Acting · Honolulu, Hawaii, USA · Born June 20, 1967
Nicole Mary Kidman (born 20 June 1967) is an Australian and American actress and producer. Known for her work in film and television productions across many genres, she has consistently ranked among the world's highest-paid actresses since the late 1990s. Her accolades include an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Volpi Cup, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and six Golden Globe Awards. She became the first Australian actor to receive the AFI Life Achievement Award honour in 2024. Kidman began her career in Australia with the 1983 films Bush Christmas and BMX Bandits. Her breakthrough came with lead roles in Dead Calm and the miniseries Bangkok Hilton (1989). She came to international prominence with a supporting role in Days of Thunder (1990), followed by leading roles in Far and Away (1992), To Die For (1995), Batman Forever (1995), Practical Magic (1998), and Eyes Wide Shut(1999). She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Virginia Woolf in the drama The Hours (2002). She was Oscar-nominated for her roles in Moulin Rouge! (2001), Rabbit Hole (2010), Lion (2016), and Being the Ricardos (2021). She has acted in mainstream films such as The Others (2001), Cold Mountain (2003), The Golden Compass (2007), Australia (2008), Paddington (2014), Aquaman (2018), and Bombshell (2019) as well as independent films with dark and tragic themes such as Dogville (2003), Birth (2004), Margot at the Wedding (2007), Stoker (2013), The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017), The Beguiled (2017), The Northman (2022), and Babygirl (2024). Kidman's television roles include Hemingway & Gellhorn (2012), Top of the Lake: China Girl (2017), The Undoing (2020), Nine Perfect Strangers (2021), Special Ops: Lioness (2023), Expats (2024) and The Perfect Couple (2024). For the HBO series Big Little Lies (2017–2019), she received Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress and Outstanding Limited Series as executive producer. Kidman has been a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF since 1994 and UNIFEM since 2006. She was appointed Companion of the Order of Australia in 2006. Kidman was married to actor Tom Cruise from 1990 to 2001 and has been married to country music singer Keith Urban since 2006. In 2010, she founded the production company Blossom Films. In 2004 and 2018, Time included her on its list of the 100 most influential people in the world, and in 2020, The New York Times named her one of the greatest actors of the 21st century.
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2026
as Gillian Owens
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2026
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2026
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2025
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2024
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2024
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2024
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2024
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2024
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MovieA Family Affair
2024
as Brooke Harwood
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2024
as Margaret
TVOff Script with The Hollywood Reporter
2023
as Self
MovieAquaman and the Lost Kingdom
2023
as Atlanna
TVFaraway Downs
2023
as Lady Sarah Ashley
MovieNicole Kidman: Eyes Wide Open
2023
as Self (archive footage)
TVLioness
2023
as Kaitlyn Meade
MovieWerner Herzog: Radical Dreamer
2022
as Self
TVRoar
2022
as Robin
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2022
as Queen Gudrún
MovieBeing the Ricardos
2021
as Lucille Ball
TVNine Perfect Strangers
2021
as Masha Dmitrichenko
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2020
as Angie Dickinson
TVThe Undoing
2020
as Grace Fraser
MovieKubrick by Kubrick
2020
as Self (archive footage)
MovieTom Cruise: An Eternal Youth
2020
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TVA World of Calm
2020
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MovieThat Click
2019
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MovieBombshell
2019
as Gretchen Carlson
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2019
as Samantha Barbour
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2019
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2019
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2018
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2018
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2018
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2018
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2017
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MovieHow to Talk to Girls at Parties
2017
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2017
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MovieDavid Stratton: A Cinematic Life
2017
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2017
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2016
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2016
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2016
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2015
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2015
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2015
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TVClose Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
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MovieStrangerland
2015
as Catherine Parker
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2015
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TVVariety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
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MoviePaddington
2014
as Millicent
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2014
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2014
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2014
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2014
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2014
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2013
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2013
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2013
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2012
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2012
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2012
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MovieFinal Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
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2011
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2011
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2010
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2010
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2010
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2009
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TVLive from Studio Five
2009
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2008
as Lady Sarah Ashley
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2007
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MovieMargot at the Wedding
2007
as Margot
MovieLagerfeld Confidential
2007
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MovieThe Invasion
2007
as Carol Bennell
MovieI Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal
2007
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MovieShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
2007
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TVThe Graham Norton Show
2007
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MovieGod Grew Tired of Us
2006
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MovieHappy Feet
2006
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TVEl hormiguero
2006
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MovieFur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
2006
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MovieNicole Kidman: The Girl from Oz
2006
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MovieCasting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched'
2005
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MovieWhy I Love 'Bewitched'
2005
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2005
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2005
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2004
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MovieDogville Confessions
2004
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2004
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2004
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MovieCold Mountain
2003
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MovieThe Human Stain
2003
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MovieRita
2003
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TVThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
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MovieCelebrity Naked Ambition
2003
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Movie101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
2003
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MovieTrier, Kidman og Cannes
2003
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MovieDogville
2003
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TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
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MovieThe Hours
2002
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TVAnt & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2002
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MovieHeart of the Festival
2002
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MoviePanic Room
2002
as Stephen's Girlfriend on the Phone (voice) (uncredited)
MovieBirthday Girl
2001
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MovieThe Others
2001
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MovieMoulin Rouge!
2001
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MovieThe Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge'
2001
as Self
MovieStanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
2001
as Self
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1999
MovieEyes Wide Shut
1999
as Alice Harford
MovieRemembering Stanley Kubrick
1999
as Self
MoviePractical Magic
1998
as Gillian Owens
TVParkinson
1998
as Self
MovieThe Peacemaker
1997
as Dr. Julia Kelly
TVThe View
1997
as Self - Guest
MoviePortrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady
1997
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MovieThe Leading Man
1996
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1996
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1995
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1995
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1995
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1995
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1993
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1993
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1993
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1992
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1992
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1991
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1991
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1990
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1989
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1989
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1988
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1988
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1988
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1987
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1987
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1987
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1987
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1987
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1986
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1986
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MovieArcher's Adventure
1985
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MovieWills & Burke
1985
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Matthew and Son
1984
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Goldene Kamera
1984
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MovieBMX Bandits
1983
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MovieBush Christmas
1983
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TVFive Mile Creek
1983
as Annie
MovieSkin Deep
1983
as Sheena Henderson
MovieChase Through the Night
1983
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TVEntertainment Tonight
1981
TVWetten, dass..?
1981
as Self
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
TVThe American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self - Honoree
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
TVSanremo Music Festival
1951
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
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MovieThe Young People
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