History Creator / NaomiWatts

* MsFanservice: Even when her character is modestly clothed, her films always find ways to subject her for a MaleGaze. Her character in ''Film/IHeartHuckabees'' is a model for the titular company and thus spends much of her screen time half-naked. However, [[spoiler:near the end she undergoes an awakening and spends the rest of the film wearing baggy overalls and a bonnet, leaving Fuckabe-uh, Huckabees]]; and ''Film/KingKong2005'' in particular made ''a lot'' of effort to give her a chunk of LegFocus and FootFocus.

* PrefersGoingBarefoot: She goes barefoot in many of her movies (perhaps most notably in ''Film/{{King Kong|2005}}'') and quite frequently in real life. On an episode of ''Series/JimmyKimmelLive'', she even [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RVTkY7yZ08g explicitly mentions]] that she doesn’t understand how women wear high heels every day. She then gleefully takes off her shoes and [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WwYAuvBcQ1Y does the remainder of the interview in her bare feet]].

In addition, Watts had a relationship with Creator/HeathLedger (she allegedly had to talk him into starring in ''Film/BrokebackMountain'') from August 2002 to May 2004 before breaking up with him in 2005. She then met and began a relationship with actor Creator/LievSchreiber in the spring of 2005; they had two children together and eventually broke up in the fall of 2016. In 2017, she began dating her ''Series/{{Gypsy}}'' co-star Creator/BillyCrudup, eventually marrying in June 2023

* DoesNotLikeShoes: She goes barefoot in many of her movies (perhaps most notably in ''Film/{{King Kong|2005}}'') and quite frequently in real life. On an episode of ''Series/JimmyKimmelLive'', she even [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RVTkY7yZ08g explicitly mentions]] that she doesn’t understand how women wear high heels every day. She then gleefully takes off her shoes and [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WwYAuvBcQ1Y does the remainder of the interview in her bare feet]].

In addition, Watts had a relationship with Creator/HeathLedger (she allegedly had to talk him into starring in ''Film/BrokebackMountain'') from August 2002 to May 2004 before breaking up with him in 2005. She then met and began a relationship with actor Creator/LievSchreiber in the spring of 2005; they had two children together and eventually broke up in the fall of 2016. In 2017, she began dating her ''Series/{{Gypsy}}'' co-star Creator/BillyCrudup.

!!Trivia regarding Naomi Watts:
* ActorAllusion: She's played a struggling actress in LA twice - in ''Film/MulhollandDrive'' and ''Ellie Parker''. In ''Film/BirdmanOrTheUnexpectedVirtueOfIgnorance'', she played a struggling actress on Broadway instead, just to mix it up.
* CreatorBacklash:
** She dislikes most of her films before ''Mulholland Dr.'', which she did just for the money and bluntly referred to as "shit".
** She wasn't fond of ''Diana'', calling the production "a sinking ship".
* FakeAmerican: She plays this more often than her own nationality.
* FakeBrit: She is British but grew up in Australia and so has to fake the accent. She does so in ''Film/ThePaintedVeil'', ''Diana'' and ''Film/TheImpossible''.
* MoneyDearBoy: She has no qualms in stating that the reason she appeared in most of her pre-''Mulholland Dr.'' (and thus pre-fame) movies was that she needed the money.
* PlayingWithCharacterType:
** She's normally some kind of Woobie who endures a lot of suffering. As Evelyn in the ''{{Literature/Divergent}}'' films, she's a JerkassWoobie who causes a lot of suffering. She's also brunette!
** Watts often plays a lot of MamaBear types or else competent, independent women, while in ''Film/TheBookOfHenry'' she starts out as a ditzy slacker who eventually matures into her usual type.
** Gertrude and Mechtild in ''Film/{{Ophelia}}'', who both have woobie qualities and go through a lot of suffering, yet also inflict suffering on others out of bitterness or thoughtlessness. Gertrude also tends to put herself above her son and surrogate daughter, although she finally starts defending them towards the end. Gertrude is also more needy and immature compared to many of Watts' other roles.
* RealitySubtext: She has a fear of swimming in deep water, making some of her scenes in ''Film/TheImpossible'' rather appropriate.
* RomanceOnTheSet: With Creator/LievSchreiber while filming ''Film/ThePaintedVeil'', although they had met before they started filming. They separated in autumn 2016, after eleven years together, and have two kids.
* StarMakingRole: ''Film/MulhollandDrive'' and ''Film/TheRing'' were pretty significant turning points in her career.
* ThoseTwoActors: She's starred with Creator/SeanPenn in three films.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** She was the first choice for ''Film/TheConstantGardener''. She had to decline due to commitments to ''Film/KingKong2005'' and the role went to Creator/RachelWeisz - who won an Oscar for it.
** She was offered and turned down the role of Sue Storm in ''Film/FantasticFour2005''. Creator/JessicaAlba got the part.
** She was offered the role of Narcissa Malfoy in ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire'', but her agency rejected it before she ever found out, and the producers ultimately went with Helen [=McCrory=].
** She was slated to play Regan in a film adaptation of ''Theatre/KingLear'' in 2009, alongside Al Pacino as Lear, Gwyneth Paltrow as Goneril and Keira Knightley as Cordelia. The project never got off the ground.
** She was forced to turn down both ''Film/MelindaAndMelinda'' and ''Film/CassandrasDream'' due to scheduling conflicts. She finally got to work with Creator/WoodyAllen in ''Film/YouWillMeetATallDarkStranger''.
** She really wanted the part of Selina Kyle in ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'' but was deemed too old, and it went to Creator/AnneHathaway. She was considered for the part of [[Comicbook/TaliaAlGhul Miranda Tate/Talia]] in before Creator/MarionCotillard was cast.
** She was cast as one of the main protagonists of the ''Series/GameOfThrones'' prequel series, ''[[WorkingTitle Bloodmoon]]'', described as "a charismatic socialite hiding a dark secret". However, the series was cancelled in 2019 after a [[FailedPilotEpisode negatively received pilot episode]], with ''Series/HouseOfTheDragon'' getting greenlit instead. Said pilot has yet to be seen outside of Creator/{{HBO}}'s producers' circle.

Her performance as Betty Elms/Diane Selwyn won critical acclaim and the attention of some major players in [[HollywoodCalifornia Hollywood]] and beyond. She has since enjoyed success in a far greater choice of film roles, balancing her resume with box-office successes like Gore Verbinski's 2002 remake of the Japanese horror film ''[[Film/TheRing Ringu]]'' and deeper roles in indie films such as 2003's ''21 Grams'', which earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress that many felt was long overdue.

In addition, Watts had a relationship with late actor Creator/HeathLedger (she allegedly had to talk him into starring in 2005's Best Picture nominee ''Film/BrokebackMountain'') from August 2002 to May 2004 before breaking up with him in 2005 and later meeting actor Creator/LievSchreiber in the spring of 2005. They have since had two children together. They later broke up in the fall of 2016. In 2017, she began dating her ''Series/{{Gypsy}}'' co-star Creator/BillyCrudup.