Nicole Kidman

Nicole Mary Kidman, AC  (born 20 June 1967) is an Australian-American actress, model, singer and film producer. She began acting in movies in 1983. She starred in various Australian movies and television shows. Her first major role was in Dead Calm in 1989.

Her performance in the musical Moulin Rouge! (2001) earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She later won the award in this category for playing Virginia Woolf in The Hours (2002).

Nicole Kidman appeared as Atlanna, Aquaman's mother, in the 2018 DC Comics - Warner Bros. movie Aquaman (2018). She played Lucille Ball in the 2021 biographical drama movie Being the Ricardos. She won a Golden Globe Award and earned an Academy Award nomination in 2022 for her role as Ball.

Early life
Nicole Mary Kidman was born in Honolulu, Hawaii to an Australian parents. They were temporarily in the United States on educational visas. Nicole Kidman can therefore claim citizenship in Australia and the United States.Dickerson, James L. Nicole Kidman, Citadel Press, 2003, p.1 Her father, Antony David Kidman (1938 - 2014) was a biochemist, clinical psychologist, and author. Her mother, Janelle Ann (née Glenny), is a nursing instructor who edits her husband's books and was a member of the Women's Electoral Lobby. Nicole Kidman is of Scottish and Irish ancestry. At the time of Kidman's birth, her father was a graduate student at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He soon became a visiting fellow at the National Institute of Mental Health of the United States. Opposed to the war in Vietnam, which was causing social unrest in both Australia and the United States, Kidman's parents participated in anti-war protests while they were living in Washington DCDickerson, James L. Nicole Kidman, Citadel Press, 2003, p. 2 The family returned to Australia when Nicole Kidman was four and her parents now live on Sydney's North Shore. Nicole Kidman has a younger sister, Antonia Kidman, a journalist and TV presenter.

Career
Kidman's first movie was in 1983. It was called BMX Bandits. Her first famous movie was Dead Calm in 1989.
Her first major movie was called Days of Thunder, which also starred Tom Cruise. They fell in love during the filming of that movie and married. Nicole Kidman was then in more movies like Flirting, Billy Bathgate,anti tarnish jewel  Far and Away, Malice, My Life and To Die For.  All of these movies were successes.

She was then in movies like Batman Forever and Practical Magic. In 1999 she starred in a movie with Tom Cruise called Eyes Wide Shut. They played a married couple in the movie. It was the last movie directed by director Stanley Kubrick. They separated and divorced after making Eyes Wide Shut.

Since Kidman and Cruise divorced, she has been in movies including: Moulin Rouge!, The Others, Cold Mountain, The Stepford Wives and Bewitched.

Personal life
Kidman was married to Tom Cruise until 2001. She is currently married to Keith Urban with whom she has two daughters, born in 2008 and 2010 respectively.

Movie
 Year  Title  Role  Notes 1983  BMX Bandits  Judy  Bush Christmas  Helen  Five Mile Creek  Annie  TV seriesSkin Deep  Sheena Henderson  TV movieChase Through the Night  Petra  TV movie 1984  Matthew and Son  Bridget Elliot  TV movieWills & Burke  Julia Matthews   1985  Archer's Adventure  Catherine  TV movieWinners  Carol Trig  TV series - episode 1 1986  Windrider  Jade   1987  Watch the Shadows Dance  Amy Gabriel   The Bit Part  Mary McAllister   Room to Move  Carol Trig  TV miniseries An Australian in Rome  Jill  TV movie Vietnam  Megan Goddard  TV miniseries 1988  Emerald City  Helen   1989  Dead Calm  Rae Ingram   Bangkok Hilton  Katrina Stanton  TV miniseries 1990  Days of Thunder  Dr. Claire Lewicki   1991  Flirting  Nicola   Billy Bathgate  Drew Preston  Golden Globe nomination - Best Supporting Actress 1992  Far and Away  Shannon Christie   1993  Malice  Tracy Kennsinger   My Life  Gail Jones   1995  To Die For  Suzanne Stone Maretto  BAFTA Award nomination - Best Actress, Golden Globe win - Best Musical/Comedy Actress Batman Forever  Dr. Chase Meridian   1996  The Leading Man  Academy Awards presenter   The Portrait of a Lady  Isabel Archer   1997  The Peacemaker  Dr. Julia Kelly   1998  Practical Magic  Gillian Owens   1999  Eyes Wide Shut  Alice Harford   2001  Moulin Rouge!  Satine  Academy Award nomination - Best Actress, Golden Globe win - Best Musical/Comedy Actress The Others  Grace Stewart  Nominated for BAFTA Award - Best ActressNominated for Golden Globe - Best Drama Actress Birthday Girl  Sophia/Nadia   2002  The Hours  Virginia Woolf  Academy Award win - Best Actress, BAFTA Award win - Best Actress, Golden Globe win - Best Drama Actress 2003  Dogville  Grace Margaret Mulligan   The Human Stain  Faunia Farley   Cold Mountain  Ada Monroe  Golden Globe nomination - Best Drama Actress 2004  The Stepford Wives  Joanna Eberhart   Birth  Anna  Golden Globe nomination - Best Drama Actress 2005  The Interpreter  Silvia Broome   Bewitched  Isabel Bigelow/Samantha  Worst Screen Couple Razzie 2006  Fur  Diane Arbus   Happy Feet  Norma Jean  voice 2007  The Invasion  Carol Bennell   Margot at the Wedding  Margot   The Golden Compass  Marisa Coulter   2008  Australia  Lady Sarah Ashley  Post-production 2009  Need   Postponed because of her pregnancy   The Lady from Shanghai   

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