- Born
- Birth nameJulia Fiona Roberts
- Nickname
- Jules
- Height1.73 m
- Julia Fiona Roberts never dreamed she would become the most popular actress in America. She was born in Smyrna, Georgia, to Betty Lou (Bredemus) and Walter Grady Roberts, one-time actors and playwrights, and is of English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, German, and Swedish descent. As a child, due to her love of animals, Julia originally wanted to be a veterinarian, but later studied journalism. When her brother, Eric Roberts, achieved some success in Hollywood, Julia decided to try acting. Her first break came in 1988 when she appeared in two youth-oriented movies Mystic Pizza (1988) and Satisfaction (1988). The movies introduced her to a new audience who instantly fell in love with this pretty woman. Julia's biggest success was in the signature movie Pretty Woman (1990), for which Julia got an Oscar nomination, and also won the People's Choice award for Favorite Actress. Even though Julia would spend the next few years either starring in serious movies, or playing fantasy roles like Tinkerbell, the movie audiences would always love Julia best in romantic comedies. With Le mariage de mon meilleur ami (1997) Julia gave the genre fresh life that had been lacking in Hollywood for some time. Offscreen, after a brief marriage, Julia has been romantically linked with several actors, and married cinematographer Daniel Moder in 2002; the couple has three children together.
Julia has also become involved with UNICEF charities and has made visits to many different countries, including Haiti and India, in order to promote goodwill. Julia Robert remains one of the most popular and sought-after talents in Hollywood.- IMDb mini biography by: kdhaisch@aol.com
- SpousesDaniel Moder(July 4, 2002 - present) (3 children)Lyle Lovett(June 25, 1993 - March 22, 1995) (divorced)
- Children
- ParentsBetty Lou Roberts (Bredemus)Walter Grady Roberts
- RelativesEric Roberts(Sibling)Nancy Motes(Half Sibling)Lisa Roberts Gillan(Sibling)Emma Roberts(Niece or Nephew)
- Her bright smile
- Gentle voice
- Her mole
- Refused to star in La proposition (2009) unless Disney offered her a higher salary; eventually, Disney hired Sandra Bullock for even less money than it had offered Roberts, and the film became one of the highest-grossing romantic comedies, ever.
- As a gesture of thanks for giving her children music lessons, Coretta Scott King paid the hospital bills when the pregnant Mrs. Roberts' delivered her next child. That child ended up being Julia.
- 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.
- Her films have grossed more than $ 2 billion at the US box office, making her the biggest female movie star of all time.
- Only agreed to film her Bali scenes from Mange, prie, aime (2010) on location if the producers agreed to allow her to have her family over there during the shoot.
- I enjoy hats. And when one has filthy hair, that is a good accessory.
- I'm too tall to be a girl, I never had enough dresses to be a lady, I wouldn't call myself a woman. I'd say I'm somewhere between a chick and a broad.
- My real hair color is kind of a dark blonde. Now I just have mood hair.
- [in a 1998 interview) I've sort of grown into my cuteness.
- [about President George W. Bush's daughters being caught with alcohol as minor] We all need to take a deep breath and think about being a Bush daughter and having that cross to bear. I'd go out and have a couple of drinks, too.
- Le Monde après nous (2023) - $25,000,000 (includes back-end)
- Homecoming (2018) - $600,000 per episode
- Wonder (2017) - $6,000,000
- Joyeuse Fête des Mères (2016) - $3,000,000
- Blanche Neige (2012) - $10,000,000
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