Academy Award winning actress Julia Roberts was born on October 28, 1967 in Smyrna, Georgia. Julia made her screen debut in the film Blood Red starring her brother Eric. Her first notable role came in Mystic Pizza in 1988. The following year, Julia earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Steel Magnolias.
Roberts starred opposite Richard Gere in Pretty Woman. Throughout the nineties, Julia appeared in several hit films, including The Pelican Brief, Conspiracy Theory and My Best Friend's Wedding. In 2000, Roberts captured the Academy Award for Best Actress for Erin Brockovich.
In recent years, Julia has starred in films like Ocean's Eleven, Mona Lisa Smile and Closer. In 2007, Roberts received a Golden Globe nomination for Charlie Wilson's War.
At one time, Julia was engaged to actor Kiefer Sutherland but the two never married. Julia had a brief two-year marriage to singer Lyle Lovett that came to an end in 1995. In 2002, Roberts married cameraman Daniel Moder and the couple has three children.
Did you know…
- Her father died of cancer when she was ten
- She makes $20 million per film
- She played the clarinet in her school band
- Julia is left-handed
- She loves animals, she wanted to be a veterinarian
- Actress Emma Roberts is her niece
- She turned down the lead role in Shakespeare in Love
