The Nicole Kidman Story

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: The Five Mile Press
Publisher Place: Rowville, Vic
Publisher Year: 2003
Edition: First Edition

Description: 2009 pages. Book is in Very good condition throughout. Nicole Is A Hollywood Superstar From Australia

Publishers Description: Nicole Kidman is a Hollywood superstar, a stunning beauty and amazingly versatile performer who delights critics and movie fans alike on the stage and screen. But while Nicole has emerged as perhaps the most accomplished actress of her generation, with an Oscar statuette to seal her success, her past has had its share of heart-break -- including her mother's battle against breast cancer and a shattering divorce that made tabloid headlines everywhere. Now is the perfect time for her story to be told... Born in Hawaii and raised in Australia, Nicole Kidman started out as a gawky youngster. But by the time she reached her late teens, the duckling blossomed into a swan and Nicole soon set her sights on becoming an actress. Relying on the grit and dedication passed on to her by her activist parents, Nicole quickly became an award-winning ingenue in Australia. And even greater success beckoned in America. Nicole's American debut in the acclaimed thriller Dead Calm grabbed the attention of movie audiences -- as well as that of Tom Cruise, who asked that she audition for his upcoming car-racing epic, Days of Thunder. Tom, not yet divorced from actress Mimi Rogers, was taken with the stunning newcomer. Suddenly, Tom and Nicole were everywhere -- and the paparazzi were never far behind. By the early 1990s, Tom and Nicole had married, and Nicole was hard at work on one movie after another. In 1995, she landed the breakthrough role of a television weathergirl who kills her husband in her bid for stardom. But although To Die For garnered Nicole some of the best reviews of her career, many still considered her "Mrs. Tom Cruise." As she and Tom adopted two children, Nicole continued to make movies and win new fans. But nothing would prepare Nicole for the controversial movie that would put her and Tom back in the tabloids -- and, many believe, spell disaster for their marriage. Nicole starred with Tom in Eyes Wide Shut, a sexual psychodrama directed by legendary film director Stanley Kubrick. But rumors of marital discord abounded throughout the filming, and the movie received mixed reviews. Before long, everyone knew Tom and Nicole's marriage was on the rocks, but Tom Cruise shocked everyone -- even Nicole -- when he suddenly filed for divorce. Ever the survivor, Nicole refused to allow the collapse of her marriage to keep her down long. Much like the swan of her youth, a new, more confident Nicole has emerged since her split from Tom. She's now at her personal best -- and many exciting chapters in her life have yet to be written... In Nicole Kidman, James L. Dickerson has deftly captured the spirit and talent of one of today's most mesmerizing actresses. A definitive biography of an amazing star, it is a telling look at a woman who has captured hearts everywhere, both on and off the screen.

ISBN: 9781741240023