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There is no one like Nicole Kidman. This Hollywood Icon & Oscar winner started off small before bursting into the legend we know her as today.
Nicole Kidman has come a long way since growing up in Sydney. The Australian actress began her career in the early 1980s and continues to be one of the biggest stars in Hollywood to this very day. But, as we all know, no one is born a legend, and every icon starts out small – in this case, they also start with massively crimped hair (it was the ’80s, after all.) From her first films in her native Australia to her movie opposite her then-husband Tom Cruise to her Academy Award-winning role as Virginia Woolfe in 2002’s The Hours, Nicole has proven she can do anything. She can act with glamour and bombast (Moulin Rouge!, Australia), deliver dramatic turns that will chill your blood (The Killing of a Sacred Deer, Dogville, her role on Big Little Lies,), or bring the warmth and cuteness (Paddington.)
From her marriage to Tom – which saw them adopt two children, son Connor and daughter Isabella – to her split and second chance of love with Keith Urban, Nicole’s personal life has changed along with her professional career. Yet, throughout all these trials and chapters of her life, she retained an elegance and grace that is distinctively hers. Need proof? Take a look back at how Nicole has transformed over the past decades.
Nicole Kidman In 1990’s ‘Days Of Thunder’
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Nicole Kidman & Tom Cruise In 1992
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Nicole Kidman In 1998
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Nicole Kidman At Cannes in 2001
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Nicole Kidman at the 2003 Oscars
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Nicole Kidman Returns to Cannes in 2003
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Nicole Kidman At The 2004 Oscars
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Nicole Kidman At The 2006 Academy Awards
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Nicole Kidman in 2007
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Nicole Kidman & Keith Urban
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Nicole & Keith in 2008
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Nicole Kidman in 2010
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Nicole Kidman in 2011
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Nicole Kidman In Vienna In 2013
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Nicole Kidman At 2013 Cannes Film Festival
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Nicole Kidman In 2014
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Nicole Kidman In 2017
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Nicole Kidman At The Premiere Of ‘The Beguiled’
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Nicole Kidman At The 2018 Golden Globes
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Nicole Kidman At The 2018 SAG Awards
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Nicole Kidman At The 2018 Oscars
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Nicole Kidman At The 2019 Golden Globes
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Nicole Kidman At ‘Bombshell’s LA Premiere
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Nicole Kidman At The 2020 Golden Globe Awards
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Nicole Kidman At The LA Premiere Of ‘Being the Ricardos’
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Nicole Kidman At The Sydney Premiere Of ‘Being the Ricardos’
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