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Seventy-two films, twenty-two TV shows and accolades too numerous to count suggest Nicole Kidman might be at one with her undeniable success, some five decades into her career.  But the statuesque Australian star, now 56 and preparing for the release of Amazon Prime show Expats, admits she is still wracked with insecurities after being repeatedly told she was too tall to be a successful actress, Daily Mail reports.  

Speaking to the latest edition of Radio Times, Kidman - who stands at five feet, eleven inches - recalled: 'I was told, "You won’t have a career. You’re too tall." 

'I remember auditioning for Annie. It was a big call-out with hundreds of people. I didn’t have an agent, I just turned up. My mum was like: "Oh, please, do we have to? How long is this going to take?" 

'I had to talk my way in to the audition because they were measuring you. I was over the mark! You had to be under 5ft 2in and I was 5ft 4in! I was like "Please?"

'And they let me in. But I didn’t get the part. I didn’t even get a call back – but at least I got to sing four lines of a chorus.' 

Kidman - who height had already climbed to five feet, nine inches when she was just 13-years old - admits she was repeatedly teased for her statuesque frame while growing up in suburban Melbourne and Sydney, on Australia's east coast. 

'I was teased and called Stalky,' she said. 'People would say, "How’s the air up there?" Now, I get, "You’re so much taller than I thought", or men grappling with how high my heels should be. 

'Whenever I go on the red carpet, I get sent shoes that are always so high. I’m like, "Do they have a kitten heel? I’m going to be the tallest person – a giraffe!"' 

While height hasn't drawn any boundaries when it comes to her work, the actress admits she still harbours a lingering annoyance over its potential limitations. 

'It will bother me when I’m acting and I want to be small – but then there are times when I appreciate it and can use it in my work,' she said. 

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