ure ". ▁She ▁moved ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁California , ▁and ▁later ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁ ▁Watson ▁lived ▁in ▁New ▁Jersey ▁for ▁eight ▁years ▁with ▁her ▁husband ▁until ▁they ▁divor ced . ▁She ▁then ▁returned ▁to ▁Toronto ▁and ▁focused ▁on ▁finding ▁roles ▁in ▁independent ▁films . ▁She ▁worked ▁with ▁director ▁Col le en ▁Mur phy ▁on ▁the ▁film ▁Sho em aker ▁( 1 9 9 6 ), ▁for ▁which ▁she ▁received ▁a ▁second ▁Gen ie ▁nom ination ▁for ▁Best ▁Act ress . ▁ ▁Among ▁her ▁well - known ▁film ▁roles ▁are ▁the ▁bed - rid den ▁mother ▁Susan ▁A ib elli ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁American ▁independent ▁film ▁Sp ank ing ▁the ▁Mon key , ▁La uren ▁Mur phy ▁( the ▁mother ▁of ▁Jon ny ▁Lee ▁Miller ' s ▁character ▁D ade , ▁a ka ▁" Cr ash ▁Over ride " /" Zero ▁C ool ") ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁cult ▁film ▁H ack ers , ▁and ▁R isa ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁Academy ▁Award - n omin ated ▁Canadian ▁film ▁The ▁S weet ▁Here after , ▁directed ▁by ▁At om ▁E go yan . ▁ ▁In ▁Sp ank ing ▁the ▁Mon key , ▁Watson ▁plays ▁her ▁favorite ▁character , ▁a ▁mother ▁who ▁has ▁an ▁inc est uous ▁relationship ▁with ▁her ▁son . ▁The ▁role ▁was ▁turned ▁down ▁by ▁several ▁actress es ▁such ▁as ▁Susan ▁Sar andon , ▁Jess ica ▁L ange ▁and ▁others . ▁Watson ▁said : ▁ ▁She ▁played ▁the