Julia Fiona Roberts(October 28, 1967) is an Academy Award-winning American film actress and former fashion model. She shot to fame during the early 1990s after starring in the romantic comedy, Pretty Woman, opposite Richard Gere. Since then, she has become the highest-paid actress in the world, topping the Hollywood Reporter's annual power list of top-earning female stars for four consecutive years (2002-2005).
Julia Roberts:Her career includes films such as Pretty Woman, Runaway Bride, and Ocean's Eleven, which have collectively earned box office receipts well over $2 billion.She won the Best Actress Academy Award in 2001 for Julia Roberts critically praised turn as the title character in Erin Brockovich after two previous nominations during the 1990s. For her fame and wholesome image, she is often referred to as "America's Sweetheart". An unprecedented $25 million was paid to her for her role in 2003's Mona Lisa Smile. As of 2007, her net worth was estimated around US$140,000,000.[2] Julia Roberts was also the first actress to appear on the cover of Vogue and the first woman to land on the cover of GQ. Julia Roberts has been named one of People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People in the World" a record-setting eleven times, tied with Halle Berry. In 2001 Ladies Home Journal ranked her as the 11th most powerful woman in America beating out then national security advisor Condoleezza Rice and first lady Laura Bush.
Julia Roberts :She maintains a close friendship with actress-activist Susan Sarandon.
Early life:It is commonly mistaken that Julia Roberts birth name is "Julie," however she has said in interviews that "Julie" was a nickname given to her by classmates in elementary school, and she never took well to it. Roberts was born in Smyrna, Georgia. Julia Roberts fatJulia Roberts, Walter Grady Roberts, was a vacuum cleaner salesman, and Julia Roberts Minneapolis, Minnesota-born motJulia Roberts, Betty Lou Bredemus, was a one-time church secretary and a real estate agent. Julia Roberts parents, one-time actors and playwrights, met while performing theatrical productions for the armed forces and later co-founded the Atlanta Actors and Writers Workshop in Georgia; the two divorced in 1971. Julia Roberts motJulia Roberts later re-married to Michael Motes. Her father died of cancer when Julia Roberts was 10. Julia Roberts elder brother, Eric Roberts, from whom she is estranged, is also an actor, as is her niece, Emma Roberts, whom Julia Roberts would often take along on sets when her was younger. Roberts wanted to be a veterinarian as a child, but soon after graduating from Smyrna's Campbell High School,and after attending Georgia State University, Julia Roberts headed to New York to join Julia Roberts sister and pursue a career in acting. Once there, Julia Roberts signed with the Click modeling agency and enrolled in acting classes. Julia Roberts reverted to her original name "Julia Roberts" when she found that there was already a "Julie Roberts" registered with the Screen Actors Guild.
Career
1986—1989, Early career
Roberts made her film debut playing a supporting role opposite Julia Roberts brother, Eric, in Blood Red (she gets just two words of dialogue), which, although completed in 1986, was not released until 1989.She once appeared on Sesame Street opposite the character Elmo, demonstrating her ability to change emotions. Roberts first caught the attention of moviegoers with her performance in the independent film Mystic Pizza in 1988; the same year she had a role in the last episode of season four of Miami Vice. The following year she was featured in Steel Magnolias as a young bride battling diabetes and garnered her first Oscar nomination (as Best Supporting Actress) for her performance.
1990—2000, Breakout role and eventual success
Alongside Richard Gere in the hugely successful Pretty Woman, 1990, Robert's breakout role
Roberts first catapulted to worldwide fame when Julia Roberts co-starred with Richard Gere in the Cinderella story Pretty Woman in 1990. The role also earned Julia Roberts a second Oscar nod, this time as Best Actress. Julia Roberts next box office success was the thriller Sleeping with the Enemy, playing a battered wife who escapes Julia Roberts demented husband and starts a new life in Iowa. Julia Roberts played Tinkerbell in Steven Spielberg's Hook in 1991, which was followed by a two-year period of no acting roles otJulia Roberts than a cameo appearance in Robert Altman's The Player (1992). In early 1993, Julia Roberts was the subject of a People magazine cover story asking, "What Happened to Julia Roberts?"
In 1993, Julia Roberts co-starred with Denzel Washington in the successful The Pelican Brief, based on the John Grisham novel. Julia Roberts also starred alongside Liam Neeson in the 1996 film Michael Collins. Over the next few years, Julia Roberts starred in a series of films that were critical and commercial failures, primarily because Julia Roberts was cast in roles that strayed too far from Julia Roberts film persona. Julia Roberts broke Julia Roberts losing streak with the hugely popular comedy My Best Friend's Wedding (1997), and eventually regained Julia Roberts earlier reputation as an actress who could open a movie and guarantee box office success. Julia Roberts then starred with Hugh Grant in the popular 1999 film Notting Hill. In that same year Julia Roberts also starred in Runaway Bride, anotJulia Roberts movie with the famous Julia Roberts-Richard Gere duo.
2001—2006, continued success
In 2001, Julia Roberts won critical acclaim and finally received a Best Actress Oscar for Julia Roberts portrayal of Erin Brockovich, who helped wage a successful lawsuit against energy giant Pacific Gas & Electric. Whilst presenting the Best Actor Award to Denzel Washington the following year Julia Roberts made a gaff when Julia Roberts said Julia Roberts was glad Tom Conti wasn't tJulia Robertse. Julia Roberts meant the conductor Bill Conti who tried to hasten the conclusion of Julia Roberts speech the previous year but named the British actor instead.Subsequently, Roberts would team up with Erin Brockovich director Steven Soderbergh for three more films: Ocean's Eleven, Full Frontal, and Ocean's Twelve.
2006—present, hiatus
Roberts recently enjoyed Julia Roberts Broadway debut as Nan in Three Days of Rain opposite Alias and Kitchen Confidential star Bradley Cooper, and The 40 Year Old Virgin star, Paul Rudd, at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. Although the play grossed nearly one million dollars in ticket sales its first week out and continued to be a commercial success throughout its limited run, most critics have heavily criticized Roberts' performance and the play itself. The New York Times' critic Ben Brantly, a self proclaimed 'Juliaholic', described Julia Roberts as being fraught with "self-consciousness (especially in the first act) [and] only glancingly acquainted with the two characters Julia Roberts plays." Three Days of Rain received two Tony Award nominations in stage design categories, but took home neitJulia Roberts prize. Julia Roberts did, however, receive a Broadway.com audience award (a minor theatrical prize) for Julia Roberts performance
Personal life
Roberts with Private First Class Sowell at Incirlik hospital, Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, December 7, 2001
Roberts's personal life has often been in the spotlight, a fact reflected in Julia Roberts Notting Hill, a romantic comedy about a famous actress falling for a bookstore owner played by Hugh Grant. Julia Roberts character, Anna Scott, was said to be closely modeled on Roberts Julia Roberts self. (When asked in one scene how much Julia Roberts was paid to appear in a movie, Scott replies "fifteen million dollars" — precisely the amount Roberts had received to appear in the film.)
Relationships
Roberts' has had numereous famous boyfriends, including Kiefer SutJulia Robertsland, Lyle Lovett, Jason Patric, Daniel Day-Lewis, Matthew Perry, Dylan Walsh. Roberts met Kiefer SutJulia Robertsland, Julia Roberts co-star in Flatliners from 1990. SutJulia Robertsland left his wife and children and moved in with Roberts. In August 1990, Roberts and SutJulia Robertsland announced their engagement, with a wedding of 14 June 1991. Roberts cancelled the wedding when Julia Roberts discovered SutJulia Robertsland had had an affair with a stripper named Amanda Rice. Roberts went to Europe with Jason Patric after Julia Roberts and SutJulia Robertsland broke up. Eventually, Julia Roberts married country singer Lyle Lovett after the couple had known each otJulia Roberts for a few weeks.The wedding was planned on very short notice and was held in Marion, Indiana. Two years later, in March 1995, the couple announced that they were separating. This started a string of many, many handsome famous boyfriends and relationships.
For the Christmas '98 premiere of Stepmom, Roberts appeared with television actor Benjamin Bratt. In late June 2001, Roberts and Bratt announced they were breaking up. "It's come to a kind and tender-hearted end," Julia Roberts said of their relationship.[citation needed] Roberts also briefly dated Friends star Matthew Perry and actor Daniel Day-Lewis. For a time, Julia Roberts lived with actor Liam Neeson.
Roberts met Julia Roberts current husband, cinematograpJulia Roberts Danny Moder, on the set of Julia Roberts movie The Mexican in 2000. He was already married to Vera Steinberg Moder at the time. After Moder's divorce was finalized, he and Roberts wed on Fourth of July, 2002, at Julia Roberts ranch in Taos, New Mexico. On November 28, 2004, they became the parents of fraternal twins, daughter Hazel Patricia and son Phinnaeus Walter, and they are expecting their third child and second boy in July 2007. Roberts bought a penthouse in Manhattan's Gramercy Park neighborhood. Julia Roberts reportedly loves to shop anonymously, buying Julia Roberts own organic greens on weekends at the market in nearby Union Square. Julia Roberts and Julia Roberts family divide their time between their homes in New York City, Malibu, California, and their 50-acre retreat in Taos.[citation needed]
Charities
Julia Roberts in a conference, 1990
Roberts has a production company called Red Om Films ("Moder" spelled backwards; formerly "Shoelace Productions") and has given of Julia Roberts time and resources to Unicef as well as to otJulia Roberts charitable organizations."In the Spring of 1995, Roberts, 27, an enthusiastic supporter of UNICEF, asked if Julia Roberts could meet some of the relief agency's neediest recipients. And so, on May 10, Julia Roberts arrived in Port-au-Prince 'to educate myself.' The poverty Julia Roberts found was overwhelming. 'My heart is just bursting,' Julia Roberts said. Unicef officials hope Julia Roberts six-day visit will trigger an outburst of giving: $10 million in aid is still needed. Roberts Julia Robertsself had no need for journalists, whom Julia Roberts kept at arm's length. 'You in the orange shirt!' Julia Roberts snapped at one cameraman. 'Out!' Julia Roberts did turn on the charm for Haiti's President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, 42, who glowingly described Roberts as a 'Hollywood Haitian'. Asked by a reporter if Julia Roberts would consider making a movie in Haiti, Roberts replied, 'Certainly. Are you offering me a script?' No, but Aristide may have come up with a title."
In 2000, Julia narrated "Silent Angels", a documentary about Rett syndrome, which was shot in Los Angeles, Baltimore and New York. The documentary is designed to help raise public awareness about the disease.
In July 2006, Earth Biofuels announced that Roberts became a spokeswoman for the company and will be chairman of the company’s newly formed Advisory Board promoting the use of renewable fuels such as biodiesel and ethanol.
Julia Roberts:Her career includes films such as Pretty Woman, Runaway Bride, and Ocean's Eleven, which have collectively earned box office receipts well over $2 billion.She won the Best Actress Academy Award in 2001 for Julia Roberts critically praised turn as the title character in Erin Brockovich after two previous nominations during the 1990s. For her fame and wholesome image, she is often referred to as "America's Sweetheart". An unprecedented $25 million was paid to her for her role in 2003's Mona Lisa Smile. As of 2007, her net worth was estimated around US$140,000,000.[2] Julia Roberts was also the first actress to appear on the cover of Vogue and the first woman to land on the cover of GQ. Julia Roberts has been named one of People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People in the World" a record-setting eleven times, tied with Halle Berry. In 2001 Ladies Home Journal ranked her as the 11th most powerful woman in America beating out then national security advisor Condoleezza Rice and first lady Laura Bush.
Julia Roberts :She maintains a close friendship with actress-activist Susan Sarandon.
Early life:It is commonly mistaken that Julia Roberts birth name is "Julie," however she has said in interviews that "Julie" was a nickname given to her by classmates in elementary school, and she never took well to it. Roberts was born in Smyrna, Georgia. Julia Roberts fatJulia Roberts, Walter Grady Roberts, was a vacuum cleaner salesman, and Julia Roberts Minneapolis, Minnesota-born motJulia Roberts, Betty Lou Bredemus, was a one-time church secretary and a real estate agent. Julia Roberts parents, one-time actors and playwrights, met while performing theatrical productions for the armed forces and later co-founded the Atlanta Actors and Writers Workshop in Georgia; the two divorced in 1971. Julia Roberts motJulia Roberts later re-married to Michael Motes. Her father died of cancer when Julia Roberts was 10. Julia Roberts elder brother, Eric Roberts, from whom she is estranged, is also an actor, as is her niece, Emma Roberts, whom Julia Roberts would often take along on sets when her was younger. Roberts wanted to be a veterinarian as a child, but soon after graduating from Smyrna's Campbell High School,and after attending Georgia State University, Julia Roberts headed to New York to join Julia Roberts sister and pursue a career in acting. Once there, Julia Roberts signed with the Click modeling agency and enrolled in acting classes. Julia Roberts reverted to her original name "Julia Roberts" when she found that there was already a "Julie Roberts" registered with the Screen Actors Guild.
Career
1986—1989, Early career
Roberts made her film debut playing a supporting role opposite Julia Roberts brother, Eric, in Blood Red (she gets just two words of dialogue), which, although completed in 1986, was not released until 1989.She once appeared on Sesame Street opposite the character Elmo, demonstrating her ability to change emotions. Roberts first caught the attention of moviegoers with her performance in the independent film Mystic Pizza in 1988; the same year she had a role in the last episode of season four of Miami Vice. The following year she was featured in Steel Magnolias as a young bride battling diabetes and garnered her first Oscar nomination (as Best Supporting Actress) for her performance.
1990—2000, Breakout role and eventual success
Alongside Richard Gere in the hugely successful Pretty Woman, 1990, Robert's breakout role
Roberts first catapulted to worldwide fame when Julia Roberts co-starred with Richard Gere in the Cinderella story Pretty Woman in 1990. The role also earned Julia Roberts a second Oscar nod, this time as Best Actress. Julia Roberts next box office success was the thriller Sleeping with the Enemy, playing a battered wife who escapes Julia Roberts demented husband and starts a new life in Iowa. Julia Roberts played Tinkerbell in Steven Spielberg's Hook in 1991, which was followed by a two-year period of no acting roles otJulia Roberts than a cameo appearance in Robert Altman's The Player (1992). In early 1993, Julia Roberts was the subject of a People magazine cover story asking, "What Happened to Julia Roberts?"
In 1993, Julia Roberts co-starred with Denzel Washington in the successful The Pelican Brief, based on the John Grisham novel. Julia Roberts also starred alongside Liam Neeson in the 1996 film Michael Collins. Over the next few years, Julia Roberts starred in a series of films that were critical and commercial failures, primarily because Julia Roberts was cast in roles that strayed too far from Julia Roberts film persona. Julia Roberts broke Julia Roberts losing streak with the hugely popular comedy My Best Friend's Wedding (1997), and eventually regained Julia Roberts earlier reputation as an actress who could open a movie and guarantee box office success. Julia Roberts then starred with Hugh Grant in the popular 1999 film Notting Hill. In that same year Julia Roberts also starred in Runaway Bride, anotJulia Roberts movie with the famous Julia Roberts-Richard Gere duo.
2001—2006, continued success
In 2001, Julia Roberts won critical acclaim and finally received a Best Actress Oscar for Julia Roberts portrayal of Erin Brockovich, who helped wage a successful lawsuit against energy giant Pacific Gas & Electric. Whilst presenting the Best Actor Award to Denzel Washington the following year Julia Roberts made a gaff when Julia Roberts said Julia Roberts was glad Tom Conti wasn't tJulia Robertse. Julia Roberts meant the conductor Bill Conti who tried to hasten the conclusion of Julia Roberts speech the previous year but named the British actor instead.Subsequently, Roberts would team up with Erin Brockovich director Steven Soderbergh for three more films: Ocean's Eleven, Full Frontal, and Ocean's Twelve.
2006—present, hiatus
Roberts recently enjoyed Julia Roberts Broadway debut as Nan in Three Days of Rain opposite Alias and Kitchen Confidential star Bradley Cooper, and The 40 Year Old Virgin star, Paul Rudd, at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. Although the play grossed nearly one million dollars in ticket sales its first week out and continued to be a commercial success throughout its limited run, most critics have heavily criticized Roberts' performance and the play itself. The New York Times' critic Ben Brantly, a self proclaimed 'Juliaholic', described Julia Roberts as being fraught with "self-consciousness (especially in the first act) [and] only glancingly acquainted with the two characters Julia Roberts plays." Three Days of Rain received two Tony Award nominations in stage design categories, but took home neitJulia Roberts prize. Julia Roberts did, however, receive a Broadway.com audience award (a minor theatrical prize) for Julia Roberts performance
Personal life
Roberts with Private First Class Sowell at Incirlik hospital, Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, December 7, 2001
Roberts's personal life has often been in the spotlight, a fact reflected in Julia Roberts Notting Hill, a romantic comedy about a famous actress falling for a bookstore owner played by Hugh Grant. Julia Roberts character, Anna Scott, was said to be closely modeled on Roberts Julia Roberts self. (When asked in one scene how much Julia Roberts was paid to appear in a movie, Scott replies "fifteen million dollars" — precisely the amount Roberts had received to appear in the film.)
Relationships
Roberts' has had numereous famous boyfriends, including Kiefer SutJulia Robertsland, Lyle Lovett, Jason Patric, Daniel Day-Lewis, Matthew Perry, Dylan Walsh. Roberts met Kiefer SutJulia Robertsland, Julia Roberts co-star in Flatliners from 1990. SutJulia Robertsland left his wife and children and moved in with Roberts. In August 1990, Roberts and SutJulia Robertsland announced their engagement, with a wedding of 14 June 1991. Roberts cancelled the wedding when Julia Roberts discovered SutJulia Robertsland had had an affair with a stripper named Amanda Rice. Roberts went to Europe with Jason Patric after Julia Roberts and SutJulia Robertsland broke up. Eventually, Julia Roberts married country singer Lyle Lovett after the couple had known each otJulia Roberts for a few weeks.The wedding was planned on very short notice and was held in Marion, Indiana. Two years later, in March 1995, the couple announced that they were separating. This started a string of many, many handsome famous boyfriends and relationships.
For the Christmas '98 premiere of Stepmom, Roberts appeared with television actor Benjamin Bratt. In late June 2001, Roberts and Bratt announced they were breaking up. "It's come to a kind and tender-hearted end," Julia Roberts said of their relationship.[citation needed] Roberts also briefly dated Friends star Matthew Perry and actor Daniel Day-Lewis. For a time, Julia Roberts lived with actor Liam Neeson.
Roberts met Julia Roberts current husband, cinematograpJulia Roberts Danny Moder, on the set of Julia Roberts movie The Mexican in 2000. He was already married to Vera Steinberg Moder at the time. After Moder's divorce was finalized, he and Roberts wed on Fourth of July, 2002, at Julia Roberts ranch in Taos, New Mexico. On November 28, 2004, they became the parents of fraternal twins, daughter Hazel Patricia and son Phinnaeus Walter, and they are expecting their third child and second boy in July 2007. Roberts bought a penthouse in Manhattan's Gramercy Park neighborhood. Julia Roberts reportedly loves to shop anonymously, buying Julia Roberts own organic greens on weekends at the market in nearby Union Square. Julia Roberts and Julia Roberts family divide their time between their homes in New York City, Malibu, California, and their 50-acre retreat in Taos.[citation needed]
Charities
Julia Roberts in a conference, 1990
Roberts has a production company called Red Om Films ("Moder" spelled backwards; formerly "Shoelace Productions") and has given of Julia Roberts time and resources to Unicef as well as to otJulia Roberts charitable organizations."In the Spring of 1995, Roberts, 27, an enthusiastic supporter of UNICEF, asked if Julia Roberts could meet some of the relief agency's neediest recipients. And so, on May 10, Julia Roberts arrived in Port-au-Prince 'to educate myself.' The poverty Julia Roberts found was overwhelming. 'My heart is just bursting,' Julia Roberts said. Unicef officials hope Julia Roberts six-day visit will trigger an outburst of giving: $10 million in aid is still needed. Roberts Julia Robertsself had no need for journalists, whom Julia Roberts kept at arm's length. 'You in the orange shirt!' Julia Roberts snapped at one cameraman. 'Out!' Julia Roberts did turn on the charm for Haiti's President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, 42, who glowingly described Roberts as a 'Hollywood Haitian'. Asked by a reporter if Julia Roberts would consider making a movie in Haiti, Roberts replied, 'Certainly. Are you offering me a script?' No, but Aristide may have come up with a title."
In 2000, Julia narrated "Silent Angels", a documentary about Rett syndrome, which was shot in Los Angeles, Baltimore and New York. The documentary is designed to help raise public awareness about the disease.
In July 2006, Earth Biofuels announced that Roberts became a spokeswoman for the company and will be chairman of the company’s newly formed Advisory Board promoting the use of renewable fuels such as biodiesel and ethanol.
