Naomi Watts
- Born: 28 Sep, 1968
Although she had been acting for more than fifteen years, Naomi Watts broke through to stardom when she was tapped by David Lynch to portray an aspiring starlet in "Mulholland Drive" (2001), his darkly nightmarish vision of Los Angeles. Originally made as a pilot for a projected television series, the film found a second life when producer Alain Sarde and StudioCanal joined forces to provide funding for Lynch to re-imagine his vision as a feature film. After its premiere at Cannes, "Mulholland Drive" went on to confound or captivate critics and audiences, but nearly all were certain that Watts emerged as an actress of force and presence.
FAMILY & COMPANIONS
- father Peter Watts: divorced from Watts' mother c. 1972; died in 1981
- mother : divorced from Watts' father c. 1972; Watts has characterized her mom as a "hippie"; remarried
- Stephen Hopkins: born c. 1958; together from 1999 to 2001
- Heath Ledger: dated as of Summer 2002
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