Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman excited about son s movie debut  

Washington (ANI): Aussie actress Nicole Kidman has revealed that she is very excited about her adopted son Connor's big screen debut. The 13-year-old has landed a minor, non-speaking role as a young Will Smith in the drama Seven Pounds, reports Usmagazine.com. And the 40-year-old pregnant actress is "really excited for Connor," her rep said.

The part Connor was playing was shot over two days more than a month ago, and the movie about a man who affects the lives of seven strangers, co-stars Rosario Dawson. Connor is the adopted son of Kidman and her ex hubby Tom Cruise. Kidman is expecting her first biological child with husband Keith Urban this summer.

 

Biography

It is not always true that good things come only in small packages. You can locate one in a taller packing too. A living example of this is Nicole Kidman, who standing at 5’11’’ feet have towered over the legends sitting atop the Hollywood high pedestal. This Australian house of fire has formed her own niche over the years in the American dominated film domain.

Born in Honolulu, Hawaii (on the 20th of June, 1967), Nicole boasts of dual US and Australian citizenship. Her father, Anthony, a biochemist and clinical psychologist, along with his wife Janelle and Nicole’s young sister Antonia to work on a research project on breast cancer moved to Washington DC for three years.

She started taking u ballet lessons at 10 and fell in love with it but later included mime and drama as well in creative portfolio. Her first stage role was a bleating sheep in an elementary school Christmas pageant. in her growing up years, while her peers were busy frolicking out in the sun, Nicole was often to be seen immersed deeply in her craft and was a regular at Philip Street Theater, it was while working there only, at the mere age of 14, she received an invitation to star in a film student’s exam project. The student’s name was Jane Campion, who later directed Kidman in The Portrait Of A Lady (1996)

Nicole soon realized that the regular education was neither going to help her out in her dream career in movies nor it would give her the satisfaction. She soon dropped out of high school and joined the Australian Theatre for Young People in Sydney and the St Martin's Youth Theatre in Melbourne .By the time she was 16, she has decided to tread upon the waters of movie making.

Career in Movies

Her film debut was with an Australian holiday favorite Bush Christmas (1983). This was followed by a series of film and TV offers, including a lead in BMX Bandits (1983) and “Vietnam" (1987) where she played a schoolgirl-turned-protester in the miniseries for which she won her first Australian Film Institute Award.

 Two years later, she eventually made her US debut opposite Sam Neill in the at-sea thriller Dead Calm (1989). And then came an offer which turned her life both professionally and personally tremendously. While playing Tom Cruise’s love interest in the racetrack romance Days of Thunder (1990), Nicole found the herself essaying the role in real life as well. After a whirlwind courtship and wedding (December 24, 1990), the couple worked in two more movies, Far and Away (1992) and Eyes Wide Shut (1999) after that to cash on their much talked about married life.

She and Cruise adopted two children: Isabella Jane (born in 1993) and Connor Antony (born 1995).  The couple ended their marriage in 2001, despite boasting of a happy family image in the public eye.

Not to be marred by the debacle of  failed marriage on her movie career, Nicole came out triumphant with Moulin Rouge which earned her the Oscar nomination but something was still missing that could help her outshine over the academy. Incidentally, the same thing happened in her career earlier when freshly after her marriage Kidman until she achieved real breakthrough with Gus Van Sant's To Die For (1995) as a fame-crazed housewife and Henry James's The Portrait of a Lady (1996).the former one her many critics awards and the acclaimed Golden Globe award.

She bounced back with The Hours (2002) and managed to stand her own against the likes of Meryl Streep and Julianne Moore. Portraying the roles of the famed writer Virginia Woolf herself, Nicole even surgically disfigured her nose for the role. The movie won critics appreciation and Nicole an Oscar and Golden Globe. In addition, she was also the part of prestigious Cold Mountain ( 2003),a path breaking movie

The Australian actress who redefined the rules of acting with her [power packed performances, is continuing to deliver one good dish after another loaded with aplomb and finesse.

 

Filmography

Australia (2008)
The Golden Compass (2007)
Margot At The Wedding (2007)
The Invasion (2007)
Fur (2006)
Happy Feet (Voice) (2006)
Bewitched (2005)
The Interpreter (2005)
Birth (2004)
The Stepford Wives (2004)
Cold Mountain (2003)
The Human Stain (2003)
Dogville (2003)
The Hours (2002)
Birthday Girl (2002)
The Others (2001)
Moulin Rouge (2001)
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
Practical Magic (1998)
The Peacemaker (1997)
The Leading Man (1996)
Portrait Of A Lady (1996)
Batman Forever (1995)
To Die For (1995)
Malice (1993)
My Life (1993)
Far And Away (1992)
Billy Bathgate (1991)
Days Of Thunder (1990)
Bangkok Hilton (TV miniseries) (1989)
Flirting (1989)
Dead Calm (1989)
Emerald City (1988)
Un' Australiana A Roma (TV) (1987)
The Bit Part (1987)
Vietnam (TV miniseries) (1986)
Night Master (1986)
Windrider (1986)
Archer's Adventure (1985)
Wills And Burke (1985)
Five Mile Creek (TV miniseries) (1984)
Matthew And Son (TV) (1984)
Winners (TV, episode: Room To Move) (1983)
BMX Bandits (1983)
Bush Christmas (1983)
A Country Practice (TV) (1983)
Chase Through The Night (TV) (1983)

 

Filmography
1.    Nine (2009) (pre-production) (rumored)
2.    Need (2009) (pre-production)
3.    Australia (2008) (post-production) .... Lady Sarah Ashley
4.    The Golden Compass (2007) .... Marisa Coulter
5.    Margot at the Wedding (2007) .... Margot
6.    The Invasion (2007) .... Carol Bennell
7.    Happy Feet (2006) (voice) .... Norma Jean
8.    Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006) .... Diane Arbus
9.    Bewitched (2005) .... Isabel Bigelow / Samantha
10.    The Interpreter (2005) .... Silvia Broome
... aka Interprète, L' (France)
11.    Birth (2004) .... Anna
12.    The Stepford Wives (2004) .... Joanna Eberhart
13.    Cold Mountain (2003) .... Ada Monroe
14.    The Human Stain (2003) .... Faunia Farley
... aka Couleur du mensonge, La (France)
... aka Menschliche Makel, Der (Germany)
15.    Dogville (2003) .... Grace Margaret Mulligan
... aka Dogville (France)
... aka U - Der Film 'Dogville' erzählt in neun Kapiteln und einem Prolog. (Germany)
16.    The Hours (2002) .... Virginia Woolf
17.    Panic Room (2002) (voice) (uncredited) .... Stephen's Girlfriend on the Phone
18.    Birthday Girl (2001) .... Sophia, alias Nadia
19.    The Others (2001) .... Grace Stewart
... aka Autres, Les (France)
... aka Otros, Los (Spain)
20.    Moulin Rouge! (2001) .... Satine
21.    Eyes Wide Shut (1999) .... Alice Harford
... aka EWS (USA: promotional abbreviation)
22.    Practical Magic (1998) .... Gillian Owens
23.    The Peacemaker (1997) .... Dr. Julia Kelly
24.    The Leading Man (1996) .... Academy Awards Presenter
25.    The Portrait of a Lady (1996) .... Isabel Archer
26.    Batman Forever (1995) .... Dr. Chase Meridian
27.    To Die For (1995) .... Suzanne Stone Maretto
28.    My Life (1993/I) .... Gail Jones
29.    Malice (1993) .... Tracy Kennsinger
30.    Far and Away (1992) .... Shannon Christie
31.    Billy Bathgate (1991) .... Drew Preston
32.    Flirting (1991) .... Nicola
33.    Days of Thunder (1990) .... Dr. Claire Lewicki
34.    "Bangkok Hilton" (1989) (mini) TV mini-series .... Katrina Stanton
35.    Dead Calm (1989) .... Rae Ingram
... aka Dead Calm: A Voyage Into Fear (USA: poster title)
36.    Emerald City (1988) .... Helen, Mike McCord's Girlfriend
37.    "Vietnam" (1987) (mini) TV mini-series .... Megan Goddard
38.    Room to Move (1987) (TV) .... Carol Trig
... aka Winners: Room to Move (Australia: syndication title)
39.    Watch the Shadows Dance (1987) .... Amy Gabriel
... aka Nightmaster (USA)
40.    Australiana a Roma, Un' (1987) (TV) .... Jill
41.    The Bit Part (1987) .... Mary McAllister
42.    Windrider (1986) .... Jade
43.    Archer (1985) (TV) .... Catherine
... aka Archer's Adventure
44.    Wills & Burke (1985) .... Julia Matthews
45.    "Five Mile Creek" .... Annie (12 episodes, 1985)
    - America (1985) TV episode .... Annie
    - One Fine Day (1985) TV episode .... Annie
    - A Lot of Hot Air (1985) TV episode .... Annie
    - A Death in the Family (1985) TV episode .... Annie
    - The Great Coach Race (1985) TV episode .... Annie
      (7 more)
46.    "Winners" (1985) TV series .... Carol Trig (episode 1: Room to Move)
47.    "A Country Practice" .... Simone Jenkins (2 episodes, 1984)
    - Repairing the Damage: Part 2 (1984) TV episode .... Simone Jenkins
    - Reparing the Damage: Part 1 (1984) TV episode .... Simone Jenkins
48.    Matthew and Son (1984) (TV) .... Bridget Elliot
49.    Bush Christmas (1983) .... Helen
... aka Prince and the Great Race
50.    BMX Bandits (1983) .... Judy
... aka Short Wave (USA: video title (bootleg title))
51.    Chase Through the Night (1983) (TV) .... Petra
52.    Skin Deep (1983) (TV) .... Sheena Henderson 

 NICOLE KIDMAN KIDMAN FACES RIVAL SPRINGFIELD PROJECT  


LATEST: NICOLE KIDMAN and former THE WEST WING star KIRSTEN CHENOWETH will go head-to-head in two rival biopics of the same star - 1960s singer DUSTY SPRINGFIELD.
Last week (01May08), scriptwriter Michael Cunningham revealed Kidman will play Springfield in his movie, about the late soul star's rise to fame in the 1960s and her battles with alcohol, drugs and mental health problems, before her death from breast cancer in 1999.
The movie, which reunites Cunningham with his The Hours star Kidman, will be made by movie studio Fox.
Meanwhile, rivals Universal are planning their own Springfield project, starring Chenoweth, which will be written and directed by Jessica Sharzer.

Breaking News Nicole Kidman can actually perspire  

What got Nicole Kidman all hot sweaty and panting this weekend

The Oscar-winning actress, pregnant with her first child, did Tevia Celli's spin class two days in a row -- Saturday and Sunday -- at Body and Soul gym on Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood.

It's hard to imagine the pale-skinned, flawlessly pulled together fashion icon rocking out on a spin bike to hip-hop, U2 and Alanis Morrissette. But there she was...

On both days, Kidman sat on a bike in the back row  wearing black pants and a white T, her long blond hair pulled back in a bun. While  she's not a serious spinner, observers say that she worked out hard, kept a good pace, drank a lot of bottled water and used a towel to wipe the sweat off her face several times during both hourlong spins. She was accompanied to both classes by a short, red-haired woman, who spun on the bike next to her.

"Nicole tends to keep her head down when she spins which isn't advised because it's bad posture that cuts off your airway and lessens your oxygen intake," said one spinner. "But if she keeps coming to Tevia's class, she'll learn good posture on the bike, which keeps your core engaged and your diaphragm open."

Kidman is among several fit celebs who regularly spin at Body and Soul, including Jodie Foster and "Dancing with the Stars" alum Lisa Rinna. But Nic's not been seen at class since last year, before she announced that she was pregnant. Body and Soul has several pregnant women who have continued to take class throughout a their pregnancies, some until a few days before they give birth.

"Spinning is a great exercise for pregnant women because they can get their heart rates up and get a good aerobic workout without stressing out the fetus with high impact activity," says Celli of her expectant spinners.

Will Kidman be on the bike on Memorial Day for Body and Soul's 90-minute charity spin to raise money for Beyond Shelter, an organization that helps get homeless families off the streets?

Nicole Kidman blows up at Keith Urban in public 

"The food seemed to be fine for him because his wife didn't even bother to look at the menu," said an eyewitness.

"She's more accustomed to haute cuisine but Keith's tastes are simpler."

But when Nicole got a load of the southern-style chow, she hissed, "'This is it? This is where we're getting lunch - I hate this place! Everyone is staring at us...'."According to witnesses, an uneasy Keith whispered to Nicole to calm down.Nicole stormed out of the restaurant with Keith following.They then battled in the parking lot.
A Cracker Barrel worker says none of the above happened.