Nicole Kidman
Acting
Nicole Mary Kidman 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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Filmography of
Nicole Kidman
Gillian Owens
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Nancy Vandergroot
... 2025
Romy
... 2024
Queen Ellsmere (voice)
... 2024
Brooke Harwood
... 2024
Atlanna
... 2023
... 2022
Queen Gudrún
... 2022
Lucille Ball
... 2021
Angie Dickinson
... 2020
Self (archive footage)
... 2020
Self (archive footage)
... 2020
Self
... 2019
Gretchen Carlson
... 2019
Samantha Barbour
... 2019
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Yvonne Pendleton
... 2019
Erin Bell
... 2018
Atlanna
... 2018
Nancy Eamons
... 2018
Anna Murphy
... 2017
Boadicea
... 2017
Miss Martha
... 2017
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Sue Brierley
... 2016
Aline Bernstein
... 2016
Annie Fang
... 2016
Claire
... 2015
Gertrude Bell
... 2015
Catherine Parker
... 2015
Millicent
... 2014
Nicole Kidman (uncredited)
... 2014
Christine
... 2014
Grace Kelly
... 2014
Suzanne Stone Maretto (archive footage)
... 2014
Patti
... 2013
Evelyn 'Evie' Stoker
... 2013
Self (archive footage)
... 2013
Self (archive footage)
... 2012
Charlotte Bless
... 2012
Martha Gellhorn
... 2012
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... 2012
Sarah Miller
... 2011
Devlin Adams
... 2011
Becca Corbett
... 2010
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Claudia
... 2009
Lady Sarah Ashley
... 2008
Marisa Coulter
... 2007
Margot
... 2007
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Carol Bennell
... 2007
Narrator (voice)
... 2007
Self (uncredited)
... 2007
Narrator (voice)
... 2006
Norma Jean (voice)
... 2006
Diane Arbus
... 2006
Nicole Kidman
... 2006
Isabel Bigelow
... 2005
Silvia Broome
... 2005
Anna
... 2004
Self
... 2004
Joanna Eberhart
... 2004
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Ada Monroe
... 2003
Faunia Farley
... 2003
Self
... 2003
Self (archive footage)
... 2003
... 2003
Grace Margaret Mulligan
... 2003
Virginia Woolf
... 2002
Self (archive footage)
... 2002
Stephen's Girlfriend on the Phone (voice) (uncredited)
... 2002
Nadia / Sophia
... 2001
Grace Stewart
... 2001
Satine
... 2001
... 2001
... 1999
Alice Harford
... 1999
... 1999
Gillian Owens
... 1998
Dr. Julia Kelly
... 1997
... 1997
Academy Awards Presenter
... 1996
Isabel Archer
... 1996
Suzanne Stone
... 1995
Dr. Chase Meridian
... 1995
Self - Dr. Chase Meridian
... 1995
Gail Jones
... 1993
Tracy Kennsinger
... 1993
Shannon Christie
... 1992
Drew Preston
... 1991
Nicola Radcliffe
... 1991
Dr. Claire Lewicki
... 1990
Rae Ingram
... 1989
Helen McCord
... 1988
Amy Gabriel
... 1988
Mary McAllister
... 1987
... 1987
Megan Goddard
... 1987
Jade
... 1986
Carol Trig
... 1986
Catherine
... 1985
Julia Matthews
... 1985
Bridget Elliot
... 1984
Judy
... 1983
Helen
... 1983
Sheena Henderson
... 1983
Petra
... 1983
Jodi