Rare Photographs of 16-Year-Old Nicole Kidman in Sydney, December 1983

   

Born Nicole Mary Kidman on June 20, 1967, in Honolulu, Hawaii, Nicole Kidman is one of Hollywood's most beautiful and well-regarded leading female stars.

At age 4 she moved with her parents to Sydney, Australia. As a schoolgirl she attended a local theater group and, encouraged by director Jane Campion, made a notable film debut in Bush Christmas (1983). Kidman also met one of her best friends, actress Naomi Watts, around this time. The two were at an open call for a bathing-suit ad and later worked together on the 1991 film Flirting.
Here, the young actress poses in a promo shoot for her role in the teen caper BMX Bandits, showing off her natural redheaded curls.

16-Year-Old Nicole Kidman in Sydney
 

16-Year-Old Nicole Kidman in Sydney

16-Year-Old Nicole Kidman in Sydney

16-Year-Old Nicole Kidman in Sydney

16-Year-Old Nicole Kidman in Sydney

16-Year-Old Nicole Kidman in Sydney

16-Year-Old Nicole Kidman in Sydney

16-Year-Old Nicole Kidman in Sydney

16-Year-Old Nicole Kidman
 

16-Year-Old Nicole Kidman


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