Nicole Kidman shares moving tribute to late mother Janelle: 'Always in my heart'

Nicole Kidman has shared a touching tribute to her late mother Janelle on what would have been her 86th birthday.  

Nicole, 58, took to Instagram on Friday to remember her beloved mother with a sweet throwback photo.

The image showed Nicole, complete with her trademark red tresses, smiling as she posed, cheek-to-cheek with Janelle.

 'Remembering my Mumma on her birthday. Always in my heart Mumma,' Nicole captioned the sweet photo. 

The post was met with an outpouring of well wishes from friends and followers including Reese Witherspoon, who commented: 'Your angel mama.'

Tom Hanks' wife Rita Wilson also chimed in with a supportive, 'Sending you love,' while Law & Order star Mariska Hargitay offered three love heart emojis.

Another follower summed up the sentiment of many with: 'Such a beautiful bond. There’s only one mamma.'      

Nicole also shared a heartfelt birthday tribute to Janelle in March last year – six months after her death.

She shared a sweet photo of Janelle beaming as she posed with Nicole's late father Antony.    

'Missing Mumma and Papa so much on what would have been her birthday today,' Nicole wrote. 

Janelle died at the age of 84 in September – just hours before Nicole was awarded the Best Actress gong for her role in Babygirl at the Venice Film Festival.

Nicole was forced to return to her native Sydney to be with her family after the devastating news.

'Today I arrived in Venice to find out shortly after, that my beautiful, brave mother Janelle Ann Kidman has just passed,' Nicole revealed in a statement read by director Halina Reijn upon her win.

'I am 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, the collision of life and art is heart-breaking, and my heart is broken. We love you all.'

Nicole was supported by Keith and their two daughters Sunday Rose, 17, and Faith Margaret, 15, at Janelle's funeral.

In December, she revealed the last words her late mother said to her before her death during an appearance on CBS Sunday Morning in the US.

She said Janelle told her to 'take care of yourself'.

'The final words my mama said to me, I was gonna get on a plane, and she said "Maybe wait a minute, because you just need to take care of yourself, Nicky,"' Nicole said.

The Hollywood actress said she has since taken her mother's advice to heart.

'I'm doing that more, and I say that to other people in the world. Particularly women. I think we tend not to take care of ourselves. We take care of everybody else but the last person is here,' she said.

Nicole added that Janelle wasn't the only woman in Nicole's family with sage advice.

'My grandmother left me with "Be happy" and my mother said "Take care of yourself."'