Julia Roberts
American actress (born 1967)
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- Julia Fiona Roberts (born October 28, 1967) is an American actress.
- She became known for playing charming and relatable characters in romantic comedies and blockbusters, before expanding into dramas, thrillers, and independent films.
- She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of the titular role in the biographical drama Erin Brockovich (2000).
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WikipediaJulia Fiona Roberts (born October 28, 1967) is an American actress. Known for her leading roles across several genres, she has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and three Golden Globes. She became known for playing charming and relatable characters in romantic comedies and blockbusters, before expanding into dramas, thrillers, and independent films.
After early breakthroughs in Mystic Pizza (1988) and Steel Magnolias (1989), Roberts cemented herself as a Hollywood leading lady with the romantic comedies Pretty Woman (1990), My Best Friend's Wedding (1997), Notting Hill (1999), and Runaway Bride (1999). She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of the titular role in the biographical drama Erin Brockovich (2000). Roberts then starred in films such as 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), Ticket to Paradise (2022), Leave the World Behind (2023), and After the Hunt (2025). On television, she starred as a physician during the AIDS crisis in the HBO film The Normal Heart (2014), which earned her a Primetime Emmy Award nomination, a social worker in the first season of the streaming series Homecoming (2018), and portrayed Martha Mitchell in the Starz political limited series Gaslit (2022).
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