Nicole Kidman Reveals She Is Learning To Become A Death Doula

Nicole Kidman revealed Saturday that she’s diving into a new real-life role as a death doula.

The famous actress made the shocking admission while attending the Silk Speaker Series at the University of San Francisco campus, according to The San Francisco Chronicle. She told fans the death of her mother inspired her to pivot from Hollywood, noting it “sounds a little weird.”

“As my mother was passing, she was lonely, and there was only so much the family could provide,” Kidman, 58, told the live audience.

“Between my sister and I, we have so many children and our careers and our work, and wanting to take care of her because my father wasn’t in the world anymore, and that’s when I went, ‘I wish there was these people in the world that were there to sit impartially and just provide solace and care.’”

Australian-US actress Nicole Kidman attends the Vanity Fair Oscar Party at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) in Los Angeles on March 15, 2026. (Photo by Jean Baptiste Lacroix / AFP via Getty Images)

Kidman continued, “So that’s part of my expansion and one of the things I will be learning.”

Death doulas offer spiritual, emotional and physical support to the dying and their loved ones, according to CaringInfo.

News of Kidman’s deep dive into the morbid world of death comes just weeks after she came forward with another shocking confession.

The Hollywood A-lister bragged about her ability to perform an autopsy during her appearance on the March 2 episode of “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.”

She told Fallon she began method acting for her role as a forensic pathologist in “Scarpetta,” in which she plays the medical examiner, Dr. Kay Scarpetta.

Australian-US actress Nicole Kidman attends the premiere of Apple TV’s “Margo’s Got Money Troubles” at Regal Union Square in New York on April 8, 2026. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP via Getty Images)

“I can do an autopsy” she told Fallon at the time. (RELATED: Nicole Kidman Claims She Can Perform An Autopsy After Playing A Role As Medical Examiner)

She went on to claim that she learned how to dissect the human body from an “incredible medical examiner” after boasting, “I can remove all the organs. I can name them all.”