Nicole Mary Kidman (born 20 June 1967)\u00a0is an Australian and American actress and producer. Known for\u00a0her work\u00a0in film and television productions across many genres, she has consistently ranked among the world’s highest-paid actresses since the late 1990s.\u00a0Her accolades\u00a0include an\u00a0Academy Award, a\u00a0British Academy Film Award, a\u00a0Volpi Cup, two\u00a0Primetime Emmy Awards, and six\u00a0Golden Globe Awards. She became the first Australian actor to receive the\u00a0AFI Life Achievement Award\u00a0honour in 2024.<\/p>\n
Kidman began her career in Australia with the 1983 films\u00a0Bush Christmas\u00a0and\u00a0BMX Bandits.\u00a0Her breakthrough came with lead roles in\u00a0Dead Calm\u00a0and the miniseries\u00a0Bangkok Hilton\u00a0(1989). She came to international prominence with a supporting role in\u00a0Days of Thunder\u00a0(1990), followed by leading roles in\u00a0Far and Away\u00a0(1992),\u00a0To Die For\u00a0(1995),\u00a0Batman Forever\u00a0(1995),\u00a0Practical Magic\u00a0(1998), and\u00a0Eyes Wide Shut(1999). She won the\u00a0Academy Award for Best Actress\u00a0for her portrayal of\u00a0Virginia Woolf\u00a0in the drama\u00a0The Hours\u00a0(2002). She was Oscar-nominated for her roles in\u00a0Moulin Rouge!\u00a0(2001),\u00a0Rabbit Hole\u00a0(2010),\u00a0Lion\u00a0(2016), and\u00a0Being the Ricardos\u00a0(2021). She has acted in mainstream films such as\u00a0The Others\u00a0(2001),\u00a0Cold Mountain\u00a0(2003),\u00a0The Golden Compass\u00a0(2007),\u00a0Australia\u00a0(2008),\u00a0Paddington\u00a0(2014),\u00a0Aquaman\u00a0(2018), and\u00a0Bombshell\u00a0(2019) as well as independent films with dark and tragic themes such as\u00a0Dogville\u00a0(2003),\u00a0Birth\u00a0(2004),\u00a0Margot at the Wedding\u00a0(2007),\u00a0Stoker\u00a0(2013),\u00a0The Killing of a Sacred Deer\u00a0(2017),\u00a0The Beguiled\u00a0(2017),\u00a0The Northman\u00a0(2022), and\u00a0Babygirl\u00a0(2024).<\/p>\n
Kidman’s television roles include\u00a0Hemingway & Gellhorn\u00a0(2012),\u00a0Top of the Lake: China Girl\u00a0(2017),\u00a0The Undoing\u00a0(2020),\u00a0Nine Perfect Strangers\u00a0(2021),\u00a0Special Ops: Lioness\u00a0(2023),\u00a0Expats\u00a0(2024) and\u00a0The Perfect Couple\u00a0(2024). For the\u00a0HBO\u00a0series\u00a0Big Little Lies\u00a0(2017\u20132019), she received Primetime Emmy Awards for\u00a0Outstanding Lead Actress\u00a0and\u00a0Outstanding Limited Series\u00a0as executive producer.<\/p>\n
Kidman has been a\u00a0goodwill ambassador\u00a0for\u00a0UNICEF\u00a0since 1994 and\u00a0UNIFEM since 2006. She was appointed Companion of the\u00a0Order of Australia\u00a0in 2006. Kidman was married to actor\u00a0Tom Cruise\u00a0from 1990 to 2001 and has been married to\u00a0country music\u00a0singer\u00a0Keith Urban\u00a0since 2006. In 2010, she founded the production company\u00a0Blossom Films. In 2004 and 2018,\u00a0Time\u00a0included her on its list of the\u00a0100 most influential people in the world, and in 2020,\u00a0The New York Times\u00a0named her one of the greatest actors of the 21st century.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Nicole Mary Kidman (born 20 June 1967)\u00a0is an Australian and American actress and producer. Known for\u00a0her work\u00a0in film and television productions across many genres, she has consistently ranked among the world’s highest-paid actresses since the late 1990s.\u00a0Her accolades\u00a0include an\u00a0Academy Award, a\u00a0British Academy Film Award, a\u00a0Volpi Cup, two\u00a0Primetime Emmy Awards, and six\u00a0Golden Globe Awards. She became […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-26066","movie_engine_person","type-movie_engine_person","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n