Julia Roberts
Julia Fiona Roberts (born October 28, 1967) is an American actress. Known for her leading roles across several genres, she has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and three Golden Globe Awards. She became known for portraying charming, relatable characters in romantic comedies and blockbusters before expanding into dramas, thrillers, and independent films. After early breakthroughs in Mystic Pizza (1988) and Steel Magnolias (1989), Roberts solidified her status as a leading lady with the romantic comedies Pretty Woman (1990), My Best Friend's Wedding (1997), Notting Hill (1999), and Runaway Bride (1999). Roberts won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of the title role in the biographical drama Erin Brockovich (2000). She then starred in films such as Ocean's Eleven (2001), Ocean's Twelve (2004), Charlie Wilson's War (2007), Valentine's Day (2010), Eat Pray Love (2010), August: Osage County (2013), Wonder (2017), Ticket to Paradise (2022), Leave the World Behind (2023), and After the Hunt (2025). On television, she starred as a physician during the AIDS crisis in the HBO film The Normal Heart (2014), for which she earned a Primetime Emmy Award nomination, a social worker in the first season of the streaming series Homecoming (2018), and portrayed Martha Mitchell in the Starz political limited series Gaslit (2022). Roberts runs the production company Red Om Films, through which she has served as an executive producer for various projects she has starred in, as well as for the first four films of the American Girl franchise (2004–2008). She has served as the global ambassador for Lancôme since 2009. She was the world's highest-paid actress for most of the 1990s and the first half of the 2000s. People magazine has named her the most beautiful woman in the world a record five times. Description above from the Wikipedia article Julia Roberts, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Panic Carefully
Panic Carefully
After the Hunt
as Alma Imhoff
After the Hunt
as Alma Imhoff
Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy
as Self (archive footage)
Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy
as Self (archive footage)
2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self
2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self
Tom Hanks: The Nomad
as Self (archive footage)
Tom Hanks: The Nomad
as Self (archive footage)
Ticket to Paradise
as Georgia Cotton
Ticket to Paradise
as Georgia Cotton
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
as Self
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
as Self
Let's Dance
as Segment: "The Commuter"
Let's Dance
as Segment: "The Commuter"
Wonder
as Isabel
Wonder
as Isabel
Smurfs: The Lost Village
as Smurfwillow (voice)
Smurfs: The Lost Village
as Smurfwillow (voice)
Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
as Self (archive footage, uncredited)
Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
as Self (archive footage, uncredited)
Money Monster
as Patty Fenn
Money Monster
as Patty Fenn
Mother's Day
as Miranda Collins
Mother's Day
as Miranda Collins
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
as Self - Special Guest
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
as Self - Special Guest
Secret in Their Eyes
as Jess
Secret in Their Eyes
as Jess
The Normal Heart
as Dr. Emma Brookner
The Normal Heart
as Dr. Emma Brookner
August: Osage County
as Barbara Weston
August: Osage County
as Barbara Weston
Mirror Mirror
as Evil Queen
Mirror Mirror
as Evil Queen
Larry Crowne
as Mercedes Tainot
Larry Crowne
as Mercedes Tainot
Love, Wedding, Marriage
as Ava's Therapist (voice)
Love, Wedding, Marriage
as Ava's Therapist (voice)
His Way
as Self
His Way
as Self
Eat Pray Love
as Elizabeth 'Liz' Gilbert
Eat Pray Love
as Elizabeth 'Liz' Gilbert
Valentine's Day
as Kate Hazeltine
Valentine's Day
as Kate Hazeltine
Duplicity
as Claire Stenwick
Duplicity
as Claire Stenwick
Fireflies in the Garden
as Lisa Waechter
Fireflies in the Garden
as Lisa Waechter
Charlie Wilson's War
as Joanne Herring
Charlie Wilson's War
as Joanne Herring
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
as Self
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
as Self
The Ant Bully
as Hova (voice)
The Ant Bully
as Hova (voice)
Who Needs Sleep?
as Self
Who Needs Sleep?
as Self
Beslan: Three Days in September
as Narrator (voice)
Beslan: Three Days in September
as Narrator (voice)
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
as Self - Presenter
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
as Self - Presenter
Ocean's Twelve
as Tess Ocean
Ocean's Twelve
as Tess Ocean
Closer
as Anna
Closer
as Anna
Tell Them Who You Are
as Self
Tell Them Who You Are
as Self
Mona Lisa Smile
as Katherine Ann Watson
Mona Lisa Smile
as Katherine Ann Watson
Law & Order: Corruption Empire
Law & Order: Corruption Empire
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
as Patricia Watson
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
as Patricia Watson
Full Frontal
as Francesca / Catherine
Full Frontal
as Francesca / Catherine
Ocean's Eleven
as Tess Ocean
Ocean's Eleven
as Tess Ocean
America | A Tribute to Heroes
as Self
America | A Tribute to Heroes
as Self
America's Sweethearts
as Kathleen 'Kiki' Harrison
America's Sweethearts
as Kathleen 'Kiki' Harrison
The Mexican
as Samantha Barzel
The Mexican
as Samantha Barzel
Light Keeps Me Company
as Self
Light Keeps Me Company
as Self
Runaway Bride
as Maggie Carpenter
Runaway Bride
as Maggie Carpenter
Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!
as Self
Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!
as Self
My Best Friend's Wedding
as Julianne Potter
My Best Friend's Wedding
as Julianne Potter
Everyone Says I Love You
as Von Sidell
Everyone Says I Love You
as Von Sidell
Michael Collins
as Kitty Kiernan
Michael Collins
as Kitty Kiernan
Something to Talk About
as Grace King Bichon
Something to Talk About
as Grace King Bichon
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
as Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
as Self (archive footage)
The Pelican Brief
as Darby Shaw
The Pelican Brief
as Darby Shaw
The Player
as Julia Roberts
The Player
as Julia Roberts
Dying Young
as Hilary O'Neil
Dying Young
as Hilary O'Neil
Hook
as Tinkerbell
Hook
as Tinkerbell
Flatliners
as Rachel Mannus
Flatliners
as Rachel Mannus
Pretty Woman
as Vivian Ward
Pretty Woman
as Vivian Ward
Steel Magnolias
as Shelby Eatenton Latcherie
Steel Magnolias
as Shelby Eatenton Latcherie
Blood Red
as Maria Collogero
Blood Red
as Maria Collogero
Baja Oklahoma
as Candy Hutchins
Baja Oklahoma
as Candy Hutchins