After the interpretation in Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Birdman: Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) and two Oscar nominations gained in 2004 as best actress in a leading role for 21 Grams and in 2013 as best performance by an actress in a leading role for Lo imposible, Naomi Watts is now in cinema with latest Robert Schwentke’s Insurgent alongside Kate Winslet, Jai Courtney, Theo James and Mekhi Phifer.
Do you want to know something more about 46-year-old enchanting Naomi Watts forthcoming projects? Here we are: she will star in Gus Van Sant’s The Sea of Trees alongside Matthew McConaughey and Katie Aselton and also in new controversial Gaby Dellal’s Three Generations alongside Elle Fanning, Susan Saradon and Tate Donovan, in the hotly anticipated movie which deals with the not-so-easy-to-tell-story of a teenager transition from female to male.
And here’s more: she is in the cast of Jean-Marc Valléè’s Demolition with Jake Gyllenhaal and Chris Cooper and in new Farren Blackburn’s Shut In alongside Oliver Platt and David Cubbitt. She will also star in Robert Schwentke’s Allegiant (Part I and II) with Shailene Woodley, Theo James and Ansel Elgort, (the first chapter will be out on the 18th of March 2016) and also in Errol Morris’s Holland, Michigan alongside Edgar Ramìrez.
A plenty-of-exiting-projects-year this 2015 seems to be, at least for one of the most brilliant and talented Hollywood actresses (and mother of two), Naomi Watts. But if you want to discover more about the beautiful woman behind the talented actress, here are 15 little and funny things you probably did miss about Naomi Watts.
HER FATHER WAS ROAD MANAGER OF NONE OTHER THAN… PINK FLOYD
Right, Naomi’s father Peter Watts, was road manager for Pink Floyd until 1974, while her mother, Miv Watts, is an interior designer and her brother, Ben Watts, a photographer. Her maternal grandmother was Australian and Naomi moved with her family to Australia when she was only 14. Want to know more about his father? Maybe not all amongst you did know, but the laughter you can hear in Pink Floyd song, “Money”, is her father’s, Peter.
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NICOLE KIDMAN IS DEFINITELY HER BFF
Did you know Naomi and Nicole Kidman were best friends? Right, they are close since a casting call for commercial when they were girls. Naomi also worked as a nanny for Nicole and Tom Cruise and she moved in with best friend Nicole after the couple spilt up from each other.
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HE HAS A CONFLICTED RELATIONSHIP WITH…DEEP WATER
Naomi Watts has a terrible fear of swimming in deep water. Why? When she was only 14, Naomi was caught in an ocean current and luckily rescued by her brother, Ben.
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SHE TURNED DOWN A DATE WITH TOM CRUISE…IN A LAMB ROAST AD
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It really seems incredible but Naomi turned down a date with Tom Cruise. Don’t you believe it? She once appeared in an Australian television commercial turning down a date with him for… her mum’s lamb roast. Watch to believe!
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SHE HAS A SO SWEET DOG NAMED BOB
As many of her Hollywood colleagues, also Naomi has a real passion not only for pets in general but for one in particular: her Yorkshire terrier named Bob.
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JULIANNE MOORE IS ONE OF HER FAVORITE ACTRESSES
If Naomi could make a wish, no doubt she would chose to star with one of her favorite actresses. In the list of her beloved ones, there are Meryl Streep, Jodie Foster and Julianne Moore.
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HER ACTING CAREER WAS INSPIRED BY FAME
Do you know when Nomi decided she would start her acting career? Naomi once claimed she wanted to become an actress after watching the popular 1980 movie Fame.
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SHE LOVED DOING MARTIAL ARTS AND ALSO TRAINED JUDO
Sweet and delicate, Naomi is also passionate for sports. Beyond jogging, she participated in amateur Judo championships from 1989 to 1992 and now she trains in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
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SHE DISASTROUSLY FELL ON THE SET OF 2005 KING KONG
Poor Nomi had a terrible fall on the New Zealand set of King Kong in 2005. She fell from a height into a ditch but thanks to her practice of yoga she eventually saved herself from any permanent damage.
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SHE HAS TWO WONDERFUL SONS WITH ACTOR LIEV SCHREIBER
In the 1990s Naomi dated director Stephen Hopkins and actor Heath Ledger from 2002 to 2004. Since 2005 she is in a relationship with actor Liev Schreiber. The couple’s first son, Alexander “Sasha” Pete, was born in 2007 while their second son, Samuel “Sammy” Kai, in 2008.
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SHE CONVERTED TO BUDDHISM AFTER FILMING THE PAINTED VEIL
Naomi converted to Buddhism during the shooting of The Painted Veil. She once said, “I have some belief but I am not a strict Buddhist or anything yet”, in fact she practices the Trascendental Meditation techinque.
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SHE WORKED AS PAPERGIRL AND ASSISTANT EDITOR BEFORE STARTING ACTING
After failing to graduate from school, Naomi worked as a papergirl and managed a Delicacies store. Also, she was an assistant editor at “Follow Me” magazine in Australia, when she was 20.
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SEAN PENN IS ONE OF HER CLOSEST FRIENDS
They costarred in so many movies (from Fair Game to 21 Grams) that Naomi Watts and Sean Penn eventually became very close friends.
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SHE CONSIDERS HERSELF TO BE BOTH BRITISH AND AUSTRALIAN
Naomi once said, “For the record, I am actually British as well as Australian. People always think I’m Australian but I’m happy for the Brits to claim me back. I’m offering myself up.” adding “I consider myself very connected to Australia, in fact when people say where is home, I say Australia, because those are my most powerful memories.”
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SHE WAS CONSIDERED TOO OLD (YES WELL READ) FOR STARRING CATWOMAN
She really wanted to play Catwoman in 2012 The Dark Knight Rises, but she was considered too old for the part. Eventually, the 14-years-younger Anne Hathaway was cast for that role.
Cover Credits:
Naomi Watts is wearing a Dolce&Gabbana polka dots dress for Rhapsody Usa March 2015 Issue
Photographer: Tony Duran
Stylist: Jeanann Williams