Julia Roberts' son. Julia Roberts with children and husband

Julia Roberts is one of the world's biggest stars. She started acting back in the mid-80s, but real fame came to her after starring in the beautiful movie about love “Pretty Woman.” Many years have passed since then, but the popular film actress continues to actively act in film.

The actress had large number beloved men. True happiness came to her at the beginning of the new millennium. She became a beloved wife and mother of three children.

Height, weight, age. How old is Julia Roberts

The popular film actress is incredibly popular all over the world. She has a large number of fans who know for sure what the artist’s height, weight, age, how old is Julia Roberts. In 2018, the woman celebrates her 50th birthday, but fans believe that there was an error in the date of birth, since Julia looks at most 40 years old.

Julia Roberts, whose photos in her youth and now are of interest to numerous fans of the world-famous film industry star, weighs 52 kg, which is ideal for a height of 175 cm.

Biography and personal life of Julia Roberts

The biography and personal life of Julia Roberts are interesting and surprise many movie lovers.

The girl was born in 1967. At birth she was named Julia Fiona Roberts. Father - Walter Grady Roberts sold water mattresses. In his free time from selling, the man played on stage and wrote works. Mother Betty Lou Bredemas served as church secretary and also played on the theater stage. Julia had two sisters and a brother.

IN school years the girl loved to dream about beautiful things. She said that in the future she would begin to treat animals. IN adolescence Julia thought she was terribly ugly. Our heroine didn’t even think about becoming an actress. From the age of 13, Roberts worked in a number of establishments as a waitress.

Impressed by her brother’s role in a movie, the girl began acting on the theater stage. She then goes to New York, where she begins taking acting classes.

Filmography: films starring Julia Roberts

Since the mid-80s, Julia begins to act in films, but not so successfully yet. Only after playing in “Pretty Woman” does our heroine become a famous actress. She has fans all over the world. Since then, Roberts' filmography has been regularly updated. She played in “The Player”, “Top of Conversation”, “Runaway Bride” and many others. The popular film actress has been awarded many awards. The woman has several Oscar statuettes, she has been awarded a Grammy Award and many others.

The actress was in relationships with Kiefer Sutherland, Liam Neeson, Matthew Perry and many others. In the early 90s, Julia became the wife of the popular American country singer Lyle Lovett. But the couple did not live long and decided to separate.

At the beginning of the new millennium, Roberts married Daniel Modera, who is one of the successful Hollywood cameramen. The marriage produced three children for the couple.

Family and children of Julia Roberts

The Pretty Woman and Runaway Bride star's family was creative. Mother and father in free time played on the stage of the local theater. When the baby was 5 years old, her parents’ marriage broke up. The girl began to live with her mother, older sister and her mother’s new husband, who hated Julia. This is what contributed to the fact that the future movie star grew up as a complex child.

Roberts often saw her father, who was raising his son, who wanted to live with him. The man passed away in the late 70s of the last century.

Julia experienced another tragedy. In the 90s she died of a drug overdose younger sister, which caused a lot of unpleasant moments for my parents and sister.

The actress made several attempts to start a family. Only at the beginning of the new millennium did she succeed. She became a wife and mother of three children. Currently, Julia Roberts' family and children spend almost all their time in Hollywood. But on weekends, the actress often goes to her ranch.

Julia Roberts' son - Finneas Walter Moder

At the age of 37, our heroine became a mother. In mid-2004, she gave birth to twins, the eldest of whom was her son. The boy received a double name, the second of which was given to him in honor of his father's father.

Julia Roberts' son, Finneas Walter Moder, is studying at school. The boy amazes with his creative potential. In the future, he dreams of following in the footsteps of his parents and becoming a world cinema star.

Julia Roberts' son - Henry Daniel Moder

In mid-2007, the world cinema star became the mother of a baby who was named after his father. After giving birth, Julia raised the baby herself, deciding that this would be more beneficial for him.

Julia Roberts' son, Henry Daniel Moder, also received a middle name. It has Hindu roots. The supreme deity, Krishna, was called in a similar way in childhood.

Currently, the boy amazes with his musical abilities. He attends a music school and learns to play the piano.

Julia Roberts' daughter - Hazel Patricia Moder

The actress’s daughter became her second child. She was born a few minutes later than her brother. Doctors scared the new mother that the girl might be sick, but the fears were not confirmed.

Julia Roberts' daughter Hazel Patricia Moder incredibly friendly with her twin brother. She tries to help her mother raise her younger brother. The girl attends acting classes. In the future, she dreams of following in the footsteps of her beloved mother.

Julia Roberts' ex-husband - Lyle Lovett

In the early 90s of the last century, the star of “Pretty Woman” and “Runaway Bride” began dating Lyle Lovett. He sang songs in country style, compositions performed by Lyle were incredibly popular not only in the United States of America, but also outside the country.

Soon after their first meeting, the lovers got married. Julia Roberts' ex-husband, Lyle Lovett, literally a few weeks after the wedding, began demanding that the actress become a housewife. He accused her of numerous infidelities. This led to the couple's separation after a two-year period.

Julia Roberts' husband - Daniel Moder

In the late 90s of the last century, the actress starred in “The Mexican.” During this time, she fell in love with Daniel Moder. He worked as a cameraman and shot this film. Soon the man realized that he could not live without Julia. He explained to his wife and left the family, paying large compensation.

Currently, Julia Roberts' husband, Daniel Moder, is a Hollywood star. The man has been repeatedly awarded for his work.

Rumors about spouses divorcing sometimes appear in the press. But they continue to live in happy marriage and raise three children.

Hot photos of Julia Roberts before and after plastic surgery

Hot photos of Julia Roberst before and after plastic surgery flooded the Internet. Upon approval of funds mass media the woman repeatedly resorted to the help of a plastic surgeon to correct her appearance.

The naked artist has been filmed several times. IN recent years she refuses to play bed scenes, saying that the period of candid filming has passed. Julia repeatedly posts pictures in a swimsuit on her Instagram page. Roberts often wears one-piece swimsuits that do not hide the breathtaking curves of her body.

Instagram and Wikipedia Julia Roberts

Instagram and Wikipedia of Julia Roberts are sources of information for fans, thanks to which anyone can find out information about the actress.

Wikipedia allows you to find out about the actress’s parents, her brother and sisters. Here is information about the creative activities of the star of “Pretty Woman”. On the page you can learn about Julia's personal life. In addition, fans can find out which films the woman played in and when.

April 2016. Los Angeles

The company in the restaurant was good - he invited all the people he liked from the film crew of “Money Monster” to celebrate the imminent premiere. Everyone was joking, laughing, remembering last year's filming in New York, George, as usual, directed the fun, and Julia was getting sleepy. She was not bored, on the contrary, she wanted to sit longer, but the long-term habit of going to bed early was making itself felt. In the end, the 48-year-old actress gave in, said a warm goodbye to everyone, kissed George on the top of his gray head and headed for the doors.

- Deserter! - Clooney shouted after her.

The actress smiled. George escorted her out of restaurants this way every time she accepted an invitation to dinner. He considered it his duty to bother the homebody Julia, to drag her out into the world. And the offer to star together in “Financial Monster” came from him. “George told me about the project and the way he described it sounded intriguing,” Julia recalls. —

I asked him to forward the script. I get a lot of scripts, but this was one of those scripts that you can read in one sitting. I was very inspired by both the story itself and the fact that George got such an interesting role. It wasn’t even the hope of participating that turned me on, but the very idea that such a film would be made.”

Director Jodie Foster, who had never worked with Roberts before, liked the fact that in real life George behaves towards Julia like an older brother, and this easily transfers to the screen. “We met on the set of Ocean’s Eleven in 2000 and immediately became friends,” Clooney says. “Her husband Danny became my good friend too. Julia stayed at my Italian estate on Lake Como during pregnancy, came with the children when the little monsters turned into meaningful human beings. Communication with her wonderful family, which I partly consider mine, gives me a lot of joy. That’s why it’s easy and pleasant for us to work together.”

Julia readily admits that the feelings are mutual: “Everything that happened to us during these years only strengthened our friendship. New people - my husband and children, George’s wife - organically flowed into it, without breaking anything, but only adding.”

None of them remembers that in the first years of their acquaintance, Julia was not in the best shape and desperately needed friendly participation. Then her and Danny's future was in jeopardy, and she could only dream about children...

Test of feelings

August 2001. Big Bear Lake, California

Julia walked out of the chapel onto the green lawn and looked up at the velvety, almost autumn sky. The actress could not shake the feeling that they were burying her, and not Patty, Danny's mother. Probably, this would have been the end of it all, if the dagger glances of his relatives could kill.

Julia shouldn't have come. She was not part of the family - unlike Vera, Danny's wife. The wife and mistress met face to face for the first time: at such a time and in such a place where everyone was on Vera’s side, and only herself was on Julia’s side. Danny, determined to keep up appearances and avoid scandal, was afraid to even look in her direction.

But no instinct of self-preservation would force the actress to leave him, shocked by the sudden death of her mother, without support. In addition, Patty was the only one in the Moder family who did not condemn Danny for his affair with Julia. “Life is hard,” she said. “If you have a chance to experience happiness, you shouldn’t miss it.” And Julia was grateful to her for this.

Danny had a hard time too. Many relatives refused to talk to him or accept words of consolation. Julia couldn't help him, but she didn't give up on him either. She stood silently at a distance, clasping her hands under her chest, looking at Danny’s ashen face with grief and thinking about how much she loved him. “I fell in love at first sight,” Julia recalls meeting on the set of the film “The Mexican.” “I realized that I was born to become this man’s wife.” She fantasized about him in reality and saw him in erotic dreams.

I told myself: “Girl, you are in trouble. You've gone crazy."

After filming, Julia couldn’t get Danny out of her head, especially since he reciprocated her feelings. They were not held back for long by the fact that he was married, and she was almost married to actor Benjamin Bratt. “Danny couldn’t fight his feelings for Julia,” his friends said. “He was ready to move mountains to stay with her. Once they slept together for the first time, there was no going back.”

Julia separated amicably from Benjamin two months before the August graveyard day. Danny talked to his wife, who was not understanding. “Read about her personal life,” Vera advised. - With her, every man is the only one true love, and there were about twenty of them before you! Despite our crises, I lived with you for five years. And for her you are a toy. She wants you because she can’t have you yet, and she’ll want you as soon as she gets it.” All his relatives agreed with this theory.

Julia could have given an ultimatum - “me or them.” But she foresaw another problem, which, combined with the shameful

being kicked out of the family could make the price of happiness too high for Danny.

They managed to keep their relationship secret for a long time. He courted Julia to the best of his financial ability, and the paparazzi were not in the habit of looking into affordable cinemas and cafes, discos and that dusty corner of Brentwood where Danny rented a tiny love nest. But Julia understood how much dirt would fall on her boyfriend when the press found out about the superstar’s connection with a “small technical fry.” “I was afraid of losing Danny,” she admitted. “I couldn’t do anything with the press, but I decided that at any cost I would withstand the drama that his family had created. I knew that he would need the support of his family very soon.”

Before the funeral cortege left the chapel, Danny's father approached the actress. It turned out that during her life, Patty encouraged the clan to get to know Julia better before calling her a bitch who steals husbands from honest women. The elder Moder was not delighted by this idea, but he was firm in his intention to fulfill his wife’s will.

Danny's family agreed to meet one by one. Julia came to houses where she was greeted with coldness and contempt, and smiled at unfriendly strangers. She explained that at the time of their meeting, Danny considered his marriage to Vera over. She swore that she truly loved him, wanted to live with him all her life and give birth to children, which Vera was never able to do. Gave the most severe of the three sisters, Danny, a ring. Everything was seething inside: why is she an adult? smart woman, a world-famous actress, is forced to make excuses and apologize for her love for an adult, capable man in front of people who have done nothing to deserve the right to judge her? But Julia continued to smile, give gifts and pay for family holidays, although for the time being this was regarded as atonement for sins and no one thanked her. She even went to the second round of apologies - this time for bringing a trail of paparazzi into the Moders’ lives.

But when Danny, shortly before the wedding, began to complain about interference in privacy and wounded male pride, Julia could not restrain herself: “I thought you were aware of who you were going to live with. At home I'm good old Jules, but in public I'm Miss

Julia Roberts, the one and only. It's a kit, Danny. You can't take one and give up the other. You will have to come to terms with my fame and its costs."

It took him two years of noisy, often public arguments, slamming doors, breaking cups and newspaper headlines like “Divorce is on the horizon.” Only fatherhood reconciled Danny with the status of “Mr. Roberts.” And that's not all. On the other hand, Julia even liked the sparks of ambition that periodically flew from the calm, self-possessed and good-natured head of the family. If he allowed his wife to trample his ego and turn himself into an accessory, he would no longer be the man she fell in love with...

“At home I’m good old Jules, but in public I’m Miss Julia Roberts, the one and only.” Photo: Michelangelo Di Battista

Whether in the garden or in the vegetable garden

After more than thirteen years of marriage, Julia and Danny still had to maneuver to avoid accidentally touching on the sore subject of inequality. Take, for example, the story of the purchase of an estate on Hawaiian island Kauai in 2011, when Julia got the idea to take the whole family as far as possible from Hollywood, but without leaving the borders of the United States.

After listening to Julia's idea, Danny Moder grabbed his head. He knew that on the fertile land of Hawaii, his wife was already building in her imagination goat pens and a chicken coop, planting fruit trees and digging up the soil for a vegetable garden. Julia has long been obsessed with healthy organic nutrition: she prefers to grow everything she can herself. Their estate in Malibu is the only mansion in the prestigious area, where the morning begins with the frantic crowing of a rooster, and the noble English lawn is dug up for flowerbeds. But this gardening kingdom was not enough for Julia. She missed the space she had had when the children were small and the whole family lived on a ranch in New Mexico.

Danny sometimes thought that his wife was a born hippie who wanted nothing to do with the age of high technology and obsessive glamor. In all their houses you cannot find a single thing made of plastic. Julia hates computers, the Internet and social media, and the TV only allows you to turn on special occasions. “We have a book house,” she says. “I think that in the evening, when the whole family gets together, it’s better to read a book to the children, tell a story, or just talk to them about life.”

With husband Daniel Moder, sons Finnaeus and Henry and daughter Hazel (2015). Photo: Gettyimages.ru

Julia prefers to buy clothes at second-hand stores: another pleasure that her move to glossy Malibu deprived her of. In New Mexico, the actress could spend an entire day in second-hand clothing stores and flea markets, sometimes covering several towns closest to her ranch in one go. The traders smiled through their tears when they saw her at the door or near the stalls: Julia attracted other buyers, but she herself bargained so desperately and inspiredly, as if one dollar won would save her family from starvation. With $10, she managed to fill the car to the roof with things. One day, at the end of such a tour, she could not resist the temptation to drop into yet another store in Santa Fe, leaving her wallet in the car to avoid unnecessary expenses. But she couldn’t calmly walk away from the floral dress - and right at the checkout she exchanged it for her designer jeans.

With the advent of children, Julia gave up makeup. “If, having gathered three back-eaters to go out, I begin to bring presentation ourselves, we’ll never go out anywhere,” she laughed. “A few unflattering photos in magazines taught me to always have big sunglasses on hand.” She even brushes her teeth the old-fashioned way—literally. Her grandfather used baking powder instead of toothpaste all his life and very impressed his granddaughter by going to better world with one single filling.

Danny understood why his wife was so drawn to the simple life in the remote pampas: Julia didn’t need anything else from Hollywood, but she was infuriated by the close attention to her and her children. She has earned the right to live where and how she wants, because even in Hawaii she will remain a star of the first magnitude, which every producer and director dreams of. Danny couldn't say that about himself. Hollywood, with its long and evil memory, has not yet forgotten that on the set of The Mexican, Moder was only an “assistant B camera operator.” Julia gave him a chance to show his talent as a director of photography on projects for her production company, but the assumption that he could not take a step without the protection of his wife did not make it easier for Moder to establish himself in this capacity. He understood that in Hawaii he would quickly lose his professional reputation and become a paid man. This did not suit him and, moreover, could inadvertently disappoint Julia.

“I’m not the most sensible person in the family.” Photo: Michelangelo Di Battista

Pride prevented Danny from making this argument, but he had others. Firstly, he didn't want the children to change good school in Los Angeles, no one knows what. Secondly, the actress’s mother, Betty Lou, who was recovering from a heart attack, was in the care of the Moders. Danny considered it inhumane to drag the sick old woman, whom he and Julia had barely persuaded to move from her home state of Georgia to Malibu, to some unknown distance.

The arguments were accepted. But Julia still bought the estate in Hawaii, assuring her husband that she was not going to chain him to a shovel. “We will wait until the trees we plant on our farm grow,” she said. “And then we’ll live like hippies, walk barefoot and surf 365 days a year.” Think of it as our retirement plan.”

Betty Lou passed away in February 2015 - by that time, Julia’s children had grown enough that transfer to another school would not be a tragedy for them. But instead of packing her bags, the actress quietly put her Hawaiian estate up for sale. She realized that Danny would not be happy away from the movies. And I began to suspect that the atmosphere film set V tropical paradise He’s not the only one who’s instantly bored...

Cannes sandal

May 2016. Cannes, France

The stars of “Money Monster” and those who joined them moved along the red carpet to the famous stairs. Julia looked at the steep steps with horror - she was unaccustomed to high heels and could not imagine how she would get to the door. You couldn’t count on George’s strong hand—it was at Amal’s exclusive disposal.

The decision not to sacrifice legs for the sake of protocol came suddenly. Julia kicked off her shoes, picked up the long train of her black dress, and stomped down the steps barefoot. “I’m not the most sensible person in the family,” she admits. “If it weren’t for my calm and reasonable husband, I would have raised my children into a gypsy camp.” My spontaneity can take many forms. When the children were smaller, I liked to jump out on them from behind the furniture and watch them run around the house screaming.”

Julia's action made the festival organizers remember last year's scandal when women were not allowed to attend the premieres because of flat shoes that violated the dress code. But no one dared to make a remark. At the top, she stopped regally - she was waiting for the festival assistant: he was sneaking up the stairs along the railing with her shoes, trying not to get into the frame.

A little later, sitting in the hall next to George, Amal and Jodie Foster, Julia only regretted that no one from her real family was here.

With Jodie Foster and the Clooneys - George and Amal (Cannes Film Festival 2016). Photo: Getty Images, Clemens Bilan

They had been quarreling with their older brother Eric for a long time. In the mid-1990s, when the actor, an experienced drug addict, was suing ex-girlfriend For the right to raise her daughter Emma, Julia testified in favor of the girl’s mother and earned the mark of a traitor. The hatchet of the ten-year war was buried only in honor of the birth of her twins. But this did not mean that after reconciliation they suddenly got along in character. Every conversation they have ends with loving brother and the sister send each other to various distant and unpleasant places if one of them does not have time to hang up.

Thus, Julia did not invite her brother in order to avoid a squabble, and her sister Lisa - out of delicacy. successful actress with the surname Roberts in relation to a much less successful one. The younger generation stayed with their father for pedagogical reasons. The actress believes that children should not hear bad words from their parents or see them commit dubious acts - but all the most interesting movie plots are based on them. Therefore, Finn, Hazel and Henry have not yet watched a single film with Julia's participation - and they are unlikely to watch it in the near future.

Family: husband - Daniel "Danny" Moder (47), cinematographer; children - twins son Finnaeus and daughter Hazel (11 years old), son Henry (8 years old)

Education: Graduated from the Lee Strasberg Theater and Film Institute

Career: She made her debut as an actress in 1987. She has starred in more than 50 films and TV series, including: “Pretty Woman”, “In Bed with the Enemy”, “The Pelican Brief”, “Runaway Bride”, “Notting Hill”, “Eat, Pray, Love”, “The Mystery in their eyes", "Financial monster". Four-time Oscar nominee, winner of the Best Actress category for the film Erin Brockovich. Producer, owner of the film company Red Om Films

Hollywood star Julia Roberts is known to everyone without exception; she has played many bright roles that are memorable and pleasant to watch on TV screens. No other actress has such a sincere performance; her films are sincere and emotional, touch on many social issues and allow every person to look inside themselves and find answers to all problems. Her filmography includes dozens of wonderful works, and today even Julia Roberts’ children do not stop her from doing what she loves. The actress’s personal life is very open; fans often watch the woman with her family and children.

Biography of Julia Roberts

Julia Roberts was born in Georgia, her parents were actors, but she spent her childhood in a small town where the girl lived with her sister and mother. The family had three children and childhood could be called tragic due to material insufficiency; the parents quickly divorced; at that time Julia was 4 years old. Mom stayed with her little daughters in Smyrna. A few years later, Julia Roberts' dad dies of cancer; this tragedy was very difficult for the children.

Mom married a second time and from this marriage another sister, Nancy, was born. The stepfather was rude, there was a lot of assault in the family, constant scandals, so the marriage lasted only 6 years, no one wants to remember this period. Julia's mother died at the age of 80, also from cancer, and sister Nancy received a severe drug overdose. Roberts was very upset by the tragic death of her mother, it was the most close person, friend, she constantly felt tremendous support from her.

Julia Roberts's children photo

For Julia Roberts, family always came first; this is how she approached building her own family nest; she protected her children and husband from prying eyes. Julia Roberts' husband, Daniel Moder, was married at the time they met, just like Julia herself. The love arose so strong that they could not resist this magical feeling and began an affair and got married in 2002.

Now Julia Roberts has wonderful children growing up, the meaning of life has appeared, and the woman is all glowing from the inside. In all the photographs, she beams with happiness, giving her fans a radiant smile; the look of a loving person is also impossible not to notice. Her husband worked with her on several projects, however collaboration causes a certain tension.

In 2004, twins Hazel and Finneas were born, but 3 years later another joyful event occurred in the family - their son Henry was born. Julia Roberts, her children and her husband do not lead an open lifestyle, so very little information is available to the public.

Photos of Julia Roberts' children can only be seen at shows and when going out into the social world, as they try to hide their hidden life. She does not consent to requests to take an autograph from children, since her professional activity she and her husband stay away from their family.

Julia Roberts is famous not only for her bright roles in films, but also for her contracts with the highest fees. It remains a mystery to many how a girl from a simple low-income family managed to build such a dizzying career. She quickly surpassed the achievements of her older brother Eric and remains one of the top stars in Hollywood.

Perhaps the secret lies in her explosive temperament, which has become the talk of the film industry. Julia often went ahead both in business matters and in her personal life. Her heroines are also distinguished by their character with a core and the ability to withstand troubles. Only after crossing the forty-year mark did the American “beauty” calm down a little and find harmony and family happiness. She became softer and more friendly, which only added to her charm.

It's a stretch to call Julie Fiona's Roberts family prosperous. Her parents were provincial actors, but the profession did not provide them with a livelihood, and they made a living by selling household goods.

Julia's mother, Betty Lou, was also a church secretary. When Julie was born on October 28, 1967, the family already had two children: Eric and Lisa. The girl spent her entire childhood in the suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia. Financial situation her parents were deplorable, and she wore out her clothes for older sister and endured the ridicule of neighboring children.

In 1971, Betty Lou and Walter divorced and started new families a couple of years later. Julie, like her brother and sister, was not found with her stepfather common language, and Eric soon left home, deciding to become an actor. Occasionally news came from him, and then his family saw him in small roles in television films.

A big shock for her was the death of her father in 1977 from cancer. A few months earlier, his second wife, with whom Julie had a good relationship, also died. In the early 80s, her mother divorced again, leaving her with a small child in her arms - the girl Nancy. In the interview, the actress talks little about her childhood, mentioning only that it was not happy.

The beginning of an acting career

After receiving her high school diploma, Julie entered the University of Georgia and moved to Athens. Her studies there were short-lived, as her older brother and sister convinced her that she was wasting her time. Eric and Lisa received roles in films and TV series and persistently suggested that Julie also become an actress.

The girl succumbed to persuasion and, leaving the university, settled with her sister in New York. She worked hard to get rid of her Southern accent and took acting classes. Together with her sister, she endlessly attended castings, but the only role Julie received was a 15-second appearance on the screen in the second-rate comedy “Fire Brigade.”

She was also paid small fees for shooting for clothing catalogs as a model. Her height, for which she was teased at school, served her well.

Promotion of development acting career Julia (she changed her name by adding a letter at the end) was assisted by her brother Eric. He already had some influence among representatives of the film industry and persuaded the director of his film to give the role to his sister.

At the time, Julia idolized Eric, who was educated in London at the Royal Dramatic School. His education was paid for by his father, who believed in his son’s acting future. One word from her older brother was enough for her to play a minor but noticeable heroine in the film “Red as Blood.” She didn’t care much about the plot; her main task was to start filming.

In 1987, Julia was offered main role in the low-budget film “Mystical Pizza”. The story about young friends who fell in love and parted with their boyfriends was liked by the audience and earned triple the filming costs at the box office.

After completing work on the painting, Roberts retained the image of a red-haired beast for several years. The image suited the actress and made her appearance spectacular. After contracting meningitis, she moved to Los Angeles to receive treatment at a clinic.

The desire to succeed forced Julia to review information from her agent, even while suffering from a severe headache. In Hollywood, she auditioned for a role in the film Steel Magnolias and received a promise to consider her for a role in $3000. This was the working title of the future “Pretty Woman”.

Participation in the film “Steel Magnolias” changed the producers’ attitude towards the aspiring actress. Her performance was recognized as brilliant; Roberts received a nomination for the prestigious Oscar and a Golden Globe award. To yesterday's debutante, who had been vainly visiting studios for several years, what was happening seemed like a miracle.

Julia is used to overcoming endless difficulties, and the sudden love of those around her shocked her. However, it is easier to get used to happy turns of fate than to problems, and the actress continued to move on.

The film “Pretty Woman,” released in 1990, turned her into an idol in the United States and around the world. Her partner, a famous Hollywood intellectual, tried to characterize his role as shallow and formulaic, but fans of the film did not agree with him. For a long time, both actors were associated with the audience with their favorite film.

After the triumph of “Pretty Woman,” Roberts starred in 2-3 films annually, and her fees grew significantly with each new film. She was constantly invited to festivals and presentations, and her photographs graced the covers of glossy magazines.

The actress miraculously united inner strength and energy, which is why Julia always looks special on screen. Spectators and critics are primarily attracted by her individuality. It also makes you look forward to the release of films with the participation of the star.

Directors and producers noted that Julia looks great both in the role of the protagonist’s lover and in the company of women of all ages. In the future, they will begin to offer her mainly romantic comedies and family dramas. The first serious heroine in “Steel Magnolias” – the resilient Shelby – was a success for her and reflected the essence of the actress herself.

"Steel Magnolias"

Julia Roberts starred in this film at the beginning creative path. She had the opportunity to become a character actress and play villains and criminals. Her brother Eric chose a similar role.

Fortunately, director Herbert Ross noticed the girl’s kind smile and invited her to “Steel Magnolias,” sending Julia’s career in a different direction. Being one of 6 friends, Roberts's character connects the other characters and does not allow them to lose heart.

Her Shelby has diabetes, but continues to lead a full life and is preparing for her wedding. The actress talentedly performed a bright role and after it became recognizable and in demand.

"Gorgeous"

The plot of the next “Cinderella” at first did not promise anything supernatural, but unexpectedly for the Touchstone Pictures studio, the film broke all popularity records. The notorious “chemistry” between Richard Gere and Julia Roberts was an important success factor. After finishing filming, the actress tried to move her to real life, but Gere became interested in model Cindy Crawford and married her.

Each actor involved in the film played their role wonderfully, making the romantic love story look like a breeze. The film grossed half a billion dollars worldwide, and Roberts was hailed as the leading commercial actress of the 90s.

"Runaway Bride"

One way or another, the producers tried to repeat the success of “Pretty Woman.” Many scripts were rejected, but both Gere and Roberts agreed to participate in the film Runaway Bride.

The comedy about a girl who repeatedly ran away from the aisle was not as successful as their first film together. And yet, loyal fans of the on-screen couple watched it with pleasure.

"Erin Brockovich"

The role of an impulsive human rights activist without a legal education interested Julia Roberts. She saw many of her own traits in her character. It is possible that if the actress’s career in Hollywood had not worked out, she would also have become an activist.

Roberts' performance was so good that it earned her many awards, including an Oscar. Julia prefers to hide information about the difficulties of working on the role, but after “Erin Brockovich” she noted that emotions overwhelmed her during filming and did not allow her to relax for a minute.

The real Erin Brockovich, with whom the actress became friends, appeared in the film as a cafe waitress.

Awards and nominations

Nominations and awards rained down on Julia Roberts after the film “Steel Magnolias.” Among the main awards:

3 nominations and 1 Oscar award;
2 nominations and 1 BAFTA;
5 nominations and 3 Golden Globes;
2 nominations and 1 Screen Actors Guild Award.

12 times the actress admitted herself beautiful woman peace. She appeared on magazine covers dozens of times. She was invited to their talk shows by Oprah Winfrey, James Corden and other famous TV presenters.

In her youth, Julia devoted most of her time to filming films, so her lovers most often became men related to the film industry. Spending her mental strength on the playground, the girl was less willing to spend it on gentlemen, but her charm did not leave the stronger sex indifferent.

The actress is credited with romances with actors Matthew Perry and. She left Kiefer Sutherland just before the wedding, leaving him to explain himself to his family and invitees. Journalists and paparazzi were hunting for sensations that lurked in Julia's new relationship with country singer Lyle Lovett.

In 1993, “Pretty Woman”, for unknown reasons, hastily married the unattractive Lovett. America's comedians joked about this throughout their two-year marriage, predictably calling Lovett "The Beast."

This was followed by a 4-year romance between Roberts and actor Benjamin Bratt, with whom she was passionately in love. Notes about their relationship appeared in the press regularly and made the star very angry. The harassment of reporters stopped after her second wedding to cameraman Danny Moder in 2002.

The couple began to lead a measured life, spending time at the ranch in Tahoe, where Julia tended to the garden. After the birth of twins Hezel Patricia and Finneas Walter in 2004, the actress took a break from her career and enjoyed motherhood. Three years later, the couple had a son, Henry Daniel.

Julie became Julia because there was already an American actress named Julie Roberts. She never used her middle name, “Fiona,” believing that the brevity of the sound would make it easier for others to remember her name.

Roberts large size legs and a wide smile. She turned her shortcomings into a trademark. The actress often appears barefoot in films, not embarrassed by her long feet. A prehistoric woman with perfectly preserved teeth found at an excavation was named after Julia Roberts.

The film "Pretty Woman" was not supposed to end with a happy ending. Director Garry Marshall changed the ending, where the billionaire quarrels with Vivienne and kicks her out of the car, and then the girl seeks solace in Disneyland.

Roberts became popular after the success of Steel Magnolias, and it was decided to make the new film more joyful. Who knows if she would have received such recognition if the director had kept the original idea?

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In 2017, the actress celebrated her half-century anniversary. She looks young and is not going to lose her position in the ranking of the most highly paid actors Hollywood. Appearing on social events, she invariably attracts the attention of photographers.

In 2018, Roberts went blonde, and everyone liked her new look. The actress’s appearance is often discussed after the start of her collaboration with the Lancome brand.

In December 2018, the film “Ben's Back” will be released, in which she played the role of the mother of a troubled young man.

Conclusion

Movies with Julia Roberts - significant event not only for her fans, but for all movie lovers. The heroines played by the actress are extraordinary individuals with their own positive and negative traits. They are brave but vulnerable, just like Roberts herself.

Many lyrical comedies, such as Notting Hill and America's Sweethearts, have forever captured the hearts of audiences. In them, the actress is sweet and attractive. With the acquisition of a family and children, she became like this in life. Julia considers the role of a mother to be the most important for herself and meticulously chooses roles so as not to be separated from her family for a long time.

The star, who has put a lot of work into her career and whose films have earned over $2 billion at the box office, continues to work on films, studying scripts and producing interesting projects. She still has no free time, because ensuring the well-being of the family is her main goal, and Roberts knows how to get his way.

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Films with her participation earned a colossal amount exceeding $2 billion. But once upon a time, in Julia’s distant childhood, their family barely made ends meet.

Biography of Julia Roberts

Third child

On October 28, 1967, in the small town of Smyrna (about 45 thousand population) in the southern state of Georgia, a child was born into the family of Walter and Betty Lou. Maybe, given their income, this was an unaffordable luxury - after all, mom and dad already had eleven-year-old Eric and two-year-old Lisa. But the parents, modest workers (father was a salesman and mother was a secretary of a church parish), were happy about the birth of another girl. They named the baby Julia Fiona. They did not have the money to pay for the birth and Mrs. Roberts’ stay in the hospital, and Martin Luther King himself came to their rescue. It so happened that the children of the famous public figure practiced in a small acting studio owned by Walter, and King simply thanked him for his participation.

Both mother and father were fond of theater and appeared on stage in amateur productions. That's why Eric and then Julia also chose acting. However, the youngest daughter's path to fame was not so easy.

At only 4 years old she had to go through her parents' divorce, then there were difficult relationship with her stepfather Michael Motes, whom her mother rushed to marry almost immediately after the divorce. My father also started a family, but died early - cancer killed him in 1977. Julia started working part-time early - she was already a waitress at the age of 13 - the efficient girl was hired at a pizzeria not far from her home.

Patience and work!

Eric was becoming famous, and Roberts Jr. decided that she would also be famous. True, while her success was limited to the finals of local beauty contests - the girl had tall and a great figure.

And then school was finally over. Julia went to live with Lisa in New York, began taking acting courses, and took her first steps in modeling business. For some time, film castings did not bear fruit.

Eric decided to help his sister, but the film “Red as Blood” was delayed in release. However, it served as a kind of impetus for the development of her career; Julia now had more luck at auditions. The girl’s participation in the comedy “Mystical Pizza” brought a significant fee for a debutante - 50 thousand dollars.

And the very next project, “Steel Magnolias,” gave Roberts public recognition, an Oscar nomination and her first Golden Globe.

On a wave of triumph

Well, well real success came to the young actress after the release of “Pretty Woman.” Marshall intended to make a more realistic film, without a happy ending, but, thanks to Roberts' charm, he revised many points in the script. And it turned out to be a beautiful fairy tale that collected a huge box office.

After this triumph, Julia became a true screen star; the performer plunged headlong into work, of which there was a lot! Sacrifice domestic violence in the melodrama “In Bed with the Enemy”, a nurse who falls in love with the patient under her care (“Dying Young”)... And also Spielberg’s fantasy “Captain Hook”, the film adaptation of Grisham’s work “The Pelican Brief”, the entertaining film “My Best Friend’s Wedding”.

The actress was paid a fantastic sum of 20 million dollars for her participation in another serious project – the biopic “Erin Brockovich”. The performer's dedication was complete. Left-handed, she even learned to write right hand, like her heroine. Julia earned the Oscar for her role in this Soderbergh film.

Roberts received new nominations from the 2013 drama “August.” The star played Barbara, the daughter of the central character, the head of the large family of Violetta (Meryl Streep). But this time both the Globe and the Oscar went to other actresses. Now Julia acts less, her family is more important to her. In 2017, the media reported that Julia (not for the first time) was named the most beautiful woman in the world.

Personal life of Julia Roberts

Happy mom

Julia Roberts was a famous heartthrob; she had affairs with famous colleagues. This is Kiefer Sutherland (on-screen partner in the thriller Flatliners), Liam Neeson, who is 15 years older than Julia, Matthew Perry and Daniel Day-Lewis.

But the star got married for the first time very unsuccessfully. Singer Lyle Lovett (his wife had a 10-year age difference) and Roberts turned out to be very different people, and divorced less than 2 years after the wedding.

The second marriage did not follow soon, and this time the actress’s chosen one was a longtime admirer of her talent, the little-known cameraman Daniel Moder. He is not at all embarrassed by the difference in position in the Hollywood firmament. Yes, Moder doesn’t make blockbusters, but he loves his wife and three children very much - twins Hazel and Finneas (they are already teenagers), and eight-year-old Henry.

Roberts has her own film company, she spares no time and money on charity projects. Her appearances on screen are not as frequent as in the 1990s, but this is only explained by the fact that the actress wants to devote more time to her beloved children. Wherever they are - on their Texas ranch, in a luxurious Manhattan apartment or in a mansion on the California coast, they feel good together.