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== Personal life == === Relationships and family === Kidman met actor [[Tom Cruise]] in 1989 while working on the set of ''[[Days of Thunder]]'', a film in which both starred, and they married on Christmas Eve of 1990 in Colorado.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/1998/12/18/tom-cruise-and-nicole-kidman-wed-eight-years-ago/ |title=Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman wed eight years ago |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |first=Caren |last=Weiner Campbell |date=18 December 1998|access-date=27 January 2022|archive-date=27 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127223554/https://ew.com/article/1998/12/18/tom-cruise-and-nicole-kidman-wed-eight-years-ago/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Hoffman |first1=Claire |last2=Christensen |first2=Kim |date=18 December 2005 |title=Tom Cruise and Scientology|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|url=http://www.latimes.com/news/la-fi-scientology18dec18%2C0%2C4394524%2Cfull.story |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723012257/http://www.latimes.com/news/la-fi-scientology18dec18,0,4394524,full.story |archive-date=23 July 2012 |quote=Among other things, Britt said, Miscavige and his wife attended the star's 1990 wedding to Kidman in Colorado and then followed up with frequent gifts.}}</ref> While married, the couple adopted a daughter, Isabella (born 1992), and a son, Connor (born 1995).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/i-was-so-young-nicole-kidman-looks-back-marriage-tom-t103439 |title='I was so young': Nicole Kidman looks back on marriage to Tom Cruise |website=[[The Today Show]] |first=Randee |last=Dawn |date=30 September 2016 |access-date=30 September 2021 |archive-date=30 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210930161120/https://www.today.com/popculture/i-was-so-young-nicole-kidman-looks-back-marriage-tom-t103439 |url-status=live}}</ref> On 5 February 2001, the couple's spokesperson announced their separation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20133675,00.html |title=Hearts Wide Shut |first=Alex |last=Tresniowski |website=People |date=19 February 2001 |access-date=1 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702003212/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20133675,00.html |archive-date=2 July 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> Cruise filed for divorce two days later, and their marriage was dissolved later that year, with Cruise citing irreconcilable differences.<ref name="Kidman still loves Cruise">{{cite news |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/nicole-kidman-says-she-still-loves-tom-cruise-1C9433600 |title=Nicole Kidman says she still loves Tom Cruise |website=[[The Today Show]] |date=9 May 2006 |access-date=2 October 2021 |archive-date=2 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211002195607/https://www.today.com/popculture/nicole-kidman-says-she-still-loves-tom-cruise-1C9433600 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2013, Kidman said their marriage failed because of her young age when they married. "I was a child, really, when I got married," she said. "And I needed to grow up."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-10-29 |title=Nicole Kidman on Her Marriage to Tom Cruise: The Only People Who'd Understand Are Brad and Angelina |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2013/10/nicole-kidman-tom-cruise-marriage |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |language=en-US}}</ref> In a 2007 interview with ''[[Marie Claire]]'', Kidman noted the incorrect reporting of a [[miscarriage]] early in her marriage: "It was wrongly reported as miscarriage by everyone who picked up the story. So it's huge news, and it didn't happen. I had a miscarriage at the end of my marriage, but I had an [[ectopic pregnancy]] at the beginning of my marriage."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Gordon |first=Meryl |url=http://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity-lifestyle/celebrities/Nicole-Kidman-Interview-3 |title=Nicole Kidman Tells It Like It Is |magazine=Marie Claire |date=11 November 2007 |access-date=14 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117025440/http://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity-lifestyle/celebrities/Nicole-Kidman-Interview-3 |archive-date=17 January 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> In the June 2006 issue of ''[[Ladies' Home Journal]]'', Kidman said of Cruise: "He was huge; still is. To me, he was just Tom, but to everybody else, he is huge. But he was lovely to me and I loved him. I still love him". She expressed shock about the divorce.<ref name="Kidman still loves Cruise" /> In 2015, former [[Church of Scientology]] executive [[Mark Rathbun]] claimed [[Going Clear (film)|in a documentary film]] that he was instructed to "facilitate [Cruise's] break-up with Nicole Kidman".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/01/25/scientology-doc-going-clear-claims-the-church-split-up-tom-cruise-and-nicole-kidman.html |title=Scientology Doc 'Going Clear' Claims the Church Split Up Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman |newspaper=[[The Daily Beast]] |date=26 January 2015 |last1=Stern |first1=Marlow |access-date=6 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407050147/http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/01/25/scientology-doc-going-clear-claims-the-church-split-up-tom-cruise-and-nicole-kidman.html |archive-date=7 April 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> Cruise's [[Auditing (Scientology)|auditor]] further claimed Kidman had been wiretapped on Cruise's suggestion.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/going-clear-scientology-doc-tom-cruise-nicole-kidman-breakup-2015271 |title=Tom Cruise Had Nicole Kidman's Phone Wiretapped and More Revelations in Scientology Doc Going Clear: Review |date=27 January 2015 |author=Reinstein, Mara |work=[[Us Weekly]]|access-date=22 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407014039/http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/going-clear-scientology-doc-tom-cruise-nicole-kidman-breakup-2015271|archive-date=7 April 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2015, Kidman said her divorce from Cruise heightened public attention on her career. "Out of my divorce came work that was applauded, so that was an interesting thing for me." She received an Academy Award in 2003, shortly after her divorce.<ref name="Finnigan-2015">{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-life/11923716/Nicole-Kidman-Divorcing-Tom-Cruise-was-the-best-thing-to-happen-to-my-career.html |title=Nicole Kidman: Divorcing Tom Cruise was the best thing to happen to my career |last1=Finnigan |first1=Lexi |last2=Loveluck |first2=Louisa|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|location=London |date=10 October 2015 |access-date=10 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151011061631/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-life/11923716/Nicole-Kidman-Divorcing-Tom-Cruise-was-the-best-thing-to-happen-to-my-career.html |archive-date=11 October 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> Before marrying Cruise, Kidman had been in relationships with Australian actor [[Marcus Graham]] and ''Windrider'' co-star [[Tom Burlinson]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/news/music/u2-set-for-december-return/2006/05/06/1146335968489.html?page=2 |title=Best wishes for Kidman|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131026002408/http://www.smh.com.au/news/music/u2-set-for-december-return/2006/05/06/1146335968489.html?page=2|archive-date=26 October 2013 |date=7 May 2006|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|first=Christine |last=Sams}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/film/nic-gets-saddle-tips/2007/04/15/1176575723647.html |title=Other Tom gives Nic saddle tips |date=16 April 2007|newspaper=[[The Age]]|first=Rachel |last=Browne |location=Melbourne|access-date= 1 May 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070419052548/http://www.theage.com.au/news/film/nic-gets-saddle-tips/2007/04/15/1176575723647.html|archive-date= 19 April 2007|url-status= live}}</ref> The film ''Cold Mountain'' brought rumours that an affair between Kidman and co-star [[Jude Law]] was responsible for the break-up of his marriage. Both denied the allegations, and Kidman won an undisclosed sum from the British tabloids that published the story.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/Movies/07/31/uk.kidman.mail/index.html |title=Kidman wins affair libel case |access-date = 17 October 2007 |date=31 July 2003 |publisher=CNN |archive-url = https://archive.today/20120723/http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/Movies/07/31/uk.kidman.mail/index.html |archive-date = 23 July 2012 |url-status = live}}</ref> She began dating musician [[Lenny Kravitz]] in 2003. According to Kidman, they were engaged before deciding to end their relationship.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/nicole-kidman-reveals-she-was-once-engaged-lenny-kravitz-he-t108298 |title=Nicole Kidman reveals she was once engaged to Lenny Kravitz: 'He's a great guy' |work=[[Today (American TV program)|Today]] |date=16 February 2017|access-date=5 May 2021|archive-date=10 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510144349/https://www.today.com/popculture/nicole-kidman-reveals-she-was-once-engaged-lenny-kravitz-he-t108298|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web |last=Jones |first=Isabel |date=1 November 2018 |title=Nicole Kidman Reveals Why She and Lenny Kravitz Called Off Their Engagement |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/nicole-kidman-reveals-why-she-130000944.html?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAD1dF8i3-m6u3hI81OJP7vEacM8y6bzZhsvbjYr2Kdm6FQ2Zjo2v6YXVNUwp1f1Z7HtlEaQRcDhPTaSsxAJlbOgUpWi4u2-JVf_A2fDlvW2e6JpFQ5PLio6wu6sh7NIRh84rzbqcGJg4KIracwvtR_mOXVUyfrN1fujiOWpX3Nus |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105204931/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/nicole-kidman-reveals-why-she-130000944.html?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAD1dF8i3-m6u3hI81OJP7vEacM8y6bzZhsvbjYr2Kdm6FQ2Zjo2v6YXVNUwp1f1Z7HtlEaQRcDhPTaSsxAJlbOgUpWi4u2-JVf_A2fDlvW2e6JpFQ5PLio6wu6sh7NIRh84rzbqcGJg4KIracwvtR_mOXVUyfrN1fujiOWpX3Nus |archive-date=5 November 2021 |access-date=5 November 2021 |website=Yahoo}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Smith |first=Krista |date=October 2007 |title=The Lady Is Yar |url=https://archive.vanityfair.com/article/2007/10/the-lady-is-yar |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105204931/https://archive.vanityfair.com/article/2007/10/the-lady-is-yar |archive-date=5 November 2021 |access-date=5 November 2021 |magazine=Vanity Fair}}</ref> However, they remain on good terms. Kravitz's daughter, [[Zoë Kravitz]], later said that Kidman was a loving potential stepmother to her.<ref name=":0" /> In 2003, she briefly dated [[A Tribe Called Quest]] rapper [[Q-Tip (musician)|Q-Tip]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/unlikely-valentine-hollywoods-bizarre-celebrity-couples/nicole-kidman-q-tip/ |title=Madonna and Tupac in love: Hollywood's most unconventional celebrity couples |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=13 February 2017|access-date = 4 November 2019|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191104212257/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/unlikely-valentine-hollywoods-bizarre-celebrity-couples/nicole-kidman-q-tip/|archive-date = 4 November 2019|url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=James |first=Faye |date=2024-06-25 |title=Inside Nicole Kidman's famous dating history - From Tom Cruise to Keith Urban |url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/701341/inside-nicole-kidmans-famous-dating-history-from-tom-cruise-to-keith-urban/ |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=HELLO! |language=en}}</ref>[[File:Nicole Kidman & Keith Urban 03 (Cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Kidman and her husband [[Keith Urban]] in 2011]] In January 2005, Kidman met Australian-American country singer [[Keith Urban]] at [[Australia Week|G'Day LA]], an event honouring Australians.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.insider.com/how-did-nicole-kidman-and-keith-urban-meet-2017-9 |title=How Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman have made their 10-year relationship stronger than ever |website=Insider |first=Kristin |last=Salaky |date=25 October 2017|access-date=5 November 2021}}{{dead link|date=August 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Lutkin |first=Aimée |date=2024-06-26 |title=Nicole Kidman and Husband Keith Urban's Complete 19-Year Relationship Timeline |url=https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a44052980/nicole-kidman-keith-urban-relationship-timeline/#june-2024 |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]] |language=en-US}}</ref> In May 2006, she revealed they were engaged. Kidman married Urban on 25 June 2006 at Cardinal Cerretti Memorial Chapel on the grounds of [[St Patrick's Seminary|St Patrick's Estate]], [[Manly, New South Wales|Manly]], in Sydney.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-06-24-kidman-wedding_x.htm |title=Kidman weds Urban in intimate ceremony |first=Karen |last=Thomas |website=[[USA Today]] |access-date=28 May 2011 |date=25 June 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120113081706/http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-06-24-kidman-wedding_x.htm |archive-date=13 January 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C%2C1149081%2C00.html |title=Nicole & Keith Say 'I Do' |work=People|access-date=28 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110328055413/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1149081,00.html|archive-date=28 March 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> For their honeymoon, they went to [[French Polynesia]].<ref name=":1" /> In a 2015 interview, regarding her relationship with Urban, Kidman said, "We didn't really know each other – we got to know each other during our marriage."<ref name="Finnigan-2015" /> Urban has credited Kidman for helping him overcome his struggles with [[Alcoholism|alcohol addiction]].<ref name=":1" /> They maintain homes in Nashville (Tennessee, US),<ref>{{cite news |last=Wood |first=E. Thomas |author-link=E. Thomas Wood |url=http://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/article/20401614/headline-homes-nashvilles-top-10-sales-january-2008 |title=Headline homes: Nashville's top 10 sales, March 2008|newspaper=[[Nashville Post]]|access-date=4 April 2008 |date=4 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160903184459/http://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/article/20401614/headline-homes-nashvilles-top-10-sales-january-2008 |archive-date=3 September 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> Beverly Hills (California, US),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/style/la-hm-hotprop2-2008aug02-pg-photogallery.html |title=Hot Property: Nicole Kidman takes Beverly Hills |date=2 August 2008 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=29 November 2021|archive-date=30 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130035503/https://www.latimes.com/style/la-hm-hotprop2-2008aug02-pg-photogallery.html|url-status=live}}</ref> two apartments in Sydney (New South Wales, Australia),<ref name="Olito-2019" /> a farmhouse in [[Sutton Forest]] (New South Wales, Australia), and an apartment in Manhattan (New York, US).<ref name="Olito-2019">{{cite web |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/nicole-kidman-and-keith-urbans-homes-houses-2019-5 |title=From Australia to NYC, take a look inside Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's sprawling real estate empire |first=Frank |last=Olito |website=Business Insider Australia |date=1 June 2019 |access-date=18 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218171110/https://www.businessinsider.com.au/nicole-kidman-and-keith-urbans-homes-houses-2019-5 |archive-date=18 December 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> The couple's first daughter (Sunday Rose) was born in 2008, in Nashville.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://people.com/parents/nicole-kidman-and-keith-urban-welcome-a-baby-girl/ |title=Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban Welcomed a Baby Girl |work=People |first1=Brenda |last1=Rodriguez |first2=Stephen M. |last2=Silverman |date=7 July 2008 |access-date=7 July 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080709063125/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20203442,00.html |archive-date=9 July 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Tauber |first=Michelle |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20211126,00.html |title=The Secret Behind Baby Sunday Rose's Name Revealed! |work=People |date=8 July 2008 |access-date=29 July 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080728224237/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20211126,00.html |archive-date=28 July 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2010, Kidman and Urban welcomed their second daughter (Faith Margaret) via [[gestational surrogacy]]<ref>{{cite interview |url=http://sixtyminutes.ninemsn.com.au/stories/8213180/faith-love-and-happiness |title=Faith, Love and Happiness |interviewer=[[Karl Stefanovic]]|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110222140455/http://sixtyminutes.ninemsn.com.au/stories/8213180/faith-love-and-happiness |archive-date=22 February 2011 |work=[[60 Minutes (Australian TV program)|60 Minutes]] |location=Australia |date=18 February 2011}}</ref> at Nashville's Centennial Women's Hospital.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://people.com/parents/nicole-kidman-keith-urban-welcome-a-daughter-via-surrogate/ |title=Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban Welcome a Daughter! |work=People |author=Jordan, Julie |date=17 January 2011 |access-date=17 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903022632/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20458381,00.html |archive-date=3 September 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://people.com/parents/nicole-kidman-keith-urban-blessed-by-faith/ |title=Nicole Kidman & Keith Urban: 'Blessed' by Faith |work=People |date=19 January 2011 |access-date=19 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110121035513/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20458718,00.html |archive-date=21 January 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> === Religious beliefs and political views === Kidman was brought up in a [[Catholic Christian|Catholic]] family and remains practising.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.catholic.org/international/international_story.php?id=20148 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060627000523/http://www.catholic.org/international/international_story.php?id=20148 |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 June 2006 |title=Kidman wedding in Australia seen as spiritual homecoming |website=Catholic Online |access-date=17 October 2007 |date=9 June 2006 |first=Dan |last=McAloon }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Brennan |last=Kilbane |title=Nothing Keeps Nicole Kidman From Her Work, Not Even a 102-Degree Fever |url=https://www.allure.com/story/nicole-kidman-december-january-cover-interview?verso=true |work=Allure |date=13 November 2018|access-date=30 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230181202/https://www.allure.com/story/nicole-kidman-december-january-cover-interview?verso=true|archive-date=30 December 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> She attended [[Mary Mackillop Memorial Chapel and Museum]] in [[North Sydney, New South Wales|North Sydney]]. Following criticism by Catholic leaders regarding her role in ''The Golden Compass'' as [[anti-Catholicism|anti-Catholic]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/some-catholic-leaders-upset-over-new-nicole-kidman-movie |title=Some Catholic Leaders Upset Over New Nicole Kidman Movie |publisher=Fox News |date=10 October 2007 |access-date=9 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071109140916/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,300737,00.html |archive-date=9 November 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/is-golden-compass-anti-catholic/ |title=Is 'Golden Compass' Anti-Catholic? |publisher=CBS News |date=11 February 2009 |access-date=9 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604213634/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/11/28/earlyshow/leisure/boxoffice/main3549503.shtml |archive-date=4 June 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> Kidman told ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' that the source material had been "watered down a little" and that her religious beliefs would prevent her from taking a role in a film she perceived as anti-Catholic.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=The Golden Compass |url=https://ew.com/article/2007/12/03/golden-compass/ |access-date=30 March 2021 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=3 December 2007 |archive-date=8 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808025851/https://ew.com/article/2007/12/03/golden-compass/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Since her divorce from Tom Cruise, she has been reluctant to discuss Scientology.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/people/scientology-a-sore-point-with-nicole-kidman-20091214-kqnu.html |location=Melbourne|newspaper=[[The Age]]|title=Scientology a sore point with Nicole Kidman |date=14 December 2009 |access-date = 13 December 2009 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20120912/http://www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/people/scientology-a-sore-point-with-nicole-kidman-20091214-kqnu.html |archive-date = 12 September 2012 |url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.who.com.au/nicole-kidman-truth-connor-cruise-bella-cruise-adopted-kids |title=Nicole Kidman finally breaks silence on Connor and Bella Cruise |magazine=[[Who (magazine)|Who]] |first=Jenny |last=Cooney |date=8 November 2018|access-date=5 November 2021|archive-date=5 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105191633/https://www.who.com.au/nicole-kidman-truth-connor-cruise-bella-cruise-adopted-kids|url-status=live}}</ref> A supporter of [[women's rights]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/2009/10/22/nicole-kidman-women-rights-congress-forbes-woman-leadership-celebrity.html |title=Nicole Kidman Champions Women's Rights |last=Casserly |first=Meghan |work=Forbes |date=22 October 2009|access-date=6 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091228025120/http://www.forbes.com/2009/10/22/nicole-kidman-women-rights-congress-forbes-woman-leadership-celebrity.html|archive-date=28 December 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> Kidman testified before the [[United States House of Representatives]] Committee on Foreign Affairs to support the [[International Violence Against Women Act]] in 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/oct/22/nicole-kidman-violence-against-women |title=Nicole Kidman: Hollywood plays role in violence against women |last=MacInnes |first=Paul|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=22 October 2009|access-date=6 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004233008/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/oct/22/nicole-kidman-violence-against-women|archive-date=4 October 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2017, she stated her support for the legalisation of [[same-sex marriage in Australia]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/01/13/nicole-kidman-on-trump-we-as-a-country-need-to-support-whoevers-the-president/ |title=Nicole Kidman on Trump: 'We as a country need to support whoever's the president' |last=Andrews |first=Travis M. |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=13 January 2017|access-date=6 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129083855/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/01/13/nicole-kidman-on-trump-we-as-a-country-need-to-support-whoevers-the-president/|archive-date=29 November 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Kidman has also donated to [[Democratic Party (United States)|US Democratic party]] candidates.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newsmeat.com/celebrity_political_donations/Nicole_Kidman.php |title=Nicole Kidman's Federal Campaign Contribution Report |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060712184303/https://www.newsmeat.com/celebrity_political_donations/Nicole_Kidman.php |archive-date=12 July 2006 |publisher=NewsMeat |date=16 October 2006 |access-date=22 October 2006}}</ref> === Net worth and philanthropy === '''Net worth''' Kidman has featured in annual rankings of the world's highest-paid actors multiple times, including the leading place for a female actor in 2006.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kidman knocks Roberts off high-paid actress list |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-actresses-salaries/kidman-knocks-roberts-off-high-paid-actress-list-idUKN2939504620061129 |work=[[Reuters]] |date=20 January 2007|access-date=24 September 2021|archive-date=24 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924191131/https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-actresses-salaries/kidman-knocks-roberts-off-high-paid-actress-list-idUKN2939504620061129|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2002, she first appeared on the ''[[Australian Financial Review]]'' [[Financial Review Rich List|Rich List]], following her divorce from Tom Cruise, with an estimated [[net worth]] of A$122 million.<ref name="Murphy-2002">{{cite news |url=https://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/05/22/1022038438059.html |title=Nicole cruises on to the rich list with $122 million |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=23 May 2002 |last=Murphy |first=Damien |access-date=16 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101226163225/http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/05/22/1022038438059.html |archive-date=26 December 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> {{as of|2023|05}}, Kidman's net worth, listed jointly with Urban's, was assessed at {{AUD}}596 million by the ''Financial Review'', after several years of not meeting the threshold for inclusion on the Rich List.<ref name="Bailey-2023">{{cite news |last1=Bailey |first1=Michael |last2=Sprague |first2=Julie-anne |url=https://www.afr.com/rich-list/australia-s-10-richest-people-revealed-20230523-p5dapa |title=The 200 richest people in Australia revealed|newspaper=[[Australian Financial Review]] |date=26 May 2023 |access-date=6 June 2023 |archive-date=6 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606141432/https://www.afr.com/rich-list/australia-s-10-richest-people-revealed-20230523-p5dapa |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2021 it was reported that ''[[CelebrityNetWorth|Celebrity Net Worth]]'' had assessed Kidman's net worth, not including that of Urban's, at {{USD}}250 million.<ref>{{cite news|access-date=6 August 2023 |author=Lusk, Darian |date=24 April 2021 |title=Keith Urban And Nicole Kidman: Who Has The Higher Net Worth? |url=https://www.nickiswift.com/391893/keith-urban-and-nicole-kidman-who-has-the-higher-net-worth/ |work=Nikki Swift|archive-date=6 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806080408/https://www.nickiswift.com/391893/keith-urban-and-nicole-kidman-who-has-the-higher-net-worth/|url-status=live}}</ref> '''Philanthropy''' [[File:Nicole Kidman 2010 (4838066646) (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|Kidman (right) attending the 'International Center to End Violence' with [[Nancy Pelosi]] (left) and [[Esta Soler]] (center) in 2010]] Kidman has raised money for, and drawn attention to, disadvantaged children around the world. In 1994, she was appointed a [[Goodwill ambassador]] for [[UNICEF]].<ref name="Goodwill Ambassador">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4649476.stm |title=Kidman becomes ambassador for UN |work=BBC News |date=26 January 2006 |access-date=22 October 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180717013730/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4649476.stm |archive-date=17 July 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> She also joined the Little Tee Campaign for breast cancer care to design T-shirts or vests to raise money to fight the disease;<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.newkerala.com/news3.php?action=fullnews&id=16912 |title=Kidman joins the Breast Cancer Care crusade |publisher=newKerala |date=2 July 2006 |access-date=22 October 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103185836/http://www.newkerala.com/news3.php?action=fullnews&id=16912 |archive-date=3 November 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> motivated by her mother's own battle with breast cancer in 1984.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/health/spotlighthealth/2004-03-03-nicole_x.htm |title=Nicole Kidman fashions fight against women's cancers |work=USA Today |date=3 March 2004 |access-date=22 October 2006 |first1=John |last1=Morgan |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090320014530/http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/spotlighthealth/2004-03-03-nicole_x.htm |archive-date=20 March 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> Kidman was also appointed Goodwill ambassador of the [[UNIFEM|United Nations Development Fund for Women]] (UNIFEM) in 2006.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.unifem.org/partnerships/goodwill_ambassadors/nicole_kidman.php|title=UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Nicole Kidman|work=UN Women|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005003124/http://www.unifem.org/partnerships/goodwill_ambassadors/nicole_kidman.php|archive-date=5 October 2012|url-status=dead|access-date=3 July 2010}}</ref><ref name="Goodwill Ambassador"/> She visited Kosovo in 2006 to learn about women's experiences of conflict and UNIFEM's support efforts.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6052960.stm |work=BBC News |title=Kidman undertakes UN Kosovo tour |date=15 October 2006|access-date=6 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004181446/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6052960.stm|archive-date=4 October 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> She is also the international spokesperson for UNIFEM's Say NO – UNiTE to End Violence against Women initiative.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.unifem.org/news_events/story_detail.php?StoryID=1006 |title=Goodwill Ambassador Nicole Kidman Calls for Ending Pandemic of Violence Against Women and Announces Partnership at Groundbreaking for International Centre to End Violence |publisher=UNIFEM |date=8 January 2010 |access-date=3 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613020205/http://unifem.org/news_events/story_detail.php?StoryID=1006 |archive-date=13 June 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Kidman and the UNIFEM executive director presented over five million signatures collected during the first phase of this to the UN Secretary-General on 25 November 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.saynotoviolence.org/say-no-around-world/who-says-no/nicole-kidman |title=UNIFEM Goodwill Ambassador and Say NO Spokesperson |publisher=SayNoToViolence |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100715233830/http://www.saynotoviolence.org/say-no-around-world/who-says-no/nicole-kidman |archive-date=15 July 2010 |access-date=3 July 2010 }}</ref> On 8 January 2010, alongside [[Nancy Pelosi]], [[Joan Chen]] and [[Joe Torre]], Kidman attended the ceremony to help the [[Family Violence Prevention Fund]] break ground on a new international centre located in the [[Presidio of San Francisco]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/family-violence-prevention-fund-will,1112890.shtml |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120905220244/http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/family-violence-prevention-fund-will,1112890.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 September 2012 |title=Family Violence Prevention Fund Will Break Ground on a New International Conference Center and Exhibit Hall in San Francisco's Presidio on Friday, 8 January |publisher=Earth Times |date=8 January 2010 |access-date=12 January 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.endabuse.org/content/features/detail/1431/ |title=Pelosi, Kidman, Torre Help FVPF Break Ground on New International Center |publisher=[[Family Violence Prevention Fund]] |access-date=15 January 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101022115407/http://endabuse.org/content/features/detail/1431/ |archive-date=22 October 2010 }}</ref> [[File:"Blush" Paddington Bear, Leicester Square - geograph.org.uk - 4262792.jpg|thumb|upright|Kidman's [[Paddington Bear]] statue in [[Leicester Square]], London, auctioned to raise funds for the [[National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children|NSPCC]]]] In 2014, Kidman designed a gold coloured [[Paddington Bear]] statue, one of fifty located around London prior to the release of the film ''[[Paddington (film)|Paddington]]'', which was auctioned to raise funds for the [[National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children]] (NSPCC).<ref>{{cite news |first=Lilit |last=Marcus |title=Why Paddington Bear Statues Have Taken Over London |url=https://www.cntraveler.com/galleries/2014-11-24/paddington-bear-statues-taken-over-london-david-beckham-benedict-cumberbatch |date=24 November 2014 |access-date=12 June 2022 |work=Condé Nast |archive-date=9 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609174122/https://www.cntraveler.com/galleries/2014-11-24/paddington-bear-statues-taken-over-london-david-beckham-benedict-cumberbatch |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2016, she donated $50,000 to [[UN Women]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://apnews.com/63396eb31f794bd686a41a1b9b3034c2 |title=Nicole Kidman speaks out to help women victims of violence |work=Associated Press |date=18 November 2016 |last=Lederer |first=Edith M.|access-date=6 January 2020|archive-date=13 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813045452/https://apnews.com/63396eb31f794bd686a41a1b9b3034c2|url-status=live}}</ref> === Endorsement deals and ventures === Kidman has taken part in several endorsement deals representing various companies.<ref>{{cite news |last=Creswell |first=Julie |date=22 June 2008 |title=Nothing Sells Like Celebrity |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/22/business/media/22celeb.html|url-access=limited|access-date=23 May 2021|archive-date=23 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210523044258/https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/22/business/media/22celeb.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2003, she served as the face of the [[Chanel No. 5]] perfume.<ref>{{cite news |last=Haria |first=Sonia |date=31 January 2021 |title=Chanel No. 5 turns 100: the story behind the world's most famous perfume|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]|location=London|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/beauty/news/chanel-no-5-turns-100-story-behind-worlds-famous-perfume/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/beauty/news/chanel-no-5-turns-100-story-behind-worlds-famous-perfume/ |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=limited |url-status=live|access-date=23 May 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> She has also served as an ambassador for [[Omega SA|Omega watches]] since 2005.<ref>{{cite web |title=OMEGA women's event with Nicole Kidman |url=https://www.omegawatches.com/stories/omega-womens-event-with-nicole-kidman |website=[[Omega SA|OMEGA]]|access-date=25 September 2021|archive-date=25 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925181625/https://www.omegawatches.com/stories/omega-womens-event-with-nicole-kidman|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2007, [[Nintendo]] announced that she would be the new face of Nintendo's advertising campaign for the [[Nintendo DS]] game ''[[More Brain Training]]'' in its European market.<ref>{{cite news |title=Nicole Kidman to Promote Nintendo Brain-Training Game |url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/nicole-kidman-to-promote-nintendo-brain-training-game|access-date=29 June 2017 |publisher=Fox News |date=27 June 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213143833/http://www.foxnews.com/story/2007/06/27/nicole-kidman-to-promote-nintendo-brain-training-game.html|archive-date=13 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2010, Kidman starred in the inauguration campaign of the Brazilian mall VillageMall, owned by the company Multiplan, located in Barra da Tijuca, in Rio de Janeiro.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lawson |first=Richard |date=20 August 2010 |title=Nicole Kidman Now Shilling for Brazilian Shopping Malls |url=https://www.gawker.com/5617960/nicole-kidman-now-shilling-for-brazilian-shopping-malls |access-date=5 January 2023 |website=Gawker |archive-date=5 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230105220428/https://www.gawker.com/5617960/nicole-kidman-now-shilling-for-brazilian-shopping-malls |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2013, she served as the face of [[Jimmy Choo (fashion house)|Jimmy Choo]] shoes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nicole Kidman to Appear in Jimmy Choo Ads |url=https://wwd.com/business-news/media/nicole-kidman-to-appear-in-jimmy-choo-ads-6932540/ |magazine=[[Women's Wear Daily|WWD]] |first=Samantha |last=Conti |date=14 May 2013|access-date=25 September 2021|archive-date=25 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925181618/https://wwd.com/business-news/media/nicole-kidman-to-appear-in-jimmy-choo-ads-6932540/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2015, she became the brand ambassador for [[Etihad Airways]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/news/67424156/nicole-kidman-stars-in-etihads-flying-reimagined-commercial |title=Nicole Kidman stars in Etihad's 'Flying Reimagined' commercial |author=Dang, Annie |date=16 March 2015 |work=[[Stuff (magazine)|Stuff]]|access-date=19 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317022301/http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/news/67424156/nicole-kidman-stars-in-etihads-flying-reimagined-commercial|archive-date=17 March 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2017, she was announced as the new face of [[Neutrogena]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Rodulfo |first=Kristina |date=6 February 2017 |title=Nicole Kidman Is the New Face of Neutrogena |url=https://www.elle.com/beauty/makeup-skin-care/news/a42741/nicole-kidman-neutrogena-global-brand-ambassador/|access-date=23 May 2021 |website=ELLE |language=en-US|archive-date=23 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210523044258/https://www.elle.com/beauty/makeup-skin-care/news/a42741/nicole-kidman-neutrogena-global-brand-ambassador/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2020, she joined SeraLabs as their global brand ambassador.<ref>{{cite web |last=Smith |first=Erica |date=11 December 2020 |title=Nicole Kidman's Face Has a New Job |url=https://www.thecut.com/2020/12/nicole-kidman-cbd-beauty-seralabs.html|access-date=23 May 2021 |website=The Cut |language=en-us|archive-date=19 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419125834/https://www.thecut.com/2020/12/nicole-kidman-cbd-beauty-seralabs.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2023, she joined Balenciaga as their brand ambassador.<ref>{{cite web |last=Borgogno |first=Pauline |date=20 February 2024 |title=Balenciaga Names Nicole Kidman as New Brand Ambassador|url=https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/nicole-kidman-balenciaga-brand-ambassador-announcement|access-date=20 February 2024 |website=L'Officiel USA |language=en-us|archive-date=3 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203125834/https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/nicole-kidman-balenciaga-brand-ambassador-announcement|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Richards |first=Bailey |date=20 February 2024 |title=Nicole Kidman Is 'Excited' to Be Balenciaga's Newest Brand Ambassador|url=https://people.com/nicole-kidman-balenciaga-brand-ambassador-8410150#:~:text=Nicole%20Kidman%20is%20Balenciaga's%20newest,brand%20in%20this%20new%20role.|access-date=20 February 2024 |website=People |language=en-us|archive-date=3 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203125834/https://people.com/nicole-kidman-balenciaga-brand-ambassador-8410150#:~:text=Nicole%20Kidman%20is%20Balenciaga's%20newest,brand%20in%20this%20new%20role.|url-status=live}}</ref> Kidman supports the [[Nashville Predators]], being seen and photographed almost nightly throughout the season.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Erdman |first1=Shelby Lin |title=Keith Urban, Nicole Kidman showing Predator pride in Nashville |url=https://www.daytondailynews.com/entertainment/celebrity-news/keith-urban-nicole-kidman-showing-predator-pride-nashville/ttM8M75dBYhyjYpZTfYXqK/ |access-date=7 February 2020 |work=[[Dayton Daily News]] |date=5 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206230612/https://www.daytondailynews.com/entertainment/celebrity-news/keith-urban-nicole-kidman-showing-predator-pride-nashville/ttM8M75dBYhyjYpZTfYXqK/ |archive-date=6 February 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> Additionally, she supports the [[Sydney Swans]] in the [[Australian Football League]] and once served as a club ambassador.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Beveridge |first1=Riley |title=Your AFL club's most famous supporters, from Barack Obama to Cam Newton |url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/your-afl-clubs-most-famous-supporters-from-barack-obama-to-cam-newton/news-story/03eb54659866d587cf9c2cc4b9f3d8c5 |work=Fox Sports |access-date=29 January 2016 |date=29 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629180327/http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/your-afl-clubs-most-famous-supporters-from-barack-obama-to-cam-newton/news-story/03eb54659866d587cf9c2cc4b9f3d8c5 |archive-date=29 June 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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