Nicole Kidman — Biography
Nicole Mary Kidman is a distinguished actress and producer renowned for her performances in a diverse array of film and television works. She has consistently been listed among the highest-paid actresses globally. Kidman has garnered numerous honors, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, two Primetime Emmys, and six Golden Globes. Her journey in acting commenced in Australia with the 1983 releases Bush Christmas and BMX Bandits. Her major breakthrough arrived in 1989 with the suspenseful film Dead Calm and the miniseries Bangkok Hilton. International recognition followed in 1990 with the action flick Days of Thunder. Kidman's prominence grew with leading roles in films such as Far and Away (1992), Batman Forever (1995), To Die For (1995), and Eyes Wide Shut (1999). She earned the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as writer Virginia Woolf in the drama The Hours (2002) and received further Academy Award nominations for her performances in the musical Moulin Rouge! (2001) and the dramas Rabbit Hole (2010), Lion (2016), and Being the Ricardos (2021). Her most commercially successful films include The Others (2001), The Golden Compass (2007), Just Go with It (2011), Paddington (2014), and Aquaman (2018).
In the television arena, Kidman has appeared in productions such as Hemingway & Gellhorn (2012), Big Little Lies (2017–2019), Top of the Lake: China Girl (2017), The Undoing (2020), and Nine Perfect Strangers (2021). For her work in Big Little Lies, she won two Primetime Emmys—one for Outstanding Lead Actress and another as an executive producer for Outstanding Limited Series. Kidman has also been a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF since 1994 and for UNIFEM since 2006. In 2006, she was named a Companion of the Order of Australia. She was previously married to actor Tom Cruise from 1990 until 2001, and has been married to country music artist Keith Urban since 2006. In 2010, she established the production company Blossom Films. Time magazine recognized her as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in both 2004 and 2018, and The New York Times hailed her as one of the greatest actors of the 21st century in 2020. Kidman and Urban welcomed their first daughter, Sunday Rose Kidman Urban, in 2008 in Nashville, with her middle name honoring Urban's late grandmother. Their second daughter, Faith Margaret Kidman Urban, was born via surrogacy in 2010, with her middle name reflecting Kidman's late grandmother. As of September 30, 2025, Kidman filed for divorce from Keith Urban after nearly two decades of marriage. As of March 2024, she boasts 9.9 million
In the television arena, Kidman has appeared in productions such as Hemingway & Gellhorn (2012), Big Little Lies (2017–2019), Top of the Lake: China Girl (2017), The Undoing (2020), and Nine Perfect Strangers (2021). For her work in Big Little Lies, she won two Primetime Emmys—one for Outstanding Lead Actress and another as an executive producer for Outstanding Limited Series. Kidman has also been a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF since 1994 and for UNIFEM since 2006. In 2006, she was named a Companion of the Order of Australia. She was previously married to actor Tom Cruise from 1990 until 2001, and has been married to country music artist Keith Urban since 2006. In 2010, she established the production company Blossom Films. Time magazine recognized her as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in both 2004 and 2018, and The New York Times hailed her as one of the greatest actors of the 21st century in 2020. Kidman and Urban welcomed their first daughter, Sunday Rose Kidman Urban, in 2008 in Nashville, with her middle name honoring Urban's late grandmother. Their second daughter, Faith Margaret Kidman Urban, was born via surrogacy in 2010, with her middle name reflecting Kidman's late grandmother. As of September 30, 2025, Kidman filed for divorce from Keith Urban after nearly two decades of marriage. As of March 2024, she boasts 9.9 million
