Nicole, the acting queen
![Nicole Kidman Private Photo Shoot In Sydney](https://ew.com/thmb/JxGPKmww_ufnU28h95cGC1fcmwE=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-51084126-2000-bc04433d78344382ad3878d3be8f8d22.jpg)
Although Nicole Kidman — born in Honolulu, Hawaii on June 20, 1967 — was a shy child, the Aussie actress broke out of her shell when she began studying theater (alongside actress Naomi Watts) in high school. After a few roles to her name, Kidman gained worldwide recognition in the '90s with a string of hit films, including Days of Thunder (1990), Batman Forever (1995), and To Die For (1995). An Academy Award and several Golden Globe wins later, Kidman remains a tour de force in Hollywood as she continues to dominate the big and small screen. To honor the actress, see photos of the star through the years.
Nov. 7, 1985
![Newspix Archive Collection](https://ew.com/thmb/VyO2IqgWi98aVJ-i3QlqNbjGnKQ=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-96426427-2000-37a0ed0952e2465a9f64bc9965c811bf.jpg)
1986
![Newspix Archive Collection](https://ew.com/thmb/XYcwng4wj3XNcKlFU3ZH4USZCpk=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-96428702-2000-59cef82ec00d4fbca4fb5c5c86e519aa.jpg)
Feb. 2, 1987
![Newspix Archive Collection](https://ew.com/thmb/cIcNEeGqEX9WXsd4aq8iK1zI9bI=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-96428768-2000-38b311c2160a49e590d07876198c3132.jpg)
April 26, 1988
![Newspix Archive Collection](https://ew.com/thmb/ndeD6bvu6bGKH15KRaH4IwLGBDk=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-96428690-2000-ad3fc55c48cb4b87938acd6915c09a53.jpg)
1990
![Nicole Kidman](https://ew.com/thmb/iFjiiJoyhVAF0OeuUlftJ9-iT6o=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-52240863-2000-3215b820ebff4328af735e106902be92.jpg)
June 20, 1988
![Newspix Archive Collection](https://ew.com/thmb/Du5LOSs52wUGWsjjYhSn4FAXcNs=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-96428715-2000-cf0cf6c66e4c4865be7dd8ba797bc41a.jpg)
With her parents, Janelle and Antony Kidman
May 9, 1989
![Newspix Archive Collection](https://ew.com/thmb/BomEjbEdeSLPKgNozpmGom1NXlU=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-96428725-2000-ae03d03f23db4c10a7704ad6e62c8940.jpg)
Circa 1991
![Tom Cruise And Nicole Kidman, In Kensington, London](https://ew.com/thmb/OcIYRcs-25Kcm5fc__qB9HP5ht4=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-104181684-2000-04ac70e6a0fb45bf9e0bc194bb9b9142.jpg)
With then husband Tom Cruise in London
April 25, 1992
![Tom Cruise Archive](https://ew.com/thmb/IKgUrbSlFZ0lGYbPMYEAFDQlREU=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-114742817-2000-4b4c23ea82c44e09920afa26ed0496ed.jpg)
With then husband Tom Cruise in Los Angeles
1992
![Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman at Universal Studios Theme Park in Los Angeles 1992](https://ew.com/thmb/Odh81sxvCxveHabN2sv5n8SYLvM=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-80229101-2000-612fb82e97cd484ebc6e08e5926e7e4f.jpg)
With then husband Tom Cruise
June 28, 1993
![Tom Cruise Hand and Footprint Ceremony at Mann's Chinese Theatre](https://ew.com/thmb/vIadiavFAlgv_AXxbDPk1D0Njrg=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-79576604-2000-a41bd1b8a89b4ff59ea3ff968044d21f.jpg)
Sept. 9, 1994
![American Cinematique Honoring Rob Reiner](https://ew.com/thmb/8jI3oLpsVXjf1GUJuEIK63naeeI=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-77268929-2000-1b76962b19b74ef7a6505a66329136b6.jpg)
With then husband Tom Cruise
May 1995
![Cannes 95: Photo Call Nicole Kidman In Cannes, France On May, 1995-](https://ew.com/thmb/AAAddoikjSf4UPiq5GhK1QKTXb0=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-113977309-2000-6bd5bf11d35343c286ff15a874327756.jpg)
Jan. 21, 1996
![53rd Annual Golden Globe Awards](https://ew.com/thmb/UHE-r6DFjjg531zy2p2_esF4GpU=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-104920077-2000-d99b90e7d1ec41449ecb7359c12dc4ab.jpg)
With her Golden Globe award for Best Actress (Musical or Comedy) for her role in To Die For
Dec. 13, 1998
![Nicole Kidman](https://ew.com/thmb/rzAopjtOEu-CNqWJbrhzxg3WW_4=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-1511391-2000-0e7da66c85ee4c11a0ee2c71162fe0ed.jpg)
Sept. 2, 1999
![''EYES WIDE SHUT'' PROMOTION](https://ew.com/thmb/_5J_dr-hBSChAfIqyhfcdLxaIf4=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-1593199-2000-1bed5aa755b2417f81196b0b6243e06e.jpg)
March 26, 2000
![Australian actress Nicole Kidman arrives at the 72](https://ew.com/thmb/GAskgMxzFD9tO1nBHDfnh0d1DLY=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-51544817-2000-6b5ae0d81db7455caf5a3df5ffc0010e.jpg)
Nov. 27, 2001
![Movieline's First Annual Breakthrough of the Year Awards](https://ew.com/thmb/bKJX7xZROcGNdGWbhx55oqQtDIo=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-75502480-2000-fb60f5c9b64d4d34824e5ee7d7f30dff.jpg)
With best friend Naomi Watts at Movieline's Breakthrough of the Year Awards in Los Angeles
May 9, 2001
![Cannes 2001 - Moulin Rouge Photo Call](https://ew.com/thmb/EG71N0ccY4oDQbePcdIMQ06D0JQ=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-104807951-2000-2486345003c64bbc988d2efaa8632cf7.jpg)
Oct. 16, 2002
![9th Annual Premiere Magazine "Women In Hollywood" Luncheon](https://ew.com/thmb/xZF9m3JAsMDnp_tqScZ4m8k_Msg=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-105018047-2000-18120c22d2e549c6bf55b4fc5d67a524.jpg)
Sept. 10, 2003
![The Human Stain - New York City Premiere - Inside Arrivals](https://ew.com/thmb/jMKrjKv1VFRLUumRAXyYVcwrrwE=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-114963787-2000-d03b40329857424592280305d6dcff00.jpg)
Sept. 9, 2004
![30th Deauville American Film Festival: "Birth" Premiere](https://ew.com/thmb/HYZee7G_ONyaOgQs994DlGWqs0U=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-51279027-2000-f915e8ec3a5441639c6354ff771a23e7.jpg)
Jan. 8, 2005
![2005 Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards](https://ew.com/thmb/2evfhnswrQE1FMBjmh_v-rvN7dQ=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-112026124-2000-9cd492926beb477a996972aad276f8f1.jpg)
With her father at the Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards
May 13, 2006
![UNIFEM's 30th Anniversary Celebration hosted by Goodwill Ambassador Nicole Kidman](https://ew.com/thmb/xTtsS-6Qf1LcVVo28KsouFiP-6g=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-76371503-2000-2d7b1d2948c74897ae867ceb9794a269.jpg)
With Keith Urban at UNIFEM's 30th Anniversary Celebration in New York
June 25, 2006
![Nicole Kidman Marries Keith Urban](https://ew.com/thmb/ji2LfFCcI_PugBHUWmdTACAp6oo=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-95488734-2000-f14a63b74484450ba4a20692c3767ebd.jpg)
En route to her wedding to country singer Keith Urban in Sydney, Australia
Feb. 25, 2007
![79th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals](https://ew.com/thmb/TO8uu4mZD76s3DnLdKE3UzgqjkY=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-73418184-2000-0464f4551d83485788df1a29c104bbdc.jpg)
May 18, 2008
![The 43rd Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards - Arrivals](https://ew.com/thmb/doy1BBcprO3OcGfc_6hqd1L6YoE=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-81144473-2000-9d644ddd870b45b89f6270ebe62dd8e3.jpg)
With husband Keith Urban at the Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas
Oct. 21, 2009
!["International Violence Against Women: Stories and Solutions" Hearing](https://ew.com/thmb/9RSjcfEtm1mgMt4w55AlTbqLCiE=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-92160832-2000-fee4fae2b2124345b4700c6694e80089.jpg)
Speaking during the International Violence Against Women: Stories and Solutions hearing in Washington, D.C.
Feb. 26, 2011
![2011 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Red Carpet](https://ew.com/thmb/olspr2hMo0ncdOwmSlcyPxcqmGE=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-126068605-2000-45043a9bc4eb4dc381bbc8036715f891.jpg)
Greeting actor Ewan McGregor at the Film Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, Calif.
Jan. 15, 2012
![69th Annual Golden Globe Awards - Arrivals](https://ew.com/thmb/hSH7-EYr6J56XZVTjtsAFuxocdY=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-137126752-2000-2e272b23890e474692f8faccec5cc4b0.jpg)
May 19, 2013
!['Inside Llewyn Davis' Premiere - The 66th Annual Cannes Film Festival](https://ew.com/thmb/ZPSQL3QKJWJDyatIUde-yw9XAmI=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-169055149-2000-38e9728c0d454bb2a587bccb78b1ca46.jpg)
With husband Keith Urban at the Inside Llewyn Davis premiere during the Cannes Film Festival
May 24, 2012
!["The Paperboy" Photocall - 65th Annual Cannes Film Festival](https://ew.com/thmb/gBBEasrl4f52mMWfeUwE2Wf53r4=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-145212771-2000-24824f19aa284658b75038ef7821f094.jpg)
May 26, 2013
![An Alternative View - The 66th Annual Cannes Film Festival](https://ew.com/thmb/ZeqLC5tCGKyKj9Hwd31hVo0Y4hU=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-169528450-2000-6f780cc2a5dd456ca56c1bb4e855f6e8.jpg)
June 5, 2013
![2013 CMT Music Awards - Red Carpet](https://ew.com/thmb/_rdgFhiKM_zrZfaN_bc9EwGFMsM=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-169981556-2000-3a80d03c66204225a7dda29b5e73c50a.jpg)
With Lenny Kravitz and husband Keith Urban at the CMT Music Awards in Nashville
Sept. 6, 2013
!["The Railway Man" Premiere - Red Carpet - 2013 Toronto International Film Festival](https://ew.com/thmb/QmqjZOXyFar1GpU2h1nTNVOnml4=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-179746796-2000-c99131d07f114cef8216639f48e5a9bb.jpg)
Greeting fans at The Railway Man premiere during the Toronto International Film Festival
December 7, 2014
!["Paddington" Australian Premiere - Arrivals](https://ew.com/thmb/OZ3gO2wlQJi0hYCKe2tGz-8EfO4=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-460069122-2000-af511a62e8214ecf96939dafc153dc65.jpg)
January 10, 2015
!["Paddington" Los Angeles Premiere](https://ew.com/thmb/fH9cWuxlNz4S3rlMPBaBCIe3hC4=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-461284314-2000-0f637977531d4fd7a2228aa4d7561ec5.jpg)
June 16, 2015
![Women In Film 2015 Crystal + Lucy Awards Presented By Max Mara, BMW Of North America And Tiffany & Co - Show](https://ew.com/thmb/xe88te41gSJotWeqX2_tAcCG7pE=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-477386228-2000-d5084514253e4ecca6a3af3a6655e4de.jpg)
Kissing Naomi Watts onstage at the Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards in Century City, Calif.
Jan. 30, 2016
![An Alternative View Of The 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards](https://ew.com/thmb/qmaY7pbHHevykod3LCUVbjbL0U4=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-507623172-2000-9613af2e071e4b6e96c32bfa4bb59925.jpg)
May 2, 2016
!["Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology" Costume Institute Gala - Arrivals](https://ew.com/thmb/Kj4h98Lu51D-VPpXuEQji4Vw79g=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-527345162-2000-2c80b247265d49f9a1a71ed7658ad987.jpg)
Jan. 10, 2017
![Nicole Kidman](https://ew.com/thmb/xdVG505E8hlNiZQvuvq7XxFG-FE=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/ap_17013621873479-2000-01e20b60a0c2438dbe8a2b344cad2177.jpg)
May 22, 2017
![70th Cannes Film Festival - 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' photocall](https://ew.com/thmb/bgJ2vFUKBje28_KN9W-s5UpQSmw=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-686652242-2000-9e17593abfa24d5caa5b64291267d250.jpg)
May 23, 2017
!["Top Of The Lake: China Girl" Photocall - The 70th Annual Cannes Film Festival](https://ew.com/thmb/0ioI6HvFoISPrwe8vzqGWHAlovI=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-687084896-2000-2a7f89add5ab40aeb6905f7d38d3022e.jpg)
With Gwendoline Christie (left) and Elisabeth Moss (center) at the Top of the Lake: China Girl photo-call during the Cannes Film Festival
May 23, 2017
![70th Anniversary Event - The 70th Annual Cannes Film Festival](https://ew.com/thmb/DwyP546z8RZsiHAvOk4k1PzoIdU=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-687480458-2000-0c594d90f104470ba782259e4c7bd46d.jpg)
May 24, 2017
!["The Beguiled" Photocall - The 70th Annual Cannes Film Festival](https://ew.com/thmb/M4wwggjGcCFSFoL5o_iYP_OxWlE=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-687647874-2000-1f128a09368e40f29c3de93a06d7983a.jpg)
With Elle Fanning (left) and Kirsten Dunst (right) at The Beguiled photo-call during the Cannes Film Festival
Sept. 16, 2017
![69th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards - Arrivals](https://ew.com/thmb/l93VqHWR426SolBBIOttIr3I-Ig=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-848785956-2000-eb90540eaf014a93a07d9469c37ea4f1.jpg)
Jan. 7, 2018
![75th Annual Golden Globe Awards - Show](https://ew.com/thmb/Tz-57ju925LHTuetIDPF5F3YpLM=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-902728412-2000-9fe17a3722ad4782af4325b083fd26dd.jpg)
With her Golden Globe award for her work in Big Little Lies, winning Best Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
July 21, 2018
!['Aquaman' film panel, Comic-Con International, San Diego, USA - 21 Jul 2018](https://ew.com/thmb/1f5f05x4xpuea19_qbdSLQTKKsc=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/shutterstock_editorial_9767264d_huge-2000-8d4b1d966e444163afccc271de7d50af.jpg)
With Amber Heard at the Aquaman film panel for Comic-Con International in San Diego
July 1, 2019
![TAORMINA, ITALY - JULY 01: Nicole Kidman receives Taormina Arte Award during the 65th Taormina Film Fest 2019 ceremony on July 01, 2019 in Taormina, Italy. (Photo by Daniele Venturelli/Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images )](https://ew.com/thmb/d4M2l0AnwqvyvMmdmdWSRpVH-ok=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-1159463075-2000-6fe5f165ff4e413f807e1c1724479d75.jpg)
Sept. 8, 2019
![2019 Toronto International Film Festival - "The Goldfinch" Premiere - Red Carpet](https://ew.com/thmb/uhPkwnXq8ZHwhHsJfsAwF9Goi8c=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gettyimages-1173214735-2000-b4d88f2de767455f8b3a7e634e398693.jpg)
With Sarah Paulson at The Goldfinch premiere in Toronto, Canada
Jan. 12, 2020
![Nicole Kidman](https://ew.com/thmb/GqEbCWx7F5xDVXgEAbwuOuHQnTg=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/shutterstock_editorial_10521952bd-89b8031c26194553bbea7c501e29ab3a.jpg)
March 14, 2021
![SAG Awards Red Carpet](https://ew.com/thmb/qMe-qLpCz4fPHJ1lgsKcZwD3AJE=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Nicole-Kidman_credit-Zack-Whitford-BFA-88d089fa6693473789f9d57344b5280c.jpeg)
Nov. 10, 2021
![2021 CMA Arrivals](https://ew.com/thmb/QVM-qgbCG62zYcViTpTnvmo1xag=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/nicole-kidman-fc9e2327eb9a49129d25347447928011.jpg)
With husband Keith Urban at the 55th Annual CMA Awards in Nashville
March 27, 2022
![Nicole Kidman](https://ew.com/thmb/qbtCsU7uYNYZyDXGLiEpNbB6VCU=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/nicole-kidman-a4c1c865692d4d3c8f2e2635f308e77b.jpg)
2022
![Nicole Kidman AMC Commercial](https://ew.com/thmb/MseJzfvrmlQl1Zu4Knl4bEW8DQc=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/nicole-kidman-amc-commercial-080522-fc23454e467a47c893c5fce1ce1000a3.jpg)
Starring in an AMC Theatres commercial