Nicole Kidman Free Screensaver. Photos slideshow. Nicole Mary Kidman AC (born June 20, 1967) is an Australian Academy Award-winning actress who as of 2006, became the highest paid actress in the film industry. Nicole Kidman Free Screensaver. Photos slideshow. Nicole Mary Kidman AC (born June 20, 1967) is an Australian Academy Award-winning actress who as of 2006, became the highest paid actress in the film industry. Kidman, also a singer and a successful recording artist, was born to Australian parents in Honolulu, Hawaii and consequently has dual citizenship of Australia and the United States.Elegant redhead Nicole Kidman, known as one of Hollywood's top Australian imports, was actually born in Honolulu, Hawaii to Anthony (a biochemist and clinical psychologist) and Janelle (a nursing instructor) Kidman. The family moved almost immediately to Washington, D.C., where Nicole's father pursued his research on breast cancer, then, three years later, made the pilgrimage to her parents' native Sydney. She broke into movies at age 16. Family life has always been a priority for Kidman. Born to social activists (mom was a feminist, dad a labor advocate), Nicole and her little sister, Antonia, discussed current events around the dinner table and participated in their parents' campaigns by passing out pamphlets on street corners. When her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, 17-year-old Nicole stopped working and took a massage course so that she could provide physical therapy (her mom eventually beat the cancer). She and Cruise adopted two children: Isabella Jane (born in 1993) and Connor Antony (born 1995). Despite their rock-solid image, the couple announced in early 2001 that they were separating due to career conflicts.