Julia Roberts' career and what is the secret behind her entry into the acting world?

Julia Fiona Roberts (born October 28, 1967) is an American actress. Roberts is known for her leading roles in films spanning a wide variety of genres and has received numerous awards, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and three Golden Globe Awards.

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After her early breakthroughs with appearances in Mystic Pizza (1988) and Steel Magnolias (1989), Roberts established herself as a leading lady with her starring role in the romantic comedy Pretty Woman (1990), which grossed $464 million worldwide. She starred in several commercially successful films during the 1990s, including the romantic comedies Your Best Friend Is Married (1997), Notting Hill (1999), and Runaway Bride (1999), before winning the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the biographical drama Erin Brockovich (2000). Roberts achieved further film success in the following decades with the films Ocean's Eleven (2001), Ocean's Twelve (2004), Charlie Wilson's War (2007), Valentine's Day (2010), Eat Pray Love (2010), August: Osage County (2013), Wonder (2017), and Ticket to Heaven (2022).

She was also nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for the HBO television film The Normal Heart (2014), landed her first regular television roles in the first season of Amazon Prime Video's psychological thriller Homecoming (2018), and portrayed Martha Mitchell in the Starz political miniseries Gaslight (2022).

In addition to acting, Roberts runs the production company Omni Red Films, through which she has served as an executive producer on several projects in which she has starred, as well as the first four films of the American Girl film series (2004–2008). She has served as a global ambassador for Lancôme since 2009. She was the highest-paid actress in the world for most of the 1990s and the first half of the 2000s. She received a fee of $300,000 for Pretty Woman (1990), and then-unprecedented fees of $20 million and $25 million for her roles in Erin Brockovich (2000) and Mona Lisa Smile (2003), respectively. As of 2020, Roberts's net worth is estimated at approximately $250 million. She has been named the world's most beautiful woman five times by People magazine.

Julia Roberts was born on October 28, 1967, in Smyrna, Georgia, to actress Betty Lou Bredemus (born 1934 – died 2015) and Walter Grady Roberts (1933–1977). Roberts is of English, Scottish, Irish, Welsh, German, and Swedish ancestry. Her father was a Baptist, and her mother was Roman Catholic, and Julia was raised Catholic. Julia's older brother, Eric Roberts, born in 1956 (with whom Julia was estranged for several years until 2004), was an actor, as was her older sister, Lisa Roberts Gillan, born in 1965, and her niece, Emma Roberts. Julia also had a younger half-sister, Nancy Motes (1976–2014).

Julia's parents, both former actors and playwrights, met while performing at a military theater production. They later co-founded the Atlanta Writers and Actors Workshop in Atlanta on Juniper Street in downtown Atlanta. The couple ran a children's acting school in Decatur, Georgia, while anticipating the birth of their daughter, Julia.

The children of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King attended this school, and Walter Roberts was their daughter Yolanda Denise King's acting teacher. Coretta King paid Betty Roberts' hospital bills for the birth of her daughter Julia as a token of gratitude for her husband Walter Roberts's efforts with Yolanda.

Her parents married in 1955. Her mother filed for divorce in 1971, and the divorce was finalized in early 1972. Since 1972, Julia has lived in Smyrna, Georgia, where she attended Fitzhugh Lee Elementary School, Griffith Middle School, and Campbell High School. Her mother married Michael Moats in 1972. He was unemployed and abusive, which Roberts despised. The couple had a daughter, Nancy, who died at the age of 37 on February 9, 2014, from a prescription drug overdose. The marriage ended in 1983 after Betty divorced Moats for alleged cruelty; she later stated that marrying him was the biggest mistake of her life. Roberts' father died of cancer when she was 10 years old.

Julia Roberts wanted to be a veterinarian as a child. She also played the clarinet in her school's marching band. After graduating from Campbell High School, Roberts enrolled at Georgia State University, but did not graduate. She then moved to New York City to pursue her passion for acting. Once there, Roberts landed a job with Click Models and enrolled in acting classes.

Julia Roberts was born in Smyrna, Georgia, and never imagined she would one day become a star. As a child, because of her love of animals, she aspired to be a veterinarian, but later studied journalism. When her brother, Eric Roberts, achieved success in Hollywood, Julia decided to give acting a try. She made her film debut in "Mystic Pizza" (1988) and, later, "Satisfaction" (the same year). These early films established a large fan base for her. Julia starred in one of her most famous films, "Pretty Woman" (1990), for which she received an Academy Award nomination and won the People's Choice Award for Best Actress. Although she took on a variety of roles in the following years, fans loved her roles in romantic comedies the most.

After a short-lived marriage, Julia was known for her romantic relationships with other actors. She contributed to several UNICEF-affiliated charities and visited countries such as Haiti and India to promote goodwill.

Awards and nominations Academy Award Nominations Best Supporting Actress 1990 for Steel Magnolias. Best Actress in a Leading Role 1991 for Pretty Woman. Best Actress in a Leading Role in 2001 for Erin Brockovich, which she won. Golden Globe Nominations Best Supporting Actress 1990 for Steel Magnolias, won Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy 1991 for Pretty Woman, won Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy 1998 for My Best Friend's Wedding Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical 2000 for Notting Hill Best Actress 2001 for Erin Brockovich, won Best Supporting Actress 2008 for Charlie Wilson's War Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy 2010 for Duplicity

Movie List Main article: List of Julia Roberts' films Wonder (2017) Eat, Pray, Love (2010) Valentine's Day (2010) Duplicity (2009) Fireflies in the Garden (2008) Charlie Wilson's War (2007) The Ant Bully (2006) Ocean's Twelve (2004) Closer (2004) Mona Lisa Smile (2003) Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) Full Frontal (2002) Grand Champion (2002) Ocean's Eleven (2001) America's Sweethearts (2001) The Mexican (2001) Erin Brockovich (2000) Runaway Bride (1999) Notting Hill (1999) Stepmom (1998) Conspiracy Theory (1997) My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) Everyone Says I Love You (1996) Michael Collins (1996) Mary Reilly (1996) Something to Talk About (1995) Before Your Eyes: Angelie's Secret (1995) Pret-à-Porter (1994) I Love Trouble (1994) The Pelican Brief (1993) Hook (1991) Dying Young (1991) Sleeping with the Enemy (1991) Flatliners (1990) Pretty Woman (1990) Steel Magnolias (1989) Blood Red (1989) Mystic Pizza (1988) Baja Oklahoma (1988) Satisfaction (1988) Firehouse (1987)