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Nicole Kidman mini-bio: Nicole Mary Kidman is an Academy Award-winning actress, and one of Hollywood's leading actresses. She has also ventured into singing. In 1995, she appeard in To Die For, a satirical comedy that earned her praise from critics and she won a Golden Globe Award for her work in the film. In 2002, Kidman received an Academy Award nomination for her performance in Moulin Rouge! and in 2003 she won the Oscar for her work in The Hours. Though many assume that the heavily-accented Kidman hails from down under, she was actually born in Honolulu, Hawaii, on June 20, 1967, to Australian parents.
Nicole Kidman won the Academy Award as best actress for her portrayal of writer Virginia Woolf in the film The Hours (2002). Kidman was born in Hawaii but grew up in Australia, where she began acting in her teens. She married screen heartthrob Tom Cruise after they met while filming the race-car soap opera Days of Thunder (1990), and they were one of Hollywood's most talked-about couples throughout the '90s. Her films during that era included Gus Van Sant's To Die For (1995, based on the Pamela Smart case) and Stanley Kubrick's last film, Eyes Wide Shut (1999), in which she starred with Cruise. After a decade of marriage, Cruise and Kidman divorced, but her career soared as she continued to star in both mainstream Hollywood films and smaller, independent features. In 2001 she turned in an Oscar-nominated performance in Moulin Rouge and appeared in two other highly-acclaimed movies, Birthday Girl and The Others. Her other films include Far and Away (1992, with Cruise); Dogville (2003); Cold Mountain (2003, with Renee Zellweger); The Interpreter (2005, starring Sean Penn); Bewitched (2005, co-starring Will Ferrell); Fur (2006, about photographer Diane Arbus); and The Golden Compass (2007, based on the book by Philip Pullman). Kidman married country singer Keith Urban on 25 June 2006... She had a daughter, Sunday Rose Kidman Urban, on 7 July 2008... Kidman and Cruise adopted two children while they were married: Isabella (in 1993) and Connor (in 1995).
| VITAL STATS | Nicole Kidman Information:
| | Eye color: blue/grey | | Height:5' 10½" (1.79 m) | | Nickname(s): Nic | | Notable feature(s): Nose, hair (earlier red & frizzy ) | Education:
- Lane Cove Public School
- North Sydney Girls' High School
- Victorian College of the Arts
- Australian Theatre for Young People
| Family: Dr. Anthony David Kidman (father), Janelle Ann MacNeille Kidman (mother), Antonia Kidman (sister), Keith Urban (husband), Sunday Rose(daughter), Connor Antony (adopted son), Isabella Jane (adopted daughter), Tom Cruise (ex-husband) | | Resides in: Sydney, Los Angeles | | Religious affiliations: Roman Catholic | | Political affiliation: Kidman has made numerous donations to U.S. Democratic party candidates and endorsed John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. | | Personal interests/hobbies: Singing , Playing Piano | Charities/Causes:
- Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF Australia since 1994.
- Crusader against child abuse
- 'Little Tee Campaign' for Breast Cancer Care
| Other: - In 2004, she was honoured as a "Citizen of the World" by the United Nations.
- Feb. 5, 2001-- Seperated from husband, Tom Cruise
- Collaborated with Robbie Williams on the song "Somethin' Stupid"
- She was awarded the Companion of the Order of Australia, which is Australia's top civil honor, at a ceremony in Canberra. She was honored for her contribution to cinema as well as her charity work with women, children and cancer research.
- Studied with best friend Naomi Watts
- Nicole's father is renowned Sydney psychologist Anthony Kidman, famous in his own right for work done with breast cancer patients, among other things.
- Attached to water elements. Favorite colour is blue & likes swimming.
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