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Trivia
Birth name: Nicole Mary Kidman
Date of birth: 20 June 1967
Place of birth: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Nickname: Nic
Height: 5' 10½" (1.79 m)
Spouse: Tom
Cruise, (24 December 1990 - 8 August 2001) (divorced) 2 children
Listed in "People Weekly"s
"Most Intriguing People" list. (December 25 1995/January 1
1996 issue)
She and her husband Tom
Cruise donated to Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign for a seat in
the U.S. Senate representing New York state. [2000]
Suffered a broken rib while rehearsing a
dance routine for the movie Moulin Rouge! (2001). Production was halted
while she recovered.
Chosen by People Magazine as one of the 50
Most Beautiful People in the World [1999]
Chosen by People (USA) magazine as one of
the 50 most beautiful people in the world [1996]
Wore a corset while filming The Portrait of
a Lady (1996) to take her waist down to 19"
Spent two weeks in bed after filming of The
Portrait of a Lady (1996) - diagnosed as suffering from "emotional
stress".
Adopted a son and daughter.
Her father is renowned Sydney psychologist
Anthony Kidman, famous in his own right for work done with breast cancer
patients, among other things.
Family: sister, Antonia Kidman,
brother-in-law, Angus Hawley, mother, Janelle Kidman, son, Connor Antony,
daughter, Isabella Jane.
Crusader against child abuse. "Children
should be allowed to grow up without fear of cruelty." [October
1999]
Separated from husband Tom
Cruise. [5 February 2001]
In Moulin Rouge! (2001) Kidman sang
alongside Ewan McGregor.
Conor Antony (adopted son) born January 17,
1995.
Isabella Jane (adopted daughter) born
December 22, 1992.
Sang alongside Robbie
Williams in a remake of the duet "Something Stupid",
originally sang by Frank Sinatra and Nancy Sinatra.
Scared of butterflies
Named one of People Magazine's '25 Most
Intriguing People of 2001'.
Named E!'s Celebrity of the Year 2001.
Named Entertainment Weekly's Entertainer of
The Year for 2001.
Played a young girl named Grace on a sketch
on "Saturday Night Live" (1975) with Mike Myers, the next time
she played a character named Grace was her 2001 movie, The Others
(2001). She played a character named Grace for the third time in
Dogville (2003).
She was supposed to be the star of Panic
Room (2002), but she hurt herself in a stunt for Moulin Rouge! (2001).
So, she played the voice of Jodie Foster's divorced husband's wife.
Was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful
People by People Magazine in 2002.
Sister of Australian television personality
Antonia Kidman.
Although naturally left-handed, she taught
herself to write right- handed for her role in The Hours (2002), where
she played the right-handed author Virginia Woolf.
Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of
Fame (13 January 2003)
Found out about her first Academy Award
nomination, for Moulin Rouge! (2001), while shooting Dogville (2003) in
Sweden.
Ranked #31 in Premiere's 2003 annual Power
100 List. Had ranked #83 in 2002.
First Australian actress to win the Best
Actress Academy Award.
Voted the 5th Sexiest Female Movie Star in
the Australian Empire Magazine - September 2002.
Measurements: 34B-23-36 (Source: Celebrity
Sleuth magazine)
In recent polls, she was elected alongside
fellow Aussie Hugh
Jackman as one of the favorite upcoming romantic couples on screen.
Originally cast as Mrs. Smith in Mr. &
Mrs. Smith (2005).
Has appeared in My Life (1993/I) with
Michael Keaton, Batman Forever (1995) with Val
Kilmer, The Peacemaker (1997) with George
Clooney and The Portrait of a Lady (1996) with Christian Bale. All
four actors have played Batman in a movie.
She was nominated for a Laurence Olivier
Theatre Award in 1999 (1998 season) for Best Actress for her performance
in The Blue Room.
Best friends with Naomi Watts.
She was awarded the 1998 Special Award at
the London Evening Standard Theatre Awards for her special and
significant contributions to London Theatre for her performance in The
Blue Room.
A very tall woman at nearly 5' 11", she
actually stood about 3 inches taller than husband Tom
Cruise and rarely wore heels when seen publicly with him so they
could appear similar in height. Since their divorce, she is rarely seen
on the red carpet without high heels, and she often meets 6' 4"
actors in the eye.
Scored an IQ of 132+
While she usually commands $10 million+ for
a movie, she is willing to receive only $500,000 for her role in
Eucalyptus (2006) . Produced by Fox Searchlight, its financing guideline
shows that each actor signed on to its project can receive no more than
$500,000 to keep the cost low. This movie will be produced in Australia
which is another reason why Kidman decided to accept it.
Frequently does her own nude scenes,
declining to use body doubles.
Replaced Rene
Russo as Dr. Chase Meridian in Batman Forever (1995) when Val
Kilmer replaced Michael Keaton.
Likes the poetry of Anne Carson and the
writing of Phillip Larkin.
Writes short stories in her free time and
hopes to publish them one day.
Is in the 50th anniversary edition of the
Guinness Book Of Records as the highest paid actress in a commercial.
She netted $3.71 million for her part in a 4-minute Baz Luhrmann-directed
Chanel No.5 movie ad. The ad,costing $11 million a minute, is a
short-film titled "No 5: The Film". Guinness book editors
noted the actress earned $928,800-per-minute. Costumes designed by Karl
Lagerfeld and score by Debussy.
Good friends with Russell
Crowe.
Was considered for the role of Catwoman
(2004).
Had played a witch twice. Once in Practical
Magic (1998) and again in Bewitched (2005).
She was voted the 48th Greatest Movie Star
of all time by Premiere Magazine.
One People Magazine's "50 Most
Beautiful People" for most wanted skin (2004)
Friends with Renée Zellweger
Is a pianist, and did her own piano-playing
in Cold Mountain (2003).
Is highly conscious of avoiding excessive
sun exposure, and is rarely seen during her downtime without a hat,
sunglasses and wearing sunscreen. In fact, best friend Naomi Watts has
said that "Nicole won't cross the street without a hat."
In addition to having worked with all four
of the most recent Batmans, she has also worked with both of the most
recent actors to play Alfred Pennyworth. In Batman Forever she appears
with Michael Gough. In Bewitched, her father is played by Michael Caine.
Shares her birthday with Brian Wilson, Josh
Lucas, Tina Sinatra, Lionel Richie, Olympia Dukakis, Martin Landau and
Errol Flynn.
Has one niece: Lucia (b. 1999) and two
nephews: Hamish (b. 2001), James (b. 2003).
In August 2004, Australian business magazine
Business Review Weekly listed Kidman as the richest Australian woman
under age 40, estimated at a worth of 155 million Australian dollars.
Is a childhood friend of Peter Overton, a
reporter for the Australian 60 Minutes program. Both lived in the same
suburb of Sydney when they were children.
Has Irish ancestry.
She and ex-husband Tom
Cruise made 3 movies together: Days of Thunder (1990), Eyes Wide
Shut (1999) and Far and Away (1992). They met on the set of Days of
Thunder (1990).
Attended the same high school attended by
Catherine Martin (two time Oscar winner for costume design and direction
in Moulin Rouge! and wife of Baz Luhrmann) and legendary Australian
actress Ruth Cracknell.
Godmother of Harry (b. 19 September 2001),
the son of Simon Baker and Rebecca Riggs. Riggs and Kidman are close
friends.
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