Anecdotes

Moved in with best friend Nicole Kidman after Kidman's divorce from husband Tom Cruise.

Daughter of Peter Watts, road manager for Pink Floyd until 1974.

She once appeared in an Australian television commercial turning down a date with Tom Cruise for her mum's lamb roast.

Accepted the role for 21 grammes (2003) without reading the script first.

Enjoys martial arts and trained Judo for a long time. She participated in amateur Judo championships through the early 90s, from 1989 to 1992. Nowadays, she trains in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

The maniacal laughter heard in the Pink Floyd song, "Money", is her father's, Peter Watts, the band's then-road manager.

Best friends with Nicole Kidman, since a casting call for a commercial when they were girls.

Has a fear of swimming in deep water. Was caught in an ocean current, when she was age 14, and was rescued by her brother, Ben Watts, who was age 15.

Moved to Australia when she was 14. Her maternal grandmother is Australian.

Had a horrific fall on the New Zealand set of King Kong (2005). She fell from a height into a ditch, to the shock of the cast and crew. She thanked her rigorous practice of yoga for saving her from any permanent and serious damage.

When she was 18, she tried her hand at modeling and was hired by an agency in Japan.

Father Peter Watts died of an apparent heroin overdose when Naomi was seven years old. She says she doesn't have any clear memories of him.

Claims she wanted to become an actor after seeing the movie Fame (1980).

Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 40, Kai Schreiber, on December 13, 2008. Child's father is her now ex-fiancé, Liev Schreiber.

Gave birth to her 1st child at age 38, a son Alexander Pete Schreiber (Sasha Schreiber), on July 25, 2007. Child's father is her now ex-fiancé, Liev Schreiber.

When shooting a movie, she uses a specific song to get herself ready for each scene.

Was considered for the role of Catwoman in The Dark Knight Rises (2012).

Her favorite scary movie is Ne vous retournez pas (1973).

She loves to go barefoot, and does so rather frequently both in her movies and in real life. On several occasions, she even does interviews and photo shoots in her bare feet to feel more relaxed.

Director David Lynch asked her to be in the movie Mulholland Drive (2001) after picking out her headshot from a stack of actors.

Good friends with frequent co-star, Sean Penn. As of 2022, she has appeared in three films with Penn: 21 grammes (2003), The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004) and Fair Game (2010).

Her favorite actresses are Meryl Streep, Jodie Foster and Julianne Moore.

Spent some of her early childhood in Anglesey, Wales, where her mother is from.

Her brother, Ben Watts, is a well-known photographer. He's been living in the US since 1994.

Is good friends with actor Mark Ruffalo and his wife Sunrise Coigney.

Was cast in a King Lear adaptation as Goneril alongside Keira Knightley (as Cordelia), Gwyneth Paltrow (as Regan) and Anthony Hopkins (as King Lear). The movie was shelved.

It is often assumed that she met her now ex-fiancé Liev Schreiber on the set of Le voile des illusions (2006), but they actually met at the New York Met ball in 2005.

Was engaged to actor Liev Schreiber from 2007 until they separated in 2016.

When she was 20 years old, she was an assistant editor at "Follow Me" magazine in Australia. After a friend begged her to try acting, she quit her job instead and never looked back.

Counts Daniel Day-Lewis as her all-time cinematic crush.

Was three months pregnant with her son Alexander when she completed filming on Les Promesses de l'ombre (2007).

When her cell phone sounds, it plays Pink Floyd's "Money".

Friend of Kate Hudson, Gia Carides and Carla Gugino.

Was accompanied by her then-boyfriend Liev Schreiber to the King Kong (2005) US-premiere. It was their first public appearance together.

Starred in and produced 2001's Ellie Parker (2001), which was made into a kind of cult classic about a struggling actress in Hollywood and the nightmares she encountered. The movie resurfaced in 2005 at the SunDance Film Festival and is set to be re-released in December of 2005.

Is the goddaughter of David Gilmour of Pink Floyd.

Turned down the role of Narcissa Malfoy on Harry Potter et le Prince de sang-mêlé (2009) and the role went to Helen McCrory.

Has been in at least seven remakes/revisions: L'ascenseur (niveau 2) (2001), Le Cercle : The Ring (2002), Ned Kelly (2003), Ellie Parker (2005), King Kong (2005), Le voile des illusions (2006) and Funny Games U.S. (2007).

Was in contention for the role of Hanna Schmiz in The Reader (2008), along with Marion Cotillard, after Nicole Kidman dropped out due to pregnancy. However due to scheduling conflicts she had to back out and the part was eventually given to Kate Winslet.

Before finally accepting a lead role in Vous allez rencontrer un bel et sombre inconnu (2010), she was forced to turn down roles by Woody Allen in both Melinda et Melinda (2004) and Le rêve de Cassandre (2007) due to scheduling conflicts.

Was among the guests at Nicole Kidman's and Keith Urban's wedding.

Shot her leading role in Mother and Child (2009) in only 8 days.

Turned down the role of "Susan Storm" (Invisible Girl) in Les 4 Fantastiques (2005). Jessica Alba later got the part.

Returned to work two months after giving birth to her son Alexander in order to begin filming L'enquête - The international (2009).

Became friends with Fay Wray while filming King Kong (2005).

She had a Yorkshire terrier named Bob.

Spokeswoman for Audi.

Godmother of Simon Baker and Rebecca Rigg's son Claude.

Named #2 in the French edition of FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006".

Returned to work one month after giving birth to Kai Schreiber in order to begin filming Mother and Child (2009).