Nicole Kidman
Acting
- Born:
- 1967-06-20
- Place of birth:
- Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Biography
Nicole Mary Kidman (born 20 June 1967) is an Australian and American actress and producer. Known for her work in film and television productions across many genres, she has consistently ranked among the world's highest-paid actresses since the late 1990s. Her accolades include an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Volpi Cup, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and six Golden Globe Awards. She became the first Australian actor to receive the AFI Life Achievement Award honour in 2024. Kidman began her career in Australia with the 1983 films Bush Christmas and BMX Bandits. Her breakthrough came with lead roles in Dead Calm and the miniseries Bangkok Hilton (1989). She came to international prominence with a supporting role in Days of Thunder (1990), followed by leading roles in Far and Away (1992), To Die For (1995), Batman Forever (1995), Practical Magic (1998), and Eyes Wide Shut(1999). She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Virginia Woolf in the drama The Hours (2002). She was Oscar-nominated for her roles in Moulin Rouge! (2001), Rabbit Hole (2010), Lion (2016), and Being the Ricardos (2021). She has acted in mainstream films such as The Others (2001), Cold Mountain (2003), The Golden Compass (2007), Australia (2008), Paddington (2014), Aquaman (2018), and Bombshell (2019) as well as independent films with dark and tragic themes such as Dogville (2003), Birth (2004), Margot at the Wedding (2007), Stoker (2013), The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017), The Beguiled (2017), The Northman (2022), and Babygirl (2024). Kidman's television roles include Hemingway & Gellhorn (2012), Top of the Lake: China Girl (2017), The Undoing (2020), Nine Perfect Strangers (2021), Special Ops: Lioness (2023), Expats (2024) and The Perfect Couple (2024). For the HBO series Big Little Lies (2017–2019), she received Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress and Outstanding Limited Series as executive producer. Kidman has been a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF since 1994 and UNIFEM since 2006. She was appointed Companion of the Order of Australia in 2006. Kidman was married to actor Tom Cruise from 1990 to 2001 and has been married to country music singer Keith Urban since 2006. In 2010, she founded the production company Blossom Films. In 2004 and 2018, Time included her on its list of the 100 most influential people in the world, and in 2020, The New York Times named her one of the greatest actors of the 21st century.
Known For
Filmography
Practical Magic 2
Margo's Got Money Troubles
Scarpetta
Holland
Babygirl
Spellbound
In Vogue: The 90s
The Perfect Couple
Simone Biles Rising
A Family Affair
Expats
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Faraway Downs
Nicole Kidman: Eyes Wide Open
Lioness
Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer
Roar
The Northman
Being the Ricardos
Nine Perfect Strangers
Val
The Prom
The Undoing
Kubrick by Kubrick
Tom Cruise: An Eternal Youth
A World of Calm
That Click
Bombshell
The Goldfinch
Aquaman: Heroines of Atlantis
The Upside
Destroyer
Aquaman
Boy Erased
An Impossible Conundrum
Great Performers: Horror Show
The Killing of a Sacred Deer
How to Talk to Girls at Parties
The Beguiled
David Stratton: A Cinematic Life
Big Little Lies
Lion
Genius
The Family Fang
Secret in Their Eyes
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Queen of the Desert
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Strangerland
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Paddington
Hello Ladies: The Movie
PaparaGilles
Before I Go to Sleep
Grace of Monaco
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Railway Man
Top of the Lake
Stoker
Close Up
The Paperboy
Hemingway & Gellhorn
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Trespass
Just Go with It
Rabbit Hole
Conan
One Night Only: Barbra Streisand and Quartet at the Village Vanguard
Nine
Live from Studio Five
Australia
The Golden Compass
Margot at the Wedding
Lagerfeld Confidential
The Invasion
I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
The Graham Norton Show
God Grew Tired of Us
Happy Feet
El hormiguero
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
Nicole Kidman: The Girl from Oz
Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched'
Why I Love 'Bewitched'
Bewitched
The Interpreter
Birth
Dogville Confessions
The Stepford Wives
Shooting 'Panic Room'
Cold Mountain
The Human Stain
Rita
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Celebrity Naked Ambition
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
Trier, Kidman og Cannes
Dogville
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Hours
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Heart of the Festival
Panic Room
Birthday Girl
The Others
Moulin Rouge!
The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge'
Stanley Kubrick - Ein Leben für den Film
Kidman on Kubrick
Eyes Wide Shut
Remembering Stanley Kubrick
Practical Magic
Parkinson
The Peacemaker
The View
Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady
The Leading Man
The Portrait of a Lady
To Die For
Batman Forever
Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever?
Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
My Life
Malice
Late Show with David Letterman
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Far and Away
Billy Bathgate
Flirting
Days of Thunder
Bangkok Hilton
Dead Calm
Emerald City
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Nightmaster
Seitenblicke
The Bit Part
An Australian in Rome
Vietnam
Vietnam
Windrider
Room to Move
Archer's Adventure
Wills & Burke
Matthew and Son
Goldene Kamera
BMX Bandits
Bush Christmas
Five Mile Creek
Skin Deep
Chase Through the Night
Entertainment Tonight
Wetten, dass..?
Saturday Night Live
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Film '72
The Oscars
Sanremo Music Festival
Golden Globe Awards
Mice
The Young People
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