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A winsome beauty with a large, incandescent smile and a mane of auburn hair, Julia Roberts was one of the few bankable female stars of the early 1990s. Critics have speculated on the secret of her huge appeal, but it remains one of the enigmas of contemporary pop culture, Julia's success has been incredible, her movies grossing well over $2.5 billion, She is among the highest paid stars in the world, male or female.
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Julia Roberts made her film debut playing a supporting role opposite her brother, Eric, in Blood Red (she gets just two words dialog), which although completed in 1986 was not released until 1989. Roberts first caught the attention of moviegoers with her performance in the film Mystic Pizza in 1988. The following year she was featured in Steel Magnolias as a young bride battling diabetes, garnering her first Oscar nomination (as Best Supporting Actress) for her performance. She catapulted to worldwide fame when she co-starred with
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Even after all these years Julia Roberts is still one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood, and even while pregnant. Here’s some recent pics of her while exiting her trailer on the set of her new movie with Ryan Reynolds, Fireflies In The Garden. The movie, which comes out in 2008... stars Hayden Panettiere and Carrie Anne Moss.
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Julia Fiona Roberts first saw daylight on the 28th of october, 1967. She grew up in the small town Smyrna, Georgia, USA, along with her mother Betty-Lou, an actress and a church secretary, her father Walter who worked as a vacuum cleaner salesman, writer and an actor. She has two siblings, the older brother Eric, and the older sister Lisa. Little Julia had a tragic childhood. When she was only four years old, her parents got divorced because of financial difficulties. Betty-Lou stayed in Smyrna with her two daughters, while Walter moved to Atlanta and took thesixteen year old Eric with him.
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Dying Young - Julia Roberts, Campbell Scott - Hilary (Roberts) takes a job caring for a terminally ill patient (Scott) who is suffering from leukemia. As the story progresses, Hilary begins to fall in love with her boss and they move from his house in San Franscico to a cabin in a rural area of the state. He convinces her that he has undergone his last treatment and that his cancer is in remission. But is it? This is not your typical romantic comedy, but has some funny moments. (Rating = **1/2)
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Apart from a thriving movie career, Julia Roberts is ... a very dedicated humanitarian. She has spent a lot of time working with UNICEF and such other charitable organizations. She is also the spokeswoman and on the Advisory Board of Earth Biofuels, a company that promotes the use of renewable fuels such as biodiesel and ethanol.
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