History Creator / NaomiWatts

* DoesNotLikeShoes: She frequently appears barefoot in her movies and in real life. On an episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, she even explicitly mentions that she doesn’t understand how women wear high heels every day. She then takes off her shoes and does the remainder of the interview in her bare feet.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: She frequently appears barefoot in her movies and in real life. On an episode of ‘’Jimmy Kimmel Live’’, she even explicitly mentions that she doesn’t understand how women wear high heels every day. She then takes off her shoes and does the remainder of the interview in her bare feet.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: She frequently appears barefoot in her movies and in real life. On an episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, she even explicitly mentions that she doesn’t understand how women wear high heels every day. She then takes off her shoes and does the remainder of the interview in her bare feet.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: She frequently appears barefoot in her movies and in real life.

* {{Remake}}: She's been in ''Film/TheRing'', ''Film/KingKong2005'', ''Film/ThePaintedVeil'' and most recently ''Film/FunnyGames''.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: She played in the pilot of a potential spinoff series for ''Series/GameOfThrones''. Creator/{{HBO}} [[FailedPilotEpisode wasn't thrilled with it and it got cancelled]] in favor of the {{prequel}} called ''House of the Dragon''. Said pilot has yet to be seen outside of HBO's producers' circle.

* {{Remake}}: She's been in ''Film/TheRing'', ''Film/KingKong2005'', ''Film/ThePaintedVeil'' and most recently ''Film/FunnyGames''. She's also apparently playing the Tippi Hedren role in the upcoming remake of ''Film/TheBirds''.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: She played in the pilot of a potential spinoff series for ''Series/GameOfThrones''. Creator/{{HBO}} [[FailedPilotEpisode wasn't thrilled with it and it got cancelled]] in favor of ''House of the Dragon''. Said pilot has yet to be seen outside of HBO's producers' circle.

Naomi Ellen Watts (born September 28, 1968 in Shoreham, England) is an award winning British-Australian actress and occasional producer. Born in Shoreham, Kent in the UK and raised in Australia before moving to America, Watts struggled in the movie scene for some time, taking on small roles in films she has since admitted were "[[OldShame shit]]" to pay the rent, before being cast by Creator/DavidLynch in the lead role for his project ''Film/MulhollandDrive''. 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.

Naomi Ellen Watts (born September 28, 1968) is an award winning British-Australian actress and occasional producer. Born in Shoreham, Kent in the UK and raised in Australia before moving to America, Watts struggled in the movie scene for some time, taking on small roles in films she has since admitted were "[[OldShame shit]]" to pay the rent, before being cast by Creator/DavidLynch in the lead role for his project ''Film/MulhollandDrive''. 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 separated in the fall of 2016.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: Frequently appears barefoot in her movies and in real life.

* HugeGuyTinyGirl: She's 5'4, which makes her this when paired with taller co-stars. She was also this in real-life with 6"3 Liev Schreiber.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: frequently appears barefoot in her movies and in real life.

* HugeGuyTinyGirl: She's 5'4, which makes her this when paired with taller co-stars.

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[[caption-width-right:240:Naomi Watts. By the way, the ring she's wearing reads "[[ShapedLikeItself Watts]]".]]

-->-- '''On herself'''

->''"I wonder if Naomi Watts had some kind of stipulation in her contracts that there had to be at least one makeout with another actress in every movie she was in for a while."''
-->-- '''Matt Wilson''' [[http://comicsalliance.com/comicsalliance-tank-girl-review/ on]] ''Film/TankGirl''

Naomi Ellen Watts (born September 28, 1968) is an award winning British-Australian actress and occasional producer. Born in Shoreham, Kent in the UK and raised in Australia before moving to America, Watts struggled in the movie scene for some time, taking on small roles in films she has since admitted were "[[OldShame shit]]" to pay the rent, before being cast by Creator/DavidLynch in the lead role for his project ''Film/MulhollandDrive''. 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.

!!Appearances of note:

* ''Film/TwentyOneGrams'' (2003) (UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nominated for best actress)
* ''We Don't Live Here Anymore'' (2004)
* ''The Assassination of Richard Nixon'' (2004)

* ''Ellie Parker'' (2005)

* ''Film/{{Fair Game|2010}}'' (2010)

* ''Film/TheImpossible'' (2012) (UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nominated for best actress)

* ''Diana'' (2013)

* ''Film/{{Divergent}} film series'' (2015-2016)

* {{Fanservice}}: Her character in ''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]].

** Even when her character is modestly clothed, her films always find ways to subject her for a MaleGaze. ''Film/KingKong2005'' in particular made ''a lot'' of effort to give her a chunk of [[ShesGotLegs legs]] and FootFocus.

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.

Naomi Ellen Watts (born September 28, 1968) is an award winning British-Australian actress and occasional producer. Born in Shoreham, Kent in the UK and raised in Australia before moving to America, Watts struggled in the movie scene for some time, taking on small roles in films she has since admitted were "[[OldShame shit]]" to pay the rent, before being cast by DavidLynch in the lead role for his project ''Film/MulhollandDrive''. 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.

* FakeAmerican: [[invoked]] More than half of her roles.

* OldShame: [[invoked]] As mentioned above, she's flat-out stated that many of her early films were "shit" and that she only acted in them to pay the rent. Between ''Film/ChildrenOfTheCornIVTheGathering'', ''Film/TankGirl'' and ''The Shaft'', it's probably a good idea to avoid her pre-''Film/MulhollandDrive'' films.

* ThoseTwoActors: [[invoked]] With Sean Penn, her co-star in three films.

* MoneyDearBoy: [[invoked]] The reason she acted in movies that would later be her OldShame.

* RomanceOnTheSet: [[invoked]] Naomi met her partner, Liev Schreiber, when filming ''Film/ThePaintedVeil''.