Nicole Kidman
Biography
Nicole Mary Kidman (born 20 June 1967) 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.
Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

Saturday Night Live

Late Show with David Letterman

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All Movies (115)
- Practical Magic 22026 · as Gillian Owens
- Holland2025 · as Nancy Vandergroot
- Babygirl2024 · as Romy
- Spellbound2024 · as Queen Ellsmere (voice)
- A Family Affair2024 · as Brooke Harwood
- Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom2023 · as Atlanna
- Nicole Kidman: Eyes Wide Open2023 · as Self (archive footage)
- Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer2022 · as Self
- The Northman2022 · as Queen Gudrún
- Being the Ricardos2021 · as Lucille Ball
- The Prom2020 · as Angie Dickinson
- Kubrick by Kubrick2020 · as Self (archive footage)
- Tom Cruise: An Eternal Youth2020 · as Self (archive footage)
- That Click2019 · as Self
- Bombshell2019 · as Gretchen Carlson
- The Goldfinch2019 · as Samantha Barbour
- Aquaman: Heroines of Atlantis2019 · as Self
- The Upside2019 · as Yvonne Pendleton
- Destroyer2018 · as Erin Bell
- Aquaman2018 · as Atlanna
- Boy Erased2018 · as Nancy Eamons
- An Impossible Conundrum2018 · as Self
- The Killing of a Sacred Deer2017 · as Anna Murphy
- How to Talk to Girls at Parties2017 · as Boadicea
- The Beguiled2017 · as Miss Martha
- David Stratton: A Cinematic Life2017 · as Self
- Lion2016 · as Sue Brierley
- Genius2016 · as Aline Bernstein
- The Family Fang2016 · as Annie Fang
- Secret in Their Eyes2015 · as Claire
- Queen of the Desert2015 · as Gertrude Bell
- Strangerland2015 · as Catherine Parker
- Paddington2014 · as Millicent
- Hello Ladies: The Movie2014 · as Nicole Kidman (uncredited)
- Before I Go to Sleep2014 · as Christine
- Grace of Monaco2014 · as Grace Kelly
- The Railway Man2013 · as Patti
- Stoker2013 · as Evelyn 'Evie' Stoker
- Close Up2012 · as Self (archive footage)
- The Paperboy2012 · as Charlotte Bless
- Hemingway & Gellhorn2012 · as Martha Gellhorn
- Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen2012 · as (archive footage)
- Trespass2011 · as Sarah Miller
- Just Go with It2011 · as Devlin Adams
- Rabbit Hole2010 · as Becca Corbett
- One Night Only: Barbra Streisand and Quartet at the Village Vanguard2010 · as Audience
- Nine2009 · as Claudia
- Australia2008 · as Lady Sarah Ashley
- The Golden Compass2007 · as Marisa Coulter
- Margot at the Wedding2007 · as Margot
- Lagerfeld Confidential2007 · as Self
- The Invasion2007 · as Carol Bennell
- I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal2007 · as Narrator (voice)
- ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway2007 · as Self (uncredited)
- God Grew Tired of Us2006 · as Narrator (voice)
- Happy Feet2006 · as Norma Jean (voice)
- Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus2006 · as Diane Arbus
- Nicole Kidman: The Girl from Oz2006 · as Nicole Kidman
- Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched'2005 · as Self
- Why I Love 'Bewitched'2005 · as Self
- Bewitched2005 · as Isabel Bigelow
- The Interpreter2005 · as Silvia Broome
- Birth2004 · as Anna
- Dogville Confessions2004 · as Self
- The Stepford Wives2004 · as Joanna Eberhart
- Shooting 'Panic Room'2004 · as Self
- Cold Mountain2003 · as Ada Monroe
- The Human Stain2003 · as Faunia Farley
- Rita2003 · as Self
- Celebrity Naked Ambition2003 · as Self (archive footage)
- 101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment2003 · as Self (archive footage)
- Trier, Kidman og Cannes2003 · as Self
- Dogville2003 · as Grace Margaret Mulligan
- The Hours2002 · as Virginia Woolf
- Heart of the Festival2002 · as Self (archive footage)
- Panic Room2002 · as Stephen's Girlfriend on the Phone (voice) (uncredited)
- Birthday Girl2001 · as Nadia / Sophia
- The Others2001 · as Grace Stewart
- Moulin Rouge!2001 · as Satine
- The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge'2001 · as Self
- Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures2001 · as Self
- Kidman on Kubrick1999
- Eyes Wide Shut1999 · as Alice Harford
- Remembering Stanley Kubrick1999 · as Self
- Practical Magic1998 · as Gillian Owens
- The Peacemaker1997 · as Dr. Julia Kelly
- Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady1997 · as Self
- The Leading Man1996 · as Academy Awards Presenter
- The Portrait of a Lady1996 · as Isabel Archer
- To Die For1995 · as Suzanne Stone
- Batman Forever1995 · as Dr. Chase Meridian
- Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever?1995 · as Self - Dr. Chase Meridian
- My Life1993 · as Gail Jones
- Malice1993 · as Tracy Kennsinger
- Far and Away1992 · as Shannon Christie
- Billy Bathgate1991 · as Drew Preston
- Flirting1991 · as Nicola Radcliffe
- Days of Thunder1990 · as Dr. Claire Lewicki
- Dead Calm1989 · as Rae Ingram
- Emerald City1988 · as Helen McCord
- Nightmaster1988 · as Amy Gabriel
- The Bit Part1987 · as Mary McAllister
- An Australian in Rome1987 · as Jill
- Vietnam1987 · as Megan Goddard
- Windrider1986 · as Jade
- Room to Move1986 · as Carol Trig
- Archer's Adventure1985 · as Catherine
- Wills & Burke1985 · as Julia Matthews
- Matthew and Son1984 · as Bridget Elliot
- BMX Bandits1983 · as Judy
- Bush Christmas1983 · as Helen
- Skin Deep1983 · as Sheena Henderson
- Chase Through the Night1983 · as Petra
- Mice—
- The Young People—
All TV Shows (53)
- Margo's Got Money Troubles2026 · as Lace
- Scarpetta2026 · as Kay Scarpetta
- In Vogue: The 90s2024 · as Self
- The Perfect Couple2024 · as Greer Garrison Winbury
- Simone Biles Rising2024 · as Self
- Expats2024 · as Margaret
- Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter2023 · as Self
- Faraway Downs2023 · as Lady Sarah Ashley
- Lioness2023 · as Kaitlyn Meade
- Roar2022 · as Robin
- Nine Perfect Strangers2021 · as Masha Dmitrichenko
- The Undoing2020 · as Grace Fraser
- A World of Calm2020 · as Narrator
- Big Little Lies2017 · as Celeste Wright
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self - Guest
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter2015 · as Self
- The Late Late Show with James Corden2015 · as Self - Guest
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors2014 · as Self
- PaparaGilles2014 · as Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self - Guest
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
- Top of the Lake2013 · as Julia
- Conan2010 · as Self
- Live from Studio Five2009 · as Self
- The Graham Norton Show2007 · as Self - Guest
- The Graham Norton Show2007 · as Self
- El hormiguero2006 · as Self
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003 · as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
- Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway2002 · as Self
- Parkinson1998 · as Self
- The View1997 · as Self - Guest
- Kulturzeit1995 · as self
- Late Show with David Letterman1993 · as Self - Guest
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992
- Bangkok Hilton1989 · as Katrina Stanton
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self - Guest
- Seitenblicke1987 · as self
- Vietnam1987 · as Megan Goddard
- Goldene Kamera1984 · as Self
- Five Mile Creek1983 · as Annie
- Entertainment Tonight1981
- Entertainment Tonight1981 · as Self
- Wetten, dass..?1981 · as Self
- Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Host
- The American Film Institute Salute to ...1973 · as Self - Honoree
- The Oscars1953 · as Self
- The Oscars1953 · as Self - Presenter
- Sanremo Music Festival1951
- Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Nominee
- Discretion— · as Sharon