NICOLE KIDMAN

Nicole Mary Kidman (born 20 June 1967) is an Australian actress, singer, and producer.

She became popular in 1989 with the thriller Dead Calm. In 1990, she made her Hollywood debut in the film Days of Thunder, with Tom Cruise.

She has also appeared in Far and Away (1992), Batman Forever (1995), To Die For (1995), and Eyes Wide Shut (1999). She won two Golden Globes for playing a courtesan in Moulin Rouge! (2001) and the writer Virginia Woolf in the film The Hours (2002); she also won the Academy Award for Best Actress for The Hours. Kidman has also starred in The Others (2001), Cold Mountain (2003), Australia (2008) or Paddington (2014).

Kidman has been goodwill ambassador of the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM). She has spoken to international audiences at UN events, raised awareness through the media and supported the International Violence against Women Act.

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