Australian actress Naomi Watts was born in Shorham, in the county of Kent Britain in 1968, namely on September 28. Her parents: Peter Watts and Minfannvi Roberts. The occupation of Naomi Watts's parents was very far from her future vocation: her mother was engaged in the sale of antiques, and her father was the sound engineer in the famous English band Pink Floyd. Naomi Watts has an older brother Benjamin, now a famous photographer. When Naomi was 4 years old, her parents divorced, and 3 years later her father died. After the divorce, the mother of two children, Mrs. Watts traveled half of England in search of a better share and, after all, decided to settle in one place. To this end, she returned to her mother's homeland, to Australia. Naomi at that time was already 14 years old.
Love of art.
Where did Watts Naomi's love for acting come from? Her mother played in an amateur theater, and Naomi, attending her performances, joined in acting skills. Soon Naomi graduated from the school of acting, and then began attending numerous auditions. There she met her future best friend, Nicole Kidman.
First roles.
Acting career Naomi Watts began in 1986 with the film "Only for the sake of love." At 18, the Australian actress decided to dramatically change her life and moved into the modeling business. However, she quickly realized that the career of the model was not her path, and became a journalist in the fashion field. But even this did not satisfy her professional search, she decided to return to acting.
After some time she got two small roles: one in the film "Flirt", and the other - in the Australian TV series. Thanks to the filming in the movie "Flirt", Naomi Watts got another role from that director in the film "The Infinite Sargasso Sea".
Conquest of Los Angeles.
After success in Australian cinema, Naomi Watts went to conquer Los Angeles. However, the first Hollywood movies Naomi Watts ("Daytime Session", "Tankist", "Children of the Corn 4" and others) did not help her to become a star.
Step to fame for Naomi Watts was David Lynch's film "Mulholland Drive." In the film, Naomi Watts brilliantly played a girl with a split personality. This role brought her fame. For this role, Naomi received her first award - an award from the American Film Critics Association. The film "Mulholland Drive" was for Naomi Watts a kind of take-off area. After that she played in two more films: "Ellie Parker" (for which she received the title of best actress of short films) and "Call". Thanks to these films, Naomi became famous and began to receive offers on shooting continuously. Among the most famous films with Naomi Watts: "21 grams", "Kill the President", "Divorce", etc.
In 2005, another film was released featuring Naomi Watts, King Kong. In it, she played the role of King Kong's sweetheart. Before her, this role was performed with incredible success by Fei Ray and Jessica Lang, but Naomi Watts did not hit her face in the dirt and played her role adequately.
Personal life.
In love, as in a career, Naomi Watts is a success. Among her boyfriends there are the names of director Daniel Kirby, screenwriter Jeff Sminga, another director Stephen Hopkins and partner for the film "Banda Kelly" Heath Ledger. Since 2005, Naomi Watts has linked her life with actor Liv Schreiber. At the moment, this star pair has two children: sons Alexander Pete and Semyuel Kai. Their entire family now lives in New York.
Among Naomi Watts' friends there are also many famous names: Benicio del Toro, Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise, Ayla Fisher, Simon Becker. With the latter, Naomi Watts is also related by ties: the daughter of Simon is the goddaughter of Naomi.
Interesting Facts.
A lot of interesting facts and myths are connected with the name of Naomi Watts. According to Naomi herself, the idea of an acting career came to her mind at the age of five, when she saw her mother on the stage for the first time. As you know, the glory of Naomi brought her role in the film "Mulholland Drive". And a very interesting story about how Naomi got this role. She did not even have to audition: the director only had to see the photo on the actress's resume (which, by the way, her brother-photographer did) to make the final decision. Subsequently, the participation of Naomi Watts in this film repeatedly helped her to bypass rivals in casting in other films. In the movie "Call" Naomi Watts hit, bypassing many star nominees, including Kate Beckinsale, Jennifer Connelly, Gwyneth Paltrow and Kate Winslet. Naomi's role in this film was greatly helped by her participation in the film "Mulholland Drive", as the director chose Naomi after viewing the first montage version of "Mulholland".
After filming in the film "Banda Kelly" with the easy hand of director Gregor Jordan, Watts received the nickname "a box with a secret." In the process of casting for the film "King Kong" the director tried in vain to find an actress, fragile in appearance, with a steel inner core. After watching "Mulholland", he immediately rejected the candidacy of Kate Winslet, who did not meet his requirements, and approved Naomi Watts. A notable fact in the biography of Naomi is that in 2005 she became the UN Goodwill Ambassador for HIV / AIDS. The appearance of Naomi Watts also deserves the closest attention. Due to her beauty, she was included in the list of the sexiest women in the world, and took second place out of a hundred. In the list of the most beautiful people in the world in 2006, she also settled in second place out of 27. Fame came to an actress at the age of Christ, at age 33. It deserves respect, at this age, many retire from the distance, and Naomi Watts just started, and started with success.
What is the busy actress today?
Today Naomi Watts is busy shooting several films at once: "The International", "Need", "King Lear", "Mother and Child", "Eastern Promises".
The popularity of Naomi Watts was won not only thanks to her acting skills. In the film "The Painted Veil" Naomi Watts is not only an actress, but also a co-producer. As a producer, she is known in the films "Ally Parker", "We do not live here anymore".
To date, Naomi Watts - a very successful, well-known actress and a successful producer, a mother of two sons and a loving wife.