Naomi Watts

Born in Britain and raised in Australia, Watts began acting in her teens, landing her first film role in "For Love Alone" (1986). Watts subsequently appeared with future Hollywood headliners "Nicole Kidman" and "Thandie Newton" in "John Duigan"'s disarming teen romance "Flirting" (1991). Watts's next film with Duigan, "Wide Sargasso Sea" (1992), was not so well received. After her first taste of Hollywood with "Joe Dante"'s schlock movie homage "Matinee" (1992), Watts nabbed a starring role as "Jimmy Smits"'s disturbed student in "George Miller"'s little seen courtroom drama "Gross Misconduct" (1993). Watts then starred as Jet Girl to "Lori Petty"'s "Tank Girl" (1995), but the science fiction fantasy suffered... Full Biography