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.
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Practical Magic 2
Gillian Owens
2026
Holland
Nancy Vandergroot
2025
Babygirl
Romy
2024
Spellbound
Queen Ellsmere (voice)
2024
A Family Affair
Brooke Harwood
2024
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Atlanna
2023
Nicole Kidman: Eyes Wide Open
Self (archive footage)
2023
Werner Herzog - Radikaler Träumer
Self
2022
Kubrick by Kubrick
Self (archive footage)
2020
Tom Cruise: An Eternal Youth
Self (archive footage)
2020
The Killing of a Sacred Deer
Anna Murphy
2017
How to Talk to Girls at Parties
Boadicea
2017
The Beguiled
Miss Martha
2017
Lion
Sue Brierley
2016
Genius
Aline Bernstein
2016
The Family Fang
Annie Fang
2016
Secret in Their Eyes
Claire
2015
Queen of the Desert
Gertrude Bell
2015
Strangerland
Catherine Parker
2015
Paddington
Millicent
2014
Hello Ladies: The Movie
Nicole Kidman (uncredited)
2014
Before I Go to Sleep
Christine
2014
Grace of Monaco
Grace Kelly
2014
Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart
Suzanne Stone Maretto (archive footage)
2014
The Railway Man
Patti
2013
Stoker
Evelyn 'Evie' Stoker
2013
Propaganda
Self (archive footage)
2013
Close Up
Self (archive footage)
2012
The Paperboy
Charlotte Bless
2012
Hemingway & Gellhorn
Martha Gellhorn
2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
2012
Trespass
Sarah Miller
2011
Just Go with It
Devlin Adams
2011
Rabbit Hole
Becca Corbett
2010
Nine
Claudia
2009
Australia
Lady Sarah Ashley
2008
The Golden Compass
Marisa Coulter
2007
Margot at the Wedding
Margot
2007
Lagerfeld Confidential
Self
2007
The Invasion
Carol Bennell
2007
I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal
Narrator
2007
God Grew Tired of Us
Narrator (voice)
2006
Happy Feet
Norma Jean (voice)
2006
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
Diane Arbus
2006
Nicole Kidman: The Girl from Oz
Nicole Kidman
2006
Bewitched
Isabel Bigelow
2005
The Interpreter
Silvia Broome
2005
Birth
Anna
2004
Dogville Confessions
Self
2004
The Stepford Wives
Joanna Eberhart
2004
Cold Mountain
Ada Monroe
2003
The Human Stain
Faunia Farley
2003
Dogville
Grace Margaret Mulligan
2003
The Hours
Virginia Woolf
2002
Birthday Girl
Nadia / Sophia
2001
The Others
Grace Stewart
2001
Moulin Rouge!
Satine
2001
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
Self
2001
Eyes Wide Shut
Alice Harford
1999
Practical Magic
Gillian Owens
1998
The Peacemaker
Dr. Julia Kelly
1997
The Leading Man
Academy Awards Presenter
1996
The Portrait of a Lady
Isabel Archer
1996
To Die For
Suzanne Stone
1995
Batman Forever
Dr. Chase Meridian
1995
Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever?
Self - Dr. Chase Meridian
1995
My Life
Gail Jones
1993
Malice
Tracy Kennsinger
1993
Far and Away
Shannon Christie
1992
Billy Bathgate
Drew Preston
1991
Flirting
Nicola Radcliffe
1991
Days of Thunder
Dr. Claire Lewicki
1990
Dead Calm
Rae Ingram
1989
Emerald City
Helen McCord
1988
Nightmaster
Amy Gabriel
1988
The Bit Part
Mary McAllister
1987
An Australian in Rome
Jill
1987
Windrider
Jade
1986
Room to Move
Carol Trig
1986
Archer's Adventure
Catherine
1985
BMX Bandits
Judy
1983
Bush Christmas
Helen
1983
Mice
4'33
(archive footage)
2025
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: 10th Anniversary Special
Self (archive footage)
2024
The Northman
Queen Gudrún
2022
Being the Ricardos
Lucille Ball
2021
Val
Self (archive footage)
2021
The Prom
Angie Dickinson
2020
That Click
Self
2019
Bombshell
Gretchen Carlson
2019
The Goldfinch
Samantha Barbour
2019
Aquaman: Heroines of Atlantis
Self
2019
The Upside
Yvonne Pendleton
2019
Destroyer
Erin Bell
2018
Aquaman
Atlanna
2018
Boy Erased
Nancy Eamons
2018
Great Performers: Horror Show
The Possessed
2017
David Stratton: A Cinematic Life
Self
2017
One Night Only - Barbra Streisand and Quartet at the Village Vanguard
Audience
2010
Live from Studio Five
Self · (1 episode)
2009
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
Self (uncredited)
2007
Shooting 'Panic Room'
Self
2004
Rita
Self
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · (1 episode)
2003
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
2003
Trier, Kidman og Cannes
Self
2003
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Self · (1 episode)
2002
Heart of the Festival
2002
Panic Room
Stephen's Girlfriend on the Phone (voice) (uncredited)
2002
The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge'
Self
2001
Kidman on Kubrick
1999
The View
Self - Guest · (3 episodes)
1997
Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady
Self
1997
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
(2 episodes)
1992
Bangkok Hilton
Katrina Stanton · (3 episodes)
1989
Vietnam
Megan Goddard
1987
Wills & Burke
Julia Matthews
1985
The Silent Wife
Jodi
The Perfect Couple
Greer Garrison Winbury · (6 episodes)
2024
Simone Biles Rising
Self · (4 episodes)
2024
Expats
Margaret · (6 episodes)
2024
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · (1 episode)
2023
Faraway Downs
Lady Sarah Ashley · (6 episodes)
2023
Lioness
Kaitlyn Meade · (16 episodes)
2023
Roar
Robin · (1 episode)
2022
Nine Perfect Strangers
Masha Dmitrichenko · (16 episodes)
2021
The Undoing
Grace Fraser · (6 episodes)
2020
A World of Calm
Narrator · (1 episode)
2020
Big Little Lies
Celeste Wright · (14 episodes)
2017
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · (2 episodes)
2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · (2 episodes)
2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · (7 episodes)
2014
PaparaGilles
Self · (1 episode)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · (4 episodes)
2014
Top of the Lake
Julia · (6 episodes)
2013
Honest Trailers
Nicole Kidman (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2012
Honest Trailers
Atlanna (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2012
Conan
Self · (1 episode)
2010
The Graham Norton Show
Self - Guest · (9 episodes)
2007
The Graham Norton Show
Self · (2 episodes)
2007
El hormiguero
Self · (1 episode)
2006
Parkinson
Self · (1 episode)
1998
Kulturzeit
self · (1 episode)
1995
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
(1 episode)
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
1988
Seitenblicke
self · (1 episode)
1987
Vietnam
Megan Goddard · (10 episodes)
1987
Matthew and Son
Bridget Elliot
1984
Goldene Kamera Verleihung
Self · (1 episode)
1984
Five Mile Creek
Annie · (39 episodes)
1983
Skin Deep
Sheena Henderson
1983
Chase Through the Night
Petra
1983
Entertainment Tonight
(91 episodes)
1981
Entertainment Tonight
Self · (2 episodes)
1981
Wetten, dass..?
Self · (1 episode)
1981
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (1 episode)
1975
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self - Honoree · (1 episode)
1973
The Oscars
Self · (8 episodes)
1953
Sanremo Music Festival
(1 episode)
1951
Scarpetta
Kay Scarpetta · (2 episodes)
Margo's Got Money Troubles
(1 episode)
The Perfect Nanny
(1 episode)
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · (1 episode)
1944