As Aussie icon Nicole Kidman celebrates her 48th birthday on June 20, we look back at the stylish star’s life.
From her humble beginnings in Sydney studying theatre and starring on a handful of local television shows, Hawaiian-born Nicole finally got her big break in 1989 when she starred in Dead Calm.
Once the striking red head got her foot in the door, she’s never been short of roles since. The mother-of-four even scored an Oscar for her portrayal of Virginia Woolf in The Hours in 2003.
These days, you’ll find the talented actress kicking back with her family, daughters Faith Margaret, Sunday Rose and hubby Keith Urban in Nashville – it’s pretty clear that Nic couldn’t be happier!
“A lot of people say there are similarities [between Nashville and Australia] and I can see that – smaller town, slower pace, which I prefer, and you’re actually living a life, rather than just analysing it and talking about living it. My daughters have southern accents. It’s where my husband’s career is and I love it,” she told The UK’s Telegraph earlier this year.
Happy 48th birthday to the best Aussie starlet that ever there was!
Serving up some serious sass back in 1983 as she promoted BMX Bandits.
Those curls! We have some serious hair envy right now.
“It’s a very brave thing to fall in love. You have to be willing to trust somebody else with your whole being, and that’s very difficult, really difficult and very brave,” she has mused.
Fast forward and the star is happily married to country crooner Keith Urban. “‘Keith always says, ‘We’re lucky we met late in life.’ The sadness of that is that we can’t have six kids together, but the greatness of that is we’ve gone A-Z with all that other stuff, so now we’re totally present for this.”
But it all could have panned out so differently! Earlier this year, she confessed to Jimmy Fallon that her friend tried to set her up with him when she was younger.
Nic is also a doting mum to two adopted children with Tom Cruise, son Connor and daughter Isabella.
Aussie lovebirds Nic and Keith put on an amorous display at the 2015 Grammy Awards.
“‘There’s only a certain amount you can do once you have a children and a family. They say your art gets affected when you have a family, but I would much rather have a family,” she says of her priories.
Over the years, the statuesque stunner has always stayed close to long-time pal Naomi Watts.
Nicole oozes elegance in a show-stopping gold gown at this year’s Oscars.
