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Naomi Watts Biography

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Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber

Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber at the NY premiere of 'King Kong.'

© Universal Pictures, Carlos Allegri Photographer

Naomi Watts' Birth Date:

September 28, 1968

Place of Birth:

Shoreham, Kent, England (though most fans believe she was born in Australia)

Role That Got Her Noticed:

Playing Betty Elms/Diane Selwyn in David Lynch's bizarre thriller Mulholland Dr put Watts on the map.

Award-Worthy Performance:

Naomi Watts was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for her starring role in the 2003 film, 21 Grams. She lost out to Charlize Theron in Monster.

Significant Other:

Watts and her actor boyfriend Liev Schreiber are the proud parents of two boys: Alexander Pete (born on July 25, 2007) and Samuel Kai (born on December 13, 2008).

Notable Movie Credits:

Flirting (1991)
Wide Sargasso Sea (1993)
Gross Misconduct (1993)
Tank Girl (1995)
Children of the Corn: The Gathering (1996)
Persons Unknown (1996)
Under the Lighthouse Dancing (1997)
Dangerous Beauty (1998)
Babe: Pig in the City (1998)
Strange Planet (1999)
Down (2001)
Mulholland Dr (2001)
Rabbits (2002)
The Ring (2002)
Undertaking Betty (2002)
Ned Kelly (2003)
Le divorce (2003)
21 Grams (2003)
We Don't Live Here Anymore (2004)
The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004)
I Heart Huckabees (2004)
Ellie Parker (2005)
The Ring Two (2005)
Stay (2005)
King Kong (2005)
The Painted Veil (2006)
Eastern Promises (2007)
Funny Games (2007)
The International (2009)
Fair Game (2010)

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