Nichole Kidman was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on June 20, 1967. At the time of her birth, her father was a visiting fellow at the National Institute of Mental Health in Washington D.C. The family returned to Australia when Kidman was four years old, at that time her father took on a lectureeship at the University of Technology, Sydney. While she was at the age of four Nichole Kidman started taking lessons in ballet. During this period she attended Lane Cove Public School in her primary years and later attended the North Sydney Girls' High School. While living in Longueville, she attended the St. Mary's Cathedral but had to drop out when her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer; Nichole Kidman had to concentrate on her family responsibilities until her mother's recovery. She then trained at the Phillip Street Theatre, where she majored in voice production and the history of theatre. This led to studies at Sydney's Australian Theatre for Young People, where she is now a patron. In the realm of film the first apparance of Nichole Kidman came in 1983 when, as a fifteen year-old, she appeared in the Pat Wilson music video for the song Bop Girl., and her efficient performance made it possible for her to secure by the end of the year a supporting role in the television series Five Mile Creek and four film roles, of which there was the BMX Bandits and Bush Christmas. But the breakthrough came in the life of Nichole Kidman in the year 1989, when she starred in the thriller film Dead Calm, in te role of Rae Ingram, the wife of naval officer John Ingram, played by Sam Neill, and was held captive on a Pacific Ocean yacht trip by the psychotic Hughie Warriner, played by Billy Zane. The film and the performance of Nichole Kidman received wide reviews. Even the staff of Variety.com commented: "Throughout the film, Kidman is excellent. She gives the character of Rae real tenacity and energy". In the meantime, the well known critic Roger Ebert noted the excellent chemistry between the leads, stating, "...Kidman and Zane do generate real, palpable hatred in their scenes together." The second film of Nichole Kidman To Die For was a satirical comedy that earned her praise from the critics. Her performance in the portrayal of the murderous newscaster Suzanne Stone Maretto in the movie made her bag a Globe Award, along with five other best actress awards. This was followed by her and Tom Cruise's portrayal of a married couple in Eyes Wide Shut in 1999, the final film of Stanley Kubrick.
In the year 2002, Nichole Kidman received an Academy Award nomination for her performance in the 2001 musical film Moulin Rounge!, in which she played the courtesan Satine opposite Ewan McGregor. Consequently, Kidman received her second Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. The same year, she had a well-received starring role in the horror film The Others. While in Australia filming Moulin Rouge!, Kidman injured her knee; as a result, Jodie Foster had to replace her in the film Panic Room. Instead she was the voice on the phone of the mistress of Jodie Foster's character's husband.
On 25th June, 2007, Nitendo announced that Kidman is to be the new face of Nintendo's advertising campaign for the Nitendo DS game More Brain Training in its European market. It is also reported that Kidman will star and produce in an upcoming romantic comedy film called Monte Carlo. She plays one member of a trio of school teachers on holiday who cut short their no-frills sojourn in Paris and head to Monte Carlo, where they pose as wealthy vacationers.