Biography
Australian actress Nicole Kidman consistently defied expectations throughout her career. Initially cast as the next big thing, she later enjoyed the double-edged honor of being known as Mrs. Tom Cruise, only to eventually be recognized as one of cinema's most powerful dramatic actresses. After garnering international acclaim for her role in the Australian thriller "Dead Calm" (1989), Kidman made her American debut in the Tom Cruise actioner …
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Career Milestones
2012 | Co-starred with Zac Efron and Matthew McConaughey in Lee Daniels' "The Paperboy" | |
2012 | Portrayed WWII correspondent Martha Gellhorn opposite Clive Owen's Ernest Hemingway in HBO romantic drama "Hemingway & Gellhorn" | |
2011 | Co-starred with Nicolas Cage in crime drama "Trespass" | |
2011 | Turned in a comedic performance in "Just Go with It" opposite Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston | |
2011 | Nominated for the 2011 Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role | |
2011 | Nominated for the 2011 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | |
2011 | Nominated for the 2011 Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama | |
2011 | Nominated for the 2011 Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead | |
2011 | Nominated for the 2011 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role ("Rabbit Hole") | |
2011 | Nominated for the 2011 Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama ("Rabbit Hole") | |
2011 | Nominated for the 2011 Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead ("Rabbit Hole") | |
2010 | Co-starred with Aaron Eckhart in John Cameron Mitchell's indie drama "Rabbit Hole" | |
2009 | Played Daniel Day-Lewis' muse in Rob Marshall's musical adaptation of the Broadway play "Nine" | |
2008 | Re-teamed with director Baz Luhrmann for the epic "Australia"; also co-starred with Hugh Jackman | |
2007 | Played the villainous Mrs. Coulter in "The Golden Compass," a film adaptation of the first part of His Dark Materials trilogy | |
2007 | Portrayed a neurotic writer who disapproves of her sister's fiancé (Jack Black) in director Noah Baumbach's "Margot at the Wedding" | |
2007 | Co-starred with Daniel Craig in "The Invasion," a film based on the 1956 film "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" | |
2006 | Portrayed photographer Diane Arbus in "Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus" | |
2005 | Cast as Samantha in the big-screen adaptation of "Bewitched" | |
2005 | Starred opposite Sean Penn in Sydney Pollack's "The Interpreter" | |
2004 | Starred in "Birth" with Cameron Bright and Lauren Bacall as a woman who becomes convinced that a ten year old boy is the reincarnation of her dead husband; received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Lead Actress (Drama) | |
2004 | Co-starred with Matthew Broderick in the remake of ''The Stepford Wives,'' Bryan Forbes' 1975 cult classic about upper-crust women being replaced by robots with sunny dispositions | |
2004 | Played a woman on the run from the mob, hiding out in a small town in "Dogville" directed by Lars von Trier | |
2003 | Starred with Jude Law in Anthony Minghella's "Cold Mountain"; received a Golden Globe nomination for best actress in a dramatic role | |
2003 | Announced as the new celebrity spokeswoman for Chanel No. 5, the top selling fragrance in the world | |
2003 | Co-starred opposite Anthony Hopkins in "The Human Stain," an adaptation of Philip Roth's novel | |
2003 | Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (January) | |
2002 | Cast as Virginia Woolf in "The Hours," the feature adaptation of Michael Cunningham's Pulitzer-winning novel; received a SAG nomination for her performance | |
2001 | Recorded "Somethin' Stupid" with singer Robbie Williams; had Number One hit record in Great Britain | |
2001 | Played a high-strung mother in the period thriller "The Others," written and directed by Alejandro Amenabar | |
2001 | Had singing and dancing role as the courtesan Satine opposite Ewan McGregor in the Baz Luhrmann directed "Moulin Rouge!"; reportedly beat out Courtney Love for the role; received first Best Actress Oscar nomination | |
1999 | Starred opposite Cruise as a husband and wife experiencing marital discord in the Stanley-Kubrick directed "Eyes Wide Shut"; filmed over a 14-month period from November 1996 to January 1998 | |
1998 | Co-starred with Sandra Bullock as sisters who happen to be witches in "Practical Magic" | |
1998 | Made London stage debut in David Hare's "The Blue Room," where the actress briefly appeared nude; show transferred to NYC in November marking Kidman's Broadway debut | |
1997 | Offered a fearsomely serious approach to her role as Dr. Julia Kelly, acting head of the White House Nuclear Smugling Group, in the action thriller "The Peacemaker" | |
1996 | Played Isabel Archer in Jane Campion's sumptuous (but ineffectual) adaptation of Henry James' "The Portrait of a Lady"; Campion had originally offered her the role then made her audition for the part | |
1995 | Delivered a critically-acclaimed portrayal of a brutally ambitious weather girl in Gus Van Sant's black comedy "To Die For" | |
1995 | Portrayed the love interest of Bruce Wayne/Batman in the overblown "Batman Returns" | |
1993 | Cast as a young wife who desperately wants a child in "Malice" | |
1993 | Starred opposite Michael Keaton in the drama "My Life" | |
1992 | Co-starred as an Irish lass who heads to Oklahoma with her lover (Cruise) in the Ron Howard directed "Far and Away" | |
1991 | Gave a strong performance as a mobster's mistress in the underappreciated "Billy Bathgate," directed by Robert Benton | |
1990 | U.S. film debut, "Days of Thunder" opposite future husband Tom Cruise | |
1990 | Teamed again with John Duigan on "Flirting"; best pal Naomi Watts also in cast | |
1989 | Offered terrific turn as a woman duped into carrying drugs who is caught and imprisoned in Australian miniseries "Bangkok Hilton" | |
1989 | Breakthrough screen role as Sam Neill's young wife in the thriller "Dead Calm," directed by Philip Noyce | |
1987 | Gave breakthrough TV performance in the Kennedy-Miller miniseries "Vietnam"; reportedly underwent a six-and-a-half-hour improvisational audition to land the role; episodes directed by John Duigan and Chris Noonan | |
1987 | Reteamed with director Duigan on the Australian telefilm "Room to Move" | |
1986 | Cast as a rock star who falls for a windsurfer in "Windrider" | |
| Starred on the Australian stage in "Steel Magnolias" and "Spring Awakening" | ||
1983 | Cast as Annie on the series "Five Mile Creek" (Disney Channel); appeared on the last 12 episodes of the series | |
1983 | Appeared in Australian teen film "BMX Bandits" | |
1983 | Made Australian film debut in "Bush Christmas" | |
1977 | Began acting at age 10 | |
1971 | Non-professional acting debut as a sheep in a Nativity play at age four | |
1970 | Studied dance at age three | |
1970 | Family returned to live in an affluent Sydney suburb | |
| Spent first three years of life living in Washington, DC where her father did research on breast cancer | ||
| Born in Hawaii | ||
Awards
2012 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in Hemingway & Gellhorn |
2012 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie in Hemingway & Gellhorn |
2012 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries in Hemingway & Gellhorn |
2012 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture in The Paperboy |
2012 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in The Paperboy |
2011 | Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead in Rabbit Hole |
2010 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in Nine |
2010 | Academy Award for Actress In a Leading Role in Rabbit Hole |
2010 | Critics' Choice Award for Best Actress in Rabbit Hole |
2010 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama in Rabbit Hole |
2005 | Palm Springs International Film Festival for Chairman's Award for Distinguished Achievement in the Arts |
2004 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama in Birth |
2003 | Critics' Choice Award for Best Actress in Cold Mountain |
2003 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama in Cold Mountain |
2003 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in The Hours |
2003 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role in The Hours |
2003 | Berlin International Film Festival for Silver Bear for Best Actress in The Hours |
2002 | MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance in Moulin Rouge |
2002 | MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss in Moulin Rouge |
2002 | MTV Movie Award for Best Musical Sequence in Moulin Rouge |
2002 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in Moulin Rouge |
2002 | BAFTA Award for Actress In a Leading Role in The Hours |
2002 | Academy Award for Actress In a Leading Role in The Hours |
2002 | Critics' Choice Award for Best Actress in The Hours |
2002 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama in The Hours |
2001 | Academy Award for Actress In a Leading Role in Moulin Rouge |
2001 | Critics' Choice Award for Best Actress in Moulin Rouge |
2001 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical in Moulin Rouge |
2001 | BAFTA Award for Actress In a Leading Role in The Others |
2001 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama in The Others |
1996 | MTV Movie Award for Most Desirable Female in Batman Forever |
1995 | BAFTA Award for Actress In a Leading Role in To Die For |
1995 | Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress in To Die For |
1995 | Critics' Choice Award for Best Actress in To Die For |
1995 | Seattle International Film Festival for Best Actress Gold Space Needle Award in To Die For |
1995 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical in To Die For |
1993 | MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo in Far and Away |
1991 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture in Billy Bathgate |