Julia Roberts - Biography

Julie Fiona Roberts was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on October 28, 1967. The daughter of a vacuum salesman and a church secretary. At the age of 4 Julia's parents were divorced. As a child Julia was willing to be a veterinarian but later studied journalism. When her brother accomplished some success in hollywood, then Jolia decided to acting as her cereer.

Joulia made her film debute in 1996 in "Blood Red" against her brother Eric, which was unreleased for three years. Over the time span Joulia performed in few television series such as "Crime Story" and "Miami Vice". In 1988, Julia Roberts performed in two films "Satisfaction" and "Mystic Pizza".

In 1990 Julia's role in "Steel Magnolias" was nominated in Oscar as Best Supporting Actress. Julia Roberts breakthrough role came in 1990, with her acclaimed prostitute with a heart of gold performance in "Pretty Woman costarred with Richard Gere, for which she got Best Actress in a Motion Picture Award from the Golden Globes and an Oscar nomination for Best Actress in 1991 and become hollywood's most popular star. In 1997 Hasty Pudding Theatricals named her Woman of the Year.

After the movie "Pretty Woman", Julia's success at the box office continued with the thrillers "Flatliners" in 1990 and "Sleeping with the Enemy" in 1991, but then her film career took a turn for the worse. The tearjerker "Dying Young" in 991 and Steven Spielberg's Peter Pan adaptation "Hook" 1991 were box-office and critical disasters. In 1992 Julia Roberts starred a cameo appearance as herself in Robert Altman's "The Player".

Julia next few films like "The Pelican Brief" in 1993, romantic comedy "I Love Trouble" in 1994, high-fashion comedy "Ready to Wear/Pret-a-Porter" 1994, romantic comedy "Something to Talk About" in 1995, "Mary Reilly" in 1996, "Everyone Says I Love You" 1996, Irish revolutionary "Michael Collins" also in 1996 proved that the accomplished actress.

Julia Roberts filmography shows us her acting skill, popularity and her breakthrough performance. 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.