- 2008: Re-teamed with director Baz Luhrmann for the epic "Australia"; also co-starred with Hugh Jackman
- 2007: Co-starred with Daniel Craig in "The Invasion," a film based on the 1956 film "Invasion of the Body Snatchers"
- 2007: Played the villainous Mrs. Coulter in "The Golden Compass" a film adaptation of the first part of His Dark Materials trilogy
- 2007: Portrayed a neurotic writer, who disapproves of her sister's fiancé in director Noah Baumbach's "Margot at the Wedding"
- 2006: Portrayed photographer Diane Arbus in "Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus"
- 2005: Cast as Samantha in the big-screen adaptation of "Bewitched"
- 2005: Starred opposite Sean Penn in Sydney Pollack's "The Interpreter"
- 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: Played a woman on the run from the mob, hiding out in a small town in "Dogville" directed by Lars von Trier
- 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)
- 2003: Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (January)
- 2003: Co-starred opposite Anthony Hopkins in "The Human Stain," an adaptation of Philip Roth's novel
- 2003: Starred with Jude Law in Anthony Minghella's "Cold Mountain"; received a Golden Globe nomination for best actress in a dramatic role
- 2003: Announced as the new celebrity spokeswoman for Chanel No. 5, the top selling fragrance in the world
- 2002: Cast as Virginia Woolf in "The Hours," the feature adaptation of Michael Cunningham's Pulitzer-winning novel; received a SAG nomination for her 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: 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: Made London stage debut in David Hare's "The Blue Room," where the actress briefly appeared nude; show transferred to NYC in November marking Kidman's Broadway debut
- 1998: Co-starred with Sandra Bullock as sisters who happen to be witches in "Practical Magic"
- 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: Portrayed the love interest of Bruce Wayne/Batman in the overblown "Batman Returns"
- 1995: Delivered a critically-acclaimed portrayal of a brutally ambitious weather girl in Gus Van Sant's black comedy "To Die For"
- 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 (Cruise) in the Ron Howard directed "Far and Away"
- 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: Cast as Annie in the series "Five Mile Creek"; appeared in the last 12 episodes of the series
- 1983: Made Australian film debut in "Bush Christmas"
- 1977: Began acting at age 10
- 1971: Non-professional acting debut as a sheep in a Nativity play at age four
- 1970: Family returned to live in an affluent Sydney suburb
- 1970: Studied dance at age three
- Starred on the Australian stage in "Steel Magnolias" and "Spring Awakening"
- Born in Hawaii
- Spent first three years of life living in Washington, DC where her father did research on breast cancer




