– Named a goodwill ambassador of the United Nations Development Fund (Unifem). (January 27, 2006)
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– Has laughed off reports she is engaged to country singer Keith Urban, insisting they are simply enjoying a nice friendship. (January 26, 2006)
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– Her ex-nanny Suzanne Hansen said in her ?tell all? book that Kidman plays a very small part in her children?s lives. (January 25, 2006)
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– Friends reveal that Kidman is set to marry country music star Keith Urban inMarch. (January 24, 2006)
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– A woman who says she dated former drug addict Keith Urban for years Kidman that she believes Urban can't truly commit to any woman. (January 2, 2006)
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– Spent holidays around Christmas with new beau Keith Urban in Nashville, Tennessee. (December 29, 2005)
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– Her representatives denied reports she would will marry Keith Urban by the time 2006 begins by ruling out rumors of a tropical wedding. (December 19, 2005)
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– Reportedly plans to marry Keith Urban next spring. (December 12, 2005)
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– Is to star alongside Russell Crowe in a Baz Luhrmann movie, described as a romance set in the 1930s. (December 5, 2005)
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– Friends of Kidman and country singer Keith Urban say the couple are officially engaged. (December 2, 2005)
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– Was the 2nd highest paid woman in Hollywood, with an estimated $17m a film. (2005)
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– Country singer Keith Urban has reportedly written a song inspired by Kidman. (November 28, 2005)
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– Is to team up with Russell Crowe for an untitled Australian movie helmed by Baz Luhrmann. (November 28, 2005)
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– Is reportedly all set to walk down the aisle once again with beau Keith Urban, after she was seen wearing a ring on her ring finger. (November 19, 2005)
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– Reportedly found out that Tom Cruise was going to be a father again while watching the TV. (October 31, 2005)
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– A celebrity photographer has successfully appealed against an order that he submit a DNA sample in relation to a listening device found outside Kidman's Darling Point home. (October 19, 2005)
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– Unlike Tom Cruise who went on a rant against psychiatry before, Kidman thinks psychiatry is a worthwhile profession that can help people. (September 29, 2005)
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– Has signed up to star in and produce a movie adaptation of Jules Bass' comic novel Headhunters. (September 27, 2005)
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– Is voted on People magazine's Best-Dressed list. (2005)
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– Will be among the first stars honored on the Avenue of Stars, Britain's counterpart to the Hollywood Walk of Fame on September 18. (August 18, 2005)
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– Says she hopes ex-husband Tom Cruise and new love Katie Holmes find happiness for the sakes of their children. (August 10, 2005)
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– Is to star in INVASION, a remake of the cult horror classic INVASION OF THE BODYSNATCHERS. (August 1, 2005)
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– Has sparked a new round of speculation over her love life, after she was spotted on a date with Australian country star Keith Urban, though her rep denies they're dating. (July 30, 2005)
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– Said she drove her children to school and cooked porridge in pyjamas because she didn't feel like getting dressed when she struggled to get over her marriage split from Tom Cruise.
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– Was dropped from the lead in biopic PAY THE GIRL about notorious Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss reportedly because she?s too old. (July 21, 2005)
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– Confessed she lost all her friends during the marriage with Tom Cruise, because their relationship was too private. (July 14, 2005)
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– Is paid nearly half a million dollars to give a 25 minute speech to the 5th Annual Forbes Global CEO Conference at Sydney Opera House. (July 12, 2005)
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– Will not attend her ex-husband Tom Cruise's wedding to new love Katie Holmes, despite reports she would be guest of honor. (July 5, 2005)
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– Says if she had magic powers like her character in new movie BEWITCHED she would eradicate cancer. (June 27, 2005)
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– Says she?s happy her ex-husband Tom Cruise has found love again with the former Dawson's Creek star Katie Holmes. (June 21, 2005)
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– Known for her ice-cool attitude, Kidman blasted a rude photographer at the New York premiere of her new film BEWITCHED after he booed her for not stopping to pose for him. (June 16, 2005)
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– Will providing a voice for director George Miller's upcoming animated musical HAPPY FEET. (June 11, 2005)
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– Chose not to comment on ex-husband Tom Cruise's relationship with actress Katie Holmes. (June 8, 2005)
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– Refuses to go to nightclubs, saying she feels ridiculous trying to socialize in noisy spots. (June 7, 2005)
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– Denied reports she's struck up a romance with French billionaire Francois Pinault. (June 2, 2005)
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– Denied reports a knee injury in 2000 almost ended her movie career, because it made her insurance too high for film bosses to cover. (May 30, 2005)
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– Kidman and Tom Cruise didn't consider marriage counseling to save their relationship Cruise?s Scientology beliefs forbid such forms of psychiatry. (May 27, 2005)
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– Says she would like to get pregnant as it means she will get bigger boobs. (May 16, 2005)
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– Is in negotiations to star in director Baz Luhrmann?s new romance film titled GONE WITH THE WIND, alongside Russell Crowe. (May 6, 2005)
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– Beat out good friend Naomi Watts and Charlize Theron for the starring role in THE INTERPRETER.
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– Learned a made-up language called Ku for THE INTERPRETER (2005), in which she plays an interpreter born in the fictional African country of Matobo.
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– Her latest movie THE INTERPRETER opens the 2005 Tribeca Film Festival in New York. (April 20, 2005)
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– Said she needed permission from Kofi Annan to film inside the UN headquarters, for her latest movie, THE INTERPRETER. (April 19, 2005)
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– Revealed that she was required to prove her identity every time she accessed the UN headquarters for THE INTERPRETER, despite filming for three months. (April 19, 2005)
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– She's adamant she'll only allow a relationship to develop if a man successfully captured her heart. (April 11, 2005)
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– Has been knocked off the top of Australia's rich list - by children's entertainment troupe The Wiggles. (April 8, 2005)
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– A celebrity photographer has been ordered by a Sydney court to give a DNA sample to police investigating the apparent bugging of Kidman's home. (April 8, 2005)
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– Has vehemently denied reports she is pregnant after sparking the rumors by telling an Australian TV show that she was desperate to add to her family clan. (April 7, 2005)
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– Will star alongside Robert Downey Jr in FUR, a movie about photographer Diane Arbus. (April 6, 2005)
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– Says actors are becoming more powerful than ever, but she is not interested in making decisions behind-the-scenes. (April 6, 2005)
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– Says she would like her kids to have Australian accents. (April 4, 2005)
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– While her film EUCALYPTUS was cancelled indefinitely in February due to script problems, Kidman has taken advantage of the spare time in Australia by learning to cook (April 1, 2005)
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– Denies reports she is dating millionaire Steve Bing, insisting she is a single woman. (March 31, 2005)
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– Has admitted making 2004 movie THE STEPFORD WIVES was a nightmare. She has rarely picked a wrong script in her career but was horrified when halfway through the shoot she realized the movie was destined to flop. (March 29, 2005)
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– Says she loves the Middle East and would like to visit the region to go on an archaeological dig. She's now studying the Old Testament with a private tutor. (March 24, 2005)
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– Says when she was younger she used to pray she would be turned into a witch. (2005)
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– Her latest movie THE INTERPRETER, in which she plays a United Nations translator, is to open New York's Tribeca Film Festival on April 19. (March 10, 2005)
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– Is in negotiations to play photographer Diane Arbus in FUR, the new biopic from director Steven Shainberg. (March 8, 2005)
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– An Australian court has ruled that restraining orders against two photographers accused of harassing Kidman should be lifted but warned them not to stake out her Sydney home. (February 12, 2005)
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– Won temporary restraining orders against two photographers that she claims were staking out her home in Sydney. (January 28, 2005)
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– Two days after a bug was found outside her mansion in Australia, Kidman is asking the court for a restraining order against two photographers. (January 27, 2005)
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– Police in Australia are investigating a possible bugging attempt on her after a listening device was found across the road from her Sydney harborside home. (January 26, 2005)
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– Is afraid of butterflies.
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– Accepts the Australian minimum wage ($570-a-week) to appear alongside Russell Crowe in EUCALYPTUS, in a bid to help the country's movie industry. (2005)
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– Enters the list of Britain's prestigious establishment handbook Who's Who in 2005.
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– Her romance with film producer Steve Bing has reportedly been met by disapproval from her ex-husband Tom Cruise and best pal Naomi Watts. Bing has a reputation as a love rat following his public humiliation of English model and actress Elizabeth Hurley when she was pregnant with their child Damian and a long list of ex-girlfriends. (January 8, 2005)
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– Says she is very excited about fulfilling her long-held career dream to work with old pal Russell Crowe in EUCALYPTUS. (December 20, 2004)
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– Has fuelled speculation she has had cosmetic knee surgery, after being snapped wearing bandages around her legs. (December 16, 2004)
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– Will play a cynical unmarried woman gets pressured to wed in a new romantic comedy called WEDDING SEASON. (December 4, 2004)
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– Made it into the 50th anniversary edition of the Guinness Book Of Records after becoming the highest paid actress in a commercial. She netted $3.71 million for her part in a four-minute Baz Luhrmann-directed Chanel No.5 ad. (2004)
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– Believes she would be a good choice to play Coco Chanel in a biopic of the legendary designer's life, because she's always loved Chanel No 5 perfume. (November 11, 2004)
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– Admits she enjoys the occasional cigarette. (2004)
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– Says that Baz Luhrmann's version of ALEXANDER THE GREAT will not be made now that Warner Bros. will release Oliver Stone's ALEXANDER on November 24. (November 1, 2004)
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– Is in talks to voice the claymation DreamWorks comedy FLUSHED AWAY. (October 30, 2004)
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– Is Australia's richest young woman, according to BRW magazine's list of the country's top earners under age 40. (2004)
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– Veteran actress Lauren Bacall has labelled Kidman a beginner after a journalist described Kidman as a legend. (September 10, 2004)
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– Her daughter Isabella has banned her from mentioning her in interviews. (July 17, 2004)
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– Was told to leave a beauty salon after she failed to specify exactly which shade of polish she was after. (July 3, 2004)
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– New Line Cinema bosses are anxious over scenes in BIRTH involving Kidman and a ten-year-old boy stripping off together for a bath - PR companies who are set to promote the $54 million film have allegedly called it a 'publicity nightmare'. (June 21, 2004)
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– Has furiously slammed the media for accusing her of suffering from a dangerous eating disorder. (June 11, 2004)
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– Nicole Kidman and Bette Midler lashed out at reports they were demanding divas on the set of THE STEPFORD WIVES. (June 9, 2004)
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– Dazzled the world's top diplomats when she took time out from making the first commercial film, THE INTERPRETER, at the United Nations headquarters, to mingle with ambassadors and UN officials. (April 28, 2004)
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– Was the inspiration for Leny Kravitz's love song Lady.
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– Is Australia's richest entertainer, according to Business Review Weekly, earning an estimated $18.6 million last year. (2004)
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– Is named Living National Treasures by the National Trust of Australia. (March 15, 2004)
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– Nicole Kidman and Jennifer Lopez will team up on the big screen to play members of a groundbreaking white female swing band in pre-World War II America in AMERICAN DARLINGS. (March 11, 2004)
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– Has been signed to star in a new movie version of CS Lewis' classic children's novel The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe. (March 8, 2004)
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– Kidman has prepared for her INTERPRETER role in an interpreter's booth at the United Nations. She attending a Security Council meeting on Iraq to watch translators in action. (February 26, 2004)
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– Reportedly tried to pull out of starring in THE STEPFORD WIVES, after co-star John Cusack backed out of the project. (February 24, 2004)
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– Has sparked speculation she's rekindled her romance with rocker Lenny Kravitz, after they were spotted holding hands in Miami last week at the Hoy Como Ayer lounge in Little Havana, Florida. (February 21, 2004)
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– Was turned down for the lead role in John Le Carre adaptation The Constant Gardener, because she's too old. (February 11, 2004)
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– Is so confident her best friend Naomi Watts will win an Oscar next month, she's already organized a party for her. (February 11, 2004)
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– Launched a pre-emptive strike after rumors that she was suffering from breast cancer started to circulate, saying she was in perfect health. (February 9, 2004)
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– Her glamorous appearance in COLD MOUNTAIN has been blamed for the movie's lack of Oscar success -- A source on the film says Kidman looked far too glamorous when she was playing a down-trodden farm owner struggling to survive during the American Civil War. (February 4, 2004)
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– The United Nations said on Thursday that THE INTERPRETER, a movie starring Nicole Kidman and Sean Penn, would be made at U.N. headquarters in New York. Hollywood has failed for decades to get permission to film there. (January 30, 2004)
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– Her backless, cut-down-to-there gold sequin dress she wore at the Golden Globe Awards Sunday night is said to likely be the most-talked-about dress of the evening, according to Kevin Lennox, associate fashion editor of Glamour magazine. (January 27, 2004)
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– Has left Lenny Kravitz amid reports of his infidelity. (January 19, 2004)
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– Is at the center of an advertising storm, after she was photographed with rival products to the Chanel brand she endorses. (January 13, 2004)
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– Has been set to present at the 76th Academy Awards, which will take place on 29 February. (January 7, 2004)
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– Was furious when she was accused of being the cause of Jude Law's divorce from wife Sadie Frost, saying she has strong moral views about adultery.
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– Almost walked away from the role in THE HOURS that won her an Oscar in 2003.
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– Said she was so humiliated after her split with ex-husband Tom Cruise that she had to be coaxed out of bed to go back to work. (December 19, 2003)
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– Made a triumphant return to Australia Wednesday night to promote her latest movie, COLD MOUNTAIN, which could land her another Oscar. (December 18, 2003)
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– Her short-lived romance with Lenny Kravitz appears to be over after his reported affair with Brazilian artist Isis Arruda was confirmed by the lady's mother. (December 17, 2003)
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– Vowed she and former husband Tom Cruise would never appear together on-screen again. (December 15, 2003)
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– Has inadvertently denied reports she's on the verge of marrying rocker Lenny Kravitz, by declaring she remains a woman by myself. (December 11, 2003)
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– Has invited her Tom Cruise and Penelope Cruz to spend Christmas with her on a tropical island in Fiji . (December 10, 2003)
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– Declared she was far from happy with Tom Cruise's candid interview with chat show host Larry King, in which he revealed Kidman was dating rocker Lenny Kravitz.
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– Promises she'll start sharing information about her romances again but not until she's married. (December 8, 2003)
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– Kidman and Lenny Kravitz spent the weekend at the singer's Miami, Florida, mansion with his ex-wife Lisa Bonet and her daughter with Kravitz, Zoe. (December 5, 2003)
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– Has reignited speculation she's poised to marry singer Lenny Kravitz by sporting a huge diamond ring on her wedding finger. (November 21, 2003)
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– Had to sit through sexually charged scenes in FAR & AWAY and EYES WIDE SHUT featuring her and ex-husband Tom Cruise, as part of a tribute to her career at the 18th annual American Cinematique Award in Hollywood, on Friday night. (November 18, 2003)
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– Kidman's ten-year-old daughter Isabella is so proud of her famous name, she banned her mum from enrolling her in school under a pseudonym. (November 14, 2003)
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– Has opted to keep her new romance with Lenny Kravitz private because she doesn't want to go through the pain of another public split if the relationship fails. (November 11, 2003)
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– Has declared she is ready to marry again, fueling reports she's planning to wed her rocker boyfriend Lenny Kravitz. She told a British magazine, I'd be totally into getting married again, and I'd love a baby. I'm willing to take on a lot for love, but it's hard because of the fame thing. I don't want to be part of a duo. (November 5, 2003)
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– Nicole Kidman and Lenny Kravitz have set their hearts on a 21 Million Dollar home in New York, intensifying reports they're planning to marry. (October 29, 2003)
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– French luxury house Chanel announced Friday that Kidman is the new celebrity spokeswoman for Chanel No. 5, the top selling fragrance in the world. (October 25, 2003)
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– Accepted an apology and undisclosed damages Tuesday from a British newspaper group to settle a libel lawsuit over an article alleging that she'd had an affair with her co-star, Jude Law. (October 15, 2003)
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– Kidman has won the approval of Lenny Kravitz?s teenage daughter, Zoe, for her romance with the singer ? An American magazine claims Kidman and Zoe reportedly went to the cinema and had a bonding meal together when the actress visited Kravitz?s Florida mansion. (October 9, 2003)
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– Kidman and rocker Lenny Kravitz have made their first public appearance together at magician David Copperfield's 47th birthday party in New York. (October 7, 2003)
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– Kidman has been offered the 'role of a lifetime' to star in a new Steven Spielberg project as silent film legend Sarah Bernhardt in THE RIVALS. (September 15, 2003)
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– Was named Women Who Always Dress Stylishly On Big Promotional Nights Out by America's People magazine. (September 15, 2003)
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– Kidman is guilt-stricken about the confusing lives her children lead because she regularly has to drag them onto her film sets. (September 9, 2003)
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– A painfully thin Nicole Kidman has shocked onlookers during a night out at a theatre in New York, prompting fears for her health - The actress has always boasted a slender five-foot, 10-inch frame, but fellow audience members insist she was a shadow of her former self, as she left a performance of Matt And Ben, the hit comedy about the lives of actors Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. (August 29, 2003)
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– Kidman?s pal has confirmed the Oscar-winner is dating rocker Lenny Kravitz, following a series of reports claiming the pair were spending nights together. (August 12, 2003)
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– Kidman won a public apology and substantial damages from the Daily Mail on Thursday after the British newspaper suggested she had an adulterous affair with Hollywood star Jude Law. (August 1, 2003)
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– Kidman is wanted as a United Nations interpreter who overhears an assassination plot and subsequently becomes the target -- Sydney Pollack is ready to direct his first film since RANDOM HEARTS and is desperate for star Kidman to play the title role in THE INTERPRETER. (July 28, 2003)
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– Kidman has pulled out of her starring role in Danish director Lars von Trier's film MANDERLAY because of scheduling conflicts, industry reports said -- The film, due to be completed by July next year, is the second in von Trier's U.S.A. trilogy of movies that kicked off with DOGVILLE, which starred Kidman and debuted at the Cannes film festival earlier this year. (July 24, 2003)
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– Manhattan's five-star Carlyle Hotel fired five members of staff after complaints from Nicole Kidman and Jack Nicholson were reported -- Nicholson complained to management at the hotel after a CD player, a cassette player, and other items, went missing from his room last month while Kidman complained after a security guard followed her into the hotel gym. (July 8, 2003)
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– Was one of the most powerful celebrities according to 2003 Forbes Top 100 Celebrity List. (#16)
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– Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman's breakup was voted most explosive of all time by Ipsos U.S. Express (on behalf of CuervoNation). (June 25, 2003)
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– Kidman is poised to sign a $7.5 million deal to become the face of fashion giant Chanel. (June 16, 2003)
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– Kidman has enlisted to visit the Sudan for Tony Scott's new film, an adaptation of Deborah Scroggins' novel, Emma's War: Love, Betrayal and Death in the Sudan -- Kidman will play the title role of aid-worker Emma McCune in this true story of a young British woman who travels to Eastern Africa in a bid to help ease the suffering of the Sudanese people. (June 13, 2003)
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– Kidman has reportedly pulled out of plans to portray movie legend Katharine Hepburn in THE AVIATOR -- After meeting with Scorsese, she discovered the project's schedule clashed with filming on her latest flick THE STEPFORD WIVES. (June 12, 2003)
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– Kidman was forced to pull out of Monday night's CFDA Fashion Awards in New York due to filming problems back in Los Angeles. (June 5, 2003)
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– Kidman has proved herself to be down to earth by staying in a cheap hotel on a family holiday -- According to reports, Kidman is residing at the Hotel Elisa in Peschici, southern Italy, with her parents Anthony and Janelle, at a cost of just $69 per night. (May 28, 2003)
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– Kidman outshined a constellation of stars at the weeklong Cannes Film Festival -- Her movie, DOGVILLE, is one of the top contenders for the coveted Palme d'Or and she?s also a front-runner for the best actress award. (May 26, 2003)
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– Kidman's Hollywood success has pushed her higher up the ranks of Australia's super rich -- Kidman is worth $123 million Australian (about $81 million U.S.) making her Australia's tenth richest woman, according to Business Review Weekly's latest Rich 200 list. (May 22, 2003)
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– Kidman plans to give up acting when she falls in love again because she finds the movie industry so draining -- She says, I probably won't do this for the rest of my life - there's other things that interest me. I think probably when I fall in love, that's when I'll stop doing as much of this because I'll want to settle down again. (May 20, 2003)
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– Kidman will be having a sedate time at the Cannes Film Festival because studio bosses can't afford to throw a party for her film - A British tabloid reports that the cost of flying Kidman to Cannes in a private jet, and putting her up in a $3,750 a night hotel, hit the company Zentropa hard. (May 19, 2003)
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– Kidman is shedding her glamorous looks again in DOGVILLE, where she once-again plays a dowdy character with all the conviction of a true thespian ? Kidman can be seen sporting a dirty mop of hair, ragged clothing and black bags under her eyes. (April 30, 2003)
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– Nicole Kidman and Jim Carrey sparked much speculation of a romance when they were spotted dining together at Nobu in Manhattan, New York; but the meeting was purely professional -- the pair are in talks to star alongside each other in the movie version of classic '60s TV show BEWITCHED. (April 29, 2003)
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– This year's Cannes Film Festival will be the first public occasion with Tom Cruise, Penelope Cruz, and Nicole Kidman all on the guest list -- The 'A' list trio has never been seen in the same place at the same time, since Cruise's high profile divorce from Kidman, and subsequent romance with Cruz. (April 5, 2003)
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– Kidman shared her Oscar victory last month with ex-husband Tom Cruise, phoning him in New Zealand shortly after taking the Best Actress Award -- Kidman said in an interview published on Thursday, It was so important for me to talk to Connor (her son) and yes, to Tom. We have very different lives now, but as I've said to Tom, I will be there for him for the rest of his life, always there. (April 4, 2003)
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– Kidman is demanding a private entrance into the block of flats where she has a new penthouse flat -- The apartment has 24-hour security, and Nicole's neighbors may well be the likes of designer Calvin Klein, and rapper Jay Z, but Nicole is worried about safety and so wants her own entrance. (April 3, 2003)
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– Meg Ryan and Nicole Kidman turned down invites to the wedding of their former love interest Russell Crowe - Kidman can't attend Crowe's marriage because she's filming in America, while Ryan also turned down the invite due to working commitments. (April 1, 2003)
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– Kidman says she isn't putting a lot of thought into her wardrobe for the Academy Awards - She said, I know what I like. I'd like to be able to sit down in it and I'd like to be able to eat in it. (March 12, 2003)
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– Russell Crowe's fianc?e, Danielle Spencer, has banned Kidman from her wedding ? Spencer fears Crowe is too close to Nicole, and she wasn't happy to learn that he had invited the actress to the ceremony next month in New South Wales, Australia. (March 5, 2003)
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– Not content with topping the Christmas charts in the UK a year back, Kidman is turning her tonsorial talents to the world of rap and has cut a demo record with P Diddy ? reports say she cut the demo on a recent trip home to Australia, and has employed the talents of Sean Combs on making it another huge hit. (February 19, 2003)
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– Kidman confessed on Monday that she has a phobia of acting and said, Every time I star in a film, I think I cannot act. She added she could always come up with a list of actresses who would do better while trying to convince the director to cast someone else. (February 18, 2003)
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– Kidman has been offered the title role in BATMAN spin off, CATWOMAN, but she is awaiting the latest draft of the script before making any decisions about playing the vulnerable, cat-loving gymnast. (February 6, 2003)
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– Her perfect nose is the most sought-after celebrity body part, according to an annual survey conducted by the Beverly Hills Institute For Aesthetic And Reconstructive Surgery in Los Angeles. (February 6, 2003)
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– Onlookers at this year's Golden Globes were stunned by the appearance of Kidman's bright red hands - the actress revealed palms that looked like she spent her lifetime in the laundry, according to one witness. Kidman's crimson hands also caught the attention of a Sydney newspaper in her native Australia, Our attention focused on Nicole's dishpan hands. It would seem she isn't exactly a Palmolive user. (January 25, 2003)
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– Kidman believes her recent film successes are due to the fact she is no longer in a long-term relationship ? she was previously married to actor Tom Cruise, but since their split in 2001 has increasingly become a huge star in her own right. (January 23, 2003)
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– Kidman's friends fear her workaholic career will wear her out - a source says, Nicole's gone from strength to strength since she split from Tom Cruise, but there's a great pressure to maintain her success. She's been working tirelessly to promote her movie THE HOURS and there's a worry that if she doesn't get the recognition she deserves... she will take it very badly. (January 22, 2003)
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– Former Hollywood Madam Heidi Fleiss, is turning her life story into a movie that will be developed as a potential vehicle for Nicole Kidman - Fleiss said the prospect of Kidman portraying her was a major enticement to sell her rights. (January 16, 2003)
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– Kidman has sold the mansion she shared with ex-husband Tom Cruise -- the huge home in upmarket Pacific Palisades, California, was bought for $9.75 million. (January 15, 2003)
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– Gets Hollywood Walk of Fame Star ? on Monday the actress claimed the 2,211th star on the fabled sidewalk beside the Kodak Theater, home to the Academy Awards. (January 14, 2003)
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– An erotic scene in The Blue Room, the play in which Kidman famously stripped on the London stage, may be toned down when it is performed in Northern Ireland -- London critics raved about the play when it opened in 1998, with Kidman's performance, in which she briefly appeared naked, described by one as pure theatrical Viagra. (January 9, 2003)
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– Kidman is undergoing a bizarre new exercise regime: to get her nose in shape for her role in new film BEWITCHED ? in the show, Samantha (Kidman) casts spells with the twitch of her nose and Kidman is having to train her own nose to perfect the art. (January 3, 2003)
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– Kidman is begging GANGS OF NEW YORK star Daniel Day-Lewis to come out of retirement to join her cinematic dream team ? the actress is lining up a cast of actors she is desperate to work with to make 2003 another show stopping year for her soaring career. (January 2, 2003)
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– Kidman wowed a chilly New York on Monday night by dashing straight from the airport to the premiere of GANGS OF NEW YORK -- the actress jetted in for the gala direct from Romania, where she has just finished filming COLD MOUNTAIN, and rather than dressing up to shield herself from the cold, she wore a sexy black outfit, complete with knee-high boots because she didn't think it was that cold. (December 17, 2002)
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– In her new movie THE HOURS, based on Michael Cunningham's Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winning novel, Kidman proves she is not afraid of Virginia Woolf, or prosthetic noses - she said that when it came to wearing a prosthetic facial device to play author Virginia Woolf (rendering the actress practically unrecognizable), it was all just part of the job. (November 19, 2002)
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– Kidman says she is only beginning to understand now what caused the breakup of her marriage to Tom Cruise last year and that, no matter what people say, the couple had a real marriage for the nine years it lasted. In an interview with Vanity Fair's contributing editor, Ingrid Sischy, (to be published in the December issue) Kidman says: The marriage existed because it was two people in love. It's that simple. (November 5, 2002)
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– Kidman says she is not ready for a new relationship, more than a year after the break up of her marriage, to actor Tom Cruise. (October 31, 2002)
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– Kidman and Naomi Watts have frequently been visiting 40 Deuce, a club in Los Angeles where Brazilian women dance naked. (October 30, 2002)
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– Kidman has lashed out at reports she is dating screen hunks Vin Diesel, Tobey Maguire and Russell Crowe - because she is not ready to start a romantic relationship. (October 28, 2002)
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– Kidman has signed on to star in a remake of the cult classic STEPFORD WIVES that?s to be directed by Frank Oz (THE SCORE) ? the movie is about a newcomer to suburbia who notices something strange about the women there: they all love to do housework. (October 24, 2002)
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– Kidman turned down the lead role in the first film she produced to concentrate on being a mother ? instead, the lead in IN THE CUT is played by Meg Ryan. (October 18, 2002)
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– Kidman is in discussions to take on the starring role in the big-screen version of the '60s TV show BEWITCHED, about an ordinary (but gorgeous) suburban housewife who needs only to twitch her nose to clean up the house and have dinner ready on the table, and Mike Myers is said to be the producer's choice to play the hapless ad executive husband. (September 2002)
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– Kidman showed off a new style of crumpled curls when she lunched with friends in Los Angeles this week - and shocked onlookers more used to the perfectly coiffured hairstyles that proliferate in Tinseltown. (September 2002)
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– Kidman is getting ready to turn tricks as a Hollywood madam in a film titled PAY THE GIRL that chronicles the rise and fall of a Hollywood hooker who keeps her men very satisfied.
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– Her swimsuit is up for sale - after she left it behind at a Swedish swimming bath. It sold for $2,025.
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– Kidman was a regular visitor to the baths near Gothenburg when she was in Swedia to film new movie DOGVILLE.
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– Kidman is to feature in a Christmas advertising campaign for a Spanish department store. Nicole will be paid a six-figure sum to star in two television adverts for the chain, called El Corte.
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– She has shocked censors with her racy video for duet Somethin' Stupid with Robbie Williams. The pair teamed up to record their cover version of the Frank Sinatra classic in time for a Christmas release, but the promotional video was so steamy the censors demanded that 60 seconds be cut out.
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– Her furious fan hacked into Halle Berry's official internet website to vent their fury over Berry's Oscar triumph.
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– She adores her mother - although the pair have a constant power struggle.
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– An Australian magazine has been forced to apologize to her, after claiming she had mental breakdown.
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– She is very much her mother's daughter, being brought up to be head strong and not afraid of men
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– She has gotten a groveling apology and a retraction of the report out last month that she'd been treated at a Los Angeles psychiatric hospital for a mental breakdown.
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– Suffers panic attacks at film premieres.
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– Her scariest moment came when she lost her voice during a screaming fit onstage in London.
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– Let her daughter Isabella choose her Academy Awards outfit - because the nine-year-old has great taste.
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– Both she and Ewan McGregor wore harnesses for the scenes on the elephant as they were standing 60ft off the ground.
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– One of the more famous lines from THE OTHERS (2001) is This house is ours. She also uses this phrase in FAR AND AWAY (1992).
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– Originally cast to play the role of Meg Altman in PANIC ROOM (2002), but was forced to back out of the role after eighteen days due to a recurring knee injury. She originally injured the knee during the filming of MOULIN ROUGE! (2001).
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– She and Ewan McGregor do their own singing throughout the film MOULIN ROUGE! (2001)
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– The necklace she wore was made of real diamonds and platinum and was the most expensive piece of jewelry ever specifically made for a film. The Stefano Canturi necklace was made with 1,308 diamonds, weighing a total of 134 carats, and was worth an estimated US$1 million.
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– (FAR AND AWAY (1992): Director Ron Howard wasn't happy with her facial reaction during the shooting of the scene where her character lifts the bowl covering Joseph's (her husband Tom Cruise) crotch. Without telling her, he asked Cruise to remove his underwear. Howard got the reaction he wanted, and it appears in the film.
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– The tremendous hype around the release of EYES WIDE SHUT (1999) resulted in several rumors about the plot. The most widely circulated was the mistaken rumor that in the film, Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman played married psychiatrists having affairs with their patients.
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– Tom Cruise and Kidman were both considering roles in COLD MOUNTAIN (2003), yet Cruise was unaware of Kidman's involvement. Cruise backed out but Kidman immediately signed up.
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– At school when she was 13 she was nicknamed Stalky because she was so tall.
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– Her nationality is American, her heritage is Australian.
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– She is thinking of moving to London with her two children, because she feels it is better for their schooling.
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– She is left handed
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– Kidman is to use Nicolae Ceausescu's luxury bus as a dressing room while working on her latest film, COLD MOUNTAIN, in Romania next month.
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– Admits that she loves going out without wearing knickers.
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– Received honorary citizenship of a small Romanian village after filming COLD MOUNTAIN. Locals say they want to repay the actress for the fame and fortune she has brought with her.
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– Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama at Golden Globe Awards for COLD MOUNTAIN (2004)
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– Nominated for Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture at Screen Actors Guild Awards for THE HOURS (2003)
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– Nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role at Screen Actors Guild Awards for THE HOURS (2003)
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– Nominated for Best Kiss at MTV Movie Awards for MOULIN ROUGE! (2002) - shared with Ewan McGregor
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– Nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role at Academy Awards for MOULIN ROUGE! (2002)
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– Nominated for Best Musical Sequence at MTV Movie Awards for MOULIN ROUGE! (2002)
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– Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role at BAFTA Awards for THE OTHERS (2002)
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– Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama at Golden Globe Awards for THE OTHERS (2002)
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– Nominated for Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture at Screen Actors Guild Awards for MOULIN ROUGE! (2002)
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– Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role at BAFTA Awards for TO DIE FOR (1996)
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– Nominated for Most Desirable Female at MTV Movie Awards for BATMAN FOREVER (1996)
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– Nominated for Most Desirable Female at MTV Movie Awards for TO DIE FOR (1996)
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– Nominated for Best On-Screen Duo at MTV Movie Awards for FAR AND AWAY (1993) - shared with Tom Cruise
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