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Nicole Kidman shares heartbreaking tribute to her late mother Janelle on what would have been her birthday


Nicole Kidman has shared a heartbreaking tribute to her mother Janelle, on what would have been her 85th birthday.

Janelle died at the age of 84 in September - just hours before Nicole was awarded the Best Actress gong for her role in Babygirl at the Venice Film Festival. 'Today I arrived in Venice to find out shortly after, that my beautiful, brave mother Janelle Ann Kidman has just passed,' Nicole revealed in a statement read by director Halina Reijn upon her win. Nicole has long had an incredibly close relationship with her beloved mother Janelle and often spoke about her support and influence on her career over the years.

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