Nicole Kidman isn't just one of the most beautiful faces in Hollywood. She, too, is one of the most talented, not to mention one of the highest-paid performers in the world.
She has been in the business since the early 1980s and remains a big name. With this huge success, take a look at Kidman's career and the net worth she has amassed.
Nicole Kidman's Colorful Career
The 55-year-old has been known for her work in TV and movies, spanning several genres.
She started her acting career in her home country of Australia in 1983 with the movies Bush Christmas and BMX Bandits.
After two years, she received her breakthrough in the film Dead Calm and the miniseries Bangkok Hilton.
From there, she reached international stardom when she did the movie Days of Thunder and even further her success with Far and Away, Batman Forever, Eyes Wide Shut, and To Die For.
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Kidman received her Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in The Hours and nabbed nominations for Moulin Rouge!, Rabbit Hole, Lion, and Being the Ricardos.
She also had a TV acting career, appearing in Hemingway & Gellhorn, Big Little Lies, Top of the Lake: China Girl, The Undoing, and Nine Perfect Strangers.
Her other awards are Academy Award, British Academy Film Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, in six Golden Globes.
Nicole Kidman's Salary Highlights and Net Worth
Kidman received a $200,000 paycheck for Days of Thunder that eventually increased to $250,000 for Far and Away. It then doubled when she did My Life which ultimately jumped to $2 million for To Die For.
From there, she started earning millions per movie she made. She got $2.5 million for Batman Forever; $5 million for The Peacemaker; $6.5 million for Eyes Wide Shut, and $7 million for Moulin Rouge!
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In 2003, she began earning $15 million per movie, like Cold Mountain, The Stepford Wives, The Interpreter, and Birth. She received a career-high of $17.5 million for Bewtiched.
That said, it's unsurprising that Kidman is now worth $250 million.
Nicole Kidman's New Project
Meanwhile, Kidman will be back on the TV screen with the new TV drama based on the bestselling novel Kay Scarpetta by Patricia Cornwell.
She will play the role of the crime-solving medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta, the sister of Jamie Lee Curtis' Dorothy, per Deadline.
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The two will also serve as the show's executive producers, which is expected to get a two-season order with eight episodes each. However, there are no words yet for when this new series will be out.
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