Nicole Kidman - Milestones

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• 2005: Starred opposite Sean Penn in Sydney Pollack's "The Interpreter"
• 2004: Starred in "Birth" with Cameron Bright and Lauren Bacall, as a woman who becomes convinced that a ten year old boy is the reincarnation of her dead husband; received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Lead Actress (Drama)
• 2004: Co-starred with Matthew Broderick in the remake of ''The Stepford Wives,'' Bryan Forbes' 1975 cult classic about upper-crust women being replaced by robots with sunny dispositions
• 2004: Starred as Grace a woman on the run from the mob, hiding out in a small town in "Dogville" directed by Lars von Trier
• 2003: Starred with Jude Law in Anthony Minghella's "Cold Mountain"; received a Golden Globe nomination for best actress in a dramatic role
• 2003: Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (Jan. 13, 2003)
• 2003: Announced as the new celebrity spokeswoman for Chanel No. 5, the top selling fragrance in the world
• 2003: Starred opposite Anthony Hopkins in "The Human Stain", an adaptation of Philip Roth's novel written and directed by Robert Benton
• 2002: Cast as Virginia Woolf in "The Hours", the feature adaptation of Michael Cunningham's Pulitzer-winning novel; received a SAG nominations for her leading role performance
• 2001: Had singing and dancing role as the courtesan Satine opposite Ewan McGregor in the Baz Luhrmann-directed "Moulin Rouge!"; reportedly beat out Courtney Love for the role; received first Best Actress Oscar nomination
• 2001: Played a high-strung mother in the period thriller "The Others", written and directed by Alejandro Amenabar
• 2001: Played a Russian mail-order bride opposite Ben Chaplin in "Birthday Girl" (filmed in 1999); screened at film festivals in Venice, Toronto and London; shown at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival; released theatrically in USA in 2002
• 2001: Recorded "Somethin' Stupid" with singer Robbie Williams; had Number One hit record in Great Britain
• 1999: Starred opposite Cruise as a husband and wife experiencing marital discord in the Stanley-Kubrick directed "Eyes Wide Shut"; filmed over a 14-month period from November 1996 to January 1998
• 1998: Co-starred with Sandra Bullock as sisters who happen to be witches in "Practical Magic"
• 1998: Made London stage acting debut in David Hare's "The Blue Room", loosely based on "La Ronde"; production included the now infamous brief nude scene; show transferred to NYC in November marking Kidman's Broadway debut; play closed a week prematurely when she became ill
• 1997: Offered a fearsomely serious approach to her role as Dr. Julia Kelly, acting head of the White House Nuclear Smugling Group, in the action thriller "The Peacemaker"
• 1996: Played Isabel Archer in Jane Campion's sumptuous (but ineffectual) adaptation of Henry James' "The Portrait of a Lady"; Campion had originally offered her the role then made her audition for the part
• 1995: Delivered a critically-acclaimed portrayal of a brutally ambitious weather girl in Gus Van Sant's black comedy "To Die For"
• 1995: Portrayed the love interest of Bruce Wayne/Batman in the overblown "Batman Returns"
• 1993: Starred opposite Michael Keaton in the drama "My Life"
• 1993: Cast as a young wife who desperately wants a child in "Malice"
• 1992: Co-starred as an Irish lass who heads to Oklahoma with her lover (played by Cruise) in "Far and Away", directed by Ron Howard
• 1991: Gave a strong performance as a mobster's mistress in the underappreciated "Billy Bathgate", directed by Robert Benton
• 1990: Teamed again with John Duigan on "Flirting"; best pal Naomi Watts also in cast
• 1990: US film debut, "Days of Thunder" opposite future husband Tom Cruise
• 1989: Breakthrough screen role as Sam Neill's young wife in the thriller "Dead Calm", directed by Philip Noyce
• 1989: Offered terrific turn as a woman duped into carrying drugs who is caught and imprisoned in the TV drama "Bangkok Hilton"
• 1987: Reteamed with director Duigan on the Australian telefilm "Room to Move"
• 1986: Cast as a rock star who falls for a windsurfer in "Windrider"
• 1985: Gave breakthrough TV performance in the Kennedy-Miller miniseries, "Vietnam"; reportedly underwent a six-and-a-half-hour improvisational audition to land the role; episodes directed by John Duigan and Chris Noonan
• 1983: Appeared in Australian teen film, "BMX Bandits"
• 1983: Made Australian film debut in "Bush Christmas"
• 1983: Cast as Annie in the series "Five Mile Creek"; appeared in the last 12 episodes of the series
• 1977: Began acting at age 10 (date approximate)
• 1971: Non-professional acting debut as a sheep in a Nativity play at age four (date approximate)
• 1970: Studied dance at age three (date approximate)
• 1970: Family returned to live in an affluent Sydney suburb (date approximate)
• Cast as Samantha in the big-screen adaptation of "Bewitched" (lensed 2004)
• Born in Hawaii
• Spent first three years of life living in Washington, DC where her father did research on breast cancer
• Starred on the Australian stage in "Steel Magnolias" and "Spring Awakening"
• On doctors' advice, withdrew from leading role in "Panic Room" (filmed 2001), directed by David Fincher, because of a recurring knee injury; replaced by Jodie Foster