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Julia Roberts (October 28, 1967- ) is an American actress. She is best remembered for her roles in the movies Steel Magnolias (1989), Pretty Woman (1990), Runaway Bride (1998) and Erin Brockovich (2000). Roberts regularly plays characters of attractive powerful women. She has been among People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in the world eight times. She and her husband Danny Moder, have three children. She gave birth to twins, Hazel Patricia and Phinnaeus Walter, in 2004.
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Perhaps the movie that earned Julia Roberts a place in the spotlight was the top grossing Cinderella story of 1990, Pretty Woman, directed by Garry Marshall. Roberts played a hooker named Vivian, who falls in love with Edward, a businessman, played by Richard Gere (The Red Corner, Primal Fear, Runaway Bride). Roberts got the Best Actress in a Motion Picture Award from the Golden Globes in 1991 for Pretty Woman and an Oscar nomination for Best Actress in 1991. And the awards didn't stop there. In 1997, Hasty Pudding Theatricals named her Woman of the Year.
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Contest Directions: Academy Award-winning American film actress Julia Roberts celebrates her 40th birthday today. Julia literally woke up famous after her role in romantic comedy Pretty Woman, where she co-starred with Richard Gere. Julia won the Oscar for the leading female role in Erin Brockovich in 2001. Since then Roberts has been the highest paid female actress in the world and her total wealth exceeds $140 million.
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Synopsis: Hot off her success in Pretty Woman, Julia Roberts starred in this thriller about a battered wife stalked by her abusive husband. Roberts plays Laura Burney, the wife of a rich investment counselor, Martin (Patrick Bergin). Martin appreciates his wife as a trophy, but at home he abuses her for notRead More
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As a single, struggling mother, Erin (Julia Roberts) was dealt a severe setback when she was involved in an auto accident in which she incurred almost $20,000 worth of medical expenses. Devoid of medical insurance, she sued the perpetrator of her accident, but lost when an unsympathetic jury believed she was just a desperate woman looking for a handout. Her provocative clothing and forthright manner didn't help either.
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A winsome beauty with a large, incandescent smile and a mane of hair, Julia Roberts was one of the few bankable female stars of the 1990s whose love affair with the public and world's press continued into the next century. Critics have long speculated on the secret of her undeniable appeal, but it remained one of those enigmas of contemporary pop culture. Roberts lacked the technical polish of some of her contemporaries, but was able to command the screen like no one else, even while surrounded by heavy hitters like Sally Field, Denzel Washington and Susan Sarandon. Her public life was ... key to her longevity. From the trail of broken-hearted beaus she left in her wake to her self-imposed post-"Pretty Woman" exile to getting pregnant with twins รข€“ the public ate it all up with a spoon.
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