Stay | Lila Culpepper | ||
| 2005 | Ellie Parker | Ellie Parker | Also producer | |
| 2004 | I Heart Huckabees | Dawn Campbell | ||
| 2004 | The Assassination of Richard Nixon | Marie Andersen Bicke | ||
| 2004 | We Don't Live Here Anymore | Edith Evans | Also producer | |
| 2003 | Ned Kelly | Julia Cook | ||
| 2003 | Le Divorce | Roxeanne de Persand | ||
| 2003 | 21 Grams | Cristina Peck | ||
| 2002 | The Ring | Rachel Keller | ||
| 2002 | Rabbits | Suzie | Short film series | |
| 2002 | Plots with a View | Meredith Mainwaring | ||
| 2001 | Ellie Parker | Ellie Parker | Short film; also producer | |
| 2001 | Mulholland Drive | Betty Elms / Diane Selwyn | ||
| 2001 | Down | Jennifer Evans | ||
| 2001 | Never Date an Actress | Shallow Girlfriend | Short film | |
| 1999 | Strange Planet | Alice | ||
| 1998 | Dangerous Beauty | Giulia De Lezze | ||
| 1998 | Babe: Pig in the City | , N/a | Additional voices | |
| 1998 | A House Divided | Amanda | Short film | |
| 1997 | Under the Lighthouse Dancing | Louise | ||
| 1996 | Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering | Grace Rhodes | ||
| 1996 | Bermuda Triangle | |||
| 1996 | Persons Unknown | Molly L. Chenoweth | ||
| 1995 | Tank Girl | Jet Girl | ||
| 1993 | Matinee | "Shook Up Shopping Cart" starlet | ||
| 1993 | Wide Sargasso Sea | Fanny Grey | ||
| 1993 | The Custodian | Louise | ||
| 1993 | Gross Misconduct | Jennifer Carter | ||
| 1991 | Flirting | Janet Odgers | ||
| 1986 | For Love Alone | Leo's girlfriend |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Love Story | Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis | Main role; 3 episodes | |
| 2025 | Too Much | Ann Ratigan | Recurring role; 4 episodes | |
| 2025 | All's Fair | Liberty Ronson | Main role; 9 episodes (also executive producer) | |
| 2024 | Feud: Capote vs. The Swans | Babe Paley | Main role; 8 episodes (also executive producer) | |
| 2022 | The Watcher | Nora Brannock | Main role; 7 episodes (also executive producer) | |
| 2020 | Secrets of the Zoo: Down Under | Narrator | Voice role; 10 episodes (season 1) | |
| 2019 | The Loudest Voice | Gretchen Carlson | Main role; 7 episodes | |
| 2019 | Bloodmoon | Unknown | Unaired television pilot | |
| 2017 | Twin Peaks | Janey-E Jones | Main role; 10 episodes (season 3) | |
| 2017 | Gypsy | Jean Holloway | Main role; 10 episodes (also executive producer) | |
| 2011 | Woody Allen: A Documentary | English | ||
| 2002 | The Outsider | Rebecca Yoder | Television film | |
| 2000 | The Wyvern Mystery | Alice Fairfield | Television film | |
| 1999 | The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer | Holly Maddux | Television film | |
| 1998 | The Christmas Wish | Renee | Television film | |
| 1997 | Sleepwalkers | Kate Russell | Main role; 9 episodes | |
| 1996 | Timepiece | Mary Chandler | Television film | |
| 1996 | Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle | Amanda | Television film | |
| 1991 | Home and Away | Julie Gibson | Recurring role; 19 episodes | |
| 1991 | Brides of Christ | Frances Heffernan | Miniseries; 5 episodes | |
| 1990 | Hey Dad..! | Belinda Lawrence | Episodes: "Eternal Quadrangle" and "Bulk Bill Dill" |