Birth of a Super-Star
Early Life
Born in Hawaii, but moving
shortly thereafter to Australia, a young Miss Kidman started her performing
arts career as a ballet dancer. At the age of ten she convinced her parents,
her father, an author who lectures over psychology and biochemistry and
her mother, a nurse and educator who edits her husband's books, to enroll
her in a drama school. It is said that she is a descendant one of Australia's
most famous families, Sir Sydney Kidman's, a cattle baron who had vast
land and livestock holdings in Australia. Her fame, however, has developed
on her merits, starting with a performance at the age of 14 in Bush Christmas.
She continued on in BMX Bandits and as a rock singer in Windrider. She
also appeared as "a little roughie who herded sheep" in a Disney
Channel mini-series, Five Mile Creek.
Between films she honed her craft at the
St. Martin's Youth Theatre in Melbourne, the Australian Theatre for Young
People in Sydney and the Phillip Street Theatre where she learned voice,
production and studied theater history.
She became an overnight sensation for her
work in Kennedy Miller's mini-series Vietnam. At the young age of seventeen,
the Australian public voted her the Best Actress of the year, and she recieved
several other awards for her critically acclaimed performance, which brought
her into the international stage, captivating flim-makers from around the
world.
Later Life to come... stay tuned...
A special thanks to Dixie Albertsen.