Julia Roberts

Julia Roberts
Roberts at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival premiere of Jesus Henry Christ
Born	Julia Fiona Roberts (1967-10-28) October 28, 1967 Smyrna, Georgia, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actress, executive producer
Years active	1987–present
Spouse(s)	Lyle Lovett (1993–1995) Daniel Moder (2002–present)
Children	Phinnaeus Moder (son) Henry Daniel Moder (son) Hazel Moder (daughter)
Parent(s)	Betty Lou Bredemus (mother) Walter Grady Roberts (father)
Family	Eric Roberts (brother) Lisa Roberts Gillan (sister) Emma Roberts (niece)

Julia Fiona Roberts (born October 28, 1967) is an American actress and producer. She is best known for her roles in the movies Steel Magnolias (1989), Pretty Woman (1990), Runaway Bride (1998) and Erin Brockovich (2000). Roberts regularly plays characters of attractive powerful women. She has been among People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in the world eight times.

It is commonly mistaken that Julia's birth name is "Julie". Roberts has said in interviews that "Julie" was a nickname given to her by classmates in elementary school, and she never took well to it. She reverted to her original name "Julia Roberts" when she discovered that a "Julie Roberts" was already registered with the Screen Actors Guild. Roberts originally wanted to be a veterinarian (an animal doctor), but later studied journalism. When her brother, Eric Roberts, achieved success in Hollywood, Julia decided to try acting. Her first breakthrough came when she played in two youth-oriented movies called Mystic Pizza and Satisfaction, both filmed in 1987. Roberts' sister Lisa Roberts Gillan and niece Emma Roberts are actresses.

Early life and family

Roberts was born in Smyrna, Georgia, to Betty Lou (née Bredemus) and Walter Grady Roberts She is of English, Scottish, Irish, Welsh, German, and Swedish ancestry. Her father was a Baptist and her mother a Roman Catholic, and she was raised a Catholic. Her older brother, Eric Roberts, from whom she was estranged until 2004; sister Lisa Roberts Gillan; and niece Emma Roberts, are also actors.

Personal life

Roberts' first marriage was to musician Lyle Lovett; they divorced. She and her husband Danny Moder have three children. She gave birth to twins, Hazel Patricia and Phinnaeus Walter, in 2004. In 2007, she gave birth to a son, Henry Daniel.

Roberts is a convert to Hinduism.

Filmography

Title	Year	Role	Director(s)	Notes
Firehouse	1987	Babs	Ing J. Christian Ingvordsen	Uncredited Straight-to-video release
Satisfaction	1988	Shane Daryle Shane	Free Joan Freeman
Mystic Pizza	1988	Arujo Daisy Arujo	Pet Donald Petrie
Blood Red	1989	Collogero Marisa Collogero	Mas Peter Masterson	Filmed in 1986
Steel Magnolias	1989	Latcherie Shelby Eatenton Latcherie	Ross Herbert Ross
Pretty Woman	1990	Ward Vivian Ward	Mar Garry Marshall
Flatliners	1990	Mannus Rachel Mannus	Sch Joel Schumacher
Sleeping with the Enemy	1991	Burney Laura Williams Burney/ Sara Waters	Rub Joseph Ruben
Dying Young	1991	O'Neil Hilary O'Neil	Sch Joel Schumacher
Hook	1991	Tinker Bell	Spi Steven Spielberg
Player The Player	1992	Herself	Alt Robert Altman	Cameo
Pelican Brief The Pelican Brief	1993	Shaw Darby Shaw	Pak Alan J. Pakula
I Love Trouble	1994	Peterson Sabrina Peterson	Shy Charles Shyer
Prêt-à-Porter	1994	Eisenhower Anne Eisenhower	Alt Robert Altman
Something to Talk About	1995	Bichon Grace King Bichon	Hal Lasse Hallström
Mary Reilly	1996	Reilly Mary Reilly	Fre Stephen Frears
Michael Collins	1996	Kiernan Kitty Kiernan	Jor Neil Jordan
Everyone Says I Love You	1996	Sidell Von Sidell	All Woody Allen
My Best Friend's Wedding	1997	Potter Julianne Potter	Hog P.J. Hogan
Conspiracy Theory	1997	Sutton Alice Sutton	Don Richard Donner
Stepmom	1998	Kelly Isabel Kelly	Col Chris Columbus	Also executive producer
Notting Hill	1999	Scott Anna Scott	Mic Roger Michell
Runaway Bride	1999	Carpenter Maggie Carpenter	Mar Garry Marshall
Erin Brockovich	2000	Brockovich Erin Brockovich	Sod Steven Soderbergh
Mexican The Mexican	2001	Barzel Samantha Barzel	Ver Gore Verbinski
America's Sweethearts	2001	Harrison Kiki Harrison	Rot Joe Roth
Ocean's Eleven	2001	Ocean Tess Ocean	Sod Steven Soderbergh
Grand Champion	2002	Jolene	Tub Barry Tubb
Full Frontal	2002	Francesca/Catherine	Sod Steven Soderbergh
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind	2002	Watson Patricia Watson	Clooney George Clooney
Mona Lisa Smile	2003	Watson Katherine Ann Watson	new Mike Newell
Tell Them Who You Are	2004	Herself	Wex Mark Wexler
Closer	2004	Cameron Anna Cameron	Nic Mike Nichols
Ocean's Twelve	2004	Ocean Tess Ocean	Sod Steven Soderbergh
Ant The Ant Bully	2006	Hova	Dav John A. Davis	Voice only
Charlotte's Web	2006	Charlotte the Spider	Win Gary Winick	Voice only
Charlie Wilson's War	2007	Herring Joanne Herring	Nic Mike Nichols
Fireflies in the Garden	2008	Taylor Lisa Taylor	lee Dennis Lee
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl	2008	—	Roz Patricia Rozema	Executive producer
Duplicity	2009	Stenwick Claire Stenwick	Gil Tony Gilroy
Valentine's Day	2010	Hazeltine Captain Kate Hazeltine	Mar Garry Marshall
Eat Pray Love	2010	Gilbert Elizabeth Gilbert	Mur Ryan Murphy
Jesus Henry Christ	2011	—	lee Dennis Lee	Executive producer
Love, Wedding, Marriage	2011	Ava's Therapist	Mul Dermot Mulroney	Voice only
Larry Crowne	2011	Tainot Mercedes Tainot	hanks Tom Hanks
Mirror, Mirror	2012	Queen Clementianna	Singh Tarsem Singh
August: Osage County	2013	Fordham Barbara Fordham	Wells John Wells
Secret Secret in Their Eyes	2015	Cobb Jess Cobb	Ray Billy Ray
Mother's Day	2016	Miranda	Mar Garry Marshall
Money Monster	2016	Fenn Patty Fenn	Foster Jodie Foster
Smurfs: The Lost Village	2017	Smurf Willow	Asb Kelly Asbury	Voice only
Wonder	2017	Pullman Isabel Pullman	chb Stephen Chbosky
Ben Is Back	2018	Burns Holly Burns	Hed Peter Hedges

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