"He introduced me as being the new Ann Darrow, and she looked up at me and she went, 'You're not Ann Darrow, I am!'" Watts says. "I thought, 'Oh great, she's 96 and her humor is still right there.' Then I had a moment of, "Oh God, what if she doesn't like me? What if she doesn't think I'm good enough?" -- and all that typical stuff. Anyway, we had a nice dinner and chitchatted, and at the end of the night, we dropped her home at her house, and she got out of the car. We all kissed and hugged, and she whispered in my ear "Ann Darrow is in good hands." Those were great parting words, because it felt like she was giving me permission and I was given the baton."
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Naomi Watts on meeting Fay Wray, Naomi Watts, inspired by Fay Wray, connects with Kong in a big way (December 11, 2005)
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Fay Wray
Vina Fay Wray (September 15, 1907–August 8, 2004) was a Canadian/American actress known for playing the female lead in the 1933 film King Kong as Ann Darrow. Through an acting career that spanned 57 years, Wray gained a reputation for her work in horror movie roles. She was one of the first "s".
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