Hollywood A-Listers Who Got Their Big Break in Horror Films

Naomi Watts

The Children of the Corn franchise served as a jumping-off point for plenty of actors' careers, and that includes Naomi Watts, who snagged the lead in the fourth installment, Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering (1996). Watts plays Grace Rhodes, a medical student who returns to her hometown right as a strange illness begins to afflict local children, including her sister. This direct-to-video film was one of Watts' first major roles, and she later went on to star in The Ring (2002).

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The More You Know

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