Nicole Kidman - Biography - IMDb. Elegant blonde Nicole Kidman, known as one of Hollywood's top Australian imports, was actually born in Honolulu, Hawaii, while her Australian parents were there on educational visas.

Kidman is the daughter of Janelle Ann (Glenny), a nursing instructor, and Antony David Kidman, a biochemist and clinical psychologist. She is of English, Irish, and Scottish descent.

Shortly after her birth, the family moved to Washington, D. C., where Nicole's father pursued his research on breast cancer, and then, three years later, made the pilgrimage back to her parents' native Sydney in Australia, where Nicole was raised. 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 1.

Australian holiday favorite Bush Christmas (1. That appearance touched off a flurry of film and television offers, including a lead in BMX Bandits (1. Vietnam (1. 98. 7) (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 (1. 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 (1.

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Elegant blonde Nicole Kidman, known as one of Hollywood's top Australian imports, was actually born in Honolulu, Hawaii, while her Australian parents. Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock KBE (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English film director and producer, referred to as the "Master of Suspense".

Hollywood hunk hook, line and sinker. After a whirlwind courtship (and decent box office returns), the couple wed on December 2. 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 (1. Dustin Hoffman's moll in the gangster flick Billy Bathgate (1. She reunited with Cruise for . Despite her steady employment, critics and moviegoers still had not quite warmed to Kidman as a leading lady.

She tried to spice up her image by seducing Val Kilmer in Batman Forever (1. Gus Van Sant's To Die For (1. 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 1. 99. 6, 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 (1. A few months later, she tore across the screen as a nuclear weapons expert in The Peacemaker (1. 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 (mother was a feminist; father, 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, 1. Nicole stopped working and took a massage course so that she could provide physical therapy (her mother eventually beat the cancer). She and Cruise adopted two children: Isabella Jane (born 1. Connor Antony (born 1. Despite their rock- solid image, the couple announced in early 2.

Her marriage to Cruise ended mid- summer of 2. IMDb Mini Biography By. IMDb Editors. Blonde hair and blue eyes. Her independent films often feature the theme of grief and sorrow, such as Birth (2. Senate representing New York state.

In 2. 00. 4, she was one of People Magazine's . She ranked as #6. FHM's . In 2. 00. Also, Premiere Magazine ranked her as #4. Finally, she ranked #3.

Premiere's annual Power 1. List. Had ranked #8. So, she played the voice of Jodie Foster's divorced husband's wife. She was in the middle of shooting a scene when someone held up a sign with the announcement.

Since their divorce, she is rarely seen on the red carpet without high heels, and she often meets 6' 4. She was already 5' 9. Produced by . This movie was set to be produced in Australia, another reason she decided to accept it. She was slated to star alongside Russell Crowe in the movie, but the project was ultimately dropped. She revealed in June 2. In Batman Forever (1.

Michael Gough. In Bewitched (2. Michael Caine. Patrick's church in Manly, a suburb of Sydney. The wedding ceremony lasted 3. Keith Urban. Among them were her best friend Naomi Watts, Russell Crowe, Baz Luhrmann, Hugh Jackman and Nicole's two children Isabella and Conor.

Jim Carrey was invited and greatly wanted to come, in fact he booked plane tickets to Australia, but last minute scheduling conflicts stopped him from going. Regis in Bora Bora. Eva Longoria and her boyfriend Tony Parker were also coincidentally staying there at the time. Hugh Jackman sang . Keith Urban sang his hit song .

Neil Finn sang . Kidman was originally unsure if she would take the part when some producers from New Line Cinema offered it to her. However, with a beautiful letter, Pullman fully convinced her to take the role. Pullman knew she was right for the part after he saw her performance in To Die For (1. New Line Cinema he had discussed the possibilities of her playing the part, from the day the rights to the book were sold, to 1.

As a part of her preparation, Kidman re- read the whole His Dark Materials trilogy, and wrote small notes, whenever she found something personal about the character, before filming began. The film ended up being the biggest film of her career, with a budget of $1. Her friend, Ren. She didn't work with any other coach on the set except the woman from the embassy. While filming a stunt in downtown Los Angeles, the truck took a turn too wide, slid on wet pavement, and collided with a light standard. Several stunt artists on the picture car were injured in the accident. Kidman was brought to the hospital as a precaution, but was able to return to the set the next day.

In addition to this, she has expressed an eagerness to work with Michael Haneke and has always dreamed of working with her friend Steven Spielberg. Biography Movies Watch Burnt (2015) there. Much to her delight, by wearing her fake nose out and about, she found she could easily evade the paparazzi as they didn't recognize her.

In 1. 99. 1, she suffered an ectopic pregnancy, resulting in their decision to adopt, and then in 2. Martin's Youth Theatre, Melbourne, Australia; Australian Theatre for Young People, Sydney, Australia and Philip Street Theatre, Sydney, Australia; majored in voice, production and theater history. Patrick church in New York and lit a candle in his memory. Child's father is her second husband, Keith Urban.

However, director Chan- wook Park was eager to have her play the part of Evelyn that he choose to place setting in Nashville. The movie was filmed five minutes from her home and she began filming a week after wrapping The Paperboy (2.

Zac Efron said that shooting the improvised dance scene with her in The Paperboy (2. Usually wears contact lenses but wears glasses on occasions. The most common categories among her representative films are 'Best Supporting Actress' and 'Best Costume Design', for which five of her films have been nominated.

Hathaway discarded the dress at the last minute, because it was too similar to Amanda Seyfried's dress. She was named after a baby elephant, that lived at the local zoo of her childhood home, as her mother loves elephants.