Nicole Kidman
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Updated: 2009-10-29 11:43
Birth Name: Nicole Mary Kidman
Nickname: Nic
Height: 1.79 m
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Red
Birth Place: Honolulu, Hawaii.
Schooling: Lane Cove Public School and North Sydney Girls' High School. She studied at the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne, and at the Phillip Street Theatre in Sydney.
Start of career: Kidman's first appearance in film came in 1983 at 15, in the Pat Wilson music video for the song "Bop Girl".
Trade Mark: Often plays cold, emotionally vacant characters.
Religion: A practising Roman Catholic.
Nicole Mary Kidman, (born 20 June 1967) is an American born Australian actress, fashion model, singer and humanitarian. Kidman has been a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF Australia since 1994. In 2006, Kidman was made a Companion of the Order of Australia, Australia's highest civilian honour. In 2006, she was the highest-paid actress in the motion picture industry.
Kidman's breakthrough was in the 1989 thriller Dead Calm. Her performances in films such as Days Of Thunder (1990), To Die For (1995) and Moulin Rouge! (2001) won her critical acclaim, and her performance in The Hours (2002) was acknowledged with several notable film awards including the Academy Award for Best Actress, a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe Award. In 2003, Kidman received her star on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood, California.
She is also known for her marriage to Tom Cruise and her current marriage to country musician Keith Urban June 25th. 2006.
As a result of being born to Australian parents in Hawaii, Kidman has dual citizenship in Australia and the United States.
Awards: In 2003, Kidman received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In addition to her 2003 Academy Award for Best Actress, Kidman has received Best Actress awards from the following critics' groups or award-granting organisations: the Hollywood Foreign Press (Golden Globes), the 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. She also received recognition from the National Association of Theatre Owners at the ShoWest Convention in 1992 as the Female Star of Tomorrow and in 2002 for a Distinguished Decade of Achievement in Film.
Government Honours: In 2006, Kidman was made a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC), Australia's highest civilian honour, for "service to the performing arts as an acclaimed motion picture performer, to health care through contributions to improve medical treatment for women and children and advocacy for cancer research, to youth as a principal supporter of young performing artists, and to humanitarian causes in Australia and internationally."
Discography:
"Come What May" single Duet with Ewan McGregor – October 2001
"Sparkling Diamonds" with Caroline O'Connor) - October 2001
"Hindi Sad Diamonds" -October 2001
"Somethin' Stupid" single Duet with Robbie Williams – December 2001
"Kiss" / "Heartbreak Hotel" – Nicole Kidman / Hugh Jackman - November 2006
Films:
1983 BMX Bandits
Bush Christmas
Five Mile Creek Skin Deep
Chase Through the Night
1984 Matthew and Son
Wills & Burke
1985 Archer's Adventure
1986 Windrider
1987 Watch the Shadows Dance
The Bit Part
Room to Move
An Australian in Rome
1988 Emerald City
1989 Dead Calm
1990 Days of Thunder
1991 Flirting
Billy Bathgate
1992 Far and Away
1993 Malice
My Life
1995 To Die For
1996 The Portrait of a Lady
1997 The Peacemaker
1998 Practical Magic
1999 Eyes Wide Shut
2001 Moulin Rouge!
2002 The Hours
2003 Dogville Grace
2004 The Stepford Wives
2005 The Interpreter
2006 Fur
2007 The Invasion
Margot at the Wedding
The Golden Compass
2008 Australia Lady
2009 Nine Post-production
2010 Rabbit Hole Post-production
The Danish Girl Production
