Nicole Kidman made a vow in 2017 to work with a woman director every 18 months. To say she has made good on that promise would be an understatement. The Oscar winner has teamed up with a women director either as a producer and/or actor 19 times over the last eight years,

Kidman most recently worked with writer-director Halina Reijn on last year’s erotic thriller Babygirl, following roles in Vicky Jensen and Jorge Blanco’s Spellbound (2024) and Karyn Kusama’s Destroyer (2018), as well as Mimi Cave’s upcoming thriller Holland, premiering next month at SXSW.

Oscar-winning star Nicole Kidman has worked with female filmmakers on at least 19 occasions since 2017, surpassing her goal to work with a woman director every 18 months since the #MeToo movement. Talking to Time that first-time female directors are saddled with the undue pressure to “be perfect” in their debut outings,