Nicole Kidman

7.5	Listal rating

Stats

Birth Name: Nicole Mary Kidman

Age: 44, born 20 June 1967

Country of origin: Australia

Currently Residing In: United States

Height: 5' 10"

Ethnicity: White / Caucasian

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: Keith Urban

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Nicole Kidman Videos

Nicole Kidman And Keith Urban On New Baby, 'Faith'

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About: Elegant redhead Nicole Kidman, known as one of Hollywood's top Australian imports, was actually born in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Australian parents Anthony (a biochemist and clinical psychologist) and Janelle (a nursing instructor) Kidman. The family moved almost immediately to Washington, DC, where Nicole's father pursued his research on breast cancer, and then, three years later, made the pilgrimage to her parents' native Sydney. Young Nicole's first love was ballet, but she eventually took up mim Elegant redhead Nicole Kidman, known as one of Hollywood's top Australian imports, was actually born in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Australian parents Anthony (a biochemist and clinical psychologist) and Janelle (a nursing instructor) Kidman. The family moved almost immediately to Washington, DC, where Nicole's father pursued his research on breast cancer, and then, three years later, made the pilgrimage to her parents' native Sydney. Young Nicole's first love was ballet, but she eventually took up mime and drama as well (her first stage role was a bleating sheep in an elementary school Christmas pageant). In her adolescent years, acting edged out the other arts and became a kind of refuge -- as her classmates sought out fun in the sun, the fair-skinned Kidman retreated to dark rehearsal halls to practice her craft. She worked regularly at the Philip Street Theater, where she once received a personal letter of praise and encouragement from audience member Jane Campion (then a film student). Kidman eventually dropped out of high school to pursue acting full-time. She broke into movies at age 16, landing a role in the Australian holiday favorite Bush Christmas (1983). That appearance touched off a flurry of film and TV offers, including a lead in BMX Bandits (1983) and a turn as a schoolgirl-turned-protester in the miniseries "Vietnam" (1987) (for which she won her first Australian Film Institute Award). With the help of an American agent, she eventually made her US debut opposite Sam Neill in the at-sea thriller Dead Calm (1989).

Kidman's next casting coup scored her more than exposure. While starring as Tom Cruise's doctor/love interest in the racetrack romance Days of Thunder (1990), she won over the Hollywood hunk hook, line, and sinker. After a whirlwind courtship (and decent box office returns), the couple wed on December 24, 1990. Determined not to let her new marital status overshadow her fledgling career, the actress pressed on. She appeared as a catty high school senior in the Australian film Flirting (1991), then as Dustin Hoffman's moll in the gangster flick Billy Bathgate (1991). She reunited with Cruise for Far and Away (1992), the story of young Irish lovers who flee to America in the late 1800s, and starred opposite Michael Keaton in the tear-tugger My Life (1993/I). Despite her steady employment, critics and moviegoers still hadn't quite warmed to Kidman as a leading lady. She tried to spice up her image by seducing Val Kilmer in Batman Forever (1995), but achieved her real breakthrough with Gus Van Sant's To Die For (1995). As a fame-crazed housewife determined to eliminate any obstacle in her path, Kidman proved that she had an impressive range and deadly comic timing. She took home a Golden Globe and several critics' awards for the performance. In 1996, Kidman stepped into a corset to work with her countrywoman and onetime admirer, Jane Campion, on the adaptation of Henry James's The Portrait of a Lady (1996). A few months later, she tore across the screen as a nuclear weapons expert in The Peacemaker (1997), adding "action star" to her professional repertoire.

She and Cruise then disappeared into a notoriously long, secretive shoot for Stanley Kubrick's sexual thriller Eyes Wide Shut (1999). The couple's on-screen shenanigans prompted an increase in public speculation about their sex life (rumors had long been circulating that their marriage was a cover-up for Cruise's homosexuality); tired of denying tabloid attacks, they successfully sued The Star for a story alleging that they needed a sex therapist to coach them through love scenes. Family life has always been a priority for Kidman. Born to social activists (mom was a feminist; dad, a labor advocate), Nicole and her little sister, Antonia Kidman, discussed current events around the dinner table and participated in their parents' campaigns by passing out pamphlets on street corners. When her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, 17-year-old Nicole stopped working and took a massage course so that she could provide physical therapy (her mom eventually beat the cancer). She and Cruise adopted two children: Isabella Jane (born in 1993) and Connor Antony (born 1995). Despite their rock-solid image, the couple announced in early 2001 that they were separating due to career conflicts. Her marriage to Cruise ended mid-summer of 2001. ... (more)

Australian (20), Actress (14), Redhead (13), Female (11), Tall (11), Sexy (10), Beautiful (10), Dead Calm (7), Batman Forever (7), Moulin Rouge (7), Stepford Wives (7), Hot (7), American (7), Talented (6), Stunning (6), Happy Feet (6), Eyes Wide Shut (6), Lovely (6), Model (4), I Would Do Her (4)

Movies

1. Moulin Rouge (2001)

Rating:

7.3

3124 Watched

2. Batman Forever (1995)

Rating:

5.2

2773 Watched

3. The Others (2001)

Rating:

7.2

2549 Watched

4. Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

Rating:

6.9

1990 Watched

5. Panic Room (2002)

Rating:

6.3

2143 Watched

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TV

1. The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986)

Rating:

4.9

333 Watched

2. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)

Rating:

5.4

236 Watched

3. Entertainment Tonight (1981)

Rating:

4.8

145 Watched

4. The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996)

Rating:

4.4

121 Watched

5. Late Show with David Letterman (1993)

Rating:

6.3

117 Watched

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Music

1. Freak on a Leash [CD 1]

Rating:

9.5

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2. Toxicity, Pt. 2

Rating:

2 want this

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What Do They Believe In? (56 person items)

" Roman Catholicism Kidman was brought up a Roman Catholic. She attended Mary Mackillop Chapel in North Sydney, and during her divorce with Tom Cruise the actress admitted that she did not want her children to be raised in Scientology. "