Naomi Watts

Naomi Ellen Watts (born 28 September 1968) is a British actress and film producer. After her family moved to Australia, she made her film debut there in the drama For Love Alone (1986) and appeared in three television series and the film Flirting (1991). Ten years later, Watts moved to the United States, where she initially struggled as an actress. She took roles in small-scale films until she starred in her breakthrough role in David Lynch's psychological thriller Mulholland Drive in 2001. Watts ventured into television with the third season of David Lynch's mystery series Twin Peaks (2017) and the biographical miniseries The Loudest Voice (2019). In 2022, she starred in the Netflix thriller series The Watcher. In 2024, she portrayed Babe Paley in the anthology series Feud: Capote vs. The Swans, for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. Watts is particularly known for her work in remakes and independent productions with dark or tragic themes, as well as for portrayals of characters who endure loss or suffering. She has served as an ambassador for the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS and Pantene's Beautiful Lengths. Watts is reticent about discussing her personal life. From 2005 to 2016, she was in a relationship with American actor Liev Schreiber, with whom she has two sons. In June 2023, she married American actor Billy Crudup.