My Julia Roberts

Julia Roberts Biography

•  Early Life:

Julia Fiona Roberts was born on the 28th of October, 1967 in Smyrna, Georgia. Her father Walter Grady Roberts worked as a vacuum cleaner salesman and her mother Betty Lou Bredemus worked as a real estate agent. She has an elder brother Eric Roberts and an elder sister Lisa Roberts Gillian. In 1971, her parents divorced. Her mother re-married Michael Motes and they had a daughter named Nancy Motes in 1976. Her father, Walter Grady Roberts died of cancer in 1977.

Julia’s parents, brother and sister are all actors. In school, her nickname was "Julie" which is often mistakenly taken for her first name.

As a child, Julia wanted to become a veterinarian but changed her mind later on. After finishing her university education, she landed in New York and joined her sister to pursue an acting career. She then joined with the Click Modeling Agency and also enrolled for acting classes.

• Personal Life:

Julia Roberts has had several famous boyfriends and celebrity marriages and divorces. Her boyfriends’ list includes famous stars such as Daniel Day Lewis, Matthew Perry, Liam Neeson, Benjamin Bratt and Dylan McDermott.

Julia met Keifer Sutherland in 1990 while filming ‘Flatliners’. He left his wife and children and moved in with her. They announced their engagement in 1991, but the marriage was canceled when Julia discovered his affair with a stripper named Amanda Rice.

In 1993, she married Lyle Lovett after they had known each other for a couple of weeks. They got divorced in 1995, two years later.

She was dating actor Benjamin Bratt from 1998 to 2001. In 2000, Julia met her current husband Danny Moder on the sets of ‘The Mexican’. He was a cameraman for the movie and already married. They began an affair which led to him divorcing his wife and marrying Julia in 2002.

In 2004, Julia gave birth to twins, a boy named Phinnaeus Walter and a girl named Hazel Patricia. In 2007 she had her third child with Danny Moder, a son named Henry Daniel Moder.

• Filmography 

 Julia Roberts has become the biggest female star in the world. Along the way, she has endured severe ups and downs in her career and private life. But, gradually, she has earned the respect of her peers and public alike. The list below charts her rollercoaster rise.

Fireflies In The Garden (2008)
Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
Chalotte's Web (Voice) (2006)
Ant Bully (Voice)(2006)
Closer (2004)
Ocean's Twelve (2004)
Mona Lisa Smile (2003)
Comic Relief (TV, as herself) (2003)
Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind (2002)
Full Frontal (2002)
Ocean's Eleven (2001)
America's Sweethearts (2001)
The Mexican (2001)
Erin Brockovich (2000)
Notting Hill (1999)
Runaway Bride (1999)
Stepmom (also executive producer) (1998)
In The Wild (TV, as herself) (1998)
Conspiracy Theory (1997)
My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)
Everyone Says I Love You (1996)
Michael Collins (1996)
Mary Reilly (1995)
Something To Talk About (1995)
Pret-A-Porter (1994)
I Love Trouble (1994)
Ready To Wear (1994)
The Pelican Brief (1993)
The Player (1992)
Dying Young (1991)
Hook (1991)
Sleeping With The Enemy (1991)
Flatliners (1990)
Pretty Woman (1990)
Steel Magnolias (1989)
Blood Red (1988)
Mystic Pizza (1988)
Satisfaction (1988)
Baja Oklahoma (1987)
Firehouse (1987)

•  Awards and nominations:

•  Julia Roberts: Much More Than Just Movies

Apart from a thriving movie career, Julia Roberts is also a very dedicated humanitarian. She has spent a lot of time working with UNICEF and such other charitable organizations. She is also the spokeswoman and on the Advisory Board of Earth Biofuels, a company that promotes the use of renewable fuels such as biodiesel and ethanol.