Naomi Ellen Watts is an Anglo-Australian actress and producer, twice nominated for Oscar and Golden Globe, winner of awards: Saturn, Screen Actors Guild, Independent Spirit, Venice Film Festival. Today Naomi is one of the most sought-after actresses in Hollywood. In cinematic circles, she has been nicknamed "The Queen of Remakes."
During her creative career, Watts has played more than one hundred and seventy roles in television and film projects. Including, she repeatedly took part in entertainment shows, documentaries, and film awards ceremonies. In 2011, Naomi was named Australia's Highest Paid Actress.
short biography
The future screen star was born in England in the fall of 1968. Her mother was an antiques dealer and also worked as a costume and set designer. My father was the manager organizing the tour of the famous Pink Floyd group.
When Naomi was four years old, her parents broke up. Three years later, her father died suddenly. The mother was engaged in the further education of the girl and her older brother.
The family moved from place to place several times. Only when the girl was fourteen years old, they settled in Australia with their maternal grandmother.
Soon, Naomi began taking acting lessons and starred in commercials for the first time. At one of the auditions, she met and became friends with Nicole Kidman. I must say that this friendship continues to this day. When Kidman divorced her husband Tom Cruise, Naomi moved in with her to support her friend and lived in her house for several months.
While working in advertising, Watts was looking for an opportunity to start acting in films. She attended numerous auditions, but was refused everywhere. Then Naomi decided to start a career in the modeling business. After passing the selection, she signed a contract with the agency and went to shoot in Japan.
Watts did not abandon her search for roles and, after spending a year abroad, returned to her homeland to try her luck in the film industry. Working as a model helped her get on television. She was soon able to actually star in her first film. True, the role was episodic and absolutely wordless. Naomi just stood against the backdrop of nature in an open swimsuit, showing off her beautiful figure and posing for one of the characters in the film.
Martial arts became another of Watts' hobbies in the early 1990s. She mastered judo for a long time and even participated in several amateur championships. Later she became interested in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and continues to train to this day.
Film career
After playing a few bit parts on Australian television, Watts decided to travel to the United States and pursue a career in Hollywood. Soon she really got a role in the comedy "Day Session", but she did not add popularity to her. The following roles also did not become a breakthrough in her creative career, although Naomi played in dozens of films and even got several leading roles.
Her first royalties were very small compared to what Naomi currently receives. So, having played in the movie "Children of the Corn 4: Harvesting" in 1996, she received 5 thousand dollars.
Fame came to her after working in David Lynch's psychedelic thriller Mulholland Drive, where the young actress played the main role. The magnificent performance of Watts captivated not only the audience, but also film critics. The artist received the National Society of Film Critics prize.
The next suggestions from directors and producers were not long in coming. Watts starred in The Bell, Four Funeral and One Wedding, The Outsider, The Kelly Gang.
In 2003, the actress got a role in the crime drama "21 Grams", for which she was nominated for an Oscar, British Academy Award, Actors Guild. She also won the Audience Award at the Venice Film Festival.
Having already become a famous and popular actress, in 2005 Naomi starred in the title role in the adventure film King Kong. The work was again highly appreciated by film critics. The actress won the Saturn Award. The film itself received three Oscars for special effects, sound and sound editing, as well as several nominations for awards: Saturn, Golden Globe, British Academy, MTV, Georges. The actress's fee for this role was $ 5 million.
When the actress was approved for the lead role in King Kong, she immediately called her friend, director David Lynch. And he told her that any actress who, on the set, falls into the clutches of a giant monkey, forever inscribes her name in world cinema. And so it happened. The remake of the famous 1933 map was a success. The film became one of the best in the adventure genre, and Watts rightfully took her place in the history of cinema.
In 2017, Watts appeared on the set of Twin Peaks, which surprised her fans a lot. After all, the actress had never agreed to take part in such projects before.
In the summer of 2019, it became known that Naomi Watts will play one of the main roles in the prequel to the cult series Game of Thrones. This was announced in his interview by George Martin. The HBO television channel also confirmed this information.
Fees
Today Watts is one of the highest paid actresses in Hollywood.
In the early 2000s, Forbes magazine recognized her as the most profitable and profitable actress. The creators of the film projects made a profit of $ 44 for every dollar invested in Naomi's participation in the filming.
In addition, Naomi collaborates with advertising companies. She became the face of Thierry Mugler's Angel line. She also worked for some time as a model for the jewelry house of David Yurman.
In 2011, according to some sources, Watts earned more than $ 19 million, overtaking her friend and colleague Nicole Kidman and taking the first place in the list of the highest paid actresses. She was able to earn this amount by starring in the films "House of Dreams" and "J. Edgar", as well as advertising elite Jacob's Creek wines and the Pantene cosmetic line. In the same year, Watts became the face of Audi and a model for the Ann Taylor clothing brand.
Naomi owns two homes in New York and Los Angeles.
