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    Nicole Kidman

    Date of Birth
    20 June 1967, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

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    5' 11" (1.80 m)

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    Elegant redhead Nicole Kidman, known as one of Hollywood's top Australian imports, was actually born in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Australian parents Anthony (a biochemist and clinical psychologist) and Janelle (a nursing instructor) Kidman. The family moved almost immediately to Washington, D.C., where Nicole's father pursued his research on breast cancer, and then, three years later, made the pilgrimage to her parents' native Sydney. 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 16, landing a role in the Australian holiday favorite Bush Christmas (1983). That appearance touched off a flurry of film and television offers, including a lead in BMX Bandits (1983) and a turn as a schoolgirl-turned-protester in the miniseries "Vietnam" (1987) (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 (1989).

    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 (1990), she won over the Hollywood hunk hook, line and sinker. After a whirlwind courtship (and decent box office returns), the couple wed on December 24, 1990. 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 (1991), then as Dustin Hoffman's moll in the gangster flick Billy Bathgate (1991). She reunited with Cruise for Far and Away (1992), the story of young Irish lovers who flee to America in the late 1800s, and starred opposite Michael Keaton in the tear-tugger My Life (1993). 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 (1995), but achieved her real breakthrough with Gus Van Sant's To Die For (1995). 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 1996, 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 (1996). A few months later, she tore across the screen as a nuclear weapons expert in The Peacemaker (1997), adding "action star" to her professional repertoire.

    She and Cruise then disappeared into a notoriously long, secretive shoot for Stanley Kubrick's sexual thriller Eyes Wide Shut (1999). 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, 17-year-old 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 1993) and Connor Antony (born 1995). Despite their rock-solid image, the couple announced in early 2001 that they were separating due to career conflicts. Her marriage to Cruise ended mid-summer of 2001.
     

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      Nicole Kidman in Dead Calm. New caps by Johnny Moronic


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      [05/20/10] Nicole Kidman @ Omega Watches event - x9

      Nicole Kidman makes an appearance at the Omega Watch event at Manning House in Hong Kong on May 20:


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      [05/20/10] Nicole Kidman @ Unifem Gala & Omega conference - x11

      Nicole Kidman poses as she attends a charity Unifem Gala & Omega conference held at Four Seasons Hotel in Hong Kong on May 20:


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      2010 HFPA Installation Luncheon at The Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills (July 28)


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      Wow. She is not aging gracefully. Regardless thanks for the pics.

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      blame that stupid botox!

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      [07/28/10] Nicole Kidman @ Hollywood Foreign Press Luncheon - x22


      Nicole Kidman pictured attending the Hollywood Foreign Press Association Holds Annual Installation Luncheon, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA. USA. 28th July 2010








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      Nicole Kidman - Graham Shearer Photoshoot 1992 - x17


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      Re: Nicole Kidman - Graham Shearer Photoshoot 1992 - x17

      oh how did I miss this post! thanks kaneda

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      Actress Nicole Kidman speaks at 'Rabbit Hole' press conference during the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival at the Hyatt Regency on September 14, 2010 in Toronto, Canada.

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      [09/13/10] Nicole Kidman @ "Rabbit Hole" TIFF Premiere - x52


      Wearing a simple blue dress, Nicole Kidman attends the screening of "Rabbit Hole" with husband Keith Urban during the Toronto International Film Festival. Toronto, ON. 9/13/10.













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      [09/14/10] Nicole Kidman @ "Rabbit Hole" Press Conference at 2010 TIFF - x44 + x7

      Nicole Kidman attends the 'Rabbit Hole' press conference during the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival held at the Hyatt Regency on September 14, 2010 in Toronto, Canada.

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      Re: [09/14/10] Nicole Kidman @ "Rabbit Hole" Press Conference at 2010 TIFF - x44

      Thanks for Nicole

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      Re: [09/14/10] Nicole Kidman @ "Rabbit Hole" Press Conference at 2010 TIFF - x44


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      [11/10/10] Nicole Kidman @ 44th Annual CMA Awards - x15 + x22

      Nicole Kidman attends the 44th Annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on November 10, 2010 in Nashville, Tennessee.

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