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николь кидманKidman becomes ambassador for UN

Actress Nicole Kidman will promote women's rights around the world as goodwill ambassador of the United Nations Development Fund (Unifem). The Australian star will focus on issues such as ending violence against women, the fund said.

Kidman played a UN employee in the movie The Interpreter in 2005.

The 38-year-old was also named Companion in the General Division of the Order of Australia for her charity work and her acting. The honour comes as her native country celebrates Australia Day on Thursday.

'Deeply moved'

николь кидманShe was recognised for her work towards "health care through contributions to improve medical treatment for women and children and advocacy for cancer research". Kidman was also cited for her support of young actors through the Australian Theatre for Young People, where she trained as a teenager. "I am deeply moved that I have been chosen to receive this prestigious award. It is an honour beyond any of my expectations," she said. "I am grateful for the opportunities that Australia has given me and it has always been a privilege to represent my country wherever and whenever I can."

Kidman has been a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Children's Fund since 1994.

In her new role with Unifem, Kidman will help promote women's rights and gender equality issues around the world.

She recently starred in the movie The Interpreter, in which she played a character working for the UN and was given rare access to film inside its New York headquarters. Story from BBC NEWS: Published: 2006/01/26 09:17:05 GMT © BBC MMVI

Kidman tops Australia rich list

Actress Nicole Kidman more than doubled her annual income last year to become Australia's richest entertainer, a Business Review Weekly survey said. She earned an estimated A$25m (Ј10.3m) in 2003 - the year in which she won the best actress Oscar for The Hours. A year ago, Kidman ranked eighth in the entertainment rich list, having earned A$11.6m (Ј4.8m) in 2002. Russell Crowe, who was born in New Zealand but lived in Australia since a child, ranked fourth with $20m (Ј8.3m).

AUSTRALIA'S HIGH-EARNING ENTERTAINERS

1. Nicole Kidman
Actress, A$25m
2. John Farnham
Singer, A$24m
3. AC/DC
Rock band, A$20m
4. Russell Crowe
Actor, A$20m
5. The Wiggles Children's entertainers, A$14.2m
Source: Business Review Weekly

The magazine reported: "Australian entertainers are at the top of their game. Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe are arguably the world's most prominent actors." It attributes Kidman's financial boost to the success of her films The Hours, The Human Stain and Cold Mountain, and the fact that she commands an estimated A$15m (Ј6.2m) per film. Last year, she also signed a contract with Chanel perfume for a reported A$12m (Ј5m) and received A$5m (Ј2m) to star in an advertising campaign directed by Baz Luhrmann. Although she was born in Hawaii, US, she moved to Sydney when she was three and has an Australian passport. Abba tribute band Bjorn Again were seventh with A$8.6m (Ј3.6m) while Neighbours star and singer Delta Goodrem earned A$6.8m (Ј2.8m), beating fellow pop star Kylie Minogue's A$6m (Ј2.5m).

Story from BBC NEWS: Published: 2004/04/15 2:06:55 GMT © BBC MMVI

 

 

 


About Nicole Kidman

николь кидманAcademy Award–winning actress Nicole Kidman, as a dual citizen of the United States and Australia, has been actively involved in philanthropic endeavors, of international scope, in both countries.

In January 2006, Nicole Kidman has also taken on the role of Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), the women’s agency at the United Nations that is dedicated to advancing women’s rights and achieving gender equality. As UNIFEM Goodwill Ambassador, her efforts will be geared toward raising awareness on the infringement of women’s human rights around the world. A particular focus will lie on putting a spotlight on violence against women, probably the most pervasive human rights violation that affects as many as one in three women. Nicole Kidman will visit initiatives supported by UNIFEM to increase visibility for the efforts underway to end gender-based violence.

Nicole Kidman has served as the UNICEF Ambassador for Australia for the past nine years. She is also an Ambassador of the Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick. Her commitment, contact with patients and their families, and financial contributions to the hospital have helped make a difference in the lives of thousands of young patients over the past five years, with a direct impact upon the hospital’s Brain Tumor Service, Respiratory Service, the Nursing Practice Development Unit for Child and Adolescent Health, and the Chair of Nursing.

Kidman is Patron of the Australian Theatre for Young People, based in Sydney. She began her association with the theatre in 1982 as a workshop participant, and performed in various productions over the next several years. In 1993 she accepted ATYP’s request to serve as the company’s ambassador, and in 2000 became a principal sponsor, together with Fox Studios and the Nine Network, both relationships which she initiated on the company’s behalf. In 2002, mindful of ATYP’s importance in her early creative life, and of the creative outlet and opportunities it offers youth across Australia, she accepted the position of Patron.

николь кидманWhile filming on location in Romania in 2002, Kidman witnessed first hand the plight of some of the hundreds of thousands of children currently orphaned and abandoned in that country, and she witnessed the remarkable work on their behalf of a UK-based organization called FARA. For the past twelve years, FARA has helped improve the quality of life, and provided alternative care, for hundreds of these children through Homes and Foster Care Programs that it directly funds and operates. For the past three years, Kidman has served as an Honorary Patron of FARA’s crucial, annual fundraising, including participation in the Royal Charity Premiere of “Cold Mountain” in London.

In the United States, Kidman has been an active and vocal advocate for women’s cancer research. Three years ago, she became the first Chair of The Women’s Health Fund at UCLA, at the David Geffen School of Medicine. In support of that title, she served as that year’s poster image for “Key to the Cure,” a women’s cancer initiative founded by the nationwide department store chain Saks Fifth Avenue and the Entertainment Industry Foundation. Her participation in the “Key to the Cure” campaign alone helped raise 400,000 dollars to directly support UCLA’s clinical research. Her participation in 2003 as honoree for the Los Angeles–based Women’s Cancer Research annual dinner, “Unforgettable Evening,” helped raise 9 million dollars for programs in Los Angeles (including UCLA’s) and 2.7 million dollars for similar programs around the country.

Nicole Kidman first came to the attention of American audiences with her critically acclaimed performance in the riveting 1989 Australian psychological thriller “Dead Calm.” Since then, she has become one of the most sought-after actresses in film the world over. Kidman has received both critical praise and awards for performances in a number of films (shot in countries ranging from Ireland to Spain to Romania to Finland to Australia and the United States), including “Far and Away,” “Portrait of a Lady,” “To Die For,” “The Others,” “Cold Mountain,” “Dogville,” and “Birth.” She received an Oscar nomination in 2002 for “Moulin Rouge” and won the Academy Award for “Best Actress” in 2003 for “The Hours.”

In 2005, Kidman starred with Sean Penn in Sydney Pollack’s thriller (filmed on location at the United Nations), “The Interpreter,” and with Will Ferrell in writer/director Nora Ephron’s comedy feature adaptation of “Bewitched.” She has voiced a role in director George Miller’s (“Babe”) upcoming animated penguin musical, “Happy Feet”; completed filming with Robert Downey Jr. on “Fur,” Steven Shainberg’s imagining of the life of photographer Diane Arbus; and just wrapped filming on director Oliver Hirshbiegel’s (“Downfall”) alien invasion thriller “The Visiting,” with co-star Daniel Craig.

(January 2006)

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