Nicole Kidman
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 20, 1967 (age 59)
- Birthplace
- Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Biography
Nicole Mary Kidman (born 20 June 1967) is an Australian and American actress and producer. Known for her work in film and television productions across many genres, she has consistently ranked among the world's highest-paid actresses since the late 1990s. Her accolades include an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Volpi Cup, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and six Golden Globe Awards. She became the first Australian actor to receive the AFI Life Achievement Award honour in 2024. Kidman began her career in Australia with the 1983 films Bush Christmas and BMX Bandits. Her breakthrough came with lead roles in Dead Calm and the miniseries Bangkok Hilton (1989). She came to international prominence with a supporting role in Days of Thunder (1990), followed by leading roles in Far and Away (1992), To Die For (1995), Batman Forever (1995), Practical Magic (1998), and Eyes Wide Shut(1999). She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Virginia Woolf in the drama The Hours (2002). She was Oscar-nominated for her roles in Moulin Rouge! (2001), Rabbit Hole (2010), Lion (2016), and Being the Ricardos (2021). She has acted in mainstream films such as The Others (2001), Cold Mountain (2003), The Golden Compass (2007), Australia (2008), Paddington (2014), Aquaman (2018), and Bombshell (2019) as well as independent films with dark and tragic themes such as Dogville (2003), Birth (2004), Margot at the Wedding (2007), Stoker (2013), The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017), The Beguiled (2017), The Northman (2022), and Babygirl (2024). Kidman's television roles include Hemingway & Gellhorn (2012), Top of the Lake: China Girl (2017), The Undoing (2020), Nine Perfect Strangers (2021), Special Ops: Lioness (2023), Expats (2024) and The Perfect Couple (2024). For the HBO series Big Little Lies (2017–2019), she received Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress and Outstanding Limited Series as executive producer. Kidman has been a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF since 1994 and UNIFEM since 2006. She was appointed Companion of the Order of Australia in 2006. Kidman was married to actor Tom Cruise from 1990 to 2001 and has been married to country music singer Keith Urban since 2006. In 2010, she founded the production company Blossom Films. In 2004 and 2018, Time included her on its list of the 100 most influential people in the world, and in 2020, The New York Times named her one of the greatest actors of the 21st century.
Known For
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Filmography
Mice
Movie
The Young People
Movie
Discretion
TV · as Sharon · 1 ep
Practical Magic 2
Movie · as Gillian Owens
Scarpetta
TV · as Kay Scarpetta · 8 eps
Margo's Got Money Troubles
TV · as Lace · 2 eps
Holland
Movie · as Nancy Vandergroot
Babygirl
Movie · as Romy
A Family Affair
Movie · as Brooke Harwood
Spellbound
Movie · as Queen Ellsmere (voice)
The Perfect Couple
TV · as Greer Garrison Winbury · 6 eps
Expats
TV · as Margaret · 6 eps
Simone Biles Rising
TV · as Self · 4 eps
In Vogue: The 90s
TV · as Self · 6 eps
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Movie · as Atlanna
Nicole Kidman: Eyes Wide Open
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Faraway Downs
TV · as Lady Sarah Ashley · 6 eps
Lioness
TV · as Kaitlyn Meade · 24 eps
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer
Movie · as Self
The Northman
Movie · as Queen Gudrún
Roar
TV · as Robin · 1 ep
Being the Ricardos
Movie · as Lucille Ball
Val
Movie · as Self (archive)
Nine Perfect Strangers
TV · as Masha Dmitrichenko · 16 eps
Tom Cruise: An Eternal Youth
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Prom
Movie · as Angie Dickinson
Kubrick by Kubrick
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Undoing
TV · as Grace Fraser · 6 eps
A World of Calm
TV · as Narrator · 1 ep
The Upside
Movie · as Yvonne Pendleton
The Goldfinch
Movie · as Samantha Barbour
Bombshell
Movie · as Gretchen Carlson
Aquaman: Heroines of Atlantis
Movie · as Self
That Click
Movie · as Self
Aquaman
Movie · as Atlanna
Destroyer
Movie · as Erin Bell
Boy Erased
Movie · as Nancy Eamons
An Impossible Conundrum
Movie · as Self
How to Talk to Girls at Parties
Movie · as Boadicea
The Beguiled
Movie · as Miss Martha
The Killing of a Sacred Deer
Movie · as Anna Murphy
David Stratton: A Cinematic Life
Movie · as Self
Great Performers: Horror Show
Movie · as The Possessed
Big Little Lies
TV · as Celeste Wright · 14 eps
Genius
Movie · as Aline Bernstein
The Family Fang
Movie · as Annie Fang
Lion
Movie · as Sue Brierley
Queen of the Desert
Movie · as Gertrude Bell
Strangerland
Movie · as Catherine Parker
Secret in Their Eyes
Movie · as Claire
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Paddington
Movie · as Millicent
Before I Go to Sleep
Movie · as Christine
Grace of Monaco
Movie · as Grace
Hello Ladies: The Movie
Movie · as Nicole Kidman (uncredited)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV · as Self · 7 eps
PaparaGilles
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Stoker
Movie · as Evelyn 'Evie' Stoker
The Railway Man
Movie · as Patti
Top of the Lake
TV · as Julia · 6 eps
The Paperboy
Movie · as Charlotte Bless
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Movie · as (archive footage)
Hemingway & Gellhorn
Movie · as Martha Gellhorn
Close Up
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Trespass
Movie · as Sarah Miller
Just Go with It
Movie · as Devlin Adams
Rabbit Hole
Movie · as Becca Corbett
One Night Only: Barbra Streisand and Quartet at the Village Vanguard
Movie · as Audience
Conan
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Nine
Movie · as Claudia
Live from Studio Five
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Australia
Movie · as Lady Sarah Ashley
The Golden Compass
Movie · as Marisa Coulter
The Invasion
Movie · as Carol Bennell
I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Margot at the Wedding
Movie · as Margot
Lagerfeld Confidential
Movie · as Self
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
Movie · as Self (uncredited)
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 7 eps
Happy Feet
Movie · as Norma Jean (voice)
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
Movie · as Diane Arbus
Nicole Kidman: The Girl from Oz
Movie · as Nicole Kidman
God Grew Tired of Us
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
El hormiguero
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Interpreter
Movie · as Silvia Broome
Bewitched
Movie · as Isabel Bigelow
Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched'
Movie · as Self
Why I Love 'Bewitched'
Movie · as Self
Birth
Movie · as Anna
The Stepford Wives
Movie · as Joanna Eberhart
Dogville Confessions
Movie · as Self
Shooting 'Panic Room'
Movie · as Self
Dogville
Movie · as Grace Margaret Mulligan
Cold Mountain
Movie · as Ada Monroe
The Human Stain
Movie · as Faunia Farley
Rita
Movie · as Self
Trier, Kidman og Cannes
Movie · as Self
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Celebrity Naked Ambition
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Hours
Movie · as Virginia Woolf
Panic Room
Movie · as Stephen's Girlfriend on the Phone (voice) (uncredited)
Heart of the Festival
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Birthday Girl
Movie · as Nadia / Sophia
Moulin Rouge!
Movie · as Satine
The Others
Movie · as Grace Stewart
Stanley Kubrick - Ein Leben für den Film
Movie · as Self
The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge'
Movie · as Self
Eyes Wide Shut
Movie · as Alice Harford
Kidman on Kubrick
Movie
Remembering Stanley Kubrick
Movie · as Self
Practical Magic
Movie · as Gillian Owens
Parkinson
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Peacemaker
Movie · as Dr. Julia Kelly
Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady
Movie · as Self
The View
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
The Portrait of a Lady
Movie · as Isabel Archer
The Leading Man
Movie · as Academy Awards Presenter
Batman Forever
Movie · as Dr. Chase Meridian
To Die For
Movie · as Suzanne Stone
Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever?
Movie · as Self - Dr. Chase Meridian
Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Malice
Movie · as Tracy Kennsinger
My Life
Movie · as Gail Jones
Late Show with David Letterman
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Far and Away
Movie · as Shannon Christie
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · 2 eps
Flirting
Movie · as Nicola Radcliffe
Billy Bathgate
Movie · as Drew Preston
Days of Thunder
Movie · as Dr. Claire Lewicki
Dead Calm
Movie · as Rae Ingram
Bangkok Hilton
TV · as Katrina Stanton · 3 eps
Emerald City
Movie · as Helen McCord
Nightmaster
Movie · as Amy Gabriel
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep
An Australian in Rome
Movie · as Jill
The Bit Part
Movie · as Mary McAllister
Vietnam
Movie · as Megan Goddard
Vietnam
TV · as Megan Goddard · 10 eps
Seitenblicke
TV · as self · 1 ep
Room to Move
Movie · as Carol Trig
Windrider
Movie · as Jade
Archer's Adventure
Movie · as Catherine
Wills & Burke
Movie · as Julia Matthews
Matthew and Son
Movie · as Bridget Elliot
Goldene Kamera
TV · as Self · 1 ep
BMX Bandits
Movie · as Judy
Bush Christmas
Movie · as Helen
Skin Deep
Movie · as Sheena Henderson
Chase Through the Night
Movie · as Petra
Five Mile Creek
TV · as Annie · 39 eps
Entertainment Tonight
TV · as Self
Wetten, dass..?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
TV · as Self - Honoree · 1 ep
Film '72
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self, Self - Presenter · 9 eps
Sanremo Music Festival
TV · 1 ep
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee · 2 eps