Julia Roberts
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Not to be confused with Julie Roberts or Juliet Roberts.
For the British Home Shopping host, see Julia Roberts (QVC presenter).
Julia Roberts
Roberts at a May 2002 meeting with Congressman Jim Langevin.
Born Julia Fiona Roberts
October 28, 1967 (1967-10-28) (age 42)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Occupation Actress
Years active 1987–present
Net worth $140 million (as of 2007)[1]
Religion Hindu
Spouse(s) Lyle Lovett (1993–1995) (divorced)
Daniel Moder (2002–present)
Children 2 sons, 1 daughter
Relatives Eric Roberts (brother)
Lisa Roberts Gillan (sister)
Emma Roberts (niece)
Julia Fiona Roberts (born October 28, 1967) is an American actress first brought to the world's attention in the 1990 romantic comedy Pretty Woman, which grossed $463 million worldwide. After receiving Academy Award nominations for Steel Magnolias in 1990 and Pretty Woman in 1991, she won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 2001 for her performance in Erin Brockovich. Her films, which also include romantic comedies such as My Best Friend's Wedding, Mystic Pizza, Notting Hill, Runaway Bride, Valentine's Day and crime films such as The Pelican Brief and Ocean's Eleven and Twelve have collectively brought box office receipts of over $2.4 billion, making her one of the most successful actors in terms of box office receipts.[2]
Roberts had become one of the highest-paid actresses in the world, topping the Hollywood Reporter's annual "power list" of top-earning female stars from 2002 to 2006. Her fee for 1990's Pretty Woman was $300,000;[citation needed] in 2003, she was paid an unprecedented $25 million for her role in Mona Lisa Smile. As of 2007, Roberts's net worth was estimated to be $140 million.[1]
Roberts was the first actress to appear on the cover of Vogue.[citation needed] She has been named one of People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People in the World" eleven times, tied with Halle Berry. In 2001 Ladies Home Journal ranked her as the 11th most powerful woman in America, ahead of then national security advisor Condoleezza Rice and first lady Laura Bush.[3] Roberts has a production company called Red Om Films, formerly Shoelace Productions ("Moder" spelled backwards, after her husband's last name).
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