AnnaLynne McCord
In 2008, McCord was cast in the series "90210" as Naomi Clark. Throughout the show, McCord's character vies for social power and love. McCord was nominated for multiple awards for her work in the role, winning the "Hollywood Life" Young Hollywood Superstar of Tomorrow in 2009, and a nomination for a Teen Choice Award for "Breakthrough Standout Performance" in 2010.
Naomi Watts
Watts' career began in television, where she made brief appearances in commercials. The 1986 film "For Love Alone", set in the 1930s and based on Christina Stead's 1945 best-selling novel of the same name, marked her debut in film. She then appeared in two episodes of the fourth season of the Australian sitcom "Hey Dad..!" in 1990. After a five-year absence from films, Watts met director John Duigan during the 1989 premiere of her friend Nicole Kidman's film "Dead Calm" and he invited her to take a supporting role in his 1991 indie film "Flirting". The film received critical acclaim and was featured on Roger Ebert's list of the 10 best films of 1992. Also in 1991, she took the part of Frances Heffernan, a girl who struggles to find friends behind the walls of a Sydney Catholic school, in the award-winning mini-series "Brides of Christ" and had a recurring role in the soap opera "Home and Away" as the handicapped Julie Gibson. Watts was then offered a role in the drama series "A Country Practice" but turned it down, not wanting to "get stuck on a soap for two or three years", a decision she later called "naïve".