Nicole Kidman Looks So Young in These Amazing Throwback Photos!

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Mar 14, 2017 12:03 pm·

By Emma Hernandez

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Wow, Nicole Kidman has come a long way since she was young!

The 49-year-old actress is continuing her successful acting career with her latest role in the HBO series Big Little Lies — but before she became the Hollywood star she is today, she was just a teenage actress from Australia trying to make it big.

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Scroll through the gallery below to see photos of Nicole when she was younger!

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1983

Nicole was just 16-years-old when she made her acting debut in the Australian holiday film Bush Christmas.

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1983

By the end of the year, the redhead landed herself a supporting role in the Australian TV drama Five Mile Creek.

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1983

She showed off her tight curls in this promotional shoot for the teen action drama BMX Bandits.

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1985

She later earned a starring role in Archer, a TV film about the first horse to win the Melbourne Cup.

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1986

At just 19-years-old, she started her transition into adult roles with the Australian romantic comedy Windrider — which caused a bit of controversy because she was nude in some of the scenes.

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1987

She went with an edgier look after her first adult role, complete with heavy eyeliner and sexier clothes.

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1987

Her style in this photo just screams late 80s!

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1988

This photo proves that a black leather jacket never goes out of style.

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1988

She went with minimal makeup at the premiere of the Man from Snowy River II film in Melbourne.

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1989

She paired her oversized taupe blazer with a string of pearls, which was very fashion-forward at the time.

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1989

She styled her curly hair into smoother, bigger waves for this white-collared look.

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1989

This photo was taken right after the release of her international breakout film Dead Calm.

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