Julia Roberts: the Hollywood star's life and career

Julia Roberts:the Hollywood star's life and career - Julia Roberts is known for her excellent performances across genres. She has been nominated for several awards and even received an Academy Award for Best Actress in 2001 for her performance in the movie 'Erin Brockovich.' Find out about this and her tough times in her personal life in the gallery.

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Birth - Julia Fiona Roberts was born in the city of Smyrna, in Georgia, USA. Her parents separated when she was four.

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Career and personal life - Her father, Walter Grady Roberts, sold vacuum cleaners door-to-door and her mother, Betty Lou Motes, was a parish secretary. Both had a background in acting and writing. When Julia was nine, she saw her father die of cancer.

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Crime Story (1986–1988) - At 17, Julia moved to New York to pursue an acting career. Her first TV appearance was in the 1987 series 'Crime Story.'

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Steel Magnolias (1989) - In 1989, she landed her first lead role as Shelby Eatenton Latcherie. The actress won a Golden Globe for best supporting actress and an Academy Award nomination.

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Pretty Woman (1990) - In this classic movie, the actress again took the lead and worked alongside Richard Gere. Her portrayal of Vivian Ward won her a second Oscar nomination and second Golden Globe, this time for Motion Picture Best Actress (Musical or Comedy).

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Dying Young (1991) - In 1991, the actress played Hilary O'Neil in an equally successful movie. In 1992, she was nominated for the MTV Movie Award: Best Actress and Most Desired Woman for the part.

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Mary Reilly (1996) - 1996 saw another great movie release. Once again she was the protagonist, this time with the character Mary Reilly.

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My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) - In 1997, the actress starred in yet another successful romantic comedy. Julia Roberts played the role of Julianne Potter. The movie was very well received.

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Stepmom (1998) - In 1998, she shared the spotlight with award-winning actress Susan Sarandon. Julia played the role of Isabel Kelly while Susan played the character Jackie Harrison. The movie was a box-office success and made $91 million in the United States and $159 million worldwide.

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Notting Hill (1999) - The actress played the character of Anna Scott. Again, an excellent performance in a romantic comedy.

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Runaway Bride (1999) - The same year, she was runaway bride Maggie Carpenter. The movie was a huge success.

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Erin Brockovich (2000) - In 2000, Julia Roberts broke away from romantic comedies and starred in the biopic of environmental activist Erin Brockovich. The actress took the lead role and this was undoubtedly her best performance to date.

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Awards - In 2001, she won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in 'Erin Brockovich,' as well as a Golden Globe for Best Actress in Motion Picture—Drama. The actress has also been honored with wax figures in several museums, including Madame Tussauds.

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Mona Lisa Smile (2003) - In 2003, Julia Roberts played Katherine Watson, and once again her performance was excellent.

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Closer (2004) - The actress played Anna Cameron in this 2004 drama. Although this is not one of her more memorable movies, her performance was, yet again, faultless.

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Charlie Wilson's War (2007) - In this comedy drama, the actress played the character Joanne Herring and starred alongside Tom Hanks.

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Eat Pray Love (2010) - She played the lead in Elizabeth Gilbert's biopic. This is one Julia Roberts' most iconic movies.

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Larry Crowne (2011) - The actress took the lead as teacher Mercedes Tainot. The movie was directed by Tom Hanks, who also starred in it.

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Mirror Mirror (2012) - In this fantasy movie, Julia Roberts played the Evil Queen Clementianna, Snow White's evil stepmother.

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The Normal Heart (2014) - In this 2014 movie, the actress played the role of Dr. Emma Brookner. It was another excellent performance.

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Money Monster (2016) - Last year, the actress co-starred in the movie with George Clooney. She played the character Patty Fenn.

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First jobs - As a teenager,Julia Roberts wanted to be a vet. She worked in a shoe store and in an ice cream shop.

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Best and worse - Despite winning the Oscar for best actress in 2001 with the movie 'Erin Brockovich', she also had a less positive moment in 1996 when she was nominated for the Golden Raspberry Award for worst actress in the movie 'Mary Reilly.'

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Millionaire - Julia Roberts has appeared at the top of the list of the highest-paid Hollywood actresses. In 2000, the actress set the record for the highest-paid actress at $20 million for her role as Erin Brockovich.

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Generosity - The actress earns a lot of money but is also very generous and often donates money to charity. She donated $2 million to victims of the 11 September, 2001 terrorist attacks.

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Bullying - Despite now being confident and owning a charming smile, the actress claims that she was bullied in school.

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Moody - Although her smile is her trademark, her colleagues in the movie 'Hook' (1991), reportedly found her less than friendly.

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Requirements - 'Pretty Woman' (1990) made a star of Julia Roberts, but when she was asked to record a sequel she requested a $35 million fee. The budget wasn't enough to cover this amount so the sequel never happened.

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Love life - The actress has a reputation of being very flirty.

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Love life - At age 21, she lived with the actor Liam Neeson, who she has said she admired a lot and considered a great teacher.

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Love life - She later started a relationship with Dylan McDermott, who played her boyfriend in the movie 'Steel Magnolias' (1986).

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Love life - From 1993 to 1995, the actress was married to the American musician Lyle Lovett.

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Marriage - The actress also dated the actors Kiefer Sutherland, Daniel Day-Lewis, and Jason Patric. She has been married to Daniel Moder since 2002. They have three children together.

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The most beautiful - The actress is still regarded as one of the most beautiful actresses in Hollywood. In April, she was voted as the most beautiful woman in the world by People magazine.

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