Nicole Kidman Biography

Academy Award–winning actress Nicole Kidman starred in Dead Calm, Moulin Rouge! and The Hours, and was married to Tom Cruise for 10 years.

Nicole Kidman was born June 20, 1967, in Honolulu, but grew up in Sydney, Australia, where director Jane Campion encouraged her to pursue acting. Kidman's first indie hit, Flirting, was followed by bigger films like Dead Calm (1989) and Billy Bathgate (1991). She was married to screen heartthrob Tom Cruise from 1991-2001. Kidman received the Academy Award for her lead role in 2002's The Hours. She married Keith Urban in 2006. Her latest films include 2012's The Paperboy.