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