Nicole Kidman

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 (both 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 received consecutive nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress for Moulin Rouge! (2001) and The Hours (2002), winning for her portrayal of Virginia Woolf in the latter. Her career continued with the box office successes The Others (2001), Cold Mountain (2003), The Golden Compass (2007), Australia (2008), Paddington (2014), Aquaman (2018) and its sequel Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023), and Bombshell (2019) and acclaimed independent films Rabbit Hole (2010) and Lion (2016).

For producing and starring in the HBO series Big Little Lies (2017–2019), Kidman won a Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Limited Series and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie. She went on to star in further mainstream films such as the biographical dramas Bombshell (2019) and Being the Ricardos (2021), and independent films The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017), The Beguiled (2017), The Northman (2022), and Babygirl (2024), winning the Volpi Cup for Best Actress for her performance in the latter. Her other notable roles include the television series Hemingway & Gellhorn (2012), Top of the Lake: China Girl (2017), The Undoing (2020), Nine Perfect Strangers (2021–present), Special Ops: Lioness (2023), Expats (2024), and The Perfect Couple (2024).

Kidman has served as a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF since 1994 and UNWomen since 2006. She was appointed Companion of the Order of Australia in 2006. Divorced from actor Tom Cruise and separated from country musician Keith Urban, she has two children from each relationship. 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. She was also honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2003, and in 2024, became the first Australian actor to receive the AFI Life Achievement Award.