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Nicole Kidman

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Nicole Mary Kidman (AC) Kidman (born June 20, 1967) is an Australian and American actress and producer. She is well-known for her work in various types of commercial and independent films. She has been one of the highest-paid actresses in the world since the late 1990s. Her awards and nominations include an Academy Award, an Actor Award, a British Academy Film Award, six Golden Globe Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Volpi Cup. Kidman started his acting career in Australia, starring in the 1983 films "Christmas in the Jungle" and "The Roadster". In 1989, she rose to prominence by starring in "Over the Horizon" and the miniseries "Bangkok Hilton". She played a supporting role in "The King of Thunder" (1990), and subsequently starred in "Far From Home" (1992), "Whatever It Takes" (1995), "Batman Forever" (1995), "The Witcher" (1998) and "Eyes Wide Shut" (1999), gradually gaining popularity in the international film industry. She was nominated for an Academy Award for her performances in "Moulin Rouge" (2001), "End of Sorrow" (2010), "The Long Road Home" (2016) and "The Road to Ricardo" (2021). She played Virginia Woolf in "The Hours" (2002), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress and shared with other actors the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the Berlin Film Festival. On the television front, Kidman produced and starred in the HBO series "Beauty" (2017-2019), for which she won the Best Limited Series and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Television Movie. Kim has been a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador since 1994 and a UNIFEM Goodwill Ambassador since 2006. In 2006, she was awarded the Order of Australia. She was previously married to actor Tom Cruise and country musician Keith Urban, and they have two children from each marriage. In 2010, she founded the production company Blossom Films. In both 2004 and 2018, Time Magazine included her in its list of the 100 most influential people in the world; in 2020, the New York Times named her one of the greatest actors of the 21st century. In 2003, she was also selected as a movie star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and in 2024

Category
Musicians
Nationality
Australia
Born
1967-06-20
Wikidata
Q37459
Occupations actorsingerfilm producertelevision actormodelmovie actorvoice actordiplomatproducermusician
Aliases HoroscopeNicole KidmanNicole Mary KidmanNicole KidmanNicole KidmanNicole KidmanNicole GermanNicole GermanNicole KidmanNicole GermainNicole GermainNicole KidmanNick KidmanNicole KidmanNicole Kidman

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