Also Credited As: Naomi Watts
Born: on 09/28/1968 in Shoreham, England
Job Titles: Actor

Family
Brother: Ben Watts.
Father: Peter Watts. worked with Pink Floyd (his manic laugh kicks off The Dark Side of the Moon); died in 1975, when Naomi was seven
Grandfather: Hugh Roberts. lived with after her father's death
Grandmother: Nikki Roberts. Australian; lived with after her father's death
Mother: Myfanwy Watts. separated from husband when Naomi was four years old; following Naomi's father's death, her mother relocated the family to North Wales, where they lived with Naomi's grandparents; moved the family to Sydney in 1982, when Naomi was 14
 

Naomi Watts Biography
Although she had been acting for more than fifteen years, Naomi Watts broke through to stardom when she was tapped by David Lynch to portray an aspiring starlet in "Mulholland Drive" (2001), his darkly nightmarish vision of Los Angeles. Originally made as a pilot for a projected television series, the film found a second life when producer Alain Sarde and StudioCanal joined forces to provide funding for Lynch to re-imagine his vision as a feature film. After its premiere at Cannes, "Mulholland Drive" went on to confound or captivate critics and audiences, but nearly all were certain that Watts emerged as an actress of force and presence.
Born in England on Sept. 28, 1968, the youngster suffered the trauma of losing her father when she was only seven years old. Four years later, she relocated to Australia with her mom and began to study acting. Eventually, she began going on auditions (at one she met her best friend Nicole Kidman) and landed her first film role in "For Love Alone" (1986). Watts enjoyed her first substantial part alongside best pal Kidman in "Flirting" (1991), the John Duigan-directed sequel to "The Year My Voice Broke". Cast as a snobby schoolgirl, the teen actress made an impression and her career was born. Watts went on to co-star with Oscar-winner Brenda Fricker, Josephine Byrnes, Kym Wilson and a young Russell Crowe in the Australian miniseries "Brides of Christ" (1991). Duigan tapped her once again when he cast her in a supporting role in "Wide Sargasso Sea" (1992). Moving to the USA, Watts acted in her first Hollywood movie, the comedy "Matinee" (also 1992) in a bit role as an aspiring movie star. She enjoyed a cult hit as Jet Girl in the film adaptation of the comic book "Tank Girl" (1995) but box-office success and that seminal role to catapult her to stardom still eluded her.