Biography & Career Of Nicole Kidman

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Biography & Career Of Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman is an actress and producer from the United States and Australia. She is well-known for her work in a variety of film and television productions from various genres, and she has consistently ranked among the world’s highest-paid actresses.

Nicole Kidman: Net Worth

Nicole Kidman’s net worth as of 2022 is $250 million. Her income is highly attributed to her career as an Actress.

Nicole Kidman: Biography and Education

Nicole Mary Kidman was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Australian parents who were visiting the country on student visas. Her mother, a nursing instructor who edited her husband’s books and was a member of the Women’s Electoral Lobby; her father, Anthony Kidman, was a biochemist, clinical psychologist, and author. Antonia Kidman, her younger sister, is a journalist and TV presenter.

Kidman holds dual citizenship in Australia and the United States, having been born in the American state of Hawaii to Australian parents. She is of English, Irish, and Scottish descent. Because she was born in Hawaii, she was given the Hawaiian name “Hokulani,” which means “heavenly star.” The idea was sparked by a baby elephant born around the same time at the Honolulu Zoo.

Nicole Kidman attended Sydney’s Philip Street Theatre, where she studied alongside Naomi Watts. She later studied at the Australian Theatre for Young People. Nicole also took drama and mime classes and performed frequently during her adolescence before turning to acting as a form of escape.

Nicole Kidman: Age, Height and Weight

Nicole Kidman was born on 20 June 1967 and she is 55 years old. She is 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighs 58 kg (128 lbs).

Nicole Kidman: Marriage

Nicole Kidman was previously married to Tom Cruise for approximately 11 years, with whom she had two children: Isabella Jane Cruise (born in 1992) and Connor Antony Cruise (born in 1995). Their divorce was finalized in 2001.

Nicole married again and this time it was to the country singer Keith Urban. The actress married Urban in 2006 and is still married to the singer.

Nicole Kidman: Career, Awards and Recognitions

Kidman’s acting career began in Australia with the films Bush Christmas and BMX Bandits in 1983. Her breakthrough came with the thriller Dead Calm and the miniseries Bangkok Hilton in 1989. With the action film Days of Thunder, she achieved international success in 1990. She rose to prominence after starring in Far and Away (1992), Batman Forever (1995), To Die For (1995), and Eyes Wide Shut (1999). Kidman won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 2002 for her portrayal of writer Virginia Woolf in the drama The Hours. She was nominated for an Academy Award for her performances in the musical Moulin Rouge! (2001) and the dramas Rabbit Hole (2010), Lion (2016), and Being the Ricardos (2021).

Kidman’s television credits include Hemingway & Gellhorn (2012), Big Little Lies (2017-2019), Top of the Lake: China Girl (2017), The Undoing (2020), and Nine Perfect Strangers (2021). She received two Primetime Emmy Awards for Big Little Lies, one for Outstanding Lead Actress and one for Outstanding Limited Series as an executive producer.

Kidman has been a UNICEF and UNIFEM Goodwill Ambassador since 1994 and 2006, respectively. In 2006, she was made a Companion of the Order of Australia. She was married to actor Tom Cruise from 1990 to 2001 and has been married to country music singer Keith Urban since 2006. Blossom Films was founded by her in 2010. In 2004, and 2018, Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world, and The New York Times named her one of the greatest actors of the twenty-first century in 2020.