Nicole Mary Kidman, AC (born 20 June 1967) is an Academy Award-winning Australian[1] A-list actress. In 2006, she became the highest paid actress in the film industry.[2] In the same year, Kidman was made a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC), Australia's highest civilian honour.[3]
After making various appearances in film and television, Kidman received her breakthrough role in the 1989 thriller Dead Calm. Since then, Kidman's acting career has developed greatly. Her performances in several films, such as To Die For (1995), Moulin Rouge! (2001), and The Hours (2002), have won her not only critical acclaim but also many film awards. In 2003, Kidman received her Star on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood, California. Kidman is also a UNIFEM and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, a singer and a successful recording artist.
She is also well-known for her former high-profile marriage to Tom Cruise, as well as her current marriage to singer Keith Urban. Because she was born to Australian parents in Honolulu, Hawaii, Kidman has dual citizenship of Australia and the United States. In January 2008, she announced that she is pregnant with her first biological child, with husband Keith Urban
Early life and family
Kidman was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, the daughter of Janelle Ann (née MacNeille), a nursing instructor who edits her husband's books and was a member of the Women's Electoral Lobby, and Dr. Anthony David Kidman, a biochemist, clinical psychologist and author, with an office in Lane Cove, Sydney.[4][5] At the time of Nicole Kidman's birth, her father was a visiting fellow at the National Institute of Mental Health in Washington, D.C. The family returned to Australia when Kidman was four years old, when her father took on a lectureship at the University of Technology, Sydney[citation needed]. Kidman's parents now reside in Sydney's North Shore.
She started taking ballet lessons when she was four. She attended Lane Cove Public School in her primary years and later attended North Sydney Girls' High School. While living in Longueville, she attended St Mary's Cathedral College,[citation needed] but dropped out when her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer; Kidman concentrated on her family responsibilities until her mother's recovery. She then trained at the Phillip Street Theatre, where she majored in voice production and theatre history.[citation needed] This led to studies at Sydney's Australian Theatre for Young People (of which she is now a patron).
She has a younger sister, Antonia Kidman who is a journalist. She has two adopted children with Tom Cruise.
HER FILMS
FILM YEAR
1983 BMX BANDITS
BUSH CHRISTMAS
FIVE MILE CREEK
SKIN DEEP
CHASE THROUGH THE NIGHT
1984
1.MATTHEW AND SON
2. WILLS & BURKE
1985
1.ARCHER'S ADVENTURE
2.WINNERS
1986
1.WINDRIDER
1987
1.WATCH THE SHADOWS DANCE
2.THE BIT PART
3.ROOM TO MOVE
4.AN AUSTRALIAN IN ROME
5.VIETNAM
1988
1.EMERALD CITY
1989
1.DEEP CALM
2.BANGKOK HILTON
1990
1.DAYS OF THUNDER
1991
1.FLIRTING
BILLY BATHGATE.2
1992
1.FAR AND AWAY
1993
1.MALICE
2.MY LFE
1995
1.TO DIE FOR
2.BATMAN FOREVER
1996
1.THE LEADING MAN
2.THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY
1997
1.THE PEACMAKER
1998
PRACTICAL MAGIC
1999
1.EYES WIDE SHUT
2001
1.!MOULIN ROUGE
2.THE OTHERS
3.BIRTHDAY GIRL
2002
1.THE HOURS
2003
1.DOGVILLE
2.THE HUMAN STAIN
3.COLD MOUNTAIN
2004
1.THE STEPFORD WIVES
2.BIRTH
2005
1.THE INTERPRETER
2.BEWITCHED
2006
1.FUR
2.HAPPY FEET
2007
1.THE INVASION
2.MARGOT AT THE WEDDING
3.THE GOLDEN COMPASS
2008
1.AUSTRALIA
2009
1.NEED
2.THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI
NOW THE AWARDS
Government honours
In 2006, Kidman was made a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC), Australia's highest civilian honour, in recognition of her contribution to the arts and her charity work.[37] The award was presented by Governor-General of Australia, Major General Michael Jeffery in a ceremony at Government House, Canberra on 13 April 2007.[38]
Academy Awards
2003 - Best Actress in a Leading Role for The Hours
Berlin International Film Festival
2003 - Silver Berlin Bear for Best Actress for The Hours
Boston Society of Film Critics
1995 - Best Actress for To Die For
British Academy of Film and Television Arts:
2003 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for The Hours
Broadcast Film Critics Association
1996 - Best Actress for To Die For
Golden Globe Awards:
1996 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy for To Die For
2002 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy for Moulin Rouge!
2003 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for The Hours
Kansas City Film Critics Circle
2002 - Best Actress for The Others
Las Vegas Film Critics Society
2003 - Best Actress for The Hours
MTV Movie Awards:
2002 - Best Female Performance for Moulin Rouge!
2002 - Best Musical Sequence for Moulin Rouge!
Prestige Academy of Motion Pictures
1995 - Best Actress for To Die For
2001 - Best Actress for Moulin Rouge!
2001 - Best Musical Sequence for Moulin Rouge!
2002 - Best Actress for The Hours
2003 - Best Ensemble Cast Performance for Cold Mountain *(shared with the rest of the cast)
2003 - Distinguished Decade in Film
2004 - Best Ensemble Cast Performance for Dogville *(shared with the rest of the cast)
Seattle International Film Festival
1995 - Best Actress for To Die For
ShoWest Convention
1992 - Female Star of Tomorrow
2002 - Distinguished Decade of Achievement in Film
In 2003, Kidman received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In addition to those accolades, Kidman has received Best Actress awards from the following critics' groups or award giving organizations: Australian Film Institute, Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, Empire Awards, Golden Satellite Awards, Hollywood Film Festival, London Critics Circle, Russian Guild of Film Critics, and the Southeastern Film Critics Association. In 2003, Kidman was given the American Cinematheque Award.
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