Nicole Mary Kidman, AC (born 20 June 1967 Kidman's breakthrough film role was in the 1989 thriller
Dead Calm. After appearing in several films in the early 1990s, she came to worldwide recognition for her performances in
Days of Thunder (1990),
Far and Away (1992), and
Batman Forever (1995). Other successful films followed in the late 1990s. Her performance in the musical
Moulin Rouge! (2001) earned her a second Golden Globe Award and first Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. Kidman's performance as Virginia Woolf in the drama film
The Hours (2002) received critical acclaim and earned her an Academy Award for Best Actress and a Silver Bear for Best Actress at the Berlin International Film Festival.
Kidman's other notable films include
To Die For (1995),
Eyes Wide Shut (1999),
The Others (2001),
Cold Mountain (2003),
Dogville (2003),
The Interpreter (2005), and
Australia (2008). Her performances in
Birth (2004) and
The Paperboy (2012) earned her Golden Globe nominations for Best Actress and Supporting Actress respectively. Her performance in 2010's
Rabbit Hole - which she also produced - earned Kidman further accolades, including a third Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. In 2012, she earned her first Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for her role in
Hemingway & Gellhorn.
Kidman has been a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF since 1994. and was the highest-paid actress in the motion picture industry in that year. Kidman founded and owns the production company Blossom Films.