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Nicole Kidman
Starring in Moulin Rouge!, The Hours and Big Little Lies.
Moulin Rouge! · The Hours
- Born
- 20 June 1967
- Birthplace
- Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
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Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman is an Australian-American actor and producer whose career spans independent cinema, major studio films and television. She often plays characters whose composed surfaces conceal distress or uncertainty.
Early life
Australian upbringing
Born in Hawaii to Australian parents and raised mainly in Sydney.
Early training
Studied acting as a teenager and performed in youth theatre.
Career
- 1980s
Australian screen work
Established herself in Australian film and television.
- 1990s
Hollywood roles
Moved into American productions while retaining independent-film interests.
- 2000s onwards
Acting and producing
Expanded into producing, including prominent television dramas.
Selected work
Moulin Rouge!
Played performer Satine in Baz Luhrmann’s musical.
The Hours
Won an Oscar for portraying Virginia Woolf.
Big Little Lies
Starred and executive-produced the drama series.
Beyond work
Women’s advocacy
Became a UNIFEM goodwill ambassador in 2006, continuing with UN Women.
International upbringing
Her birthplace and Australian family background gave her citizenship in both the United States and Australia.
Sources & photo credit
Biography ↗Life and work ↗Photo: Martin Kraft. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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