Nicole Kidman Pays Loving Tribute to Her Late Mother on Her Birthday: Read Her Words

Mar. 15, 2025

Nicole Kidman on Feb. 25; Janelle and Antony Kidman.Photo:Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for TIME; Nicole Kidman/Instagram

Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for TIME; Nicole Kidman/Instagram

Nicole Kidmanis celebrating her late mother on what would have been her 85th birthday.

Paying tribute to Janelle Ann Kidman,who died at age 84 in September, the Oscar winner posted a throwback photo on Wednesday, March 12, to herInstagramof her mother sitting and smiling with her father, Antony (who died in 2014).

“Missing Mumma and Papa so much on what would have been her birthday today,” Kidman, 57, captioned the photo. She concluded the simple post with a red heart emoji.

Among the followers expressing their love and support for Kidman was herLionesscostarZoe Saldaña. “Our hearts are with you today. Happy birthday Momma,” she wrote.

Rita Wilsonalso chimed in with a heartfelt comment: “The conversation continues. May her memory be eternal.”

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Kidman and her sister, Antonia,thankedsupporters “for the outpouring of love and kindness we have felt” in a statement shared toInstagramin September.

(Left-right:) Janelle Kidman, Nicole Kidman and Antony Kidman in 2003.Peter Carrette Archive/Getty

Peter Carrette Archive/Getty

source: people.com