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好莱坞明星传记

NicoleKidman

BorninHonolulu,Hawaii,onJune20,1967,KidmanmovedwithherparentstotheirnativeAustraliaseveralyearslater,whereshegrewupinLongueville,aSydneysuburb.

Interestedinplay-actingasachild,thefutureHollywoodstarwasindramaschoolbyage10,andby14appearedinherfirstprofessionalroleintheTVmovieBushChristmas,nowaperennialholidayfavoriteonAustralianTV.

FromAussieTVtoHollywood

InaseriesofotherTVmovierolesthroughoutthe80's,the19-yearoldKidmanlatergainedinternationalrecognitioninthemoviethriller,DeadCalminacriticallyacclaimedperformancealongsideSamNeilandBillyZane.

FuturehusbandTomCruisealsotooknoticeandhelpedtocastherinhisnextstarvehicle,DaysofThunderin1989.ThecoupleweremarriedinDecember1990andwouldgoontoappeartogetherinFarandAwayin1992andlaterinEyesWideShut.

Meanwhile,itwasn'tuntilKidman'stour-de-forceperformanceinToDieForin1995-asanambitious,homicidalhousewife-beforeshecameintoherownasadramaticactress.

HerstarcontinuedtorisethefollowingyearwithrolesinJaneChampion'sadaptationofThePortraitofaLady,andoppositeGeorgeClooneyinThePeacemaker.ThenshecreatedaninternationalsensationwithastageperformanceinTheBlueRoomwithanudescenethatwasdescribedas"theatricalViagra"andthetalkofbothLondonandinNewYorkwhentheactressmovedwiththeshowtoBroadway.

AwardWinner

In1999,KidmanreteamedwithCruisetomixedreviewsinthecontroversialEyesWideShutdirectedbyStanleyKubrick.Thefollowingyear,shewaspraisedbycriticsforherleadroleinMoulinRouge,whichcastherasa19thcenturyParisiancourtesan.

ShefollowedthatrolewthachillingperformanceintheghostlyTheOthers,quicklyfollowedbyherOscarwinforTheHoursinwhichsheappearedalmostunrecognizableplayingauthorVirginiaWoolfe.

KidmanlaterstarredinthefilmremakeofTheStepfordWivesandreceivedaGoldenGlobeAwardnominationforherstarringroleinBirth.

MostrecentmovieroleshaveincludedappearancesasSamanthaStephensoppositeWillFarrellintheremakeofthe60'sTVhit,BewitchedandinthetitleroleasTheInterpreteroppositeSeanPenn.

AWedding,andaBaby

Off-screen,KidmanwasdatingAustraliansingerKeithUrbanforayearwhenitwasannouncedthatshewasofficiallyengagedtothecountrycrooner.AlateJune2006weddingsoonfollowedwithaceremonyinanorthSydneysuburb.

ItwasthesecondmarriageforKidman,whohastwoadoptedchildren,IsabellaandConnor,withex-husbandTomCruise.ThemarriagemarkedKeithUrban'sfirsttripdowntheaisle.

KeithUrban'spopularityinhisownhomelandiseclipsedbythehugefanbaseheenjoysintheU.S.,wherehehascollectedthelion'sshareofcountrymusicaccoladesincludingthe2006ACMTopMaleVocalistoftheYearaward.

InJune,KeithUrbanwasalsonamedbyCountryWeeklymagazineascountrymusic'sSexiestMan.However,hismarriagetoKidmanappearedtohittherockswhenhewasadmittedintoadrugandalcoholabuseprogramshortlyaftertheirhoneymoon.Asaresult,bytheendof2006tabloidswerepredictingadivorceforthenewly-marriedcoupleduetoUrban'scontinuedcarousing.

However,themarriagehasenduredtoincludehappynewsofababyontheway,dueinthesummerof2008.ThebabywouldbethefirstforbothUrbanandthe40-yearoldKidman,whohastwoadoptedchildrenwithex-husbandTomCruise.

CateBlanchett

BornCatherineEliseBlanchettinMelbourne,AustraliaonMay14th,1969thefutureHollywoodactresswastenyearsoldwhenherTexanfatherdied,leavingherAustralianmothertoraiseherandtwoothersiblings.

Inherteens,Blanchettjoinedalocaltheatertroupe,butlostinterestindramatoattendtheUniversityofMelbournetostudyarthistory.Itwasonlylater-whenonatraveladventureinEgypt-whentheactingbugbitagainaftershewascastasanextrainaboxingmoviebeingshotnearby.

OnceagainbackinSydney,BlanchettenrolledintheNationalInstituteofDramaticArtwheresheshoneasaningenue,andupongraduationlaunchedhercareerinanaward-winningstageperformanceappearingoppositeactorGeoffreyRushinOleanna.

NationalrecognitionsoonfollowedwithsuchappearancesintheAustralianBroadcastingCommission'sproductionofHeartland,andanotheraward-winningperformancein1997inThankGodHeMetLizzie.

Ayearlater,BlanchettlaunchedherHollywoodcareerwhensheburstupontheworldsceneinaninternationallyacclaimedperformanceinElizabeth,forwhichshewonaGoldenGlobeandanOscarnominationforBestActress.Sincethen,BlanchetthasestablishedareputationforfearlessnessasshehastakenonavarietyofrolesinsuchfilmsasPushingTinwithBillyBobThorntonandAngelinaJolie,andalongsideJudeLawandMattDamoninTheTalentedMr.Ripley.

TheLordoftheRings:

TheFellowshipoftheRingwasatremendoussuccessforallconcernedin2001,andfurtheredBlanchett'sreputationwithTolkienfansinherbrief,powerfulperformanceasQueenGaladriel.

In2005,theactresswasnominatedforaGoldenGlobe,wonbestsupportingactressattheSAGAwardsandagainforbestsupportingactressatthe2005OscarAwardsforherportrayaloflegendaryactressKatharineHepburninTheAviator,oppositeLeonardoDiCaprio.

Mostrecenlty,sheco-starredwithactorBradPittintheGoldenGlobenominatedBabelin2006followedbyanotherOscar-nominatedroleasBestSupportingActressoppositeJudiDenchinNotesonaScandal.

Castinyetanotherchameleon-likerole,BlanchettisnextsettoappearastheyoungBobDylaninthemusicalbiopicI'mNotTherescheduledfor2007release.Theactressalsoreprisesherstar-makingroleasQueenElizabethIinTheGoldenAge,alsoslatedtobereleasedin2007.

HilaryDuff

WhenonceaskedinaNewYorkTimesinterviewifshewasgoingtoemulateBritneySpearsbybaringitallforherfans,HilaryDuffmadearevolutionarystatement（byshow-bizstandardsatanyrate）aboutwherehercareerisheaded,andaboutgrowingup...

"Itmeansdifferentthingstodifferentpeople,"Duffcheerilyreplied,adding"Idon'tthinkitmeanstakingyourclothesoff...orhavingmyboobspusheduptomychin."

Pretty,intelligent,andwithtalenttospareeveryone'sfavoritegirlnextdoorwasborninHouston,TexasonSeptember28,1987.

Inherteens,DuffdevelopedapassionforactingandafterminorpartsinmoviesandTVshows,wascastinherfirststarringroleasEllieinSoulCollector.However,herbiggestbreakcamewhenshewascastinthepartofLizzieintheDisneyChannelSeriesLizzieMcGuire,aninstanthit.

Followingthatsuccess,DuffwascastintheDisneycablemovie,CadetKelly.Meanwhile,theLizzieMcGuiresitcomcontinuedtoattractmillionsofHilaryDufffanswhoalsosnatcheduptheshow'ssoundtrackalbum,alongwithDuff'sspecialChristmasAlbumrecordedin2002.

Asanaturalfollow-uptoherhitseries,DuffwassoondrawingsummercrowdsatmovieboxofficeswiththereleaseofTheLizzieMcGuireMoviein2003.

ItssuccessresultedinDuff'ultimatelyannouncingthatshewouldbeleavingTVtopersueacareerinmovies.

Truetoform,DuffhadrackeduptwosuccessfulbigscreenperformancesbytheendofthatyearwithleadrolesinAgentCodyBanksandCheaperbytheDozen.

Anothermajorhitin2004camewithCinderellaStoryfollowedbyRaiseYourVoicewhichopenedlaterintheyear.

In2005,HilaryDuffreturnedtothebigscreenoppositeHeatherLocklearasdaughterandmotherinthecomedyThePerfectMan-andin2006co-starredwithsisterHaylieinMaterialGirls.

Offstage,DuffhasbeenromanticallylinkedwithrockerJoelMaddenfromthebandGoodCharlottebeforecallingitquitsfollowinga21/2yearrelationship.SheiscurrentlydatingNHLNewYorkIslanderhockeycenterMikeComrie.

Herlatestalbum,"Dignity"wasreleasedinApril2007.

AngelinaJolie

Mostrecenltyinthenewsoveranotherbabyonthewaywithrumorsthatshemaybepregnantwithtwins,theHollywoodactresswasbornAngelinaJolieVoightonJune4,1975toactorJonVoightandactressMarchelineBertrand.

Inheritingherparents'strikingHollywoodlooks,JoliebeganamodelingcareerwhilestillinherteensandlaterenrolledintheLeeStrasbergTheatreInstituteandattendedNewYorkUniversitywhereshebeganactinginschoolproductions.

Hersoon-forgottenfirstfilm,Cyborg2,wasfollowedbyamorememorableperformanceasacomputerhackerinthe1995film,Hackers.Joliefinallywonrealrecognitionin1997,andwithitaGoldenGlobeforherperformanceasGeorgeWallace'swifeintheTVmovieGeorgeWallace,followedshortlywithanEmmy-nominatedperformanceinGia.

Herstarcontinuedtorisewhen,in2000,theactresswonanAcademyAwardforBestSupportingActressforherroleinGirl,InterruptedandIn2001Jolie'scareerskyrocketedwithastarturnintheroleofTombRaider'sLaraCroftinthevideo-game-inspiredmoviethatwasaninstanthitwithaudiences.Sincethen,othernotableworkincludestarringrolesinBeyondBorders,SkyCaptain:

TheWorldofTomorrowandasthevoiceofthefemmefataleLolainSharkTale.

Brad&Angelina

AsJolieattendedtheLondonpremiereofAlexanderin2004,rumorsswirledbackhomelinkinghertothemuch-reportedmarriagebreakupofBradPittandJenniferAniston.Atthetime,StarmagazinepublishedacandidphotoofJolieandPittinwhatisreportedtobeacozymomentnearNapleswheretheyhadbeenshootingascenefortheMr.andMrs.Smith,releasedinJune2005.

Remaininggoodfriendsfollowingthefilm,PittandJoliebothsteadfastlydeniedhavinganaffair,but