How Nicole Kidman has hardly aged a day in 30 YEARS: Astonishing comparison shows how the star, 56, is still as youthful as ever after decades in the spotlight

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Nicole Kidman has hardly aged a day in 30 years.

Incredible comparison photos of her in 1994 and 2024 show how she is still looking as youthful as ever even after decades in the spotlight.

The actress, now 56, embodies that original Hollywood glamour and that shine has not dulled as she neared nearer to being 60.

Nicole looked stunning in 1994 in a black sequin halterneck dress which she wore wore to the 66th Annual Academy Awards which she attended with her then husband Tom Cruise

Fast forward three decades and she looked equally radiant posing at the Family Affair premiere in June 2024.

So here MailOnline takes a look at how she hasn't aged a day in 30 years!

 
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Nicole Kidman has hardly aged a day in 30 years. Incredible comparison photos of her in 1994 and 2024 show how she is still looking as youthful as ever even after decades in the spotlight

1990s

Nicole had a busy nineties - but none of it appeared to show on her smooth visage. She has served as a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF since 1994. 

In 1995, Kidman played Dr. Chase Meridian, the damsel in distress, in the superhero film Batman Forever, opposite Val Kilmer as the film's title character. 

That same year, she starred in Gus Van Sant's critically acclaimed dark comedy To Die For, in which she played the murderous newscaster Suzanne Stone. She received the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for the role. 

She then starred in David Hare play The Blue Room in 1998, which opened in London. For her performance, she received a Laurence Olivier Award nomination for Best Actress.

In 1999, Kidman reunited with then-husband Tom Cruise to portray a couple on a sexual odyssey in Eyes Wide Shut. 

1994: Appointed a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF
1995: Triumph as Batman Forever smashes records
1996: Winning her first Golden Globe for To Die For

L-R: 1994: Appointed a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF, 1995: Triumph as Batman Forever smashes records, 1996: Winning her first Golden Globe for To Die For

1997: Where are the smile lines as she approaches 30?
1998: Nude stage role in The Blue Room makes headlines
1999: Naked again, this time with Tom in Eyes Wide Shut

L-R: 1997: Where are the smile lines as she approaches 30?, 1998: Nude stage role in The Blue Room makes headlines, 1999: Naked again, this time with Tom in Eyes Wide Shut

2000s

In 2000 she still looked as youthful as ever at the Vanity Fair Oscars afterparty.

After a brief hiatus and a highly publicized divorce from Cruise, Kidman returned to the screen to play a mail-order bride in the British-American drama Birthday Girl.

In 2001, she took on the role of cabaret actress and courtesan Satine in Baz Luhrmann's musical Moulin Rouge!, opposite Ewan McGregor, before making the Australian rich list in 2002 with an estimated worth of £70m.

In 2003 she became the face of Chanel No.5, - earning £7million for one advert. 

In 2005 she met her second husband - country singer Keith Urban - and they married a year later before welcoming daughter Sunday Rose in 2008. Her daughter Faith then arrived via a surrogate in 2010.

2000: At the Vanity Fair Oscars after-party
2001: Nicole and Tom split - irreconcilable differences
2002: Makes the Australian rich list, estimated at £70m
2003: The face of Chanel No.5, she gets £7m for one advert

L-R: 2000: At the Vanity Fair Oscars after-party, 2001: Nicole and Tom split - irreconcilable differences, 2002: Makes the Australian rich list, estimated at £70m, 2003: The face of Chanel No.5, she gets £7m for one advert

2004: Robbie Williams admits they had a short romance
2005: Meets husband No 2, country singer Keith Urban
2006: Nicole and Keith marry in Sydney
2007: Stars as a villain in The Golden Compass

L-R: 2004: Robbie Williams admits they had a short romance, 2005: Meets husband No 2, country singer Keith Urban, 2006: Nicole and Keith marry in Sydney, 2007: Stars as a villain in The Golden Compass

2008: Gives birth to daughter Sunday Rose
2009: Sings her heart out in the musical Nine
2010: Daughter Faith arrives via a surrogate

L-R: 2008: Gives birth to daughter Sunday Rose, 2009: Sings her heart out in the musical Nine, 2010: Daughter Faith arrives via a surrogate

2010s

Kidman began the 2010s still looking youthful and by producing and starring in the film adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Rabbit Hole, alongside Aaron Eckhart.

The following year, she appeared with Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston in Dennis Dugan's romantic comedy Just Go with It.

Roles in Grace of Monaco, Strangerland and a place on the Cannes Film Festival jury also came in this non-stop decade for the star.

In 2016's Lion, Kidman portrayed Sue, the adoptive mother of Saroo Brierley, an Indian boy who was separated from his birth family and in in 2017, she returned to television for Big Little Lies, a drama series based on Liane Moriarty's novel.

Forbes ranked her as the fourth highest-paid actress in the world in 2019, with an annual income of $34 million. 

2011: Plays a death-row groupie in The Paperboy
2012: In talks to star in Grace Kelly biopic
2013: Selected as a member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival
2014: Acting in thriller Before I Go to Sleep

L-R: 2011: Plays a death-row groupie in The Paperboy, 2012: In talks to star in Grace Kelly biopic, 2013: Selected as a member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival, 2014: Acting in thriller Before I Go to Sleep

2015: Starring in Strangerland, which opened at the Sundance Film Festival
2016: Stars in incredibly moving film Lion
2017: Dazzling at the annual Golden Globes
2018: Displaying her smooth visage at the Governors Awards

L-R: 2015: Starring in Strangerland, which opened at the Sundance Film Festival, 2016: Stars in incredibly moving film Lion, 2017: Dazzling at the annual Golden Globes, 2018: Displaying her smooth visage at the Governors Awards

2019: Forbes rank her as the fourth highest-paid actress in the world
2020: Takes on role of Grace Fraser, a successful therapist, in thriller miniseries The Undoing

L-R:2019: Forbes rank her as the fourth highest-paid actress in the world, 2020: Takes on role of Grace Fraser, a successful therapist, in thriller miniseries The Undoing

2020s

Kidman started off the 2020s with her role of Grace Fraser, a successful New York therapist, in the HBO psychological thriller miniseries The Undoing.

In August 2021, she starred and served as executive producer on the Hulu drama series Nine Perfect Strangers, based on the novel of the same name by Liane Moriarty.

Nicole, Joey King and Zac Efron led the stars at the Los Angeles premiere of their upcoming movie A Family Affair in June 2024.

For her fashionable arrival on the red carpet, Kidman turned heads in a figure-hugging, pale pink gown with a strapless, corset-style bodice and a thigh-high slit.

The trio, who star opposite one another in the forthcoming Netflix romantic comedy which also features a steamy sex scene between Kidman and Efron, were also seen posing together on the red carpet and flashing cheery grins.

2021: She is the executive producer on the Hulu drama series Nine Perfect Strangers
2022: AMC Theatres sponsorship is extended another year after iconic commercial
2023: Takes on role in Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

L-R: 2021: She is the executive producer on the Hulu drama series Nine Perfect Strangers, 2022: AMC Theatres sponsorship is extended another year after iconic commercial, 2023: Takes on role in Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

2024: Three decades on she still looks as flawless as ever at the A Family Affair premiere

2024: Three decades on she still looks as flawless as ever at the A Family Affair premiere