Julia Roberts Bio, Family, Career, Spouse, Net Worth, Measurements

Julia Roberts is an American actress who rose to prominence as a leading actress in the romantic comedy film “Pretty Woman”. For the film, she earned three Golden Globe Awards and four Academy Award nominations. Previously, she had already established as supporting actress of the movie ‘Steel Magnolias’.

Moreover, she is one of the highest paid Hollywood actresses who have won several awards including Oscars and Golden Awards. She appeared in films like ‘Notting Hill’, ‘Erin Brockovich’, ‘Charlie Wilson’s War’, ‘Eat Pray Love’ and ‘Wonder Day’ among others. Scroll below to find out more about his personal life, career, and net worth.

JULIA ROBERTS: BIOGRAPHY, FAMILY, EDUCATION

A veteran and talented actress, Roberts was born on October 28, 1967, in Smyrna, Georgia. She was born as Julia Fiona Roberts to deceased parents Betty Lou Bredemus (1934-2015) and Walter Grady Roberts (1933-1977). She is of mixed English, Scottish, Irish, Welsh, German and Swedish ethnicity. Although she grew up Catholic, her father was a Baptist and a Roman Catholic mother. She has two biological siblings: Eric Roberts and Lisa Roberts Gillan. And she also had a younger half-sister, Nancy Motes, who died in 2014.

Her parents divorced in 1972 when she was only five years old. The same year, her mother remarried Michael Motes. After that, she moved to Smyrna, Georgia and attended Fitzhugh Lee Elementary School. Later, she transferred to Griffin Middle Scholl and then to Campbell High School. His stepfather was rather aggressive and usually remained unemployed. So, in 1983, his mother and stepfather separated and went their own way. Meanwhile, her biological father died of cancer in 1977.

During her school days, she had played the clarinet in the school band while carrying a dream of being a veterinarian. However, she later changed her dream career to acting and dropped out of Georgia State University. Then she began to pursue her acting career and signed the Click Modeling Agency as well as acting lessons.

JULIA ROBERTS: CAREER AND ACHIEVEMENTS IN LIFE

She started her acting career from the movie “Satisfaction” in 1988 as a band member for a summer concert. But before that, she appeared in a minor role in 1987 opposite her brother Eric in the movie ‘Blood Red’ but released in 1989. Also, in 1987, she made an appearance in an episode of the television series ‘Crime Story with Dennis Farina’. She got a big break when she got an Oscar nomination for the first time for the movie ‘Steel Magnolias’. she appeared there as a diabetic bride for which she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress.

However, she gained wide recognition when she appeared opposite actor Richard Gere in the film ‘Pretty Woman’ in 1990. As a result, the role won her second OSCAR but this time for Best Actress. The film became a super blockbuster grossing $463.4 million worldwide. In 1991, she worked in another commercially successful thriller “Sleeping with the Enemy” followed by the role of Tinkerbell in Steven Spielberg’s “Hook”.

But she became headline news when she disappeared from the screen for two years. She then appeared in another commercially successful movie “The Pelican Brief” in 1993. After starring in movies like “I Love Trouble”, “Pret-a-Porter” and “Something to Talk About”, she appeared as a guest on “Her Friends’ second season episode ‘The One After the Superbowl.’

In 1997 she appeared with Cameron Diaz in the worldwide hit film ‘My Best Friend’s Wedding’. In late 1990, she starred in another hit movie ‘Runaway Bride’ opposite Richard Gere and Garry Marshall. She appeared in 2003’s ‘Mona Lisa Smile’ with Julia Stiles , Kristen Dust and Maggie Gyllenhaal.

His other film credits include the 2004 ‘Ocean’s Twelve’ series, 2010 ‘Valentine’s Day’, 2011 ‘Larry Crowne’, 2012 ‘Mirror, Mirror’, 2015 ‘Secret in Their Eyes’, 2016 ‘Money Monster’ and 2018 ‘Ben is Back’, among others. She has also served as an executive producer on TV movies like 2003’s ‘Freedom: A History of US’, 2005’s ‘Felicity: An American Girl Adventure’, and 2018’s ‘Homecoming’, among others.

JULIA ROBERTS: PERSONAL LIFE AND HUSBAND

The gorgeous lady had many relationships before her marriage in 2000. She married cameraman Daniel Moder whom she met on the set of the movie ‘The Mexican’ in 2000. During this time she was still dating actor Benjamin Bratt but separated since her marriage. On the other hand, the cameraman was in the process of divorcing his first wife, Vera Steinberg. Following their divorce, the couple swapped on July 4, 2002 at their ranch in Taos, New Mexico.

Together the couple had produced three children: first daughter and son twins in November 2004. While their second child, son born in June 2007. He previously dated actor Jason Patric, Liam Neeson, Dylan McDermott and Matthew Perry . Additionally, she was briefly engaged to Canadian actor Kiefer Sutherland. After two years of separation, she married country singer Lyle Lovett. They were married at St. James Lutheran Church in Marion, Indiana. However, their marriage relationship did not go well and separated in 1995. After that, she dated actor Benjamin from 1998 to 2001 while she met her future husband.

Moreover, she started believing and practicing Hinduism since 2010 and is a devotee of Guru Neem Karoli Baba. Additionally, she also named her children after Hindu gods: Laxmi for Hazel, Ganesh for Phinnaeus, and Krishna Balram for Henry.

JULIA ROBERTS: FORTUNE AND SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES

Talking about her earning and income, she has made huge wealth from her acting career in Hollywood. The well-known celebrity also makes a profit from his production company ‘Red Om Films’. Hence, his net worth is estimated to be around $220 million. Currently, she lives in Malibu, California with her family in a home worth over $6.4 million. She also bought two other houses, including another in Malibu.

She is very active on different social media platforms like Instagram and Twitter. On Instagram, she has an account @Julia Robert with 8.1 million followers. She has an unverified @Julia Robert Twitter account with 506k followers. But it seems that she is not active on Facebook but has a fan page under her name.

JULIA ROBERTS: BODY MEASUREMENTS

The beautiful actress has a slim and fit body that stands at a height of 5 feet 8 inches or 1.75 meters. Her perfect body weighs around 58 kg and measures 34-25-36 inches. She dyed her hair with the iconic bright red hair color and light brown eye color.

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