julie roberts

ulia Fiona Roberts, Julie Fiona Roberts
Born:
Julia Fiona Roberts on October 28, 1967 in Smyrna, Georgia, United States
Job Titles:
Actor, Model, Producer, Salesperson

Family
Brother: Eric Roberts. Born April 18, 1956; older; stayed with father in Atlanta after parents divorce; estranged from sisters
Daughter: Hazel Patricia Moder. Born Nov. 28, 2004; twin of Phinnaeus Walter; father, Daniel Moder
Father: Walter Roberts. Born in February 1930; wed Betty Motes in 1955 after touring military bases in a production of George Washington Slept Here , directed by Ron Howard s father, Rance; co-founded Atlanta Actors and Writers Workshop with wife in 1963; divorced from Roberts mother in 1971; died of cancer in March 1977
Half-sister: Nancy Motes. Born c. 1976
Mother: Betty Motes. Divorced from Roberts father in 1971
Niece: Emma Roberts. Daughter of actor Eric Roberts and Kelly Cunningham; played the lead in the series Unfabulous (Nickelodeon); known for her roles in the films Aquamarine (2006) and Nancy Drew (2007)
Sister: Lisa Roberts. Born c. 1965; moved with her sister and mother to Smyrna, Georgia after her parents divorce
Son: Henry Daniel Moder. Born June 18, 2007; father, Daniel Moder
Son: Phinnaeus Walter Moder. Born Nov. 28, 2004; twin of Hazel Patricia; father, Daniel Moder
Significant Others
Husband: Danny Moder. was married at time the relationship began in summer 2001; he filed for divorce in October 2001; Roberts and Moder married July 4, 2002 in Taos, New Mexico.
Companion: Benjamin Bratt. born on December 16, 1963; dating as of November 1997; she made guest appearance on Law & Order in 1999; separated in spring 2001
Companion: Daniel Day-Lewis. together c. 1994-95; no longer together
Companion: Dylan McDermott. briefly engaged; played her husband in Steel Magnolias (1989)
Companion: Jason Patric. involved right after break-up with Sutherland in 1991
Companion: Kiefer Sutherland. met during the filming of Flatliners (1990); became engaged; scheduled marriage on June 14, 1991 did not take place
Companion: Liam Neeson. co-starred in Satisfaction (1988); lived together in Venice, California
Companion: Matthew Perry. met while filming episode of Friends in 1995; briefly dated
Companion: Pat Mannochia. former hockey player; together c. 1995 to 1996
Companion: Ross Partridge. born c. 1967; dated in late 1996
Education
Campbell High School, Smyrna, GA, 1985
Milestones
1986 Made film acting debut in Blood Red, co-starring brother Eric (released regionally in USA March 1989)
1987 TV debut in The Survivor episode of NBC s Crime Story
1988 Appeared in first TV-movie, Baja Oklahoma (HBO)
1988 First released film, Satisfaction
1988 Played first leading film role in Mystic Pizza
1989 Received a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination as Shelby, the doomed diabetic bride in Steel Magnolias
1990 Breakthrough screen performance, the title role in Pretty Woman ; garnered Best Actress Academy Award nomination; first screen pairing with Richard Gere under the direction of Garry Marshall
1991 Played Tinkerbell in Steven Spielberg s Hook
1991 Starred as an abused wife on the run from her husband in the surprise hit Sleeping With the Enemy
1992 Appeared as herself (in a movie-within-the-movie) in Robert Altman s The Player
1992 Formed a two year semi-exclusive production deal between her own YMA Productions and Joe Roth s Caravan Pictures
1993 Starred opposite Denzel Washington in The Pelican Brief
1994 Had rare box office disappointment teamed with Nick Nolte in I Love Trouble
1995 Guest-starred in an episode of the hit NBC sitcom Friends
1996 Co-starred in the Woody Allen directed musical comedy, Everyone Says I Love You as Allen s love interest; also sang on the soundtrack, All My Life
1996 Portrayed Kitty Kiernan, erstwhile lover to Michael Collins in Neil Jordan s biopic of the Irish patriot
1996 Took on a dramatic role as the British maid to Dr. Jekyll in Mary Reilly
1997 Had box-office hit with the comedy My Best Friend s Wedding
1998 Appeared as herself in an episode of the CBS sitcom Murphy Brown
1998 Narrated and appeared in the PBS special In the Wild: Orangutans With Julia Roberts
1998 Producing debut, Stepmom ; played the title role of Ed Harris young girlfriend competing with his ex-wife (Susan Sarandon)
1999 Made rare TV dramatic guest appearance on an episode of Law & Order ; garnered an Emmy nomination
1999 Reteamed with Garry Marshall and Richard Gere for Runaway Bride
1999 Starred opposite Hugh Grant in the romantic comedy Notting Hill
2000 Won an Academy Award for her role as Erin Brokovich, a based on fact tale of a legal secretary who championed a case of water poisoning into a class action lawsuit
2001 Co-starred with Brad Pitt in The Mexican
2001 Played a personal assistant to a movie star in America s Sweethearts
2001 Was featured in Steven Soderbergh s remake of Ocean s Eleven
2002 Reunited with Clooney for Confessions of a Dangerous Mind which he also directed
2002 Starred with Blair Underwood in the Steven Soderbergh directed Full Frontal
2003 Played a free-spirited teacher at a women-only college in Mona Lisa Smile
2004 Co-starred with Clive Owen and Jude Law in Mike Nichols Closer, an adaption of the broadway play
2004 Executive produced the An American Girl movies, which aired on the Disney channel; based on the popular American Girl dolls and books
2004 Returned with the original cast for Ocean s Twelve directed by Steven Soderbergh
2006 Made her stage debut in the Broadway revival of Richard Greenberg s play, Three Days of Rain
2006 Voiced the title character in live-action/computer-animated feature film Charlotte s Web, based on the book by E.B. White
2007 Re-teamed with director Mike Nichols for Charlie Wilson s War, playing a Texan socialite opposite Tom Hanks; earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress
2009 Re-teamed with Clive Owen to play corporate spies in Duplicity
Formed Shoelace Productions
Moved to NYC immediately after high school graduation; lived with sister Lisa; worked briefly as a Click model
Raised in Smyrna, Georgia
Will star in the film adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert s Eat, Pray, Love (lensed 2009)