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Nicole Mary Kidman, AC (born 20 June 1967), is an Academy Award-winning actress. In 2006, she was the highest-paid actress in the motion picture industry. Kidman's breakthrough was in the 1989 thriller Dead Calm. Her performances in films such as To Die For (1995), Moulin Rouge! (2001), and The Hours (2002) won her critical acclaim. In 2003, Kidman received her star on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood, California. She is also known for her marriage to Tom Cruise and her current marriage to country musician Keith Urban. Because she was born to Australian parents in Hawaii, Kidman has dual citizenship of Australia and the United States.
| Profile | |
| Born | Nicole Mary Kidman June 20, 1967 (1967-06-20) (age 41) Honolulu, Hawaii, USA |
| Years active | 1983 "present |
| Spouse(s) | Tom Cruise (1990-2001) Keith Urban (2006-present) |
| Awards won | |
| Academy Awards | |
| #1 | Best Actress 2002 The Hours |
| Australian Film Institute Awards | |
| #2 | Best Actress in a Miniseries 1988 Vietnam |
| BAFTA Awards | |
| #3 | Best Actress in a Leading Role 2002 The Hours |
| Golden Globe Awards | |
| #4 | Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical/Comedy 1996 To Die For 2002 Moulin Rouge! Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama 2003 The Hours |
| Other awards | |
| #5 | Saturn Award for Best Actress (film) 2001 The Others Silver Berlin Bear for Best Actress 2002 The Hours |
Kidman met Tom Cruise on the set of their 1990 movie, Days of Thunder. Cruise was married to actress Mimi Rogers at the time, and later divorced her. Kidman and Cruise were married on Christmas Eve 1990 in Telluride, Colorado. The couple adopted two children, a daughter Isabella and a son Connor. They separated just after their 10th wedding anniversary. At the time she was 3 months pregnant and Read more...
Kidman was raised a Roman Catholic and currently is a practising Catholic. She attended Mary Mackillop Chapel in North Sydney. However, during her marriage to Tom Cruise, she was reported to be a "half-hearted" follower of Scientology.
Read more...Kidman's name was included in an advertisement in the Los Angeles Times (17 August 2006) that condemned organisations Hamas and Hezbollah, and supported Israel's efforts in the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict.
Kidman has made numerous donations to U.S. Democratic party candidates and endorsed John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election.
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