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Julia Roberts

Julia Roberts

Acting

Born: October 28, 1967Smyrna, Georgia, USA

Julia Fiona Roberts (born October 28, 1967) is an American actress. Known for her leading roles in films encompassing a variety of genres, she has received multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and three Golden Globe Awards. The films in which she has starred have collectively grossed over $3.9 billion globally, making her one of Hollywood's most bankable stars. After an early breakthrough with appearances in Mystic Pizza (1988) and Steel Magnolias (1989), Roberts established herself as a leading actress when she headlined the top-grossing romantic comedy Pretty Woman (1990). She starred in numerous commercially successful films throughout the 1990s, including the romantic comedies My Best Friend's Wedding (1997), Notting Hill (1999) and Runaway Bride (1999). She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for playing the title role in the biographical drama Erin Brockovich (2000). Roberts achieved further film success in the following decades with Ocean's Eleven (2001), Ocean's Twelve (2004), Charlie Wilson's War (2007), Valentine's Day (2010), Eat Pray Love (2010), August: Osage County (2013), Wonder (2017), Ticket to Paradise (2022), and Leave the World Behind (2023). Roberts also received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for the HBO television film The Normal Heart (2014), had her first regular television role in the first season of the Amazon Prime Video psychological thriller series Homecoming (2018), and portrayed Martha Mitchell in the Starz political limited series Gaslit (2022). In addition to acting, Roberts runs the production company Red Om Films, through which she has served as an executive producer for various projects she has starred in and the first four films of the American Girl franchise (2004–2008). She has acted as the global ambassador for Lancôme since 2009. She was the world's highest-paid actress throughout the majority of the 1990s and the first half of the 2000s. She received a then-unprecedented fee of $20 million and $25 million for her roles in Erin Brockovich (2000) and Mona Lisa Smile (2003), respectively. As of 2020, Roberts's net worth was estimated to be $250 million. People magazine has named her the most beautiful woman in the world a record five times.

Known For
Filmography
Panic Carefully

Panic Carefully

2027
After the Hunt

After the Hunt

Alma Imhoff

2025
Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy

Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy

Self (archive footage)

2025
2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Self

2024
Leave the World Behind

Leave the World Behind

Amanda Sandford

2023
Tom Hanks: The Nomad

Tom Hanks: The Nomad

Self (archive footage)

2023
Ticket to Paradise

Ticket to Paradise

Georgia Cotton

2022
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall

The Happy Days of Garry Marshall

Self

2020
Let's Dance

Let's Dance

Segment: "The Commuter"

2018
Ben Is Back

Ben Is Back

Holly Burns

2018
Wonder

Wonder

Isabel

2017
Smurfs: The Lost Village

Smurfs: The Lost Village

Smurfwillow (voice)

2017
Money Monster

Money Monster

Patty Fenn

2016
Mother's Day

Mother's Day

Miranda Collins

2016
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live

Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live

Self - Special Guest

2015
Secret in Their Eyes

Secret in Their Eyes

Jess

2015
The Normal Heart

The Normal Heart

Dr. Emma Brookner

2014
August: Osage County

August: Osage County

Barbara Weston

2013
Mirror Mirror

Mirror Mirror

Evil Queen

2012
Larry Crowne

Larry Crowne

Mercedes Tainot

2011
Love, Wedding, Marriage

Love, Wedding, Marriage

Ava's Therapist (voice)

2011
His Way

His Way

Self

2011
Eat Pray Love

Eat Pray Love

Elizabeth 'Liz' Gilbert

2010
Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day

Captain Kate Hazeltine

2010
Duplicity

Duplicity

Claire Stenwick

2009
Fireflies in the Garden

Fireflies in the Garden

Lisa Waechter

2008
Charlie Wilson's War

Charlie Wilson's War

Joanne Herring

2007
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition

AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition

Self

2007
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens

Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens

Self

2007
Charlotte's Web

Charlotte's Web

Charlotte the Spider (voice)

2006
The Ant Bully

The Ant Bully

Hova (voice)

2006
Who Needs Sleep?

Who Needs Sleep?

Self

2006
Beslan: Three Days in September

Beslan: Three Days in September

Narrator (voice)

2006
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast

Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast

Self - Presenter

2005
Ocean's Twelve

Ocean's Twelve

Tess Ocean

2004
Closer

Closer

Anna

2004
Tell Them Who You Are

Tell Them Who You Are

Self

2004
Grand Champion

Grand Champion

Jolene

2004
Mona Lisa Smile

Mona Lisa Smile

Katherine Ann Watson

2003
Law & Order: Corruption Empire

Law & Order: Corruption Empire

2003
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

Patricia Watson

2002
Full Frontal

Full Frontal

Francesca / Catherine

2002

'Ocean's Eleven': The Look of the Con

Self

2002
Ocean's Eleven

Ocean's Eleven

Tess Ocean

2001
America | A Tribute to Heroes

America | A Tribute to Heroes

Self

2001
America's Sweethearts

America's Sweethearts

Kathleen 'Kiki' Harrison

2001
The Mexican

The Mexican

Samantha Barzel

2001
Wild Horses of Mongolia with Julia Roberts

Wild Horses of Mongolia with Julia Roberts

Self

2000
Light Keeps Me Company

Light Keeps Me Company

Self

2000
Erin Brockovich

Erin Brockovich

Erin Brockovich

2000
Runaway Bride

Runaway Bride

Maggie Carpenter

1999
Notting Hill

Notting Hill

Anna Scott

1999
Stepmom

Stepmom

Isabel Kelly

1998
Conspiracy Theory

Conspiracy Theory

Alice Sutton

1997
Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!

Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!

Self

1997
My Best Friend's Wedding

My Best Friend's Wedding

Julianne Potter

1997
Everyone Says I Love You

Everyone Says I Love You

Von Sidell

1996
Michael Collins

Michael Collins

Kitty Kiernan

1996
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

Self (archive footage)

1996
Mary Reilly

Mary Reilly

Mary Reilly

1996
Something to Talk About

Something to Talk About

Grace King Bichon

1995
Prêt-à-Porter

Prêt-à-Porter

Anne Eisenhower

1994
I Love Trouble

I Love Trouble

Sabrina Peterson

1994
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

Self (archive footage)

1994
Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo

Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo

Self

1994
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration

Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration

Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")

1993
The Pelican Brief

The Pelican Brief

Darby Shaw

1993
The Player

The Player

Julia Roberts

1992
Dying Young

Dying Young

Hilary O'Neil

1991
Hook

Hook

Tinkerbell

1991
Sleeping with the Enemy

Sleeping with the Enemy

Laura Burney / Sara Walters

1991
Flatliners

Flatliners

Rachel Mannus

1990
Pretty Woman

Pretty Woman

Vivian Ward

1990
Steel Magnolias

Steel Magnolias

Shelby Eatenton Latcherie

1989
Blood Red

Blood Red

Maria Collogero

1989
Mystic Pizza

Mystic Pizza

Daisy

1988
Baja Oklahoma

Baja Oklahoma

Candy Hutchins

1988
Satisfaction

Satisfaction

Daryle

1988
Firehouse

Firehouse

Babs (uncredited)

1987