Julia Roberts Biography (1967-)

Original name, Julie Fiona Roberts; born October 28, 1967, in Smyrna, GA; daughter of Walter Roberts (an acting workshop proprietor, actor, writer, and salesperson) and Betty Motes (an acting workshop proprietor, actress, real estate agent, and church secretary); sister of Eric Roberts (an actor) and Lisa Roberts (an actress); aunt of Emma Roberts (an actress); married Lyle Lovett (a singer and songwriter), June 27, 1993 (divorced, March 22, 1995); married Daniel "Danny" Moder (a camera operator and photographer), July 4, 2002. Addresses: Office: Red Om Films, 16 West 19th St., 12th Floor, New York, NY10011.; Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills,CA 90212.; Publicist: Engelman & Company, 156 Fifth Ave., Suite 711, NewYork, NY 10010.

Nationality
American
Gender
Female
Occupation
Actress
Birth Details
October 28, 1967
Smyrna, Georgia, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Appearances
  • Tracks, 1976
  • Maria Collogero, Blood Red, filmed in 1986, released in 1989
  • (Uncredited) Babs, Firehouse, 1987
  • Daisy Arujo, Mystic Pizza, Samuel Goldwyn, 1988
  • Daryle Shane, Satisfaction (also known as Girls of Summer),Twentieth Century-Fox, 1988
  • Call girl, Off the Boulevard, Touchstone, 1989
  • Shelby Eatenton Latcherie, Steel Magnolias, TriStar, 1989
  • Rachel Mannus, Flatliners (also known as L'experience interdite, Linea mortale, and Morte imminente), Columbia, 1990
  • Vivian "Viv" Ward, Pretty Woman, Buena Vista, 1990
  • Hilary O'Neil, Dying Young, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991
  • Sara Waters/Laura Burney, Sleeping with the Enemy (also known as Les nuits avec mon ennemi and Feind in Meinem Bett), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991
  • Tinkerbell, Hook, TriStar, 1991
  • (Uncredited) Herself, The Player, Fine Line, 1992
  • Darby Shaw, The Pelican Brief, Warner Bros., 1993
  • Anne Eisenhower, Pret-a-Porter (also known as Ready to Wearand Pret-a-Porter: Ready to Wear), Miramax, 1994
  • Sabrina Peterson, I Love Trouble, Buena Vista, 1994
  • Grace King Bichon, Something to Talk about (also known as The Game of Love, Grace under Pressure, The King of Carolina, and Sisters), Warner Bros., 1995
  • Herself, Elmo Says Boo, 1996
  • Kitty Kiernan, Michael Collins, Warner Bros., 1996
  • Title role, Mary Reilly, TriStar, 1996
  • Von, Everyone Says I Love You, Miramax, 1996
  • Alice Sutton, Conspiracy Theory, Warner Bros., 1997
  • Julianne Potter, My Best Friend's Wedding, Columbia/TriStar, 1997
  • Isabel Kelly, Stepmom, Columbia, 1998
  • Anna Scott, Notting Hill, Universal, 1999
  • Maggie Carpenter, Runaway Bride (also known as Pretty Bride), Paramount, 1999
  • Title role, Erin Brockovich, Universal, 2000
  • Herself, Ljuset haaller mig saallskap (documentary; also known asLight Keeps Me Company), First Run Features, 2000
  • The Moviegoer, 2000
  • Kathleen "Kiki" Harrison, America's Sweethearts, Columbia, 2001
  • Samantha Barzel, The Mexican, DreamWorks Distribution, 2001
  • Tess Ocean, Ocean's Eleven (also known as 11 and O11), Warner Bros., 2001
  • Catherine/Francesca, Full Frontal, Miramax, 2002
  • Patricia Watson, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Artisan Entertainment, 2002
  • Grand Champion, 2002
  • Katherine Watson, Mona Lisa Smile, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2003
  • Anna, Closer, 2004
  • Tess Ocean, Ocean's Twelve, Warner Bros., 2004
  • Film Work
  • (With Susan Sarandon) Executive producer, Stepmom, Columbia, 1998
  • Producer, Mona Lisa Smile, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2003
  • Television Appearances
  • Movies
  • Candy Hutchens, Baja Oklahoma, HBO, 1988
  • Specials
  • Big Bird's Birthday, or Let Me Eat Cake, 1991
  • Entertainers '91: The Top 20 of the Year, 1991
  • The Barbara Walters Special, ABC, 1991, 1993, and 2001
  • Hollywood's Leading Ladies with David Sheehan (also known as The Leading Ladies of the Movies), NBC, 1993
  • Herself, A Century of Cinema (documentary; also known as Hollywood Stars: A Century of Cinema), The Disney Channel, 1994
  • Movie News Hot Summer Sneak Preview, CBS, 1994
  • Narrator, Before Your Eyes: Angelie's Secret, CBS, 1995
  • Narrator and presenter, In the Wild: Orangutans with Julia Roberts(documentary; also known as In the Wild), PBS, 1998
  • AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies, CBS, 1998
  • AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Stars, CBS, 1999
  • Herself, Spotlight on Location: Erin Brockovich (documentary; alsoknown as The Making of "Erin Brockovich"), 2000
  • Host, Silent Angels, Discovery Channel, 2000
  • Hollywood Salutes Bruce Willis: An American Cinematheque Tribute,TNT, 2000
  • Herself, America: A Tribute to Heroes, multiple networks, 2001
  • Herself, Garry Marshall, Bravo, 2001
  • The Stars' First Time ... on Entertainment Tonight with Mary Hart,CBS, 2003
  • Awards Presentations
  • The 62nd Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1990
  • Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, Fox, 1998
  • The 24th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1998
  • Herself, The 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, Fox, 2000
  • Presenter, The 57th Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 2000
  • Presenter, GQ's 2000 Men of the Year Awards, Fox, 2000
  • Herself, The 73rd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2001
  • Presenter, The 58th Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 2001
  • Presenter, The 73rd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2001
  • The Seventh Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, TNT, 2001
  • The 2001 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2001
  • Presenter, The 74th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2002
  • The 28th Annual People's Choice Awards, 2002
  • Presenter, The 75th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2003
  • The 76th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2004
  • Episodic
  • Tracy, "The Survivor," Crime Story, NBC, 1987
  • Polly Wheeler (some sources cite Holly Wheeler), "Mirror Image," MiamiVice, NBC, 1988
  • Late Night with David Letterman, NBC, 1989 and 1992
  • The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998 (two episodes), 1999, 2000, 2001 (three episodes), and 2003
  • American Cinema, PBS, 1995
  • Susie Moss, "The One after the Super Bowl," Friends, NBC, 1996
  • Herself, "Never Can Say Goodbye: Parts 1 & 2," Murphy Brown, CBS, 1998
  • The Entertainment Business, Bravo, 1998
  • Herself, Sesame Street, PBS, 1998
  • Katrina Ludlow, "Empire," Law & Order, NBC, 1999
  • Herself, "In the Wild: Horsemen of Mongolia with Julia Roberts" (documentary; also known as "Wild Horses of Mongolia with Julia Roberts"), Nature, PBS, 2000
  • Herself, Joan Rivers: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2001
  • Herself, "Most Powerful People in Entertainment," E! Rank, E! Entertainment Television, 2002
  • Herself, "TV & Movie Week," Supermarket Sweep, 2002
  • Herself, "The Big Hair Do," Comic Relief (also known as Comic Relief 2003: The Big Hair Do), BBC, 2003
  • Herself, "200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons," The Greatest, 2003
  • Herself, Extra (also known as Extra--The Entertainment Magazine), syndicated, 2003
  • Herself, The Oprah Winfrey Show, syndicated, 2003
  • Intimate Portrait: Erin Brockovich, Lifetime, 2003
  • Also appeared as herself, Inside the Actors Studio, Bravo; as herself, Revealed with Jules Asner, E! Entertainment Television; and as herself, Telenoticias.
  • Television Work
  • Series
  • Executive producer, Queens Supreme, CBS, 2003
  • Movies
  • Producer, The Pancho Gonzales Story, HBO, 1999
  • RECORDINGS
  • Albums
  • (With others) Poetry reader, The Postman (Il Postino): Music from theMiramax Motion Picture Soundtrack, Hollywood Records, 1995
  • Taped Readings
  • The Nanny Diaries: A Novel, Random House Audio, 2002

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Books
    • International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 3: Actors and Actresses, St. James Press, 1996
    • St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, St. James Press, 2000
    Periodicals
    • American Film, July, 1990
    • Entertainment Weekly, June 24, 1994, p. 32; February 23, 1996, p.22; August 6, 1999, p. 16
    • Good Housekeeping, September, 1997, p. 90
    • Harper's Bazaar, September, 1995
    • In Style, December, 1998, p. 332
    • Interview, January, 1995
    • Ladies Home Journal, January, 1999, p. 102
    • New York Times, March 18, 1990
    • Parade Magazine, December 6, 1998, p. 4
    • People Weekly, July 7, 1997, p. 70; December 29, 1997, p. 109; May14, 2001, pp. 122-23; July 16, 2001, p. 70; December 31, 2001, pp. 56-57; March 11, 2002, pp. 94-95; May 13, 2002, pp. 178-79; May 27, 2002, p. 19; July22, 2002, pp. 68-69; December 30, 2002, p. 95; May 12, 2003, p. 121; July 28,2003, pp. 68-69
    • Premiere, June, 1991; December, 1993; January, 2002, p. 84; October, 2002, p. 74
    • Rolling Stone, July 14, 1994, p. 56
    • Saturday Evening Post, May, 1999, p. 12
    • Time, July 9, 2001, pp. 60, 62
    • Times (London), March 13, 2003
    • TV Guide, May 16, 1998
    • Vogue, April, 1990