Julia Roberts
Actor, Celebrity
1967 –
Who is Julia Roberts?
Julia Fiona Roberts is an American actress. She became a Hollywood star after headlining the romantic comedy Pretty Woman, which grossed $464 million worldwide. After receiving Golden Globe Awards and Academy Award nominations for Steel Magnolias and Pretty Woman, she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Erin Brockovich. Her films Mystic Pizza, The Pelican Brief, My Best Friend's Wedding, Notting Hill, Runaway Bride, Ocean's Eleven, Ocean's Twelve, Charlie Wilson's War, Valentine's Day, Eat Pray Love, and Mirror Mirror have collectively brought box office receipts of over $2.6 billion, making her one of the most successful actresses in terms of box office receipts.
Roberts had become one of the highest-paid actresses in the world, topping The Hollywood Reporter's annual "power list" of top-earning female stars from 2005 to 2006. Her fee for 1990's Pretty Woman was $300,000; in 2003, she was paid an unprecedented $25 million for her role in Mona Lisa Smile. As of 2010, Roberts's net worth was estimated to be $140 million.
Roberts has been named one of People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People in the World" eleven times, tied with Halle Berry. In 2011, she was named one of the "100 Hottest Women of All-Time" by Men's Health. In 2001, Ladies Home Journal ranked her as the 11th most powerful woman in the United States.
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- Born
- Oct 28, 1967
Atlanta - Also known as
- Julia Fiona Roberts
- Jules
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Lyle Lovett
(1993/06/25 - 1995/03/22) - Daniel Moder
(2002/07/04 - )
- Lyle Lovett
- Children
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Ethnicity
- Irish American
- Swedish American
- German American
- Welsh American
- English American
- Scottish American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Campbell High School
- Griffin Middle School
- Fitzhugh Lee Elementary School
- Georgia State University
- Campbell High School
- Lived in
- Atlanta
- Malibu
- Taos
- New York City
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on July 23, 2013
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