Claim: Naomi Watts acts.

Naomi Ellen Watts -LRB- born 28 September 1968 -RRB- is an English actress and film producer . She made her screen debut in the Australian drama film For Love Alone -LRB- 1986 -RRB- and then appeared in the Australian television series Hey Dad . . ! -LRB- 1990 -RRB- , Brides of Christ -LRB- 1991 -RRB- and Home and Away -LRB- 1991 -RRB- and alongside Nicole Kidman and Thandie Newton in the coming-of-age comedy-drama film Flirting -LRB- 1991 -RRB- . After moving to America , Watts appeared in films , including Tank Girl -LRB- 1995 -RRB- , Children of the Corn IV : The Gathering -LRB- 1996 -RRB- and Dangerous Beauty -LRB- 1998 -RRB- and had the lead role in the television series Sleepwalkers -LRB- 1997 -- 1998 -RRB- .   After years as a struggling actress , Watts came to attention in David Lynch 's psychological thriller Mulholland Drive -LRB- 2001 -RRB- . The following year she enjoyed box-office success with her role as Rachel Keller in The Ring -LRB- 2002 -RRB- , the remake of a successful Japanese horror film . She then received nominations at the Academy Awards and the Screen Actors ' Guild Awards in the Best Actress categories for her portrayal of Cristina Peck in Alejandro González Iñárritu 's neo-noir 21 Grams -LRB- 2003 -RRB- . Her subsequent films include David O. Russell 's comedy I Heart Huckabees -LRB- 2004 -RRB- , the 2005 remake of King Kong , the crime-thriller Eastern Promises -LRB- 2007 -RRB- and the Tom Tykwer-directed thriller The International -LRB- 2009 -RRB- . Since then , Watts has portrayed Valerie Plame Wilson in the biographical drama Fair Game -LRB- 2010 -RRB- and Helen Gandy in Clint Eastwood 's biographical drama J. Edgar -LRB- 2011 -RRB- . For her leading role as Maria Bennett in the disaster film The Impossible -LRB- 2012 -RRB- , she received second nominations for the Academy Award and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress and a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress .   In 2002 , Watts was included in People magazine 's 50 Most Beautiful People . In 2006 , she became a goodwill ambassador for Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS , which helps to raise awareness of AIDS-related issues . She has participated in several fundraisers for the cause , and she is presented as an inaugural member of AIDS Red Ribbon Awards .