- 2003
Until We Meet Again
Watts and Ledger call it quits. "They remain close friends," Ledger's rep tells PEOPLE. The two are close enough to briefly rekindle their love in November. On Jan. 22, 2008, Ledger is found dead at his Manhattan residence. The 28-year-old actor died of an accidental overdose of prescription drugs. Days later, Watts attends his private memorial.
- 2004
Weighty Acclaim
Watts receives an Oscar nomination for Best Actress for her heartbreaking performance opposite Sean Penn and Benicio Del Toro in Alejandro González Iñárritu's 21 Grams. Director Peter Jackson tells Vanity Fair, "Naomi has the ability to draw an audience into the interior life of the characters she plays and yet she manages to conceal more than she reveals, so you're always wanting more."
A Heart Break
Watts gives her usual dramatic roles a break, laughing it up in the existential comedy I Heart Huckabees. She plays a ditzy, bikini-clad spokeswoman Dawn Campbell opposite Jude Law and Dustin Hoffman.
- 2005
Hello, Liev
Watts and The Manchurian Candidate star Liev Schreiber are seen around New York eating cupcakes and going to concerts. The two begin dating.
Monkey Love
Watts plays Ann Darrow in director Peter Jackson's remake of King Kong. The film grosses $400 million worldwide and is Watts' most commercial film yet. Her friend director David Lynch tells In Style, "Whoever sits in the palm of King Kong is a movie star for life!"
- 2006
Calendar Girl
After lending her face to jeweler David Yurman, Watts appears alongside Sophia Loren and Hilary Swank in the infamously sexy Pirelli Calendar and stars in The Painted Veil opposite real-life boyfriend Liev Schreiber and actor Edward Norton. The actress is also named a special representative to the United Nations for HIV and AIDS.
- 2007
Red Carpet Reveal
Watts walks the red carpet in a yellow Escada dress and noticeable bump with fellow Academy Award show presenter and friend Nicole Kidman. Though she hasn't confirmed she's pregnant, Escada's publicist releases a statement saying, "The Escada gown set off her most precious new asset – the baby she is expecting with longtime boyfriend Liev Schreiber." One day later, Schreiber tells Late Night host Conan O'Brien he's going to be a dad.
Watts & Schreiber Welcome Alexander
Watts gives birth to her and Schreiber's first child, Alexander Pete. The healthy baby boy weighs 8 lbs., 4 oz, and is 22.5 inches long. Just last weekend, the pair had a baby shower with Watts' Le Divorce costar Kate Hudson in attendance.
- 2008
Stepping Out with her Belly
Watts, once again, neither confirms nor denies the pregnancy rumors but steps out with her baby bump. The actress shows off her growing belly on the streets of New York City's East Village. She and new mom Nicole Kidman will now have more pregnancy chatting to do. "Whenever you're pregnant, you always call on your pregnant friends and compare notes," Watts told PEOPLE in May.
Photo Credits
BIOGRAPHY (top to bottom): REX USA; Focus Films/Everett; FOX Searchlight/Everett; Carlo Allegri/Getty/Universal; Weta Digital Ltd./Universal; EPA/PIRELLI; Lucy Nicholson/Reuters/Landov; INF; Bauer Griffin
- Name
- Naomi Watts
- Birth Date
- September 28, 1968
- Birth Place
- Shoreham, England
- Heart Monitor
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Liev Schreiber, boyfriend (2005 to present)
Heath Ledger, ex-boyfriend (2002 to 2004)
Stephen Hopkins, ex-boyfriend (1999 to 2001)
