Nicole Kidman
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Birth Name: Nicole Mary Kidman
Also Known As: Nic
Birth Date: June 20, 1967
Birth Place: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Height: 5′ 10½
Sex: Female
Nationality: Australian
Profession: Actress, Producer, Singer, Model
Education: St Martin’s Youth Theater in Melbourne, Australia
Australian Theater for Young People in Sydney, Australia
Philip Street Theater in Australia (majored in Voice, Production and Theater History)
Relationship: Stephen Bing (producer; reportedly dating in November 2004), Lenny Kravitz (musician; dated in 2003), Fabrizio Lombardo (Italian; producer)
Husband/Wife: Keith Urban (country musician; met in January 2005; engaged on May 17, 2006; married on June 25, 2006), Tom Cruise (actor; married on December 24, 1990; separated since December 2000; filed for divorced on February 7, 2001; divorced on August 8, 2001)
Father: Dr. Anthony David Kidman (author; biochemist; clinical psychologist)
Mother: Janelle Ann Kidman (educator; nurse)
Sister: Antonia Kidman (an entertainment reporter; born in 1970)
Son: Connor Anthony Kidman Cruise (born on January 17, 1995; adopted)
Daughter: Sunday Rose Kidman Urban (born on July 7, 2008; father: Keith Urban), Isabella Jane Kidman Cruise (born on December 22, 1992; adopted)
Claim to fame: as Dr. Claire Lewicki in Tony Scott’s Days of Thunder (1990)
Short Biography
Nicole Mary Kidman, AC (born 20 June 1967) is an American born Australian actress, fashion model, singer and humanitarian.
After starring in a number of small Australian films and TV shows, Kidman’s breakthrough was in the 1989 thriller Dead Calm. Her performances in films such as To Die For (1995) and Moulin Rouge! (2001) received critical acclaim, and her performance in The Hours (2002) brought her the Academy Award for Best Actress, a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe Award. Her other films include the box office hits Days of Thunder (1990), Batman Forever (1995), The Others (2001), and Cold Mountain (2003).
Kidman has been a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF Australia since 1994. In 2003, Kidman received her star on the Walk of Fame. In 2006, Kidman was made a Companion of the Order of Australia, Australia’s highest civilian honour, and was also the highest-paid actress in the motion picture industry.
She is also known for her marriage to Tom Cruise, to whom she was married for 11 years and adopted two children, and her current marriage to country musician Keith Urban, with whom she has a biological daughter.
As a result of being born to Australian parents in Hawaii, Kidman has dual citizenship in Australia and the United States.
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