Nicole Kidman suffered depression playing Virginia Woolf after Tom Cruise divorce

Nicole Kidman has revealed she was suffering with depression during her Oscar-winning turn as Virginia Woolf in The Hours. 'I was not in my own body': Nicole Kidman has revealed she suffered depression playing suicidal Virginia Woolf after her divorce from Tom Cruise Speaking to This Cultural Life on BBC Radio 4 about filming the scene, she said: 'I don't know if I ever thought of the danger, I think I was so in her. In character: The actress, 54, took on the role of Virginia Woolfe in 2002 following her divorce and admitted she became an 'open vessel' to the suicidal character's thoughts The film, which also starred Meryl Streep and Julianne Moore, earned Nicole the Academy Award for Best Actress. Powerful: The film depicted the famous author's mental health struggles and showed her suicide by drowning in 1941 - a scene in which Nicole insisted on filming herself She continued: 'I'm grown by them, I'm taught by them, I'm shaped by them, and I'm seen by them, and that is, that is a beautiful, beautiful journey to be on. Exes: Nicole filmed the role in 2002, a year after she split from Tom after 11 years of marriage and adopting two children, daughter Isabella and son Connor Nicole said: 'I had so much time thinking that wasn’t going to happen in my life and trying to understand that.