DO YOU KNOW: Nicole Kidman is a three-time Golden Globe winner for Best Actress

Nicole Kidman (Nicole Mary Kidman) is an Australian actress who was crowned as the highest paid actress in the film industry in 2006. Her breakthrough role was in a thriller movie of 1989, Dead Calm. After that there was no stopping for Kidman. She received a Star on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood in 2003.

Kidman's first appearance in films was when she was just fifteen year-old. She appeared in Pat Wilson music video in 1983 for the song Bop Girl. Kidman also has several vocal performances;. With Ewan McGregor she was on her debut song "Come What May," a film soundtrack and it peaked at 27 in the UK Singles Chart.

Some Facts about Nicole Kidman

Born	Nick Name	Alternate Names	Height
June 20, 1967	Nic	Nicole Mary Kidman	5' 10½" (1.79 m)
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

Awards
Academy Awards

• In 2003 Best Actress in a Leading Role for The Hours

Golden Globe Awards

• In 1996 Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy for To Die For
• In 2002 Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy for Moulin Rouge!
• In 2003 Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for The Hours

MTV Movie Awards

• In 2002 Best Female Performance for Moulin Rouge!
• In 2002 Best Musical Sequence for Moulin Rouge!

BAFTA Awards

• In 2003 - The Hours

Notable roles

• Suzanne Stone Maretto - To Die For
• Virginia Woolf - The Hours
• Satine - Moulin Rouge!

What Nicole Quoted

• On receiving her star on the Walk of Fame she said, "I've never been so excited to have people walk all over me for the rest of my life."
• On Dogville in the year 2003 she said, "One day it would be a fairytale, the next it was a nightmare. Lars was gentle with me - he was gentle and soft, then he would beat me up emotionally when he felt he needed that. I did not always register what was happening until afterwards but you shouldn't have too much awareness as an actor..."

Trivia

• She was listed in "People Weekly"s "Most Intriguing People" list. (December 25 1995/January 1st 1996 issue)
• She was named for one of People Magazine's '25 Most Intriguing People of 2001'.
• She was named E!'s Celebrity of the Year in 2001.
• Named Entertainment Weekly's Entertainer of The Year for 2001.
• She was named for one of the 50 Most Beautiful People by People Magazine in 2002.
• Nicole received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on 13th January 2003.
• She was ranked No.31 in Premiere's 2003 annual Power 100 List. She was ranked No.83 in 2002.
• She was voted the 5th Sexiest Female Movie Star in the Australian Empire Magazine - September 2002.
• By Premiere Magazine she was ranked as No.48 on a list of the Greatest Movie Stars of All Time in their Stars in Our Constellation feature (2005).
• By One People Magazine's she was among "50 Most Beautiful People" for most wanted skin (2004)
• She has been ranked as No.69 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement. (2005)