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Julia Roberts
Age: 42
Height: 5' 9"
Birth Place: Smyrna, Georgia, USA
Born: Oct. 28th, 1967
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BIOGRAPHY: Julia Fiona Roberts, born in Smyrna, Georgia, never dreamed she would become the most popular actress in America. As a child, due to her love of animals, Julia originally wanted to be a veterinarian, but later studied journalism. When her brother, Eric Roberts (I), achieved some success in Hollywood, Julia decided to try acting. Her first break came in 1988 when she appeared in two youth-oriented movies Mystic Pizza (1988) and Satisfaction (1988). The movies introduced her to a new audience who instantly fell in love with this pretty woman. Julia's biggest success was in the signature movie Pretty Woman (1990), for which Julia got an Oscar nomination, and also won the People's Choice award for Favorite Actress. Even though Julia would spend the next few years either starring in serious movies, or playing fantasy roles like Tinkerbell, the movie audiences would always love Julia best in romantic comedies. With My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) Julia gave the genre fresh life that had been lacking in Hollywood for some time. Offscreen, after a brief marriage, Julia has been romantically linked with several other actors. Julia has also become involved with UNICEF charities and has made visits to many different countries, including Haiti and India, in order to promote goodwill. Julia is one of the most popular and sought-after talents in Hollywood.
TRIVIA:
- Played clarinet in the band. She attended Griffin Middle School and then Campbell High School.
- Married boyfriend, cameraman 'Daniel Moder' (qv), at their ranch home in Taos, New Mexico in a midnight ceremony. 'Bruce Willis' (qv) was the only celebrity that attended her wedding to 'Daniel Moder' (qv). Julia wore a simple pink cotton halter dress by pal Judith Beylerian (4 July 2002).
- She won an Oscar for playing 'Erin Brockovich-Ellis' (qv) in _Erin Brockovich (2000)_ (qv), making her one of eleven actors to win the Award for playing a real person who was still alive at the evening of the Award ceremony (as of 2007). The other ten actors and their respective performances are: 'Spencer Tracy' (qv) for playing 'Father Edward Flanagan' (qv) in _Boys Town (1938)_ (qv), 'Gary Cooper (I)' (qv) for playing 'Alvin C. York' (qv) in _Sergeant York (1941)_ (qv), 'Patty Duke' (qv) for playing 'Helen Keller' (qv) in _The Miracle Worker (1962)_ (qv), 'Jason Robards' (qv) for playing 'Benjamin C. Bradlee' (qv) in _All the President's Men (1976)_ (qv), 'Robert De Niro' (qv) for playing 'Jake LaMotta' (qv) in _Raging Bull (1980)_ (qv), 'Sissy Spacek' (qv) for playing 'Loretta Lynn' (qv) in _Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)_ (qv), 'Susan Sarandon' (qv) for playing 'Helen Prejean' (qv) in _Dead Man Walking (1995)_ (qv), 'Geoffrey Rush' (qv) for playing 'David Helfgott' (qv) in _Shine (1996)_ (qv), 'Jim Broadbent' (qv) for playing 'John Bayley (I)' (qv) in _Iris (2001/I)_ (qv) and, most recently, 'Helen Mirren' (qv) for playing 'Queen Elizabeth II' (qv) in _The Queen (2006)_ (qv).
- A 9000 year old female skeleton excavated in Bulgaria in November 2004, was called by the archaeologists "Julia Roberts" because of the perfect teeth it had. They said that woman would have had a perfect smile - just like the actress.
- Ranked #1 on Forbes magazine 'Celebrity 100' (2000).
- She once tried out for a part on _"All My Children" (1970)_ (qv), but was turned down.
- Moved from rank # 18 in 2002 to rank #16 in 2003 on Premiere's Annual Hollywood Power List. Also in 2003 Julia ranked #10 in Star TV's Top 10 Box Office Stars of the 1990s. In 2005, Premiere Magazine Stars in Our Constellation feature ranked Julia as the #7 Greatest Movie Star of All Time. in their Stars in Our Constellation feature (2005).
- Named one of People Magazine's '25 Most Intriguing People of 2001'.
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