She will first star in the Hulu miniseries Nine Perfect Strangers based on the novel of the same name by Liane Moriarty which is currently in production in Australia. I think at some stage, I would love to have another child. Also has chickens and fish. When I won the Oscar [for "The Hours"], I went home and I didn't have that in my life. A regular at the Phillip Street Theatre, she received praise and encouragement to pursue acting full time.[20]. [105], Kidman starred in two 2018 dramas—Destroyer and Boy Erased. [116] For her performance in Bombshell, Kidman received another Screen Actor Guild Award nomination. [66] Kidman appeared in the 2009 Rob Marshall musical Nine, portraying the Federico Fellini-like character's muse, Claudia Jenssen, with fellow Oscar winners Daniel Day-Lewis, Judi Dench, Marion Cotillard, Penélope Cruz and Sophia Loren. [117], In 2020, Kidman played Grace Fraser, a successful therapist in New York, in the HBO psychological thriller miniseries The Undoing, based on the novel You Should Have Known by Jean Hanff Korelitz. [225] In 2009, she was featured on the soundtrack of Rob Marshall's 2009 movie musical Nine, singing the song But no way. She also starred in the fantasy-adventure, The Golden Compass (2007), playing the villainous Marisa Coulter. That's why, when people meet you and you seem very together, they are quite surprised--they don't see you behind closed doors. Has 3 cats named Ginger, Louis, and Snow, as well as a poodle named Julian. [20], Being born in Hawaii, she was given the Hawaiian name "Hōkūlani", meaning "heavenly star". I think when you go into the orbit of a director, they bring certain things out in you. She was named after a baby elephant, that lived at the local zoo of her childhood home, as her mother loves elephants. And they were incredibly collaborative with me. Publicity Listings Jane, Alejandro, Stephen, Lars - all of them. She donated her entire salary to The Actors' Benevolent Fund, and in her father's name to King's College, in honor of her father and Rosalind Franklin. 5 made Kidman the record holder for the most money paid per minute to an actor after she reportedly earned US$12 million for the three-minute advert. [173] In January 2017, she stated her support for the legalisation of same-sex marriage in Australia. Said that if she had not been an actress, she would have been a doctor. So I'm determined to keep making it get better and better. (February 2017). [16][17][18][19] Kidman has Irish and Scottish ancestry. It was after 2 AM before I finally nodded off and I woke up 15 minutes before the alarm clock was set. So if you talk about a box-office career, then I'm a disaster. I can't stand the sun. [140] In a 2007 interview with Marie Claire, Kidman noted the incorrect reporting of the ectopic pregnancy early in her marriage. I know other things can come into play about that, but it's certainly not going to be because I didn't show up. This movie was set to be produced in Australia, another reason she decided to accept it. [During] my professional highs, I've often had personal lows. "[31] She followed that up with the Australian miniseries Bangkok Hilton. I can't hide it. The truth of it is I love auteurs and I love philosophical filmmakers. [149] She met musician Lenny Kravitz in 2003, and dated him into 2004. Something weird! For peak positions of Kidman's singles in Austria, use the austriancharts.at links depending on a release. This left fans baffled until she went on to explain how she had MeToo moments several times in her early life and her early marriage had taken away that worry for a bit. But he was lovely to me and I loved him. You've just got to have a sense of respect for the person you have children with. 2001), James (b. [163][164] In an interview by Tina Brown at the 2015 Women in the World conference, she stated that her attention turned to her career after her divorce from Cruise: "Out of my divorce came work that was applauded so that was an interesting thing for me", leading to her Academy Award in 2003. The Prom was released on Netflix on December, 11 2020. I like the polite nature of it. For peak positions of Kidman's singles in Denmark, use the danishcharts.dk links depending on a release. In. "[57] The second was an adaptation of Philip Roth's novel The Human Stain, opposite Anthony Hopkins. In 2012, Kidman's audiobook recording of Virginia Woolf's To the Lighthouse was released at Audible.com. We're in it together, and this is ours, together, forever. In 1999, Kidman reunited with then-husband, Tom Cruise, to portray a Manhattan couple on a sexual odyssey, in Eyes Wide Shut, the final film of director Stanley Kubrick. 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). 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). Was nicknamed "Stalky" while attending school. I would love to settle into a relationship that was really important to me. If something upsets me, it really upsets me. [23], Kidman grew up in Sydney and attended Lane Cove Public School and North Sydney Girls' High School. Has one niece: Lucia (b. I don't believe in having body doubles for a film. Her mother, Janelle Ann (née Glenny), is a nursing instructor who edited her husband's books and was a member of the Women's Electoral Lobby; her father, Antony Kidman, was a biochemist, clinical psychologist and author. [80] She also appeared in the family film Paddington (2014) as a villain. It's just suits me. She frequently visits specialized auctions in order to acquire rare ancient coins from Ancient Judea. Has been tied up and had her mouth gagged with tape in three separate movies: She lobbied for the role of Danielle in Cape Fear (1991) but lost to Juliette Lewis. [133] "Nicole Kidman's style, both on and off the screen, has had an undeniable impact on fashion," said Peter Arnold, executive director of CFDA. You have to be willing to trust somebody else with your whole being, and that's very difficult, really difficult and very brave. [70][71] In Lee Daniels' adaptation of the Pete Dexter novel, The Paperboy (2012),[72] she portrayed death row groupie Charlotte Bless, and performed sex scenes that she claims not to have remembered until seeing the finished film. Chosen by People Magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World in 1996, 1999 and 2002. Early life. In 1990, she made her Hollywood debut in the racing film Days of Thunder, opposite Tom Cruise. First Australian actress to win the Best Actress Academy Award. [60] Kidman received her seventh Golden Globe nomination, for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama. You want to work with the greatest living directors, make a great movie. The on-location dressing room she used for, Was a part of the notoriously secret and long shoot of, Her father, Dr. Antony "Tony" Kidman, died of a heart attack in Singapore at the age of 75. Kidman starred opposite Hugh Jackman as an Englishwoman feeling overwhelmed by the continent. [September 2014], In December 2007, she was paid "substantial" damages by the British news paper Daily Telegraph, after they wrongly accused her of having breached provisions in her promotional contract for Chanel No. It had been intended for her to star in 'In the City' but the part went to Meg Ryan. Her three year contract was up for renewal in 2007 and was extended to 2009, where it was concluded. Though once you're hooked, you're hooked. Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on January 13, 2003. By the time I was a teenager, I had developed skills as a writer, and my father encouraged me to think about a career in journalism. As the first Australian actress to win an Academy Award, Kidman made a teary acceptance speech about the importance of art, even during times of war, saying, "Why do you come to the Academy Awards when the world is in such turmoil? "[156] They maintain homes in Sydney, Sutton Forest (New South Wales, Australia); Los Angeles;[157] Nashville (Tennessee, U.S.);[158] and a condominium in Manhattan purchased for US$10 million. 1999) and two nephews: Hamish (b. ; Nicoury – For a courageous person, from the meaning of the name, which is “people of victory.” In 2010, Kidman starred with Aaron Eckhart in the film adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Rabbit Hole, for which she vacated her role in the Woody Allen picture You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger. Kidman also received recognition from the National Association of Theatre Owners at the ShoWest Convention in 1992 as the Female Star of Tomorrow, and in 2002 for a Distinguished Decade of Achievement in Film. [68] In 2011, she starred alongside Nicolas Cage in director Joel Schumacher's action-thriller Trespass, with the stars playing a married couple taken hostage,[69] and appeared with Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston in Dennis Dugan's romantic comedy Just Go with It, as a trophy wife. I swear by it. It was very natural for me to want to disappear into dark theater, I am really very shy. I'll never forget sort of "DJ-ing" after [the Cannes screening of], I remember having really mixed reactions to different films I brought to [Cannes Film Festival]. She has English, Irish and Scottish ancestry. | [20] By the end of 1983, she had a supporting role in the television series Five Mile Creek. Even from a very early age I knew I didn't want to miss out on anything life had to offer just because it might be considered dangerous. Her fans refers to themselves as "Kidmaniacs". [204] Kidman's second single topped the official music charts in New Zealand,[205] Portugal,[206] and England, as well as scored top ten placings all over Europe, including Australia, Austria,[207] Belgium,[208] Denmark,[209] Germany,[210] Netherlands,[211] Norway,[212] and Switzerland. She also served as executive producer alongside her co-star, Reese Witherspoon, and the show's director, Jean-Marc Vallée. In 2008, she reunited with Moulin Rouge! Being on stage like that, it's incredibly direct. [148] The film Cold Mountain brought rumours that an affair between Kidman and co-star Jude Law was responsible for the break-up of his marriage. In 1983, 16-year-old Kidman made her film debut in a remake of the Australian holiday season favourite Bush Christmas. Australian Actress Nicole Kidman played the fictional character Atlanna. And I'm hooked on the male physique - hooked on it. [192] Additionally, she supports the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League and once served as a club ambassador.[193]. She worked regularly at … That same year, she appeared as a successful producer in the black comedy-science-fiction film The Stepford Wives, a remake of the 1975 film of the same name, directed by Frank Oz. Following criticism of The Golden Compass by Catholic leaders[167] as anti-Catholic,[168] Kidman told Entertainment Weekly that the Catholic Church is part of her "essence", and that her religious beliefs would prevent her from taking a role in a film she perceived as anti-Catholic. I was so sick of playing the serious sort of roles. [224] The song, a Tony Philips remix, was promoted as the pilot single of a follow-up to the original soundtrack of the same name, Moulin Rouge! Because when there is enormous loyalty to them, then it's a very safe place. [about her first role at the age of five] I was one of those terrible kids who said everyone's lines. What's the point of doing something good if nobody's watching? Vol. [25] Kidman has revealed that she was timid as a child, saying, "I am very shy – really shy – I even had a stutter as a kid, which I slowly got over, but I still regress into that shyness. [160][161] In 2010, Kidman and Urban had their second daughter, Faith Margaret, via gestational surrogacy[162] at Nashville's Centennial Women's Hospital. I'm a person that carries everything that happened to me in my past, with me into the future. Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times thought that "Kidman gives a powerful and moving performance as Saroo's adoptive mother, who loves her son with every molecule of her being, but comes to understand his quest. Has portrayed a character named Grace five times: Older sister of Australian television personality, Although naturally left-handed, she taught herself to write right-handed for her role in. Each of the actors has two stamps, showing them both in and out of character. | The couple adopted a daughter, Isabella Jane Cruise (born 1992),[137] and a son, Connor Antony Cruise (born 1995). In 2005, Kidman appeared opposite Sean Penn in the Sydney Pollack thriller The Interpreter, playing UN translator Silvia Broome, and with Will Ferrell in the romantic comedy Bewitched, based on the 1960s TV sitcom of the same name. She asked her wedding guests not to buy any presents for her and, Three star performers sang at her wedding reception to, Wrote the introduction to the book "Truth: Personas, Needs, and Flaws in the Art of Building Actors and Creating Characters" by her friend and acting consultant. I don't think you ever abandon any of them. In 2001, she was awarded "Celebrity of the Year" by E!, "Entertainer of the Year" by Entertainment Weekly and named one of People Magazine's "25 Most Intriguing People of 2001". 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