Australian-American film and television actress Nicole Kidman is known as a singer, producer and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. She is an Oscar winner for her role as Virginia Woolf in The Watch, the winner of the Hollywood Walk of Fame and many other awards. VGL cinema has collected the most interesting facts about the actress.
Despite the fact that everyone considers Kidman an Australian actress, Nicole’s hometown – Hawaii, USA. But the actress’s father and mother just came from Australia, where they returned when Nicole was three years old.
The actress suffered from stuttering: “I’m timid, very timid. As a child, they even stuttered and could not be cured of it for a long time, “Nicole Kidman said in an interview. However, perseverance helped to overcome fears, along with them the star got rid of flaws.
Nicole realized that she wanted to be an actress when she watched The Wizard of Oz.
Kidman first appeared on television in a music video for musician Pete Wilson in 1983 at the age of 15. At the same time she began to act in films and on television. The first works of the actress – the series “Stream of five miles” and the film “Christmas Bush”.
In the 80’s Nicole starred a lot in Australian films and TV shows. The most popular series was “Bangkok Hilton”. The play of the young actress was very popular with the audience and was highly praised by film critics. In 1989, the picture “Dead Calm” was released, which was a huge success in the world box office. The actress began to think about conquering new film peaks.
Kidman was seriously injured during the filming of “Moulin Rouge” – she broke a rib. As a result, the director of the Luhrmann Base had to shoot still scenes with her for some time.
If singing in public is always a big stress for Nicole, then doing it in pairs with her husband Keith Urban without extra eyes is a pleasure.
The role in the film “Hours”, which tells the story of Virginia Woolf, became a real gold for Nicole. For her sake, she read all the letters of the writer to better enter the image, learned to write with his right hand (she is left-handed), endured complex makeup, which changed her beyond recognition. The effort was worth the awards – on the mantelpiece in the house of the actress appeared “Oscar”.
One of Nicole’s main hobbies is writing short stories that she wants to publish someday. In her youth, on the advice of her father, she wanted to become a writer and began to keep a diary. She also loves to play the piano: her talent can be seen in the movie “Cold Mountain”.
Nicole calls her favorite movie “Gone with the Wind.”
Nicole was supposed to star in “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” in a couple with Brad Pitt, but refused, and she was replaced by Angelina Jolie.
Acting in the picture “Portrait of a Lady”, Kidman suffered greatly: first, she wore a crazy corset that tightened her waist to 48 centimeters! Secondly, the creators of the project had difficult requirements for the role: it even led to emotional exhaustion of the actress. Nicole had to take a break from filming.
The actress was entered in the Guinness Book of Records for her role in a four-minute commercial Chanel, which brought her a huge fee – 3.71 million dollars. That is, she was paid 928 thousand dollars for one minute in the frame. Director Nicole Luhrmann advised to take Nicole as the main heroine of the brand.
The role of Grace in the thriller “Others” (2001) brought the actress the status of a Hollywood star. The film grossed $200 million worldwide and was critically acclaimed.
In 2003, the actress received the Fashion Icon of the Year award from the Council of Fashion Designers of America.