Attempt this quiz on the Academy Award-winner Nicole Kidman

The actress turns 56 on 20th June 2023

Nicole Kidman has received multiple accolades, such as the Academy Award, the Golden Globe and the Emmy, for her versatile performances across films and TV shows.

After debuting in 1983 in Australian films such as Bush Christmas and BMX Bandits her breakthrough role came in the 1989 psychological thriller, Dead Calm. She also appeared in the three-part mini-series, Bangkok Hilton, in the same year.

In 1990, she starred alongside Tom Cruise as Dr. Claire Lewicki in the sports action drama, Days of Thunder garnered international fame for Kidman.

She was cast in the 1999 psychological drama Eyes Wide Shut which was the last movie directed by legendary filmmaker Stanley Kubrick.

Nicole Kidman received the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Virginia Woolf in the psychological drama movie, The Hours. She also received an Emmy Award for her performance in the drama series, Big Little Lies.

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1

Highly acclaimed, this television series is an adaptation of which author's work?

• Gillian Flynn
• Liane Moriarty
• Margaret Atwood

2

Nicole Kidman's performance in this film earned her high acclaim. Name the author she portrayed in this film.

• Virginia Woolf
• Agatha Christie
• Patricia Highsmith

3

This film is a personal favourite of Quentin Tarantino and he stated that the film would have won the Pulitzer Prize had it been written for the stage. Name this film.

• Cold Mountain
• Breaking the Waves
• Dogville

4

What is the name of the character portrayed by Nicole Kidman in this film?

• Althea
• Atlanna
• Antiope

5

Her performance in this television film earned Nicole Kidman a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie. Which real-life personality did she portray?

• Katharine Graham
• Dorothy Thompson
• Martha Gellhorn

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