NAOMI WATTS (Rachel Keller) earned widespread acclaim for her work in David Lynch’s controversial drama "Mulholland Drive," which premiered at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. Watts’ portrayal of the aspiring actress Betty brought her Best Actress Awards from a number of critics organizations, including the National Society of Film Critics and the Chicago Film Critics, among others. In addition, she was named the Female Star of Tomorrow at the 2002 ShoWest Convention, and received the Breakthrough Acting Award at this year’s Hollywood Film Festival.
Watts will next be seen in the offbeat romantic comedy "Plots With a View," in which she stars with Brenda Blethyn, Alfred Molina, and Christopher Walken. She also stars in three films due out next year: "21 Grams," with Sean Penn and Benecio Del Toro; "The Kelly Gang," with fellow Aussies Heath Ledger and Rachel Griffiths; and the Merchant-Ivory production "Le Divorce," in which she joins an ensemble cast, including Kate Hudson, Glenn Close and Stockard Channing.
Born in England, Watts moved to Australia at the age of 14 and began studying acting. Her first major film role came in "Flirting," directed by John Duigan, who later cast her in his provocative drama "Wide Sargasso Sea." Watts’ subsequent film credits include "Gross Misconduct," "Tank Girl" and "Dangerous Beauty." Last year, Watts produced and starred in the short film "Ellie Parker," which screened in competition at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival and for which she received the Best Actress in a Short Film Award from the Method Fest.
On the small screen, Watts most recently starred in the cable movie "The Outsiders," for director Randa Haines. Her other television credits include the BBC drama "The Wyvern Mystery," opposite Derek Jacobi; the NBC telefilm "The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer"; the HBO movie "Persons Unknown," with Joe Mantegna and Kelly Lynch; "Timepiece," starring James Earl Jones; and the British miniseries "Brides of Christ."
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