Julia Roberts
Highest Rated: 94% The Normal Heart (2014)
Lowest Rated: 8% Mother's Day (2016)
Birthday: Oct 28, 1967
Birthplace: Smyrna, Georgia, USA
One of the few bankable female stars of the 1990s and 2000s, actress Julia Roberts remained an iconic figure whose assured, winsome performances underscored her undeniable public appeal. Following a breakthrough role in "Mystic Pizza" (1988), Roberts earned critical acclaim and award recognition for her portrayal of the ill-fated Shelby in "Steel Magnolias" (1989). But it was her performance as a hooker with a heart of gold opposite Richard Gere in "Pretty Woman" (1990) that propelled Roberts into the upper tier of Hollywood actresses. Roberts quickly became one of the highest paid stars - male or female - in the world, eventually raking in $25 million for a film. Equally in the limelight for a torrent of high-profile and often rocky romances, Roberts managed to maintain an output of projects that consistently topped the box office. While sometimes accused of lacking the chops to be a serious actress, she erased all doubts with her Oscar-winning performance in "Erin Brockovich" (2001), as well as other acclaimed roles in "Eat Pray Love" (2010), "August: Osage County" (2013) and "Ben Is Back" (2018), all of which underscored Roberts' unique ability to be both a huge box office draw and an accomplished performer.
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Julia Roberts
Filmography
Movies
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73% |
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Leave the World Behind |
Amanda Sandford (Character), Producer |
- | 2023 |
56% |
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Ticket to Paradise |
Georgia (Character), Executive Producer |
$68.2M | 2022 |
81% |
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Ben Is Back | Holly Burns (Character) | $3.7M | 2018 |
86% |
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Wonder | Isabel (Character) | $132.4M | 2017 |
40% |
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Smurfs: The Lost Village | SmurfWillow (Voice) | $45.0M | 2017 |
59% |
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Money Monster | Patty Fenn (Character) | $41.0M | 2016 |
8% |
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Mother's Day | Miranda (Character) | $32.5M | 2016 |
39% |
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Secret in Their Eyes | Jess (Character) | $20.2M | 2015 |
94% |
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The Normal Heart | Dr. Emma Brookner (Character) | - | 2014 |
67% |
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August: Osage County | Barbara Weston (Character) | $37.7M | 2013 |
49% |
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Mirror Mirror | The Queen (Character) | $64.9M | 2012 |
22% |
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Jesus Henry Christ | Executive Producer | $20.2K | 2011 |
37% |
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Larry Crowne | Mercedes Tainot (Character) | $35.6M | 2011 |
35% |
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Eat Pray Love | Liz Gilbert (Character) | $80.6M | 2010 |
18% |
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Valentine's Day | Capt. Kate Hazeltine (Character) | $110.5M | 2010 |
65% |
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Duplicity | Claire Stenwick (Character) | $40.6M | 2009 |
21% |
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Fireflies in the Garden | Lisa (Character) | $70.6K | 2008 |
80% |
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Kit Kittredge: An American Girl | Executive Producer | $17.7M | 2008 |
82% |
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Charlie Wilson's War | Joanne Herring (Character) | $66.6M | 2007 |
79% |
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Charlotte's Web | Charlotte (Voice) | $82.5M | 2006 |
62% |
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The Ant Bully | Hova (Voice) | $28.1M | 2006 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Beslan: Three Days in September | Narrator | - | 2006 |
No Score Yet |
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Felicity: An American Girl Adventure | Executive Producer | - | 2005 |
88% |
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Tell Them Who You Are | Self | $38.6K | 2004 |
55% |
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Ocean's Twelve | Tess Ocean (Character) | $125.5M | 2004 |
68% |
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Closer | Anna (Character) | $34.0M | 2004 |
No Score Yet |
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Samantha: An American Girl Holiday | Executive Producer | - | 2004 |
34% |
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Mona Lisa Smile | Katherine Watson (Character) | $63.7M | 2003 |
80% |
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Confessions of a Dangerous Mind | Patricia (Character) | $16.0M | 2002 |
39% |
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Full Frontal |
Francesca/ |
$2.5M | 2002 |
83% |
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Ocean's Eleven | Tess Ocean (Character) | $183.4M | 2001 |
33% |
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America's Sweethearts | Kiki Harrison (Character) | $93.6M | 2001 |
54% |
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The Mexican | Samantha Barzel (Character) | $66.8M | 2001 |
85% |
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Erin Brockovich | Erin Brockovich (Character) | $125.5M | 2000 |
46% |
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Runaway Bride | Maggie Carpenter (Character) | $152.1M | 1999 |
84% |
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Notting Hill | Anna Scott (Character) | $116.1M | 1999 |
44% |
|
Stepmom |
Isabel Kelly (Character), Executive Producer |
$91.0M | 1998 |
57% |
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Conspiracy Theory | Alice Sutton (Character) | $76.1M | 1997 |
74% |
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My Best Friend's Wedding | Julianne Potter (Character) | $126.8M | 1997 |
26% |
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Mary Reilly | Mary Reilly (Character) | $5.5M | 1996 |
78% |
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Michael Collins | Kitty Kiernan (Character) | $11.1M | 1996 |
77% |
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Everyone Says I Love You | Von Sidell (Character) | $9.7M | 1996 |
33% |
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Something to Talk About | Grace King Bichon (Character) | $49.7M | 1995 |
24% |
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Ready to Wear (Pret-a-Porter) | Anne Eisenhower (Character) | $10.7M | 1994 |
22% |
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I Love Trouble | Sabrina Peterson (Character) | $30.8M | 1994 |
55% |
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The Pelican Brief | Darby Shaw (Character) | $100.7M | 1993 |
29% |
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Hook | Tinkerbell (Character) | $116.3M | 1991 |
25% |
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Dying Young | Hilary O'Neil (Character) | $32.3M | 1991 |
24% |
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Sleeping With the Enemy |
Sara Waters/ |
$100.3M | 1991 |
65% |
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Pretty Woman | Vivian 'Viv' Ward (Character) | $178.4M | 1990 |
50% |
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Flatliners | Rachel Mannus (Character) | $58.7M | 1990 |
73% |
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Steel Magnolias | Shelby Eatenton Latcherie (Character) | $79.4M | 1989 |
No Score Yet |
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Blood Red | Maria Collogero (Character) | - | 1989 |
78% |
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Mystic Pizza | Daisy Arujo (Character) | $12.8M | 1988 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Girls of Summer | Daryle (Character) | - | 1988 |
40% |
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Satisfaction | Daryle (Character) | $7.9M | 1988 |
No Score Yet |
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Baja Oklahoma | Candy Hutchins (Character) | - | 1988 |
TV
Credit | ||||
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen | Guest | 2023 |
No Score Yet | 44% | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2014 2023 |
No Score Yet | 14% | The View | Guest | 2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Graham Norton Show | Guest | 2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Finding Your Roots | Guest | 2023 |
No Score Yet | 41% | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Guest | 2014-2018 2022 |
89% | 75% | Gaslit |
Martha Mitchell (Character), Executive Producer |
2022 |
No Score Yet | 49% | The Late Show With Stephen Colbert | Guest | 2018 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Nature | Host | 2021 |
79% | 66% | Homecoming |
Heidi Bergman (Character), Executive Producer |
2018 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Variety Studio: Actors on Actors | Guest | 2019 |
No Score Yet | 19% | The Late Late Show With James Corden | Guest | 2017-2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Guest | 2012-2014 2016-2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Running Wild With Bear Grylls | Self | 2017 |
100% | 90% | Late Show With David Letterman | Guest | 2013 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Makers: Women Who Make America | Narrator | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 48 Hours | Narrator | 2014 |
No Score Yet | 83% | Law & Order | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Inside the Actors Studio | Guest | 1997 |
78% | 93% | Friends | Susie Moss (Guest Star) | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sesame Street | Guest | 1994 |
71% | 88% | Miami Vice | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1988 |