All the interesting little facts about Ms Watts.
• Her father, Peter Watts, was a sound engineer for Pink Floyd until 1974.
• Naomi is best friends with Nicole Kidman - they met at a casting call for commercial when they were 14.
• She moved in with Nicole Kidman after Kidman spilt up from husband Tom Cruise.
• Naomi is a vegetarian.
• She once appeared in an Australian television commercial turning down a date with Tom Cruise for her mum's lamb roast.
• Was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful People by People Magazine in 2002.
• Her brother Ben Watts is a well-known photographer and has photographed Naomi for high profile publications many times.
• She wears a piece of jewellry with 'Watts' on it when her brother photographs her.
• When her cell phone sounds, it plays Pink Floyd's "Money". [probably dated information]
• Accepted the role for 21 Grams without reading the script first.
• She met Heath Ledger on the set of Ned Kelly in 2002
• She has a Yorkshire Terrier named Bob.
• Her favorite actresses are Meryl Streep, Jodie Foster and Julianne Moore.
• Her favorite artists/bands are Fiona Apple, Coldplay, Björk, Radiohead, Cat Stevens and Pink Floyd.
• Her favorite comfort food is baked beans.
• Favorite sports to watch are soccer, boxing, and tennis
• Director David Lynch asked her to be in the movie Mulholland Dr. after picking out her headshot from a stack of actors.
• Claims she wanted to become an actor after seeing the movie Fame (1980).
• Had a fall on the New Zealand set of King Kong in 2004/2005. 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 damage.
• Her parents divorced when she was four.
• 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.
• When she was 18, she tried her hand at modeling and was hired by an agency in Japan - she says this was the worst period of her life.
• Was among the guests at Nicole Kidman's and Keith Urban's wedding
• When shooting a movie, uses a specific song to get herself ready for each scene.
• Was Fernando Meirelles's first choice for the role of Tessa Quayle in The Constant Gardener, but she declined due to her commitment to King Kong. Rachel Weisz was then given the role and subsequently won an Oscar for it.
• Named #99 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006" supplement. (2006).
• Was voted #29 on AskMen.com's Most Desirable Women of 2006.
• Named #2 in the French edition of FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006".
• Ranked #2 in the UK FHM's most eligible women (2006).
• Featured on the cover of the Australian Empire Magazine March 2003 for Women of the Year 2002.
• Voted the 14th Sexiest Female Movie Star in the Australian Empire Magazine September 2002.
• Ranked #76 on Forbes 2005 Power in Entertainment List.
• Naomi's favorite sports to watch are tennis, soccer and boxing.
• Naomi was not the first person considered for her role in the 2002 film, The Ring. Jennifer Connelly,
Kate Beckinsale,and Gwyneth Paltrow all turned down the role.
• Naomi turned down the role of Susan Storm (The Invisible Girl) in the 2005 film The Fantastic Four.
Jessica Alba later got the part.
• Naomi says that her favorite artists of all time are Coldplay, Fiona Apple, Björk, Radiohead, Pink Floyd and Cat Stevens.
• Naomi's three favorite actresses are Meryl Streep, Jodie Foster and Julianne Moore.
• She has a Yorkshire Terrier named Bob.
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