Nicole Kidman is one of the stars of Hollywood She is usually very secretive about her private life. Even during the scandalous process of divorce from Keith Urbanafter 19 years of marriage, remained silent. However, in a recent talk he opened his heart about the duel that changed his way of thinking.
The 58-year-old actress is in a great professional moment. With a total of 69 feature films filmed, according to IMDbafter a successful career of more than three uninterrupted decades, continues to focus on audiovisual projects, both in its role as producer and in the role of different characters.
The weekend he was present in a new edition of the conference cycle Silk Speaker Series which took place in the auditorium of the University of San Francisco, where prominent opinion leaders in global affairs, economics and business come each year to talk to students.
Kidman was one of the speakers, she spoke first about her childhood and the role her parents played in discovering her vocation acting. «I was raised with the desire to create change and take advantage of opportunities that my mother never had,» she revealed.
Her passion for literature since she was a child was the initial inspiration for her career. «All the great novels made me feel the essence of those characters and I knew I wanted to play them,» he commented.
«It was not easy, you always have to make an effort. It is hard work and there will always be obstacles, but anything is possible,» he said optimistically. Outside of his acting role, he explained that as a result of personal experiences he began to wonder what legacy He would like to leave his children to him.
«I have seen many women face barriers, fight for greater access and opportunities,» she reflected. He mentioned that female film directors still represent only 14% of Hollywood professionals, a figure that has increased only 7% in the last decade.
In 2010 Kidman founded her own production company, Blossom Films. Through this company, he supports, encourages and helps young talents develop. «The future is forged with stories not yet told and voices that have not yet been heard; «It’s wonderful to be able to say to someone, ‘Let’s make this happen,’ it’s really a great blessing to have that power,» he added.
«I would like to be remembered for my generosity, both emotional and financial,» he reflected. And in that context he revealed that he is in full professional training to become companion in the process of dying.
Nicole Kidman explained what it means to be a «companion of people in the process of dying»
«A lot of importance is given to birth, but not so much to death. As part of my personal growth, I would love to learn how to accompany at that moment, because I believe it is an important part of our culture,» he indicated.
«Loneliness is an important part of our world today, especially for people in the last stage of life, and I want to be there, I want to be able to provide support, and that is part of my development and it is one of the things I am learning,» he said.
«We all need that indescribable feeling we get when the lights start to dim and we go somewhere we’ve never been before,» he said.
He acknowledged that the idea «may sound a little strange,» but he discovered that this vocation exists as a result of experiences he had with his sister, Antonia, when su madre, Janelle Ann Kidmansuffered deteriorating health and died in September 2024 at the age of 84.
«As my mother lay dying, she felt alone, and we, as a family, could only offer him support up to a point,» Kidman revealed. «My sister and I we have many childrenadded to our jobs, and we wanted to be with her full time because my father was no longer in this world,» she said.
The actress’s father, Antony Kidman, He died in September 2014 at the age of 80 after suffering an accidental fall in a hotel room in Singapore, where he was visiting his youngest daughter, Antonia Kidman.
Nicole is a mother of four children. Isabella and Connor are the result of his relationship with Tom Cruiseand Sunday and Faith, from her marriage to Keith Urban. His sister Antonia, 55, has six children.
«That’s when I thought, ‘I wish there were people who could sit down with her, more impartially, and just give her comfort and affection‘» he explained.
That is why he began his training to become companion of people in the process of dying. The International End of Life Doula Association, whose Spanish translation is the International End of Life Doula Association, and is known by the acronym INELDA, provides training for those.
«A end of life doula is a non-medical companion who provides personalized and compassionate support to individuals, families and their circles of care, as they face and manage death, loss and mortality,» they define from the website.
The role also includes promoting self-determination and offering psychosocial, emotional, spiritual and practical care to foster dignity throughout the dying process.
As for practicing the profession once certified, it can be a paid job or done through volunteering in certain non-profit organizations.
Nicole Kidman’s tribute to her mother, Janelle Ann Kidman
In it Palm Spring Dinner Festivalheld in January 2025, the Oscar-winning actress dedicated recognition to her mother. «I feel like my mom is here right now, this is for you, mom; my whole career was thanks to you and my father,» Kidman said through tears as she went on stage to receive the award from Jamie Lee Curtis for her film Babygirl.
«Sometimes I still I wake up crying and gasping because it is no longer there,» he confessed, describing her as his compass and fundamental guide.
Last March, the actress dedicated an Instagram post to him in what would have been her 85th birthday. «Mom, I miss you so much, you are always in my heart,» he wrote alongside a photo where they were seen smiling together.
As for her professional career, Kidman is in full countdown to the release of Practical Magic 2the film that premieres in September and represents an iconic reunion with Sandra Bullockas a sequel to the film Practical Magic of 1998.
