Julia Fiona Roberts is an American actress, whose films have collectively grossed over $3.9 billion globally, making her one of Hollywood’s most bankable stars.
Gatekeepers News reports that Roberts is known for her leading roles in films encompassing a variety of genres, and she has received multiple accolades.
Early Life
Born to Betty Lou Bredemus and Walter Grady Roberts, on October 28, 1967, in Smyrna, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta. She is of English, Scottish, Irish, Welsh, German, and Swedish descent.
Robert’s older brother Eric Roberts (born 1956), her older sister Lisa Roberts Gillan (born 1965), and niece Emma Roberts, are also actors.
As a child, Roberts wanted to be a veterinarian. She played the clarinet in her school band. After graduating from Smyrna’s Campbell High School, she attended Georgia State University but did not graduate. She later headed to New York City to pursue a career in acting.
Early Career
Roberts experienced an early breakthrough with appearances in Mystic Pizza (1988) and Steel Magnolias (1989). She, thereafter, established herself as a leading actress when she headlined the romantic comedy Pretty Woman (1990), which grossed $464 million worldwide.
She starred in numerous commercially successful films throughout the 1990s, including the cult romantic comedies My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997), Notting Hill (1999), and Runaway Bride (1999).
Roberts won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the biographical drama Erin Brockovich (2000). She was also recognised for further film success in 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 Paradise (2022).
In 2014, she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for the HBO television film The Normal Heart.
Roberts is also a recipient of the British Academy Film Award and three Golden Globe Awards.
Personal Life
Roberts had romantic relationships with actors Jason Patric, Liam Neeson, Kiefer Sutherland, Dylan McDermott, and Matthew Perry.
On June 25, 1993, she married country singer Lyle Lovett. They separated in March 1995 and subsequently divorced.
Roberts and her husband, Daniel Moder married on July 4, 2002. They have three children: twins, a daughter, and a son together.
Net Worth
Julia Roberts’ net worth is approximately $250 Million.
