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Why do we love Julia?
With a megawatt smile that lights up the screen, Julia Fiona Roberts, the pride of Smyrna, Georgia, has earned her place in Hollywood's pantheon of stars. This three-time Oscar nominee is the first actress to gross more than a billion dollars at the box office. Sure, she's the highest paid actress in film history, but Julia was not always the confident woman she is today. Devastated by her parent's divorce when she was four years old, and the break-up of her family, she and sister Lisa lived with their real estate agent mother, while brother Eric went to live with their acting-teacher father. Deft at romantic comedies like Pretty Woman, My Best Friend's Wedding, and Notting Hill, Julia is not afraid to try other genres, sometimes not so successfully. Julia has lent her support and considerable star power to numerous causes. She has filmed documentaries in the jungles of Borneo, donated thousands of dollars for athletic facilities to a school in New Mexico with the proviso that they do not name it after her, and has become a spokesperson for Rett syndrome, an infant neurological disorder. Whether she's smiling for the paparazzi on the red carpet or hanging out with the crew on her latest movie, this southern gal has shown that inside and out, she is a Pretty Woman.
Congratulations Julia!
Oscar winner for Best Actress - Erin Brockovich (2000)
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Biography:
Born - October 28, 1967
Smyrna, Georgia
Achievements:
- Winner of the 2000 Academy Award for Best Actress for Erin Brockovich.
- Nominated for Best Actress Academy Award in 1991 for Pretty Woman, and for Best Supporting Actress in 1990 for Steel Magnolias.
- Winner of the 2000 Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress for Erin Brockovich.
- Named Best Actress of 2000 for Erin Brockovich by the National Board of Review, the Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards, and the Los Angeles Film Critics' Society.
- Winner of the 2000 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for Erin Brockovich and the 1991 Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical for Pretty Woman.
- Winner of the 1990 Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for Steel Magnolias.
- Nominated for two Golden Globe Awards for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical in 2000 for Notting Hill and in 1998 for My Best Friend's Wedding.
- First female actor to earn $20,000,000 for a film -- Erin Brockovich (2000).
- In early 2000, Forbes magazine ranked Roberts number 1 on its Celebrity 100 "power" list—denoting the most total media coverage—and number 12 on its "money" list.
- Named Woman of the Year by the Hasty Pudding Society of Harvard University in 1997.
- Seven-time People's Choice Award winner for Favorite Movie Actress: 1991,1992 (Favorite Dramatic Motion Picture Actress and Favorite Comedy Motion Picture Actress),1994 (Favorite Dramatic Motion Picture Actress),1998, 2000, and 2001.
- Nominated for an Independent Spirit Award as Best Female Lead in 1989 for Mystic Pizza.
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In her own words -- The biggest misconception:
"That I'm a bitch. That's probably the biggest misconception.
"Because I'm tall, and I'm really smart. No, you know what it is? I'm very opinionated. No, opinionated isn't the right word. I have lots of ideas, and I'm willing to share them. I think that when you're energetic and aggressive about things, it can be intimidating to people who aren't very smart themselves." |
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