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Born as Nicole Mary Kidman on June 20, 1967 in Honolulu, Hawaii to Janelle Ann and Dr. Antony David Kidman, she is a daughter of two medical professionals. Nicole Kidman’s father is a biochemist and author, while her mother is a nursing instructor as well as her husband’s editor. After her sister Antonia’s birth in 1970, Nicole and her family moved to Australia when their father accepted a lectureship at the Sydney’s University of Technology. Nicole Kidman and her sister attended a Catholic school, Mary Mackillon Chapel and North Sydney Girl’s High School, both in North Sydney.

At age 4, Nicole Kidman took up ballet lessons, which led to her studies at the Australian Theater for Young People and at the Phillip Street Theater, wherein Nicole majored in theatre history and voice production. When Kidman’s mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, Nicole dropped out of school and focused on her family.

In 1983, the fifteen-year-old Nicole Kidman won her first role in a Pat Wilson video for the song, “Bop Girl”. This gig landed her several supporting roles in both TV and film, including “Five Mile Creek”, “BMX Bandits” ,“Bush Christmas”, “A Country Practice”, “Vietnam”, “Emerald City” and “Bangkok Hilton”.

In 1989, Nicole Kidman starred alongside Billy Zane in the suspense film, “Dead Calm”, which received positive reviews. A year later, she appeared opposite Tom Cruise in a car racing film, “Days of Thunder” and another Cruise film, “Far and Away” in 1992. In 1993, Nicole Kidman played as one of the memorable characters of “Batman Forever”.

Nicole Kidman’s first Golden Globe Award and several Best Actress nominations was earned because of her performance in the 1995 film, “To Die For”. In 1999, Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman played as a married couple in the film, “Eyes Wide Shut”.

Since 2002, Nicole Kidman received numerous awards in her films including “Moulin Rouge!”, “The Others”, “The Hours”, “Dogville”, “The Human Stain” and “Cold Mountain”. In the same year, Nicole Kidman tried her luck at film production in the movie, “In The Cut”. She won the hearts of her fans and new audiences in the 2004 remake of “The Stepford Wives”. In 2005, Nicole Kidman appeared in two different movies, “The Interpreter” and “Bewitched”

Nicole Kidman was married to Tom Cruise in December 1990. They adopted two children, daughter Isabella Jane and son Connor Anthony. The couple, however, filed for divorce before their 10th anniversary. In 2003, Kidman met Lenny Kravitz and dated him until 2004. She married country singer Keith Urban in June 2006 at Manly Sydney.