Nicole KidmanNicole (Mary) Kidman (born June 20, 1967) is an Australian actress and singer. Early lifeKidman is the daughter of Dr Antony David Kidman, and his wife Janelle Ann (nee Glenny). Her father was a cancer research specialist in Washington, D.C; because of which Nicole was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. The family returned to Australia when Nicole four years old., when Tony Kidman took on a lectureship at the University of Technology, Sydney. Nicole’s studied first at the North Sydney High School. She had started taking ballet lessons when she was three, and this led to studies at St. Martin's Youth Theatre in Melbourne, the Australian Theatre for Young People in Sydney, and then to the Philip Street Theatre, where she majored in voice production and theatre history. She had dropped out of North Sydney Girls' High School at the time her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, and Kidman concentrated on her family responsibilities until her mother's recovery. Australian creditsHer first appearance on film came in 1983 when, as a 15 year-old, she appeared in the Pat Wilson music video for the song "Bop Girl". By the end of the year she had secured a supporting role in the television series Five Mile Creek, and four film roles, including BMX Bandits and Bush Christmas. During the 1980s she appeared in several Australian movies and TV series, notably including the soap opera A Country Practice, the mini-series Vietnam (1986) and Bangkok Hilton (1989). In 1989 she made the film which would gain her notice in the USA: Dead Calm. Tom CruiseHer American debut was in Days of Thunder (1990), a stock-car racing movie opposite Tom Cruise. Although Cruise was married to actress Mimi Rogers at the time, he and Kidman became “an item“. Cruise divorced Rogers and the couple married on Christmas Eve of 1990 in Telluride, Colorado. The couple adopted two children, Isabella and Connor, and lived in Los Angeles, California, Australia, Colorado, and New York. After ten years’, the marriage was dissolved in 2001: there was much media speculation about the reasons for this, but both celebrities maintained their privacy and were guarded in their public comments. Hollywood careerAfter “Days of Thunder“ she starred with Cruise 1992 in Ron Howard's Far and Away. Later, in 1999, she was in Eyes Wide Shut (1999), Stanley Kubrick's final film, when she co-starred with her husband as a married couple for the second time. 1995 was to bring much success. She was featured in the all-star cast of Batman Forever and later that same year she starred in To Die For, earning high praise from critics. Although media speculation thought that she would earn an Academy Award nomination for her performance, it was not to be. She did however win a Golden Globe award. Kidman's most professionally successful year was 2001, with her Oscar-nominated performance in Moulin Rouge! and well-received star turn in a horror film, The Others. While in Australia filming Moulin Rouge!, Kidman injured her knee, so Jodie Foster had to replace her in Panic Room. In the same year she took a hand at production for the film In the Cut. In 2004, Kidman appeared in the remake of The Stepford Wives alongside Glenn Close, Faith Hill and Bette Midler. In September of the same year, Kidman's film Birth in which the 37 year-old actress' character falls in love with a 10 year-old boy (played by Cameron Bright), which she believed to be a reincarnation of her dead husband, was badly received. Despite the poor reception, the film was nominated for the prestigious Golden Lion Award. The film had received a much better reception when shown previous to release at Cannes. AwardsFilm awardsShe won the 2003 Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as Virginia Woolf in The Hours: for the same film she won a BAFTA award. Other awardsApart from being an outstanding actress, Nicole is an inspirational role model. Nicole publicly supports a variety of charities and causes. She has been a high profile Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF Australia since 1994. Her outstanding work helps raise money for and draw attention to the plight of and the most disadvantaged children in Australia and around the world. Nicole's charity work is so highly regarded that in (2004) she was honoured as a 'Citizen of the World' by the United Nations. Nicole Kidman was selected as the New South Wales Australian of the Year 2005 for her success as an actress, contribution to helping those less fortunate than herself, and because she inspires other Australians to achieve their dreams. This year (2005) she has visited to the tsunami-hit regions of SE Asia.. SingingNot known as a singer prior to Moulin Rouge!, Kidman surprised critics and fans with her charming singing voice in the film. Her collaboration with Ewan McGregor on the song Come What May, from the film's soundtrack debuted and peaked at #27 on the UK Singles Chart. Later, she collaborated with Robbie Williams on the song Somethin' Stupid, a cover of the old swing song on Williams' swing covers album Swing When You're Winning (debuting and peaking at #8 in the Australian ARIAnet Singles Chart, and at #1 for three weeks in the UK, also becoming the UK Christmas #1 Single for 2001). Future moviesEmma's War, Alexander The Great, The Interpreter, Bewitched and the Australian movie "Eucalpytus" also starring Russell Crowe are future movies for Kidman. Kidman was cast in The Producers however has had to pull out due to filming "Eucalpytus" in Australia, Kidmans first native film since Moulin Rouge!. Other notes
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In USA. She is interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California. Although Gable remarried, he was buried next to her. In Australia. Its producers decided to cut part of the film in which her character asks, "What can happen in a plane?". Kidman was cast in The Producers however has had to pull out due to filming "Eucalpytus" in Australia, Kidmans first native film since Moulin Rouge!. Her final film, To Be or Not to Be, was in post-production at the time of her death. Emma's War, Alexander The Great, The Interpreter, Bewitched and the Australian movie "Eucalpytus" also starring Russell Crowe are future movies for Kidman. The Liberty ship SS Lombard was named for her, and Gable attended its launching on January 15, 1944. Later, she collaborated with Robbie Williams on the song Somethin' Stupid, a cover of the old swing song on Williams' swing covers album Swing When You're Winning (debuting and peaking at #8 in the Australian ARIAnet Singles Chart, and at #1 for three weeks in the UK, also becoming the UK Christmas #1 Single for 2001). Roosevelt, who admired her patriotism, declared her the first woman killed in the line of duty during the war and posthumously awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Her collaboration with Ewan McGregor on the song Come What May, from the film's soundtrack debuted and peaked at #27 on the UK Singles Chart. Just before boarding the plane in Indiana, she addressed her fans, saying "Before I say goodbye to you all, come on and join me in a big cheer! V for Victory!" President Franklin D. Not known as a singer prior to Moulin Rouge!, Kidman surprised critics and fans with her charming singing voice in the film. Carole Lombard was killed in a airplane crash in Nevada when returning from a war bond tour in 1942. This year (2005) she has visited to the tsunami-hit regions of SE Asia.. She married Clark Gable in 1939. Nicole Kidman was selected as the New South Wales Australian of the Year 2005 for her success as an actress, contribution to helping those less fortunate than herself, and because she inspires other Australians to achieve their dreams. She married actor William Powell in 1931; they divorced two years later. Nicole's charity work is so highly regarded that in (2004) she was honoured as a 'Citizen of the World' by the United Nations. It was a comedy, My Man Godfrey (1936) for which she received an Academy Award for Best Actress nomination. Her outstanding work helps raise money for and draw attention to the plight of and the most disadvantaged children in Australia and around the world. Carole Lombard became one of Hollywood's top comedy actresses in the 1930s. She has been a high profile Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF Australia since 1994. In 1930 she began working as for Paramount Pictures. Nicole publicly supports a variety of charities and causes. She became a well known actress and managed to make a smooth transition to sound films, starting with High Voltage (1929). Apart from being an outstanding actress, Nicole is an inspirational role model. She also worked for Mack Sennett and Pathé Pictures. She won the 2003 Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as Virginia Woolf in The Hours: for the same film she won a BAFTA award. In 1925 she was signed as a contract player with 20th Century Fox. The film had received a much better reception when shown previous to release at Cannes. In some of her early movies she was credited as Jane Peters, and then as Carol Lombard. Despite the poor reception, the film was nominated for the prestigious Golden Lion Award. In the 1920s she worked in several low-budget productions. In September of the same year, Kidman's film Birth in which the 37 year-old actress' character falls in love with a 10 year-old boy (played by Cameron Bright), which she believed to be a reincarnation of her dead husband, was badly received. She made her film debut at the age of 12 in A Perfect Crime (1921) (There has been some speculation that she was actually a few years older than her given birthdate). In 2004, Kidman appeared in the remake of The Stepford Wives alongside Glenn Close, Faith Hill and Bette Midler. She was born Jane Alice Peters in Fort Wayne, Indiana. In the same year she took a hand at production for the film In the Cut. Carole Lombard (October 6, 1908 - January 16, 1942) was an American actress. While in Australia filming Moulin Rouge!, Kidman injured her knee, so Jodie Foster had to replace her in Panic Room. Kidman's most professionally successful year was 2001, with her Oscar-nominated performance in Moulin Rouge! and well-received star turn in a horror film, The Others. She did however win a Golden Globe award. Although media speculation thought that she would earn an Academy Award nomination for her performance, it was not to be. She was featured in the all-star cast of Batman Forever and later that same year she starred in To Die For, earning high praise from critics. 1995 was to bring much success. Later, in 1999, she was in Eyes Wide Shut (1999), Stanley Kubrick's final film, when she co-starred with her husband as a married couple for the second time. After “Days of Thunder“ she starred with Cruise 1992 in Ron Howard's Far and Away. After ten years’, the marriage was dissolved in 2001: there was much media speculation about the reasons for this, but both celebrities maintained their privacy and were guarded in their public comments. The couple adopted two children, Isabella and Connor, and lived in Los Angeles, California, Australia, Colorado, and New York. Cruise divorced Rogers and the couple married on Christmas Eve of 1990 in Telluride, Colorado. Although Cruise was married to actress Mimi Rogers at the time, he and Kidman became “an item“. Her American debut was in Days of Thunder (1990), a stock-car racing movie opposite Tom Cruise. In 1989 she made the film which would gain her notice in the USA: Dead Calm. During the 1980s she appeared in several Australian movies and TV series, notably including the soap opera A Country Practice, the mini-series Vietnam (1986) and Bangkok Hilton (1989). By the end of the year she had secured a supporting role in the television series Five Mile Creek, and four film roles, including BMX Bandits and Bush Christmas. Her first appearance on film came in 1983 when, as a 15 year-old, she appeared in the Pat Wilson music video for the song "Bop Girl". She had dropped out of North Sydney Girls' High School at the time her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, and Kidman concentrated on her family responsibilities until her mother's recovery. Martin's Youth Theatre in Melbourne, the Australian Theatre for Young People in Sydney, and then to the Philip Street Theatre, where she majored in voice production and theatre history. She had started taking ballet lessons when she was three, and this led to studies at St. Nicole’s studied first at the North Sydney High School. The family returned to Australia when Nicole four years old., when Tony Kidman took on a lectureship at the University of Technology, Sydney. Her father was a cancer research specialist in Washington, D.C; because of which Nicole was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. Kidman is the daughter of Dr Antony David Kidman, and his wife Janelle Ann (nee Glenny). Nicole (Mary) Kidman (born June 20, 1967) is an Australian actress and singer. Somethin' Stupid Single (Duet with Robbie Williams - 2001). Come What May Single (Duet with Ewan McGregor - 2001). Birth (2004). The Stepford Wives (2004). Dogville (2004). Cold Mountain (2003). The Human Stain (2003). Dogville (2003). The Hours (2002). Birthday Girl (2001). The Others (2001). Moulin Rouge! (2001). Eyes Wide Shut (1999). Practical Magic (1999). The Peacemaker (1997). The Portrait of a Lady (1996). The Leading Man (1996) (minor). To Die For (1995). Batman Forever (1995). My Life (1993). Malice (1993). Far and Away (1992). Flirting (1992). Billy Bathgate (1991). Days of Thunder (1990). Dead Calm (1989). Emerald City (1988). The Bit Part (1987). Watch the Shadows Dance (aka Nightmaster) (1986). Windrider (1986). Archer's Adventure (1985). Wills & Burke (1985). BMX Bandits (1983). Bush Christmas (1983). In August 2004, the Australian magazine BRW listed Kidman as the richest Australian woman under the age of 40, with an estimated worth of 155 million A$ (Australian dollars), or $107 million in United States dollars. Kidman is also a well renowned fashion paradigm and a frequent "Best Dressed" staple. Kidman's sister Antonia is an entertainment reporter for an Australian television program, and also has her own very successful parenting program title 'The Little Things' set to be syndicated around the world. |