Naomi Watts Movies
Beauty and talent is a winning combination for any actress and Naomi Watts movies delight audiences wherever they are played. Born in England, Watts moved around a lot with her family, finally settling in Australia in 1982. She trained as an actress and appeared in commercials and dramas on Australian television. Her goal was to appear in films and she landed a supporting role in a low budget Australian film called Flirting in 1991 with Nicole Kidman, with whom she was a friend.
Hollywood beckoned and Watts got another supporting part in Tank Girl, which was based on a comic strip. Lori Petty was the star and Watts played Jet Girl. Other roles were taken by Ice-T and Malcolm McDowell. One of the Naomi Watts movies to receive wide critical acclaim is Mulholland Drive, directed by David Lynch. The premiere took place at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival and Watts received Best Actress for the Film Critics Award.
The actress followed this with a part in The Ring, which also featured Brian Cox. It was a remake of the classic Japanese horror story. Watts made The Ring Two sequel, with Gary Cole and Sissy Specek, a short time later. An Australian legend was the subject of Ned Kelly, which Watts made with the late Heath Ledger in the title role. It also starred Orlando Bloom and Geoffrey Rush. Another of the Naomi Watts movies to stand out is 21 Grams. This gritty drama tells the story of a car crash and how it affects everyone involved. Watts puts in a moving performance as a wife and mother, immersed in grief, and she was nominated for a Best Actress award at the Oscars. The film also stars Sean Penn and Benicio del Toro.
Watts was involved in another remake when director Peter Jackson, of Lord of the Rings fame, cast her in King Kong. It was a successful re-telling of the story, set in New York City in 1933. Watts plays Ann Darrow and the interplay between her and Kong, played by Andy Serkis, is handled with sensitivity. Jack Black, Adam Brody and Jamie Bell also star. Naomi Watts movies took a romantic turn when she made The Painted Veil with Edward Norton. They play an unhappily married couple trying to solve their problems against the background of a cholera epidemic in a Chinese community in the 1920s. Naomi Watts movies will continue to bring her excellent roles in the future. It has been rumored, but not confirmed, that she is to appear in another remake. This time, it is Hitchcock's classic, The Birds.
