Where was actress Nicole Kidman born?

Nicole Mary Kidman (born 20 June 1967) is an Australian-American actress and producer. She has was listed among the highest-paid actresses in the world in 2006, 2018, and 2019. Time magazine twice named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world, in 2004 and 2018.

Her breakthrough came in 1989 with the thriller film 'Dead Calm' and the miniseries 'Bangkok Hilton'. In 1990, she made her Hollywood debut in the racing film 'Days of Thunder', opposite Tom Cruise.

Kidman was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, while her Australian parents were temporarily in the United States on student visas. Her mother was a nursing instructor who edited her husband's books and was a member of the Women's Electoral Lobby. Her father was was a biochemist, clinical psychologist and author.

Being born in Hawaii, she was given the Hawaiian name "Hōkūlani", meaning "Heavenly Star". The inspiration came from a baby elephant born around the same time at the Honolulu Zoo.

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 mother now lives on Sydney's North Shore. Kidman has a younger sister, Antonia Kidman, a journalist and TV presenter.