Naomi Watts is a British-born Australian raised actress. She is known for her roles in the successful films Mulholland Drive (2001), The Ring (2002), 21 Grams (2003), for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, and King Kong (2005), where she acted along with Jack Black and Adrien Brody. Watts starred Eastern Promises (2007), and appeared with Clive Owen in The International (2009).