Nicole Kidman name "Hōkūlani". The inspiration for the name came from a baby elephant born around the same time at the Honolulu Zoo, but the name is also a commonly used Hawaiian name for girls, Hokulani meaning "Heavenly Star". At the time of Kidman's birth, her father was a graduate student at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. He became a visiting fellow at the National Institute of Mental Health of the United States. Opposed to the war in Vietnam, Kidman's parents participated in anti-war protests while living in Washington, D.C. The family returned to Australia when Kidman was four and her
Nicole Kidman filmography garnered her a nomination for Best Actress at the British Academy Film Awards. For her role as writer Virginia Woolf in the drama "The Hours" (2002) she became the first Australian to win the Academy Award for Best Actress. In 2003, Kidman starred in Lars von Trier's "Dogville", the drama "The Human Stain", and the epic war drama "Cold Mountain". The following year, she appeared in the sci-fi comedy film "The Stepford Wives" (2004), and the drama "Birth" (2004). Four years later, Kidman reunited with Luhrmann on the historical drama "Australia". In 2010, she starred in the drama "Rabbit Hole"