Naomi Watts

Naomi Watts is undeniably one of our generation’s finest actors. She has garnered several impressive accolades throughout her career, including two Academy Award® nominations. She is also a successful producer and businesswoman.

She recently received rave reviews for her portrayal of Sam Bloom in the Netflix drama Penguin Bloom, based on the true story and best-selling book about a mom coping with the aftermath of a harrowing accident. She starred in and produced Phillip Noyce’s The Desperate Hour, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and is performed almost entirely by Watts. She also starred in and produced the Blumhouse drama This Is the Night, the thriller Infinite Storm for Bleeker Street and Amazon’s Goodnight Mommy.

Watts received her first Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for her performance in Alejandro Gonzalez Iñarritu’s  21 Grams, starring opposite Sean Penn and Benicio Del Toro. That role also garnered her Best Actress nominations from SAG and BAFTA, as well as honors from several critics’ associations, including the Broadcast Film Critics. She won the Audience Award (Lion of the Public) at the Venice International Film Festival, and the film won the Special Distinction Award at the Independent Spirit Awards.

Her second Best Actress Academy Award nomination was for her role in Juan Antonio Bayona’s The Impossible. She also received Golden Globe®, SAG and Critics Choice Award nominations, as well as taking home the Desert Palm Achievement Actress Award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival. Watts also earned a SAG Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the comedy drama St. Vincent opposite Bill Murray and starred in Iñarritu’s Best Picture Oscar®-winning film Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) with Emma Stone and Michael Keaton.

On television, Watts recently starred opposite Bobby Cannavale in Ryan Murphy’s limited series The Watcher, based on a true story for Netflix. She also portrayed Gretchen Carlson in Showtime’s limited series The Loudest Voice, starring Russell Crowe as Roger Ailes, and starred as ”Janey-E Jones” in David Lynch’s Twin Peaks: The Return, starring Kyle MacLachlan. She also starred in and produced the Netflix series Gypsy.

Other recent credits include Boss Level with Frank Grillo and Mel Gibson; Ophelia with Daisy Ridley; Luce with Tim Roth and Octavia Spencer; The Wolf Hour, in which she also produced; Colin Trevorrow’s The Book of Henry; and The Glass Castle with Brie Larson and Woody Harrelson.

Watts has had an impressive list of movies since her acclaimed turn in David Lynch’s controversial drama Mulholland Drive, for which she earned Best Actress awards from several critics’ organizations, including the National Board of Review and National Society of Film Critics. In addition to starring in Peter Jackson’s remake of King Kong, her film credits include Gore Verbinski’s The Ring and its sequel, The Ring 2; Merchant-Ivory’s Le Divorce; We Don’t Live Here Anymore (also produced); David O. Russell’s I (Heart) Huckabee’s; The Assassination of Richard Nixon; John Curran’s The Painted Veil (also produced); David Cronenberg’s drama/thriller Eastern Promises; Michael Haneke’s thriller Funny Games (also produced); Tom Twyker’s The International; Rodrigo Garcia’s Mother and Child, for which she received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress; Woody Allen’s You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger; Doug Liman’s Fair Game; Clint Eastwood’s J. Edgar; Adore opposite Robin Wright (also producer); Noah Baumbach’s While We’re Young; Demolition; Gus Van Sant’s Sea of Trees; 3 Generations opposite Susan Sarandon and Elle Fanning (also produced); the psychological thriller Shut In; the boxing drama Chuck; and two installments of the Divergent franchise.

Born in England, Watts moved to Australia at the age of 14 and began studying acting. Her first major film role came in John Duigan’s Flirting. She produced and starred in the short film Ellie Parker, which screened in competition at the Sundance Film Festival.

Among her many awards and recognitions, Watts received the Montecito Award from the Santa Barbara Film Festival for her role in King Kong; was honored by the Palm Springs Film Festival for 21 Grams; and was named the Female Star of Tomorrow at ShoWest and received the Breakthrough Acting Award at the Hollywood Film Festival, both for her work in Mulholland Drive. She was also honored for her entire body of work at the Deauville Film Festival.

Watts is a co-founder of ONDA Beauty, an online and retail clean beauty boutique, and has partnered with Amyris, Inc. to create a new consumer brand called STRIPES to provide science-backed, menopause wellness personal care products.