Antonia Kidman (born 14 July 1970) is an Australian journalist and TV presenter, and the younger sister of actress Nicole Kidman.
Antonia Kidman | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 July 1970 |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, television presenter |
| Spouses | Angus Hawley
(m. 1996; div. 2007)Craig Marran
(m. 2010) |
| Children | 6 |
| Parent(s) | Antony Kidman Janelle Glenny |
| Relatives | Nicole Kidman (sister) |
Early life
editBorn in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, in 1970, Kidman is the younger daughter of Antony Kidman, a clinical psychologist.[1] She attended Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College in North Sydney.[2]
Career
editKidman began her career in journalism as a researcher with the Nine Network's Today program, and later worked as a news reporter for the Newcastle based television network, NBN Television. She has had a long professional involvement with Foxtel, and in 2002 presented her own series, The Little Things, an instructional series about raising children on the W. Channel. In 2003, she released a yoga video called Antonia Fitness Yoga: The Power And Style of Ashtanga.[3] This was followed by the series The Bigger Things in 2006.
In 2008, Kidman was awarded Favourite Female Personality at the ASTRA Awards for the second time.[4] In 2010, she became the "ambassador" for a Chinese travel agency, Book China Online.[5]
Kidman has co-written two books about parenting: Feeding Fussy Kids (2009) and The Simple Things: Creating an Organised Home, a Happy Family and A Life Worth Living (2012).[6]
Community involvement
editKidman's community involvement has included the Royal Hospital for Women Foundation's Mother's Day Appeal, Randwick Mothers' Hospital, the National Breast Cancer Foundation and Taronga Zoo Foundation in Sydney.[citation needed]
Personal life
editKidman married Angus Hawley in February 1996. Their wedding took place in the Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College chapel with her sister Nicole Kidman and her then-husband Tom Cruise present. Together, Kidman and Hawley have two daughters and two sons. In May 2007, Hawley and Kidman's 11-year marriage ended. Kidman remained with the children in the family home in Greenwich, Sydney, and the couple continued to share the responsibility of parenting their children.[7] Hawley died of a heart attack in April 2015, aged 46.[8]
In April 2010, Kidman married Craig Marran, a Singapore-based businessman.[9] Kidman and Marran have two sons.[10][11]
Filmography
edit- Joe Wilson (1988) ... actress (two episodes)
- Premiere (1999) ... host
- The Cover (2001) ... reporter
- The Little Things (2002) ... host and producer
- Cleo Bachelor 2002: Real Men Revealed (2002) ... host
- In Entertainment (2003) ... host and producer
- Pink Ribbon TV (2004–2005) ... host
- The Bigger Things (2006) ... host and producer
- From Here to Maternity (2006) ... host and producer
References
edit- ^ "UTS Staff Listing - Dr Antony Kidman". Datasearch2.uts.edu.au. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- ^ Terry Robson, Failure is an Option: How setbacks breed success (HarperCollins Australia, 2011), ISBN 978-0730496076, chapter 10. Excerpts available at Google Books.
- ^ Sarah Ebner, "New Kidman on the Block"[dead link] Birmingham Post, 5 February 2003
- ^ "Kidman wins at ASTRAs - again". The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 April 2008. Retrieved 21 April 2008.
- ^ "Website". Book China Holidays Online. Archived from the original on 17 May 2010. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
- ^ Megan Miller, "Antonia Kidman, sister of Oscar-winning actress Nicole, wants us to embrace a simpler life", Herald Sun, 8 September 2012.
- "Cool and collected". Smh.com.au. 30 September 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2013. - ^ "Antonia Kidman's marriage woes - Entertainment". BrisbaneTimes. 13 May 2007. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- "Antonia and Angus marriage collapse". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 November 2013. - ^ Hornery, Andrew (27 April 2015). "Death of Antonia Kidman's ex-husband Angus Hawley rocks Sydney society". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- Sharp, Annette (29 April 2015). "Angus Hawley's family inconsolable as they piece together his last hours". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 7 May 2016. - ^ "Antonia Kidman's engagement to Craig Marran causes concern to family and friends". Heraldsun.com.au. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- "A host of Kidman's at wedding knees-up". The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 June 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2013. - ^ "Kidman "over the moon" to be pregnant". Digital Spy. 19 July 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- ^ "Antonia Kidman Pregnant". Essentialbaby.com.au. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
External links
edit- Antonia Kidman at IMDb
- The real Kidman pregnancy, Luke Ricketson, The Sydney Morning Herald, 6 October 2006