In one of her many interviews, Julia Roberts said she loved romantic comedies. In such films, according to the Hollywood star, it is precisely noticed that in ordinary life it is not so important. Let us, to examine all facets of talent and details of craftsmanship, direct our movie cameras to the icon of the genre of romantic comedy, a talented actress and a charming woman.
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Children's years and family
Julia was born on October 28, 1967, becoming the third child in the family of Walter Grady Roberts and Betty Lou Bredemas. My father was not a very successful seller of mattresses, while being engaged in acting. Mom was also an actress, working as a secretary in a local ward. Both parents taught acting classes at an acting school.
Elder brother Eric and little sister Lisa, like Julia, followed in the footsteps of their parents, becoming professional actors. Interestingly, Martin Luther King paid for the hospital bill for the birth of the third girl. And all because the children of the advocate for the rights of black Americans studied at the acting school of Walter Roberts.
When the girl turned 5, her parents divorced. Father left for Atlanta, taking Eric with him. Lisa and Julia stayed with their mother, and they had to endure the antics of the new chosen one of mother Michael. In a new marriage, a mother was born to daughter Nancy. After 5 years, the father, who suffered from cancer, died.
The girl grew up as a dreamy child. She did not think about the career of the actress, since she considered herself ugly. I had to endure peer ridicule about a big mouth. The girl found solace in communication with animals, dreaming of becoming a veterinarian.
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Flip flop
The young girl continued to live in her mother’s new family and with a dream to treat animals. The girl overcame the complex, which is ugly, and took part in urban beauty contests. Her main passion, besides animals, was playing the clarinet.
At 13, due to financial difficulties in the family, Julia was forced to go to work as a waitress. She worked in a shoe store, various eateries and cafes. Changes in worldview occurred after she saw the first roles in the movie of her older brother. The prospect of becoming an actress shone on the horizon, and the girl takes an active part in school theater productions.
After graduating from school, failed the entrance exams at Georgia State University and changed her place of residence. Julia moves to her sister in New York with the firm intention of becoming an actress. The road to Hollywood is through the catwalk, and Julia signs a contract with modeling agent Click. At the same time she attends acting courses and works a lot on diction and pronunciation, trying to get rid of the southern accent.
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The first steps in the cinema
Time passed. Julia is already 19 years old, and she decides to quit acting classes, considering them ineffective. All the time she spends on auditions and samples, continuing to independently improve her acting skills. Joins the United States Actors Guild.
In 1987, she was offered to play a cameo role in the comedy "Fire Command." The name of the actress is not even mentioned in the credits, but in the history of cinema, this was the first role of Julia Roberts in the movie.
Brother Eric, seeing the desire of his younger sister to become a famous actress, invited her to a role in the action movie "Red as Blood." The film was released only after three years, and at this time the aspiring actress managed to star in two films. In Satisfaction, playing a rock singer, Julia learned to play bass and drums. The clarinet experience helped. “Mystic Pizza” has become a landmark in the career of the actress. For the role, it was necessary to dye the hair a red color. Subsequently, such a hairstyle will become the main highlight of the talented actress.
By the way, on our site most-beauty.ru there is an interesting article about the most beautiful red-haired actresses.
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Beauty and her success
The Dream Factory talked about the new star after the release of the comedy melodrama Steel Magnolias. It was 1989. The young artist was not lost in the star female team. This was the first success. Julia receives the Golden Globe for a supporting role and is nominated for an Oscar.
When the audience applauded at the Steel Magnolias cinema, the shooting of the romantic comedy with the working name of $ 3,000 was completed. According to the plot, such a sum was proposed by a successful businessman to a prostitute. The girl under the terms of the transaction was to spend a week with him.
Richard Gere was approved for the role of businessman. We were looking for a partner for a long time. The producers wanted to see the famous actress in the role of the prostitute Vivien in order to attract the viewer. But many stars refused. Reading below your dignity to play "a girl with low social responsibility." Film director Harry Marshall insisted on the candidacy of Julia Roberts. As time has shown, I was not mistaken.
During work, the working name was changed to "Pretty Woman". Initially, the final of the film did not imply a happy end, but the success of Steel Magnolias changed the scenario of Beauty. The comedy made Julia a real movie star with all the attributes attached to this status. The fees of the actress have grown. Already for the drama "In Bed with the Enemy", the actress receives a record for a woman actress $ 1,000,000.
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Career heyday
It would seem that the banal story about the modern Cinderella brought nearly half a billion dollars to the world box office. In Russia, he became an invariable attribute of the television network on March 8, as Ryazanov’s “Irony of Fate” for the New Year.
The superbly embodied image of the fatal Vivien brings the second Golden Globe to the piggy bank. The army of fans of a beautiful American woman is growing all over the world, and directors vying to offer her roles in their films. In 1990, the audience immediately presented three paintings with the participation of her beloved actress.
All of them were interesting in their own way, but did not surpass Beauty in popularity. The audience wanted to see on the screen the crown role of the “beauty”. Julia disappears from sight for a while. They began to talk about the sunset of a brilliantly begun career, if not for one “but”. This is “but” Julia’s ambitiousness and determination. She again made herself talk about herself after the premiere of "The Wedding of a Best Friend", which was released in 1997.
Critics and viewers again saw the image of an ironic comedian with a charming smile and a sparkling sense of humor. Runaway Bride and Notting Hill were filmed in the same style. In the movie drama "Stepmother", the world has discovered new facets of the actress's talent. The audience sincerely empathizes with the stepmother, performed by the actress, who is trying to improve relations with her husband's daughters.
In 2000, the biographical film "Erin Brockovich" was released. And here he is the cherished Oscar for the excellently played role of human rights activist Erin Brockovich. With her roles, Julia herself raised the bar, and continues to adhere to these high standards in her every role.
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Personal life
It so happened that the personal life of stars becomes the object of numerous rumors and conjectures. Paparazzi are constantly trying to expand the boundaries of personal space. The actress herself somehow made a reservation that she was a little cunning, talking about her personal life.
The beginning of a successful career was accompanied by turbulent romances with recognized handsome Hollywood. At different times, Kiefer Sutherland, Matthew Perry, Daniel Day-Lewis, Benjamin Bratt came across the network of “beauty”. Men changed with kaleidoscopic speed.
The woman experienced the hardest break with Sutherland. This reflected in work and relationships with colleagues. The first marriage with singer Lyola Lovevet, which began in 1993, did not last long. This time, the married actress stayed only two years.
On Independence Day 2002, the actress married Daniel Moder, with whom she continues to live a happy marriage. And now is the time to talk about the family.
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Family and Children
Journalists have repeatedly bred Julia and Daniel, but they always refute these rumors. In marriage, they had beautiful children. In 2004, twins were born. The son was named Finneas Walter, the daughter of Hazel Patricia.
After 3 years, the couple had a son, who was named Henry. Daughter, like parents, became an actress. The family nest of the star couple is located in New York, but the ranch is on the picturesque shore of Lake Tahoe. There is still a house in Malibu.
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Hobbies and Views
Everyone knows the main hobby of the actress. In between filming on the set, Julia loves to knit. Knitting soothes her, helps to focus on inner contemplation.
During the sex scandal that erupted in Hollywood, she openly condemned sexual harassment of women by directors, producers, and actors. In an interview, she said that this was not the case in her career, but she called for stopping “predatory behavior” from the strong half of humanity.
The actress owns her own film company, and also does charity work. He tries to stay away from the political life of America.
In 2010, the whole world learned that by religion she professes Hinduism. This year, viewers saw a film with her participation, “Eat. Pray. Love. " She is also a vegetarian, maybe this is the secret of youth and natural beauty. In some interviews, the actress admits that at different times she tried various diets to keep fit.
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Character and scandals
Many partners in the acting workshop, directors and film critics note the peculiar nature of the Hollywood film star. There are those who bypasses the star side. Even his brother Eric did not communicate with his sister for 10 years. As the actors and directors respond, she can be hysterical, arrogant, unbalanced. But which of us is not without sin. She is talented, and, according to the editorial board of most-beauty.ru, she can afford it.
Life is a complicated thing, and living it smoothly is not always successful. The actress often gets into the whirlpool of scandals that become public. On the set of the film “August,” Julia did not share playing time with the screen on Meryl Streep, after which Meryl announced that she no longer intended to act with Roberts.
In 2015, on the set of “The Secret in Their Eyes,” a real war broke out between Julia Roberts and Nicole Kidman. The entire film crew witnessed the confrontation between two representatives of the "old guard" of Hollywood. As they say, they did not agree on the characters.
On the set of “Captain Hook”, the actress was late to the set, and when she appeared, joyfully announced: “I'm ready!”. Steven Spielberg besieged the movie star, saying that filming begins when he says about readiness.
Perhaps the contradictions arise due to the too emotional nature of the actress. When her behavior is impeccable, television and glossy magazines begin to discuss her appearance.
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Modernity
In 2017, Julia celebrated her 50th birthday, but remains one of the most beautiful and sought-after Hollywood stars. People magazine has repeatedly recognized her as the most beautiful woman on the planet.
The actress does not hide the fact that she resorted to the services of plastic surgeons to correct her appearance. But even so, her beauty remains natural. The plastic did not spoil it. She does not hesitate to appear on the beach in swimsuits, emphasizing the graceful curves of her figure. But, as she herself says, bed scenes are a thing of the past, but the photos of the actress on social networks are all with perfect body shapes and facial features with a bewitching smile.
As for the work, she continues to successfully star in diverse projects. In recent years, the actress's film library has replenished with the family drama "Miracle", the drama "Return Ben." In 2016, she played a role in the thriller The Financial Monster and the comedy The Unbearable Ladies. The psychological thriller Way to Home, which was released in 2018, received many positive reviews. For her role in the television series, she received the Satellite Award as the best actress in a television drama.
Not single films. Talent is shown in commercials. In 2018, La Vie Est Belle Lancôme launched an advertisement for the fragrance. Perfumes have become popular among world fashionistas.
By the way, on our site most-beauty.ru there is an interesting selection of the most popular women's perfumes.
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Instagram actress
In conclusion, take a look at Julia's Instagram. She is open to the world and gladly shares with the fans the bright moments of her life.
She has pages on other social networks, from which fans will learn the news about their beloved actress and new twists on her career. For reference, the profile of the Hollywood beauty on Instagram at the time of writing was 8 million 360 thousand users.
Summary
The filmography of the actress is replete with films of various genres and television series. Talent and acting help Julia easily translate comedic and tragic images on the screen, play in fairy tales, and also perfectly sound animated films.
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