After starring in a number of small Australian films and TV shows, Kidman's breakthrough was in the 1989 thriller Dead Calm. Her performances in films such as To Die For 1995 Moulin Rouge! 2001 and Rabbit Hole 2010, received critical acclaim, and her performance in The Hours 2002 brought her an Academy Award for Best Actress, a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe Award. Her other films include the box office hits Days of Thunder 1990 Batman Forever 1995 The Others 2001 Cold Mountain 2003 , The Interpreter n2005 and Australia 2008.
Kidman has been a Goodwill Ambassador for UNIFEM since 2006.In 2003, Kidman received her star on the Walk of Fame. In 2006, Kidman was made a Companion of the Order of Australia, Australia's highest civilian honour was also the highest-paid actress in the motion picture industry a result of being born to Australian parents in Hawaii, Kidman has dual citizenship of Australia and the United States.
Contents
* 1 Early life
* 2 Career
o 2.1 Early career in Australia 1983–89
o 2.2 Breakthrough in American cinema 1990–94
o 2.3 International succe1995–present
o 2.4 Announced projects
o 2.5 Singing
* 3 Personal life
o 3.1 Religious and political views
o 3.2 Charitable work
* 4 Filmography
* 5 wards
o 5.1 Government honors
* 6 Discography
* 7 References
* 8 Additional reading
* 9 External links
Early life
Kidman was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. Her father, Dr. Antony David Kidman, is a biochemist, clinical psychologist, and author, with an office in Lane Cove, Sydney, AustraliaHer mother, Janelle Ann née Glenny is a nursing instructor who edits her husband's books and was a member of the Women's Electoral Lobby. At the time of Kidman's birth in 1967, her father was a visiting fellow at the National Institute of Mental Health of the United States. The family returned to Australia when Kidman was four and her parents now live on Sydney's North Shore. Kidman has a younger sister, Antonia Kidman, a journalist and TV presenter. She is of Irish descent through her great-great-great-grandparents, James and Bridget Callachor, who settled in Sydney in 1842
Kidman attended Lane Cove Public School and North Sydney Girls' High School. In 1984, her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, which caused Kidman to temporarily halt her education and help provide for the family by working as a massage therapist at age 17 She studied at the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne, and at the Phillip Street Theatre in Sydney, with actress Naomi Watts. was followed by attending the Australian Theatre for Young People.
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