Nicole Kidman made her silver screen debut in the 1983 Australian Christmas drama film ‘Bush Christmas’ directed by Henri Safran. Following her debut, Kidman went on to star in films like ‘Wills & Burke’ (1985), ‘Windrider’ (1986), ‘The Bit Part’ (1987), ‘Emerald City’ (1988), and ‘Dead Calm’ (1989). In 1990, she played the role of ‘Dr. Claire Lewicki’ in the American sports action drama film ‘Days of Thunder’ directed by Tony Scott. The film opened to a mixed reception but managed to gross over $157.9 million on a budget of $60 million. She next starred in films such as ‘Flirting’ (1991), ‘Billy Bathgate’ (1991), ‘Far and Away’ (1992), ‘Malice’ (1993), and ‘My Life’ (1993). In 1995, she portrayed ‘Dr. Chase Meridian’ in the American superhero film ‘Batman Forever’ directed by Joel Schumacher. While the film opened to a mixed reception, it turned out to be a commercial success and grossed over $336.6 million on a budget of $100 million. The same year, she also played the role of ‘Suzanne Stone-Maretto’ in the satirical black comedy film ‘To Die For.’ The film was praised by critics and grossed over $41 million on a $20 million budget. She continued to star in films like ‘The Portrait of a Lady’ (1996), ‘The Peacemaker’ (1997), ‘Practical Magic’ (1998), ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ (1999), ‘Moulin Rouge!’ (2001), and ‘Birthday Girl’ (2001).Â
Kidman won the ‘Academy Award’ for her performance as ‘Virginia Woolf’ in the 2002 American psychological drama film ‘The Hours’ directed by Stephen Daldry. The film opened to a positive reception and performed well at the box office, grossing over $108.8 million on a budget of $25 million. She went on to star in films like ‘Dogville’ (2003), ‘Cold Mountain’ (2003), ‘The Stepford Wives’ (2004), ‘Birth’ (2004), ‘The Interpreter’ (2005), ‘Fur’ (2006), ‘Happy Feet’ (2006), ‘The Invasion’ (2007), ‘The Golden Compass’ (2007), ‘Australia’ (2008), ‘Nine’ (2009), ‘Rabbit Hole’ (2010), ‘Trespass’ (2011), ‘The Paperboy’ (2012), and ‘Stoker’ (2013). She portrayed ‘Grace Kelly’ in the 2014 Olivier Dahan-directed biographical drama film ‘Grace of Monaco.’ The film was largely panned by critics and received a 9% approval score on Rotten Tomatoes. She was next seen in films such as ‘Before I Go to Sleep’ (2014), ‘Strangerland’ (2015), ‘Queen of the Desert’ (2015), ‘Genius’ (2016), ‘The Killing of a Sacred Deer’ (2017), ‘The Beguiled’ (2017), ‘Boy Erased’ (2018), ‘Aquaman’ (2018), ‘Bombshell’ (2019), ‘The Prom’ (2020), and ‘Being the Ricardos’ (2021). Kidman was last seen in the 2022 American epic historical action thriller film ‘The Northman’ directed by Robert Eggers. Even though the film received positive reviews from critics, it failed to perform at the box office.