- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 40, a son Samuel Kai Schreiber, on December 13, 2008. Child's father is her now ex-fiancé, Liev Schreiber.
- 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.
- Accepted the role for 21 Grams (2003) without reading the script first.
- Best friends with Nicole Kidman, since a casting call for a commercial when they were girls.
- She once appeared in an Australian television commercial turning down a date with Tom Cruise for her mum's lamb roast.
- The maniacal laughter heard in the Pink Floyd song, "Money", is her father's, Peter Watts, the band's then-road manager.
- Moved to Australia when she was 14. Her maternal grandmother is Australian.
- When she was 18, she tried her hand at modeling and was hired by an agency in Japan.
- 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.
- Claims she wanted to become an actor after seeing the movie Fame (1980).
- 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.
- Her brother, Ben Watts, is a well-known photographer. He's been living in the US since 1994.
- When shooting a movie, she uses a specific song to get herself ready for each scene.
- Good friends with frequent co-star, Sean Penn. As of 2022, she has appeared in three films with Penn: 21 Grams (2003), The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004) and Fair Game (2010).
- Before finally accepting a lead role in You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010), she was forced to turn down roles by Woody Allen in both Melinda and Melinda (2004) and Cassandra's Dream (2007) due to scheduling conflicts.
- 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.
- 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.
- Was considered for the role of Catwoman in The Dark Knight Rises (2012).
- 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.
- Her favorite scary movie is Don't Look Now (1973).
- It is often assumed that she met her now ex-fiancé Liev Schreiber on the set of The Painted Veil (2006), but they actually met at the New York Met ball in 2005.
- Is good friends with actor Mark Ruffalo and his wife Sunrise Coigney.
- Spent some of her early childhood in Anglesey, Wales, where her mother is from.
- Was engaged to actor Liev Schreiber from 2007 until they separated in 2016.
- 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.
- Counts Daniel Day-Lewis as her all-time cinematic crush.
- Was three months pregnant with her son Alexander when she completed filming on Eastern Promises (2007).
- Is the goddaughter of David Gilmour of Pink Floyd.
- Was accompanied by her then-boyfriend Liev Schreiber to the King Kong (2005) US-premiere. It was their first public appearance together.
- Turned down the role of "Susan Storm" (Invisible Girl) in Fantastic Four (2005). Jessica Alba later got the part.
- When her cell phone sounds, it plays Pink Floyd's "Money".
- Has been in at least seven remakes/revisions: The Shaft (2001), The Ring (2002), Ned Kelly (2003), Ellie Parker (2005), King Kong (2005), The Painted Veil (2006) and Funny Games (2007).
- 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.
- The appearance of the character in the game Deadly Premonition (2010), Emily Wyatt, is heavily based on her.
- Turned down the role of Narcissa Malfoy on Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) and the role went to Helen McCrory.
- 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.
- Became friends with Fay Wray while filming King Kong (2005).
- Returned to work two months after giving birth to her son Alexander in order to begin filming The International (2009).
- Godmother of Simon Baker and Rebecca Rigg's son Claude.
- Spokeswoman for Audi.
- She had a Yorkshire terrier named Bob.
- Returned to work one month after giving birth to her son Samuel in order to begin filming Mother and Child (2009).
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