Julia Roberts (Julia Fiona Roberts) is an American film actress. She won the fame in the early 1990s when she starred in a romantic comedy named Pretty Woman. With this fame, Julia became the highest-paid actress in the world. For four consecutive years, 2002-2005, she was top-earning female stars according to the Hollywood Reporter's annual power list.

In 2001 Julia won the Best Actress Academy Award for her critically praised turn as the title character in Erin Brockovich. In 1990s she was twice nominated for the same title. For all her fame, she is often referred as "America's Sweetheart."

Julia Robert after signing Erin Brockovich became the first actress along with Cameron Diaz to join the coveted "$20 Million Club." In 2003s she was paid $25 million for her role in Mona Lisa Smile. As of 2007, her net worth is estimated to be US$140,000,000. Julia Rober is the first actress to appear on the cover of Vogue magazine and she is also the first woman to land on the cover of GQ.

Personal Profile (Personal Biography)
Date of Birth: October 28, 1967
Place of Birth: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Nick Name Jules
Alternate Names: Julia Fiona Roberts
Genre(s): Actress
Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m)

Awards

Golden Globe Awards

Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama (2001; Erin Brockovich)
Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (1991; Pretty Woman)
Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture (1990, Steel Magnolias)

Academy Awards

Best Actress (2000; Erin Brockovich)

Filmography

1987 Firehouse
1988 Blood Red, Mystic Pizza, Baja Oklahoma, Satisfaction aka Girls of Summer
1989 Steel Magnolias
1990 Flatliners, Pretty Woman
1991 Hook, Dying Young, Sleeping with the Enemy
1992 The Player
1993 The Pelican Brief
1994 Ready to Wear (Prêt-à-Porter), I Love Trouble
1995 Something to Talk About
1996 Everyone Says I Love You, Michael Collins, Mary Reilly
1997 Conspiracy Theory, My Best Friend's Wedding
1998 Stepmom
1999 Runaway Bride, Notting Hill
2000 Erin Brockovich
2001 Ocean's Eleven, America's Sweethearts, The Mexican
2002 Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Full Frontal
2003 Mona Lisa Smile
2004 Ocean's Twelve, Closer
2006 Charlotte's Web, The Ant Bully
2007 Charlie Wilson's War

What Julia Quoted

Trivia

Julia was on People (USA) magazine's '50 Most Beautiful' list. [2000]
She was ranked No.66 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997]
She was chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world. [1990 & 91]
She was ranked No.1 (in Hollywood Power) and No.12 (in $$) on Forbes magazine 'Power 100'.
She toped the list of the 200 "hottest" actors and actresses in the business in "James Ulmer's Hollywood Hot List: The Complete Guide to Star Power - 2000" book that was published in October 2000.
She was named one of People Magazine's '25 Most Intriguing People of 2001'.
She was named one of E!'s "top 20 entertainers of 2001".
She was ranked 6th of the 100 Sexiest Women by FHM Taiwan in the year 2001.
She was ranked No.16 in Premiere's 2003 annual Hollywood Power List. Her rank was No.18 in 2002
She was ranked No.10 in Star TV's Top 10 Box Office Stars of the 1990s (2003)
She was ranked by Premiere Magazine No.7 for Greatest Movie Star of All Time in their Stars in Our Constellation feature (2005).
She was ranked No.8 in Forbes the 20 Richest Women In Entertainment.

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