Movies Nicole Kidman through the years Celebrate the star by taking a look back By Cristina Everett Updated on August 31, 2022 11:24AM EDT Trending Videos Close this video player Nicole, the acting queen Patrick Riviere/Getty Images Although Nicole Kidman — born in Honolulu, Hawaii on June 20, 1967 — was a shy child, the Aussie actress broke out of her shell when she began studying theater (alongside actress Naomi Watts) in high school. After a few roles to her name, Kidman gained worldwide recognition in the '90s with a string of hit films, including Days of Thunder (1990), Batman Forever (1995), and To Die For (1995). An Academy Award and several Golden Globe wins later, Kidman remains a tour de force in Hollywood as she continues to dominate the big and small screen. To honor the actress, see photos of the star through the years. Nov. 7, 1985 Newspix/Getty Images 1986 Newspix/Getty Images Feb. 2, 1987 Newspix/Getty Images April 26, 1988 Newspix/Getty Images 1990 Terry O'Neill/Getty Images June 20, 1988 Newspix/Getty Images With her parents, Janelle and Antony Kidman May 9, 1989 Newspix/Getty Images 1990 Terry McGinnis/WireImage With then husband Tom Cruise Circa 1991 Dave Benett/Getty Images With then husband Tom Cruise in London April 25, 1992 Vinnie Zuffante/Getty Images With then husband Tom Cruise in Los Angeles 1992 Terry McGinnis/WireImage With then husband Tom Cruise June 28, 1993 Barry King/WireImage Sept. 9, 1994 Jim Smeal/WireImage With then husband Tom Cruise May 1995 Pool BENAINOUS/DUCLOS/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images Jan. 21, 1996 Steve Granitz/WireImage With her Golden Globe award for Best Actress (Musical or Comedy) for her role in To Die For March 24, 1997 Kevin Mazur/WireImage With then husband Tom Cruise at the Oscars 1998 Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images On stage with Iain Glen in The Blue Room Dec. 13, 1998 Diane Freed/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Sept. 2, 1999 Patrick Davy/Liason March 26, 2000 Scott Nelson/AFP/Getty Images Nov. 27, 2001 Michael Caulfield/WireImage With best friend Naomi Watts at Movieline's Breakthrough of the Year Awards in Los Angeles May 9, 2001 J. Vespa/WireImage Oct. 16, 2002 Gregg DeGuire/WireImage) March 23, 2003 Jeff Vespa/WireImage With the Best Actress Academy Award for her role in The Hours Sept. 10, 2003 Theo Wargo/WireImage Sept. 9, 2004 Bruno Vincent/Getty Images Jan. 8, 2005 Chris Polk/FilmMagic With her father at the Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards May 13, 2006 Kevin Mazur/WireImage With Keith Urban at UNIFEM's 30th Anniversary Celebration in New York June 25, 2006 Justin Lloyd/Newspix/Getty Images En route to her wedding to country singer Keith Urban in Sydney, Australia Feb. 25, 2007 Frazer Harrison/Getty Images May 18, 2008 Charley Gallay/Getty Images With husband Keith Urban at the Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas Oct. 21, 2009 Kris Connor/Getty Images Speaking during the International Violence Against Women: Stories and Solutions hearing in Washington, D.C. Feb. 26, 2011 Jeff Vespa/WireImage Greeting actor Ewan McGregor at the Film Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, Calif. Jan. 15, 2012 Jason Merritt/Getty Images May 19, 2013 Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images With husband Keith Urban at the Inside Llewyn Davis premiere during the Cannes Film Festival May 24, 2012 Andreas Rentz/Getty Images May 26, 2013 Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images June 5, 2013 Rick Diamond/Getty Images With Lenny Kravitz and husband Keith Urban at the CMT Music Awards in Nashville Sept. 6, 2013 George Pimentel/WireImage Greeting fans at The Railway Man premiere during the Toronto International Film Festival December 7, 2014 Brendon Thorne/Getty Images January 10, 2015 Vincent Sandoval/WireImage June 16, 2015 Charley Gallay/Getty Images Kissing Naomi Watts onstage at the Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards in Century City, Calif. Jan. 30, 2016 Christopher Polk/Getty Images May 2, 2016 Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images Jan. 10, 2017 Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP May 22, 2017 PHILIP ROCK/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images May 23, 2017 Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images With Gwendoline Christie (left) and Elisabeth Moss (center) at the Top of the Lake: China Girl photo-call during the Cannes Film Festival May 23, 2017 Francois Durand/Getty Images May 24, 2017 Dominique Charriau/WireImage With Elle Fanning (left) and Kirsten Dunst (right) at The Beguiled photo-call during the Cannes Film Festival Sept. 16, 2017 Steve Granitz/WireImage Jan. 7, 2018 Paul Drinkwater/NBCUniversal/Getty Images With her Golden Globe award for her work in Big Little Lies, winning Best Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television July 21, 2018 Broadimage/REX/Shutterstock With Amber Heard at the Aquaman film panel for Comic-Con International in San Diego Oct. 29, 2018 Emma McIntyre/Getty Images) At the Boy Erased premiere in Los Angeles July 1, 2019 Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images Sept. 8, 2019 George Pimentel/Getty Images With Sarah Paulson at The Goldfinch premiere in Toronto, Canada Jan. 12, 2020 John Salangsang/Shutterstock March 14, 2021 Zack Whitford/BFA.com Nov. 10, 2021 Jason Kempin/Getty With husband Keith Urban at the 55th Annual CMA Awards in Nashville March 27, 2022 Mike Coppola/Getty Images 2022 Nicole Kidman stars in her much-talked-about AMC Theatres commercial. 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