American-Australian actress and producer Nicole Mary Kidman was born 56 years ago in Honolulu, Hawaii, is married and has 4 children.
When she was 3 years old, Nicole started taking ballet lessons and whilst in primary and high school, she showed her acting talent. As a teenager, she attended a theatre where she studied mime and drama and got motivated to pursue an acting career, so much so that she left high school.
Nicole’s big screen debut arrived in 1983 when she starred in ‘Bush Christmas’, followed by a supporting role in a TV series. For the rest of the 80s, Nicole acted in several films and TV productions, but it was the thriller ‘Dead Calm’ released in 1989 which made her a real star, not only in her country but also internationally.
At the beginning of the 90s, she continued gaining more popularity when she starred in the movie ‘Days of Thunder’ alongside her ex-husband Tom Cruise. She acted again with Tom the following year in ‘Far and Away’. Other significant films Nicole performed in were ‘To Die For’, ‘The Portrait of a Lady’, ‘The Peacemaker’ and ‘Eyes Wide Shut’, amongst others.
In the last 2 decades, Kidman proceeded with her successful career and continued gaining worldwide recognition with her roles in numerous films of different genres such as ‘Moulin Rouge!’, ‘The Others’, ‘The Hours’, ‘Dogville’, ‘The Human Stain’, ‘Cold Mountain’. ‘Australia’, ‘Nine’ and many more.
Nicole is considered as one of the most exceptional actresses and is also praised for giving her utmost to interpret her characters, making them as credible as possible. In addition, she has also produced some movies as well as TV productions and more are in the pipeline this year and the next.
In 2001, Kidman debuted as a singer as well and released the 2 singles ‘Come what May’, which featured in the movie ‘Moulin Rouge!’, and ‘Something Stupid’, sung in duet with Ewan McGregor and Robbie Williams respectively. The following year, another single ‘One day I’ll fly Away’ was released. Kidman also appeared in various commercials of renowned brands of perfume, cosmetics, shoes, watches and video games.
Nicole is an avid philanthropist and supports various charitable institutions including disadvantaged children all over the world, breast cancer victims etc.
During her long career, Nicole won an impressive 109 awards out of 330 nominations. These include an Academy, 6 Golden Globe, 2 Primetime Emmy and 4 Satellite, to name a few.