November 27, 2024

Nicole Kidman and her sister have farewelled their mother Janelle at a memorial service on Sydney’s North Shore this afternoon.

The actress arrived at St Frances Xavier Church in Lavender Bay with her husband Keith Urban and their two daughters.

She was joined by sister Antonia, extended family and friends to pay tribute to the matriarch of the family.

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Last month Nicole left the Venice Film Festival early upon hearing of her mother’s death at the age of 83.

The actress won the best actress award for her role in Babygirl, but was unable to be there to accept the award.

Instead, the film’s director Halina Reijn read out a letter on her behalf, which relayed that Kidman had arrived at the festival, only to find out “shortly after that my beautiful, brave mother, Janelle Ann Kidman, has just passed”.

“I’m in shock and I have to go to my family, but this award is for her. She shaped me, she guided me and she made me. I am beyond grateful that I get to say her name to all of you through Halina,” Kidman said in her statement.

“The collision of life and art is heartbreaking, and my heart is broken.”

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