Julia Roberts filmography

Roberts at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival

Julia Roberts is an American actress and producer who made her debut in the 1987 direct-to-video feature Firehouse.[1] She had her breakthrough the following year by starring in the coming-of-age film Mystic Pizza (1988).[2][3][4] For her supporting role in the comedy-drama Steel Magnolias (1989), she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress.[5][6] Roberts' next role was opposite Richard Gere in the highly successful romantic comedy Pretty Woman (1990),[7][8] for which she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Musical or Comedy.[6] In 1991, she appeared in the psychological thriller Sleeping with the Enemy, and played Tinker Bell in the Steven Spielberg-directed fantasy adventure Hook. Two years later, Roberts starred in the legal thriller The Pelican Brief, an adaptation of the John Grisham novel of the same name. During the late 1990s, she played the lead in the romantic comedies My Best Friend's Wedding (1997), Notting Hill (1999), and Runaway Bride (1999).

In 2000, Roberts became the first actress to earn $20 million, for playing the eponymous environmental activist in the Steven Soderbergh-directed biographical film Erin Brockovich.[9][10] Her performance won her the Academy Award for Best Actress, the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Drama.[6][11][12] The following year, she starred in the romantic comedy America's Sweethearts (2001), and reteamed with Soderbergh on the comedy heist remake Ocean's Eleven (2001). Roberts appeared in the 2003 drama, Mona Lisa Smile, which earned her a then record $25 million salary.[10][13] The following year, she starred in the romantic drama Closer (2004), and also reprised her role in the sequel, Ocean's Twelve (2004). In 2006, she lent her voice to two animated films: The Ant Bully, and Charlotte's Web. Roberts went on to appear in the comedy-dramas Charlie Wilson's War (2007) and Eat Pray Love (2010), following which she starred in August: Osage County (2013), for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.[9] In 2016, Roberts played a television producer in the thriller Money Monster and the following year, she played a mother coping with her son's Treacher Collins syndrome in the comedy-drama Wonder.[14]

Roberts made her television debut in the drama series Crime Story in 1987. She appeared in the crime drama series Miami Vice, and the television film Baja Oklahoma (both in 1988). In 1996, Roberts guest starred on the television sitcom Friends. Her guest star appearance on the police procedural/legal drama Law & Order in 1999, earned Roberts a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series.[15] She has, as of 2014, served as an executive producer on four films in the American Girl film series. The first three were television films while the fourth, Kit Kittredge: An American Girl, had a theatrical release in 2008. In 2014, Roberts provided narration for an episode of the documentary series Makers: Women Who Make America, and appeared in the film The Normal Heart. Her role in the latter earned Roberts a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie.[15]

  1. ^ Spada, James (February 27, 2004). Julia: Her Life. New York City: St. Martin's Press. p. 85. ISBN 978-0312285654.
  2. ^ Boult, Adam (January 17, 2014). "Julia Roberts: five best moments". The Guardian. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  3. ^ "Julia Roberts: More than a Pretty Woman". BBC News. February 13, 2001. Archived from the original on January 12, 2023. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  4. ^ Caro, Mark (March 25, 1990). "Roberts Is Sitting 'Pretty'". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  5. ^ "Winners for 47th Golden Globe Awards With AM – Golden Globes". Associated Press. January 21, 1990. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  6. ^ a b c "Julia Roberts". Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Archived from the original on January 14, 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  7. ^ Prince, Rosa (March 21, 2012). "Richard Gere: Pretty Woman a 'silly romantic comedy'". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on November 9, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  8. ^ "Domestic Gross Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation". Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com. Archived from the original on February 3, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
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  10. ^ a b "Julia Roberts collects $20 million for Erin Brockovich". The History Channel. March 17, 2000. Archived from the original on March 11, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
  11. ^ "Julia Roberts – Actress in a Supporting Role". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). Archived from the original on June 27, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  12. ^ "Film in 2001". British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  13. ^ Randall, Laura (December 19, 2003). "Julia Roberts Superstar Actress has wealth, fame - and, finally, a happy home life Roberts speaks...sometimes seriously". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on January 15, 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  14. ^ Henley, Ariel (December 21, 2017). "Wonder Is a 'Feel-Good' Movie That Needed More Realism". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on February 27, 2020. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
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