Naomi WattsNaomi Watts publicity still, c. 2002.Naomi Watts (born September 28, 1968) is an English-born Australian actress and producer. Watts was born in Shoreham-by-Sea, Kent, England, where she lived until the age of eight. Her parents, Peter and Myfanwy Watts had separated when she was four years old, and when she was seven her father died. Following her father's death, her mother relocated 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. She 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. Her 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 threat 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, she 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 she took a break from acting and went to Japan to work as a model, but the experience was fruitless, and Watts describes it as one of the worst periods of her life, which lasted for about four months. Upon returning to Australia, 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. She 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. She first appeared in television commercials and then the drama series Home and Away in 1988 in the role of Julie Gibson. Her first big break came with the 1995 movie Tank Girl with the part of Jet Girl. In 2001, Watts appeared in David Lynch's Mulholland Dr., a performance which won high praise but failed to gain her an Academy Award nomination. The quality and size of Watts' roles improved after Mulholland Dr., and she starred in the highly successful US remake of The Ring, a Japanese horror movie. In 2004 she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for her performance in the film 21 Grams. Filmography
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In 2004 she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for her performance in the film 21 Grams. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3572553.stm. The quality and size of Watts' roles improved after Mulholland Dr., and she starred in the highly successful US remake of The Ring, a Japanese horror movie. Zinta also writes monthly columns for BBC South Asia. In 2001, Watts appeared in David Lynch's Mulholland Dr., a performance which won high praise but failed to gain her an Academy Award nomination. http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/512087.cms. Her first big break came with the 1995 movie Tank Girl with the part of Jet Girl. She also won herself another Filmfare Award but this time for Best Actress in the Popular Awards category. She first appeared in television commercials and then the drama series Home and Away in 1988 in the role of Julie Gibson. In the year of 2003, she won many awards for her dull role, Naina for the film, Kal Ho Naa Ho. She 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. Zinta has never turned to vulgar roles or a skin-show. Upon returning to Australia, 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. She is currently at the top of the list of Bollywood actresses. In 1986 she took a break from acting and went to Japan to work as a model, but the experience was fruitless, and Watts describes it as one of the worst periods of her life, which lasted for about four months. Mil Gaya" and "Kal Ho Na Ho". In Sydney, she 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 2003, Zinta had two smash hits films, "Koi.. Her 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 threat 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. Born in Shimla, after earning a degree in criminal psychology, Zinta's began her career as a model, television anchor, and commercial actress before breaking into cinema in 1998 with her role in Dil Se, for which she won a Filmfare award (Best Female Debut). Her grandmother, Nikki, was Australian, which made it easier to obtain the documentation necessary, since Naomi and her family were entitled to Australian citizenship. Preity Zinta (born 31 January 1975) is an Indian actress. 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. Dil Se (1998). She lived there until she was 14. Soldier (1998). Following her father's death, her mother relocated 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. Sangharsh (1999). Her parents, Peter and Myfanwy Watts had separated when she was four years old, and when she was seven her father died. Kya Kehna (1999). Watts was born in Shoreham-by-Sea, Kent, England, where she lived until the age of eight. Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega (1999). Naomi Watts (born September 28, 1968) is an English-born Australian actress and producer. Mission Kashmir (2000). Ann Darrow. Farz (2001). King Kong (2005) …. Chori Chori Chupke Chupke (2001). Anymore (http://www.up4u.net/cms/go.php?pagename=Movie/Anymore) (2004) …. Dil Chahta Hai (2001). Rachel Keller. Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke (2001). The Ring Two (2004) …. Dil Hai Tumhara (2002). Lila Culpepper. The Hero (2003). Stay (http://www.up4u.net/cms/go.php?pagename=Movie/Stay) (2004) …. Armaan (2003). Dawn Campbell. Mil Gaya (2003). I Heart Huckabees (2004) …. Koi.. Marie Byck. Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003). Assassination of Richard Nixon, The (2004) …. Lakshya (2004). Edith Evans. Dil Ne Jise Apna Kahaa (2004). We Don’t Live Here Anymore (2004) …. Veer-Zaara (2004). 21 Grams (2003). Le Divorce (2003). Ned Kelly (2003). Rabbits (2002). The Outsider (2002). Plots with a View (2002). The Ring (2002). Mulholland Dr. (2001). Down (2001). Ellie Parker (2001). The Wyvern Mystery (2000). Strange Planet (1999). The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer (1999). A House Divided (1998). The Christmas Wish (1998). Babe: Pig in the City (1998). Dangerous Beauty (1998). Sleepwalkers (1997) (television series). Under the Lighthouse Dancing (1997). Persons Unknown (1996). Timepiece (1996). Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering (1996). Bermuda Triangle (1996). Tank Girl (1995). The Custodian (1993). Gross Misconduct (1993). Wide Sargasso Sea (1993). Matinee (1993). Brides of Christ (1991) (television mini-series). Flirting (1991). Home and Away (1988) (television series). For Love Alone (1986). |