Antonia Kidman (born 14 July 1970) is an Australian

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and TV presenter, and the younger sister of actress

Nicole Kidman Nicole Mary Kidman (born 20 June 1967) is an Australian and American actress and producer. Known for Nicole Kidman on screen and stage, her work in film and television productions across many genres, she has consistently ranked among the world ...

Early life

Born in

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, Australia, in 1970, Kidman is the younger daughter of

Antony Kidman Antony David Kidman (10 December 1938 – 12 September 2014) was an Australian psychologist and academic. He was the father of actress Nicole Kidman and journalist Antonia Kidman. Early life and education Kidman was born in Randwick and grew ...

, a clinical psychologist. She attended

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Career

Kidman began her career in journalism as a researcher with the

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's ''Today'' program, and later worked as a news reporter for the

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based television network,

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. She has had a long professional involvement with

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, 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''. This was followed by the series ''The Bigger Things'' in 2006. In 2008, Kidman was awarded Favourite Female Personality at the

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for the second time. In 2010, she became the "ambassador" for a Chinese travel agency, Book China Online. 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).

Community involvement

Kidman's community involvement has included the

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Foundation's Mother's Day Appeal, Randwick Mothers' Hospital, the National Breast Cancer Foundation and

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Foundation in Sydney.

Personal life

Kidman married Angus Hawley in February 1996. Their wedding took place in the

chapel with her sister

and her then-husband

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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

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, and the couple continued to share the responsibility of parenting their children. Hawley died of a heart attack in April 2015, aged 46. In April 2010, Kidman married Craig Marran, a Singapore-based businessman. Kidman and Marran have two sons.

Filmography

* ''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

External links

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The real Kidman pregnancy

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'', 6 October 2006 {{DEFAULTSORT:Kidman, Antonia 1970 births Living people Australian women journalists Australian television presenters Antonia Kidman Television personalities from Melbourne Journalists from Sydney Australian expatriates in Singapore Australian women television presenters People educated at Monte Sant'Angelo Mercy College