Biography of Julia Roberts

Date of Birth : 28 October 1967, Smyrna, Georgia, USA.
Birth Name : Julia Fiona Roberts.
Nickname : Jules.
Height : 5' 9" (1.75 m).
Measurements : 34B-23-34 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine).


Biography :
Julia Fiona Roberts, born in Smyrna, Georgia, never dreamed she would become the most popular actress in America. As a child, due to her love of animals, Julia originally wanted to be a veterinarian, but later studied journalism. When her brother, Eric Roberts, achieved some success in Hollywood, Julia decided to try acting. Her first break came in 1988 when she appeared in two youth-oriented movies Mystic Pizza (1988) and Satisfaction (1988). The movies introduced her to a new audience who instantly fell in love with this pretty woman. Julia's biggest success was in the signature movie Pretty Woman (1990), for which Julia got an Oscar nomination, and also won the People's Choice award for Favorite Actress. Even though Julia would spend the next few years either starring in serious movies, or playing fantasy roles like Tinkerbell, the movie audiences would always love Julia best in romantic comedies. With My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) Julia gave the genre fresh life that had been lacking in Hollywood for some time. Offscreen, after a brief marriage, Julia has been romantically linked with several other actors. Julia has also become involved with UNICEF charities and has made visits to many different countries, including Haiti and India, in order to promote goodwill. Julia is one of the most popular and sought-after talents in Hollywood.

Spouse :
Daniel Moder     (4 July 2002 - present) 3 children.
Lyle Lovett     (25 June 1993 - 22 March 1995) (divorced).

Trivia :
Lent her celebrity name to help raise money for research to develop a cure for Rett Syndrome (a disease which is potentially fatal and randomly strikes girls between the ages of 2 to 6 years).
Chosen of the "50 Most Beautiful People in the World" by People magazine in 2000.
Has a half-sister, Nancy Motes (b. 1976).
Dated Benjamin Bratt from 1998 to June 2001.
Turned down the female lead in Shakespeare in Love (1998).
Ranked #66 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list (October 1997).
Was engaged to Kiefer Sutherland for a short period.
Dated Matthew Perry.
Sister of Lisa Roberts Gillan and Eric Roberts.
Played clarinet in the band. She attended Griffin Middle School and then Campbell High School.
Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World in 1990 and 1991.
Has "movie within a movie" scenes in The Player (1992), Notting Hill (1999), America's Sweethearts (2001) and Full Frontal (2002).
Was considered for the role of Poison Ivy in Batman & Robin (1997).
She once tried out for a part on "All My Children" (1970), but was turned down.
Lived with Liam Neeson.
Dated Daniel Day-Lewis.
Born to Walter Grady Roberts, a vacuum cleaner salesman, and his wife Betty Lou Bredemus, a one-time church secretary and real estate agent.
Ranked #1 (in Hollywood Power) and #12 (in $$) on Forbes magazine 'Power 100'.
Was ranked 6th of the 100 Sexiest Women by FHM Taiwan (2001).
Married boyfriend, cameraman Daniel Moder, at their ranch home in Taos, New Mexico in a midnight ceremony. Bruce Willis was the only celebrity that attended her wedding to Daniel Moder. Julia wore a simple pink cotton halter dress by pal Judith Beylerian (4 July 2002).
She never acted in a sequel until Ocean's Twelve (2004).
She has Irish ancestry.
Moved from rank # 18 in 2002 to rank #16 in 2003 on Premiere's Annual Hollywood Power List. Also in 2003 Julia ranked #10 in Star TV's Top 10 Box Office Stars of the 1990s. In 2005, Premiere Magazine Stars in Our Constellation feature ranked Julia as the #7 Greatest Movie Star of All Time. in their Stars in Our Constellation feature (2005).
Ranked #10 in Star TV's Top 10 Box Office Stars of the 1990s (2003)

Personal Quotes :
I enjoy hats. And when one has filthy hair, that is a good accessory.
I'm too tall to be a girl, I never had enough dresses to be a lady, I wouldn't call myself a woman. I'd say I'm somewhere between a chick and a broad.
My real hair color is kind of a dark blonde. Now I just have mood hair.
(From 1998 interview) "I've sort of grown into my cuteness."
"We all need to take a deep breath and think about being a Bush daughter and having that cross to bear. I'd go out and have a couple of drinks, too" - about President George W. Bush's daughters being caught with alcohol as minors.
"It doesn't bring out the Einstein moment that you hoped it would."-- Julia Roberts, on forgetting to include the real-life Erin Brockovich-Ellis in her Academy Award acceptance speech.
You know I'm like a total geek, right? First of all, I sit on the set and knit. It's a very social hobby, as opposed to reading at work - I can chat with people and still be fully engaged.
"He's embarrassing, he's not my president. He will never be my president" - talking about President George W. Bush.
I'm just an ordinary person who has an extraordinary job.
"I get dressed up like a doll, a nice man puts lipstick on my lips and I say words - it's deeply satisfying" - on the essence of her job.
(references from IMDb)