Biography Naomi Watts

Naomi Watts was born on September 28, 1968, who is an English-born Australian actress and producer. Watts was born in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England, where she lived until the age of eight. Naomi's parents, Peter and Myfanwy Watts had separated when she was four years old, and when Naomi Watts was seven her father died. Following her father's death, her mother moveded the family to the town of Llangefni more especifically Llanfawr Farm, a district of Llangefni, in Northern Wales, where they lived with Naomi's grandparents, Hugh and Nikki Roberts, although her mother occasionally moved the family around Wales and England, usually to follow boyfriends, but she always ended up returning to Llangefni. Naomi Watts lived there until she was 14. Then, during a trip to Australia, her mother became convinced that there was "the land of opportunities" and moved the family to Sydney in 1982. Her grandmother, Nikki, was Australian, which made it easier to obtain the documentation necessary, since Naomi and her family were entitled to Australian citizenship.

Naomi's father was a sound engineer with Pink Floyd and her mother is described by Watts as a hippie "with passive-aggressive tendencies" who used to threaten to send her and her brother to foster care in order to convince her grandparents to take care of the family, since her mother had no money after her father's passing.

In Sydney, Naomi Watts attended several acting schools and in the very first lesson in the first school, she met Nicole Kidman, with whom she shared a taxi home from class. In 1986 Naomi took a break from acting and went to Japan to work as a model, but the experience was fruitless, and Naomi Watts describes it as one of the worst periods of her life, which lasted for about four months. Upon returning to Australia, Naomi Watts went to work for a local department store and from there she went to work as assistant fashion editor with an Australian fashion magazine. Naomi only returned to acting when a casual invitation from a colleague to participate in a small play rekindled her passion for the scenic arts and prompted her to quit her job and dedicate herself completely to making it as an actress.

At 18, Naomi Watts decided to try her hand at modeling and was hired by an agency in Japan. After a year of struggles, she realized this sort of exposure was not what for her and returned home. Now working in the fashion industry behind the camera. Naomi Watts was hired as an editor at Follow Me, a fashion magazine. The acting bug was too strong, however, and Watts landed roles in 1991's Flirting, with Nicole Kidman and Thandie Newton, and in an Australian miniseries alongside Russell Crowe.

With the ultimate desire of being a star in Hollywood, Naomi Watts took a leap of faith and moved to Los Angeles. Bit roles in 1993's Matinee and 1995's Tank Girl gave her experience but not quite the boost she needed to become a recognizable face or name. Even after a few consecutive TV productions with CBS and parts in 1996's Children of the Corn IV, 1998's Dangerous Beauty and 1999's Strange Planet, a breakthrough performance had not yet been achieved.

Naomi Watts first appeared in television commercials and then the drama series Home and Away in 1988 in the role of Julie Gibson. Naomi's first big break came with the 1995 movie Tank Girl with the part of Jet Girl. Naomi Watts career post-Mulholland Drive has skyrocketed, with starring roles in the film short Ellie Parker and the blockbuster thriller The Ring, which hit the No. 1 spot at the box-office in its opening weekend and has already made more than $80 million in four weeks of release. She can soon add The Kelly Gang, 21 Grams with Benicio Del Toro and Sean Penn, and Le Divorce with Kate Hudson to her resume. With The Kelly Gang and fellow Aussie Heath Ledger by her side, it's clear that Naomi Watts has a bright Hollywood future ahead of her.