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Julia Roberts Profile |
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Birth Date: October 28, 1967
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Birth Place: Smyrna, Georgia, USA
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Birth Name: Julia Fiona Roberts
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Height: 5'9"
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Biography |
Everyone has come to recognize Julia Roberts' million-dollar
smile. It's that smile, coupled with talent and remarkable
charm, which led Julia Roberts to become one of the
highest-paid actresses in Hollywood and one of the most
recognizable faces in the world.
Julie Fiona Roberts was born on October 28, 1967, in Smyrna,
Georgia. The daughter of a vacuum salesman and a church
secretary, Julia is not the only Roberts sibling to pursue
an acting career. Her brother and sister were also aspiring
actors, albeit not as famous as Julia -- in fact, few even
know their names.
As a 17-year-old girl with big dreams, Julia headed to the
Big Apple to join her actress sister, Lisa. Starting out as
a model in order to make a living, Julia took acting classes
on the side in order to perfect her trade. She finally
received her big break after her brother, B-movie actor Eric
Roberts, convinced a director to cast his little sister in
the film Blood Red.
Fours years passed between the production of Blood Red and
its release, over the span of which Julia found television
work on such series as Crime Story and Miami Vice. In 1988,
she landed roles in the films Satisfaction and Mystic Pizza.
Her role in the latter did not go unnoticed, and audiences
and critics alike would soon remember the name Julia Roberts
(who actually changed her name from Julie to Julia when she
applied for a SAG card, to distinguish herself from another
actress registered under the same name). In 1990, Oscar
acknowledged Julia's work in Steel Magnolias by honoring her
with a nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
No role to that date, however, approached the success of
1990's Pretty Woman. Julia's portrayal of prostitute turned
princess Vivian Ward was so flawless that it seemed as
though the role was written for her (it wasn't). This
performance garnered her a second Oscar nomination, this
time for Best Actress, and cemented Julia as a Hollywood
fixture.
After Pretty Woman, Julia's success at the box office
continued with the thrillers Flatliners (1990) and Sleeping
with the Enemy (1991), but then her film career took a turn
for the worse. The tearjerker Dying Young (1991) and Steven
Spielberg's Peter Pan adaptation Hook (1991) were box-office
and critical disasters.
While Julia's film career was experiencing highs and
subsequent lows, her romantic life was taking a similar
bumpy ride. Her wedding to Kiefer Sutherland was canceled
just days before the set date, and only a few days later she
was romantically linked to actor Jason Patric.
At this time, Julia was in the midst of a two-year film
hiatus, interrupted by a cameo in Robert Altman's The
Player. Her 1993 role in The Pelican Brief, co-starring
Denzel Washington, marked Julia's Hollywood comeback. The
following years were marked with such hits as 1995's
Something to Talk About and 1996's Everyone Says I Love You,
along with misses like 1994's Ready To Wear and I Love
Trouble, and 1996's Mary Reilly.
On a personal note, Julia Roberts' love life again made
headlines, but this time because of her marriage to country
star Lyle Lovett. They were married from June 1993 to March
1995, and their union raised many eyebrows.
By 1997, the Julia Roberts everyone loved was back in full
form. Her role in the summer hit My Best Friend's Wedding
earned her a Best Actress Golden Globe nomination and marked
the start of a whole new kind of success for Julia. That
same year, she co-starred with Mel Gibson in Conspiracy
Theory.
Stepmom also fared well, but it was Julia's only project of
1998. The following year she came back with a vengeance with
two summer blockbusters: Notting Hill, in the role of a
world-famous movie actress (not much of a character stretch)
and Runaway Bride, which re-teamed her with Richard Gere.
But it was her role as a single mother who takes on a
massive corporation in 2000's Erin Brockovich that launched
Julia to the next tier. This job bumped Julia into the $20
million club, along with heavy hitters Tom Cruise and Jim
Carrey, and earned her the Best Actress Oscar, Golden Globe
and SAG Award.
While 2001 brought disappointments in the form of The
Mexican and America's Sweethearts, Julia's career has
remained, for the most part, steady with successes
(including 2001's Ocean's Eleven). This stability comes
thanks in part to director/producer Steven Soderbergh, who
cast Julia in Erin Brockovich and Ocean's Eleven, among
others.
2004 was a big year for Julia, with two December movie
releases -- the drama Closer and the sequel Ocean's Twelve
(which is actually the only sequel she has ever appeared
in). Julia was unable to attend the premieres or celebrity
junkets for these two flicks, as she game birth to twins on
November 28, 2004. Although they were due January 2005,
Julia had remained on bed rest when she gave birth to son
Phinnaeus Walter and daughter Hazel Patricia.
After a three-year romance with actor Benjamin Bratt, Julia
began dating cinematographer Daniel Moder. They were married
in a surprise midnight ceremony on July 4, 2002.
In 2006, she can add the animated film Ant Bully to her
resume -- she is lending her voice to Hova. |
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Lent her celebrity name to help raise money for research to
develop a cure for Rett Syndrome (a disease which is
potentially fatal and randomly strikes girls between the
ages of 2 to 6 years).
On People (USA) magazine's '50 Most Beautiful' list. [2000]
Has a half-sister, Nancy Motes (b. 1976).
Dated Benjamin Bratt. [1998 - June 2001]
Turned down the female lead in Shakespeare in Love (1998).
Ranked #66 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie
Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997]
Was engaged to Kiefer Sutherland for a short period.
Dated Matthew Perry.
Sister of Lisa Roberts Gillan and Eric Roberts.
Played clarinet in the band. She attended Griffin Middle
School and then Campbell High School.
Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful
People in the world. [1990 & 91]
Has "movie within a movie" scenes in The Player (1992),
Notting Hill (1999), America's Sweethearts (2001) and Full
Frontal (2002).
Was considered for the role of Poison Ivy in Batman & Robin
(1997).
She once tried out for a part on "All My Children" (1970),
but was turned down.
Lived with Liam Neeson.
Dated Daniel Day-Lewis.
Father died of cancer when Julia was 10.
Ranked #1 (in Hollywood Power) and #12 (in $$) on Forbes
magazine 'Power 100'.
Tops the list of the 200 "hottest" actors and actresses in
the business in "James Ulmer's Hollywood Hot List: The
Complete Guide to Star Power - 2000" book which is published
in October 2000. [June 2000]
Changed her name from Julie to Julia when she applied for a
SAG card and there was another SAG member actress named
Julie Roberts.
Turned down the Sharon Stone role in Basic Instinct (1992).
Was engaged to her Steel Magnolias (1989) co-star, Dylan
McDermott.
Beat out Sandra Bullock for the role of Maggie Carpenter in
Runaway Bride (1999).
Lies on her back to have her make-up applied before going
onto a film set -- she insists it gives her a relaxed look.
Frequently works with Steven Soderbergh
Sister-in-law of Tony Gillan
Sister-in-law of Eliza Roberts
Aunt of Emma Roberts
After George Clooney and Brad Pitt found out that she was
going to be joining them in Ocean's Eleven (2001), they sent
her a card that read "We heard that you get 20 per film" and
in it was a $20 bill; the joke was that she reportedly gets
$20 million per film.
Named one of People Magazine's '25 Most Intriguing People of
2001'.
Named one of E!'s "top 20 entertainers of 2001".
At the 2002 Peoples Choice Awards she admitted to being a
huge fan of "Days of Our Lives" (1965) and asked to be
seated near the cast.
Splits her down time between her ranch in Taos, New Mexico
and a home in New York City
Was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful People by People
Magazine in 2002.
Was ranked 6th of the 100 Sexiest Women by FHM Taiwan
(2001).
Married boyfriend, cameraman Daniel Moder, at their home in
New Mexico in a midnight ceremony. [4 July 2002]
She never acted in a sequel until Ocean's Twelve (2004).
She has Irish ancestry.
Ranked #16 in Premiere's 2003 annual Hollywood Power List.
Had ranked #18 in 2002.
Ranked #10 in Star TV's Top 10 Box Office Stars of the 1990s
(2003)
Measurements: 34B-23-34 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
She is a huge fan of actress Aishwarya Rai, whom she once
commented on being "The most beautiful woman in the world,
more beautiful than any Hollywood actress."
Pakistani film director Rauf Khalid wanted her to work in
his film, and even invited her to Pakistan to discuss the
project. But she refused because of prior commitments.
Observed art history classes at New York University in order
to prepare for her role in Mona Lisa Smile (2003).
Her Oscar-winning performance as Erin Brockovich-Ellis was
ranked #31 on the American Film Institute's Heroes list of
the 100 years of The Greatest Screen Heroes and Villains.
Bruce Willis was the only celebrity that attended her
wedding to Daniel Moder.
In the film America's Sweethearts (2001), her charcter is
nicknamed "Kiki". This is the nickname of her Mona Lisa
Smile (2003) co-star Kirsten Dunst.
Announced that she and husband Daniel Moder are expecting
twins. Twins run in her family. She is due in early 2005.
[June 2004].
Canadian singer-songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk wrote the song
"Julia" about her after seeing her at a Los Angeles
restaurant.
Shares a birthday with actor Joaquin Phoenix.
A 9000 year old female skeleton excavated in Bulgaria in
November 2004, was called by the archaeologists "Julia
Roberts" because of the perfect teeth it had. They said that
woman would have had a perfect smile - just like the
actress.
28 November 2004: Gave birth to twins in Los Angeles, a son
named Phinnaeus Walter and a daughter named Hazel Patricia.
Has worked with both Hector Elizondo and Richard Gere in two
different movies, first in Pretty Woman (1990), and then
again in Runaway Bride (1999).
Because Erin Brockovich-Ellis is right handed and Roberts is
not, she had to learn to use her right hand for Erin
Brockovich (2000).
She was voted the 7th Greatest Movie Star of all time by
Premiere Magazine.
Has played an art historian twice, once in Everyone Says I
Love You (1996) and also in Mona Lisa Smile (2003).
First actress to reach 20 million dollar mark salary (for
Erin Brockovich (2000))
She and her Ocean's Eleven (2001) / Ocean's Twelve (2004)
co-stars, George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Elliott Gould, all
have guest-starred on the TV show "Friends" (1994), though
not in the same episodes
Was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful People by People
Magazine in 2005 and appeared on the cover of the May 9,
2005 issue.
The Alchemist is one of her favorite books.
She wore a pink cotton halter dress by pal, Judith Beylerian,
in her July 2002 wedding to Daniel Moder. |
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