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 Julia Roberts biography:
Acting seems to be in Julia Roberts’ blood with parents who met on-stage. Since her 1988 film debut in the film Blood Red, Roberts has steadily crafted her acting skills to become one of the most well-known actresses in Hollywood.
Audiences were captured by Julia Roberts’ well-played role in Steel Magnolias (1989), which won her her first major award—a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress. She would acquire another Golden Globe, this time for Best Actress, for her winning performance in the classic romantic movie, Pretty Woman (1990). Julia Roberts would go on to play numerous roles in dramas like The Pelican Brief (1993) and Michael Collins (1996), and Stepmom (1998), romantic comedies such as My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997) and Notting Hill (1999), and box-office big hits like Ocean’s Eleven (2001) and Charlie Wilson’s War (2007).
Her biggest role, however, was that of Erin Brockovich in the 2000 Steven Soderbergh film Erin Brockovich. Julia Roberts’ portrayal of real-life Brockovich won her an Academy Award for Best Actress as well as a Golden Globe and the Screen Actors Guild Award that year.
Julia Roberts quote:
“I'm just a girl from a little town in Georgia who had this giant, absurd dream.” |
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| Career Highlights |
Non-acting careers:
Model before her acting career took off; Redom Films production company | Big break:
Steel Magnolias (1989), Pretty Woman (1990) | | Defining characters: | Best movies:
1988 Miami Vice
1988 Mystic Pizza
1988 Satisfaction
1989 Steel Magnolias
1990 Flatliners
1990 Pretty Woman
1991 Hook
1993 The Pelican Brief
1994 I Love Trouble
1995 Something to Talk About
1996 Everyone Says I Love You
1996 Michael Collins
1997 Conspiracy Theory
1997 My Best Friend's Wedding
1998 Stepmom
1999 Runaway Bride
1999 Notting Hill
2000 Erin Brockovich
2001 Ocean's Eleven
2001 America's Sweethearts
2001 The Mexican
2002 Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
2002 Grand Champion
2003 Mona Lisa Smile
2004 Ocean's Twelve
2004 Closer
2006 Charlotte's Web
2006 The Ant Bully
2007 Charlie Wilson's War
2008 Fireflies in the Garden | | Best TV: | Stage credits:
Three Days of Rain in 2006 | | Endorsements: | | Other notable appearances/credits: | Top awards:
1988 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress in Steel Magnolias
1991 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in Pretty Woman
2000 Academy Award for Best Actress in Erin Brockovich
2000 Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress in Erin Brockovich
2001 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in Erin Brockovich
Nominated multiple times for Academy Awards, Golden Globe Awards, BAFTA Awards, and Saturn Awards for Pretty Woman, Sleeping with the Enemy, My Best Friend’s Wedding, and Notting Hill between 1990 and 1999.
In 2000, her astounding performance as Erin Brockovich in the 2000 film of the same name won her an Academy Award for Best Actress as well as the Best Actress title in the Golden Globes, BAFTA, NBR, and SAG awards. | | Other: |
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