Known for her work in film and television productions across many genres, she has consistently ranked among the world's highest-paid actresses. Her breakthrough came with lead roles in Dead Calm and the miniseries Bangkok Hilton both In addition to other mainstream projects such as The Golden Compass , Australia , Paddington , Aquaman , and Bombshell , she is known for her work in small-scale and often experimental productions, such as Dogville , Birth , Margot at the Wedding , The Paperboy , Stoker , The Killing of a Sacred Deer , Destroyer , and Boy Erased both She was appointed Companion of the Order of Australia in Kidman was married to actor Tom Cruise from to , and has been married to country music singer Keith Urban since In , she founded the production company Blossom Films.
In and , Time included her on its list of the most influential people in the world , and in , The New York Times named her one of the greatest actors of the 21st century.
Nicole Mary Kidman was born on 20 June in Honolulu , Hawaii, [4] [5] while her Australian parents were temporarily in the United States on student visas. The inspiration came from a baby elephant born around the same time at the Honolulu Zoo.
Opposed to the Vietnam War , her parents participated in anti-war protests while living in Washington, D. She was enrolled in ballet at the age of three and showed her natural talent for acting during her primary and high school years.
Kidman has said she first aspired to become an actress upon watching Margaret Hamilton 's performance as the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz.
