Julia Roberts
Acting • Born 1967-10-28
Biography
Julia Fiona Roberts (born October 28, 1967) is an American actress. Known for her leading roles in films encompassing a variety of genres, she has received multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and three Golden Globe Awards. The films in which she has starred have collectively grossed over $3.9 billion globally, making her one of Hollywood's most bankable stars. After an early breakthrough with appearances in Mystic Pizza (1988) and Steel Magnolias (1989), Roberts established herself as a leading actress when she headlined the top-grossing romantic comedy Pretty Woman (1990). She starred in numerous commercially successful films throughout the 1990s, including the romantic comedies My Best Friend's Wedding (1997), Notting Hill (1999) and Runaway Bride (1999). She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for playing the title role in the biographical drama Erin Brockovich (2000). Roberts achieved further film success in the following decades with 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), and Leave the World Behind (2023). Roberts also received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for the HBO television film The Normal Heart (2014), had her first regular television role in the first season of the Amazon Prime Video psychological thriller series Homecoming (2018), and portrayed Martha Mitchell in the Starz political limited series Gaslit (2022). In addition to acting, Roberts runs the production company Red Om Films, through which she has served as an executive producer for various projects she has starred in and the first four films of the American Girl franchise (2004–2008). She has acted as the global ambassador for Lancôme since 2009. She was the world's highest-paid actress throughout the majority of the 1990s and the first half of the 2000s. She received a then-unprecedented fee of $20 million and $25 million for her roles in Erin Brockovich (2000) and Mona Lisa Smile (2003), respectively. As of 2020, Roberts's net worth was estimated to be $250 million. People magazine has named her the most beautiful woman in the world a record five times.
Filmography
123 credits
Pretty Woman
Movie • 1990
Vivian Ward
Ocean's Eleven
Movie • 2001
Tess Ocean
Ocean's Twelve
Movie • 2004
Tess Ocean
Hook
Movie • 1991
Tinkerbell
Erin Brockovich
Movie • 2000
Erin Brockovich
Notting Hill
Movie • 1999
Anna Scott
Flatliners
Movie • 1990
Rachel Mannus
Michael Collins
Movie • 1996
Kitty Kiernan
Closer
Movie • 2004
Anna
Prêt-à-Porter
Movie • 1994
Anne Eisenhower
The Player
Movie • 1992
Julia Roberts
Steel Magnolias
Movie • 1989
Shelby Eatenton Latcherie
Runaway Bride
Movie • 1999
Maggie Carpenter
I Love Trouble
Movie • 1994
Sabrina Peterson
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
Movie • 2002
Patricia Watson
Mystic Pizza
Movie • 1988
Daisy
Charlie Wilson's War
Movie • 2007
Joanne Herring
The Mexican
Movie • 2001
Samantha Barzel
Fireflies in the Garden
Movie • 2008
Lisa Waechter
Sleeping with the Enemy
Movie • 1991
Laura Burney / Sara Walters
America's Sweethearts
Movie • 2001
Kathleen 'Kiki' Harrison
Mona Lisa Smile
Movie • 2003
Katherine Ann Watson
Conspiracy Theory
Movie • 1997
Alice Sutton
My Best Friend's Wedding
Movie • 1997
Julianne Potter
Stepmom
Movie • 1998
Isabel Kelly
Dying Young
Movie • 1991
Hilary O'Neil
Mary Reilly
Movie • 1996
Mary Reilly
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
Movie • 2005
Self - Presenter
Everyone Says I Love You
Movie • 1996
Von Sidell
The Pelican Brief
Movie • 1993
Darby Shaw
Valentine's Day
Movie • 2010
Captain Kate Hazeltine
Charlotte's Web
Movie • 2006
Charlotte the Spider (voice)
The Ant Bully
Movie • 2006
Hova (voice)
Blood Red
Movie • 1989
Maria Collogero
Full Frontal
Movie • 2002
Francesca / Catherine
Mirror Mirror
Movie • 2012
Evil Queen
Eat Pray Love
Movie • 2010
Elizabeth 'Liz' Gilbert
Duplicity
Movie • 2009
Claire Stenwick
Satisfaction
Movie • 1988
Daryle
Something to Talk About
Movie • 1995
Grace King Bichon
Grand Champion
Movie • 2004
Jolene
Light Keeps Me Company
Movie • 2000
Self
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
Movie • 1996
Self (archive footage)
Love, Wedding, Marriage
Movie • 2011
Ava's Therapist (voice)
Larry Crowne
Movie • 2011
Mercedes Tainot
August: Osage County
Movie • 2013
Barbara Weston
The Normal Heart
Movie • 2014
Dr. Emma Brookner
'Ocean's Eleven': The Look of the Con
Movie • 2002
Self
Tom Hanks: The Nomad
Movie • 2023
Self (archive footage)
Who Needs Sleep?
Movie • 2006
Self
Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!
Movie • 1997
Self
Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo
Movie • 1994
Self
Secret in Their Eyes
Movie • 2015
Jess
Money Monster
Movie • 2016
Patty Fenn
Mother's Day
Movie • 2016
Miranda Collins
After the Hunt
Movie • 2025
Alma Imhoff
His Way
Movie • 2011
Self
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
Movie • 2015
Self - Special Guest
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
Movie • 2007
Self
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition
Movie • 2007
Self
Baja Oklahoma
Movie • 1988
Candy Hutchins
Small Great Things
Movie
Smurfs: The Lost Village
Movie • 2017
Smurfwillow (voice)
Firehouse
Movie • 1987
Babs (uncredited)
Ben Is Back
Movie • 2018
Holly Burns
Tell Them Who You Are
Movie • 2004
Self
Let's Dance
Movie • 2018
Segment: "The Commuter"
Wonder
Movie • 2017
Isabel
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
Movie • 2020
Self
Beslan: Three Days in September
Movie • 2006
Narrator (voice)
Leave the World Behind
Movie • 2023
Amanda Sandford
Ticket to Paradise
Movie • 2022
Georgia Cotton
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Movie • 1994
Self (archive footage)
2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Movie • 2024
Self
Panic Carefully
Movie • 2027
Kill Your Darlings
Movie
Wendy Graves
Law & Order: Corruption Empire
Movie • 2003
America | A Tribute to Heroes
Movie • 2001
Self
Wild Horses of Mongolia with Julia Roberts
Movie • 2000
Self
Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy
Movie • 2025
Self (archive footage)
Untitled My Best Friend's Wedding Sequel
Movie
Julianne Potter
Ocean's Fourteen
Movie
Tess Ocean
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
Movie • 1993
Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")
Inside the Actors Studio
TV • 1994
Self
Miami Vice
TV • 1984
Polly Wheeler
Today
TV • 1952
Self
E! True Hollywood Story
TV • 1996
Murphy Brown
TV • 1988
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
Late Night with David Letterman
TV • 1982
Self
Nature
TV • 1982
Host
Schitt's Creek
TV • 2015
Erin Brockovich (voice)
Revealed with Jules Asner
TV • 2001
Pebble Mill
TV • 1991
Self
Movie House
TV • 2002
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
Comic Relief
TV • 1988
Friends
TV • 1994
Susie
Busy Tonight
TV • 2018
Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self
Law & Order
TV • 1990
Katrina Ludlow
Homecoming
TV • 2018
Heidi Bergman
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
TV • 2014
Self
The Graham Norton Show
TV • 2007
Self
The Reichen Show
TV • 2005
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
Trailblazer Honors
TV • 2014
Self
Entertainment Tonight
TV • 1981
Self
Nature Is Speaking
TV • 2015
Mother Nature
Sesame Street
TV • 1969
Self
Crime Story
TV • 1986
Tracy
American Masters
TV • 1986
Self
Gaslit
TV • 2022
Martha Mitchell
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV • 2014
Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
TV • 1973
Self
The Entertainment Biz
TV • 1998
Self
Leonard and Hungry Paul
TV • 2025
Narrator (voice)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
TV • 2025
Self
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Nominee / Presenter
Cérémonie des César
TV • 1976
Self - Recipient