Julianne Moore

Julianne Moore (born Julie Anne Smith; December 3, 1960)[1] is an American actress with Scottish origins. She was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina.[2] She has been nominated for four Oscars, six Golden Globes, three BAFTAs and nine Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Julianne Moore
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Born
Julie Anne Smith

(1960-12-03) December 3, 1960 (age 62)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActress, children's book author
Years active1983–present
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Spouse(s)
John Gould Rubin (m. 1986–1995)
(divorced)
Bart Freundlich (m. 2003)
ChildrenSon and daughter
Moore in 2008

After studying theatre at Boston University Moore began her acting career in 1983 with minor roles. She then joined the soap opera As the World Turns. She had several supporting roles in movies. Her performance in Boogie Nights (1997) brought her fame.

Her success continued with movies such as The Big Lebowski (1998), The End of the Affair (1999) and Magnolia (1999). She received particular praise for acting as a betrayed wife in Far from Heaven (2002). This won several awards. The same year, she was also nominated for several awards for her work in The Hours. The critics have liked her for her recent performances in The Kids Are All Right and portraying Sarah Palin in Game Change.

She won an Oscar for Best Actress for her performance in Still Alice (2014).

Personal life

Moore was born to an American father and a Scottish mother.

Moore was married to John Gould Rubin from 1986 until they divorced in 1995.

Since August 23, 2003 she has been married to Bart Freundlich. They have a son, Caleb Moore Freundlich (born on December 4, 1997) and a daughter, Liv Helen Moore Freundlich (born on April 11, 2002).[3]

Her mother had emigrated from Scotland. Her father was a military in the US Army.

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
1984 Edge of Night, TheThe Edge of Night Carmen Engler
1985–
1988& 2010, 1986–
1988
As the World Turns Frannie Hughes
Sabrina Hughes
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series (1988)
1987 I'll Take Manhattan India West
1989 Money, Power, Murder Peggy Lynn Brady
1990 Tales from the Darkside: The Movie Susan
1990 Adult Comedy, AnAn Adult Comedy Lead Television pilot, produced by Sarah Lawson
1991 Cast a Deadly Spell Connie Stone
1991 Last to Go, TheThe Last to Go Marcy
1992 Hand That Rocks the Cradle, TheThe Hand That Rocks the Cradle Marlene Craven Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress
1992 Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag, TheThe Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag Elinor
1993 Body of Evidence Sharon Dulaney
1993 Benny & Joon Ruthie
1993 Luck, Trust & Ketchup Herself
1993 Fugitive, TheThe Fugitive Dr. Anne Eastman
1993 Short Cuts Marian Wyman Golden Globe Special Ensemble Award
Volpi Cup
Nominated — Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female
1994 Vanya on 42nd Street Yelena Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress
Nominated — Chlotrudis Award for Best Actress
1995 Safe Carol White Nominated — Chlotrudis Award for Best Actress
Nominated — Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Female
1995 Roommates Beth Holzcek
1995 Nine Months Rebecca Taylor
1995 Assassins Electra
1996 Surviving Picasso Dora Maar
1997 Lost World: Jurassic Park, TheThe Lost World: Jurassic Park Dr. Sarah Harding Nominated — Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actress – Sci-Fi
1997 Myth of Fingerprints, TheThe Myth of Fingerprints Mia Nominated — Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress
1997 Boogie Nights Amber Waves Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress
Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cast
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress
Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
Nominated — Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated — Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actress
(also for The Myth of Fingerprints)
Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
1997 Lost World: Jurassic Park – Chaos Island, TheThe Lost World: Jurassic Park – Chaos Island Dr. Sarah Harding Voice role
1998 Big Lebowski, TheThe Big Lebowski Maude Lebowski Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
1998 Hellcab Distraught Woman
1998 Psycho Lila Crane
1999 Cookie's Fortune Cora Duvall Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
1999 Ideal Husband, AnAn Ideal Husband Mrs. Laura Cheveley Nominated — Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
1999 Map of the World, AA Map of the World Theresa Collins
1999 End of the Affair, TheThe End of the Affair Sarah Miles Nominated — Academy Award for Best Actress
Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
Nominated — Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
Nominated — Chlotrudis Award for Best Actress (also for An Ideal Husband)
Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
Nominated — London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress
Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
1999 Magnolia Linda Partridge Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cast
National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress
National Board of Review Award for Best Cast
Nominated — Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Nominated — Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actress – Drama
2000 Ladies Man, TheThe Ladies Man Audrey
2000 Not I Mouth
2001 Hannibal Agent Clarice Starling Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Actress
2001 Evolution Dr. Allison Reed
2001 Shipping News, TheThe Shipping News Wavey Prowse
2001 World Traveler Dulcie
2002 Far from Heaven Cathy Whitaker Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
Chlotrudis Award for Best Actress
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress
Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Female
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress
London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress (also for The Hours)
National Board of Review Award for Best Actress
Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress
Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress
San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress
Seattle Film Critics Award for Best Actress
Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association for Best Actress
Volpi Cup
Village Voice Film Poll – Best Lead Performance
Nominated — Academy Award for Best Actress
Nominated — Empire Award for Best Actress
Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
2002 Hours, TheThe Hours Laura Brown Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress (also for Far from Heaven)
Silver Bear for Best Actress (shared with Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman)
Nominated — Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Nominated — Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated — Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated — Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast
Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
2004 Marie and Bruce Marie
2004 Laws of Attraction Audrey Woods
2004 Forgotten, TheThe Forgotten Telly Paretta Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Actress
2005 Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio, TheThe Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio Evelyn Ryan Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
2005
2007
Naked Brothers Band: The Movie, TheThe Naked Brothers Band: The Movie Herself Cameo in the initial 2005 indie-film festival winner, which later became the pilot for the 2007 TV series The Naked Brothers Band, created by her celebrity family-friend, the actress Polly Draper.
2006 Freedomland Brenda Martin
2006 Trust the Man Rebecca
2006 Children of Men Julian
2007 Next Callie Ferris
2007 I'm Not There Alice Robert Altman Award (shared with Acting Ensemble, Director and Casting Director)
2008 Savage Grace Barbara Daly Baekeland
2008 Eagle Eye ARIIA Voice role; uncredited
2008 Blindness Doctor's Wife Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Actress
Nominated — Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress in a Canadian Film
2009 Ballad of G.I. Joe, TheThe Ballad of G.I. Joe Scarlett Video short
2009 Private Lives of Pippa Lee, TheThe Private Lives of Pippa Lee Kat
2009 Single Man, AA Single Man Charlotte Hollywood Film Festival Best Supporting Actress
Nominated — Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated — Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated — Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
Nominated — Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association for Best Supporting Actress
2009 Chloe Catherine
2009 30 Rock Nancy Donovan Episodes: "Secret Santa", "Winter Madness", "Lee Marvin vs. Derek Jeter", "Emanuelle Goes to Dinosaur Land" and "I Do Do"
2010 Elektra Luxx Virgin Mary Uncredited cameo role
2010 Shelter Cara
2010 Kids Are All Right, TheThe Kids Are All Right Jules Chlotrudis Award for Best Cast
Comedy Film Award for Best Actress
Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Nominated — Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Nominated — Gotham Awards for Best Ensemble Performance
Nominated — Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress
Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
2011 Crazy, Stupid, Love. Emily Weaver Nominated — Detroit Film Critics Society for Best Ensemble
2012 Game Change Sarah Palin Television film
Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Movie/Miniseries Actress
Nominated — Golden Nymph Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Film
Nominated — PAAFTJ Television Award for Best Lead Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie
Pending — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
2012 Being Flynn Jody Flynn
2012 The English Teacher Linda Sinclair post-production
2012 What Maisie Knew Susanna post-production
2013 The Seventh Son Mother Malkin filming
2013 Don Jon's Addiction filming
2013 Carrie Margaret White filming

Awards

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
1988 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Ingenue in a Drama Series As the World Turns Won
1989 Soap Opera Digest Awards Best Supporting Actress - Daytime As the World Turns Nominated
1993 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films Best Supporting Actress The Hand That Rocks the Cradle Nominated
Venice Film Festival Special Volpi Cup Short Cuts Won
1994 Boston Society of Film Critics Awards Best Actress Vanya on 42nd Street Won
Golden Globe Best Ensemble Short Cuts Won
Independent Spirit Awards Best Supporting Actress Short Cuts Nominated
1995 Chlotrudis Awards Best Actress Vanya on 42nd Street Nominated
1996 Chlotrudis Awards Best Actress Safe Nominated
Independent Spirit Awards Best Lead Actress Safe Nominated
1997 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Best Supporting Actress Boogie Nights Won
1998 Academy Award Best Supporting Actress Boogie Nights Nominated
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards Favorite Actress - Sci-Fi The Lost World: Jurassic Park Nominated
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Best Supporting Actress Boogie Nights Nominated
Chlotrudis Awards Best Supporting Actress Boogie Nights and The Myth of Fingerprints Nominated
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards Best Ensemble Boogie Nights Won
Best Supporting Actress Boogie Nights Won
Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Boogie Nights Nominated
National Society of Film Critics Awards Best Supporting Actress Boogie Nights Won
Online Film Critics Society Awards Best Supporting Actress The Myth of Fingerprints Nominated
Satellite Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Drama Boogie Nights Won
Screen Actors Guild Awards Best Ensemble Boogie Nights Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Boogie Nights Nominated
1999 National Board of Review Best Ensemble Magnolia Won
Best Supporting Actress Magnolia, A Map of the World and An Ideal Husband Won
Satellite Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical The Big Lebowski Nominated
2000 Academy Award Best Lead Actress The End of the Affair Nominated
BAFTA Award Best Lead Actress The End of the Affair Nominated
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards Best Supporting Actress - Drama Magnolia Nominated
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Best Actress The End of the Affair Nominated
Best Supporting Actress The Hours Nominated
Chlotrudis Awards Best Actress The End of the Affair and An Ideal Husband Nominated
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards Best Supporting Actress Cookie's Fortune Won
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards Best Ensemble Magnolia Won
Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical An Ideal Husband Nominated
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama The End of the Affair Nominated
National Society of Film Critics Awards Best Supporting Actress Magnolia, Cookie's Fortune, A Map of the World and An Ideal Husband 2nd Place
Best Actress The End of the Affair 3rd Place
Online Film Critics Society Awards Best Supporting Actress Magnolia Nominated
Satellite Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical An Ideal Husband Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards Best Ensemble Magnolia Nominated
Best Lead Actress The End of the Affair Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Magnolia Nominated
2001 London Critics Circle Film Awards Actress of the Year The End of the Affair Nominated
MTV Movie Awards Best Kiss Hannibal Nominated
Sundance Film Festival Tribute to Independent Vision Award Won
2002 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films Best Actress Hannibal Won
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards Best Actress Far from Heaven 2nd Place
Gotham Awards Actor Award Won
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Best Actress Far from Heaven and The Hours Won
National Board of Review Best Actress Far from Heaven Won
New York Film Critics Circle Awards Best Actress Far from Heaven 2nd Place
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards Best Actress Far from Heaven Won
Seattle Film Critics Awards Best Actress Far from Heaven Won
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards Best Actress Far from Heaven Won
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards Best Female Performance Far from Heaven Won
Venice Film Festival Best Actress - Audience Award Far from Heaven Won
Best Actress - Volpi Cup Far from Heaven Won
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards Best Actress Far from Heaven Won
Best Ensemble The Hours Nominated
2003 Academy Award Best Lead Actress Far from Heaven Nominated
Best Supporting Actress The Hours Nominated
BAFTA Award Best Supporting Actress The Hours Nominated
Berlin International Film Festival Best Actress The Hours Won
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards Best Actress Far from Heaven Won
Central Ohio Film Critics Association Best Actress Far from Heaven 2nd Place
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Best Actress Far from Heaven Won
Best Supporting Actress The Hours Nominated
Chlotrudis Awards Best Actress Far from Heaven Won
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards Best Actress Far from Heaven Won
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards Best Actress Far from Heaven Won
Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama Far from Heaven Nominated
Independent Spirit Awards Best Female Lead Far from Heaven Won
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards Best Actress Far from Heaven Won
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards Best Supporting Actress The Hours Nominated
Online Film Critics Society Awards Best Actress Far from Heaven Won
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards Best Lead Actress Far from Heaven Won
Best Ensemble The Hours Nominated
Satellite Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama Far from Heaven Nominated
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Drama The Hours Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards Best Lead Actress Far from Heaven Nominated
Best Supporting Actress The Hours Nominated
Best Ensemble The Hours Nominated
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Best Actress Far from Heaven Won
2004 Empire Awards Best Actress Far from Heaven Nominated
GLAAD Media Awards Excellence in Media Award Won
London Critics Circle Film Awards Actress of the Year Far from Heaven Won
Sant Jordi Awards Best Foreign Actress The Hours and Far from Heaven Won
2005 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films Best Actress The Forgotten Nominated
People's Choice Awards Favorite Female Movie Star Nominated
Satellite Awards Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio Nominated
Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie Scary Scene The Forgotten Nominated
2006 TV Land Awards Big Screen/Little Screen Star Nominated
2009 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films Best Actress Blindness Nominated
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Best Supporting Actress A Single Man Nominated
Hollywood Film Festival Supporting Actress of the Year Won
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Best Actress in a Canadian Film Blindness Nominated
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards Best Supporting Actress A Single Man Nominated
2010 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards Best Supporting Actress A Single Man Nominated
Chlotrudis Awards Best Supporting Actress A Single Man Nominated
Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture A Single Man Nominated
Gotham Awards Best Ensemble Cast The Kids Are All Right Nominated
Online Film Critics Society Awards Best Supporting Actress A Single Man Nominated
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards Best Lead Actress The Kids Are All Right Nominated
Best Ensemble The Kids Are All Right Nominated
Rome Film Fest Career Award Won
Santa Barbara International Film Festival Montecito Award Won
Satellite Awards Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical The Kids Are All Right Nominated
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards Best Ensemble The Kids Are All Right Nominated
2011 BAFTA Award Best Lead Actress The Kids Are All Right Nominated
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards Best Acting Ensemble The Kids Are All Right Nominated
Central Ohio Film Critics Association Best Actress The Kids Are All Right Nominated
Best Ensemble The Kids Are All Right Nominated
Chlotrudis Awards Best Ensemble The Kids Are All Right Won
Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical The Kids Are All Right Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture The Kids Are All Right Nominated
2012 Critics' Choice Television Award Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries Game Change Won
Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie Game Change Pending

Julianne Moore Media

References

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