“My parents thought it was nice to develop my imagination, but they never seriously thought that anything would ever come of it. They said that I couldn't be an actress because I would be taller than all my leading men, so I thought I would be a writer instead.”

Australian and American actress and producer

Nicole Kidman is an Australian and American actress and producer. Born in 1967, she has worked across film and television and has been a major star since the late 1990s. She is known for moving between big studio productions and independent films in many genres. Her career has brought her an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, six Golden Globe Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, an Actor Award, and a Volpi Cup, and she has remained among the world’s highest-paid actresses for many years.