Julia Roberts, better known as Vivienne from Pretty Woman, is a mother of three, a successful actress and producer. She was born into a poor family, perseverance and luck brought her recognition and popularity.
Julia Roberts is an American actress and producer, well known as the heroine of the melodrama Pretty Woman. Date of birth: October 28, 1967 Place of birth - Georgia, USA.
Biography of the actress
Julia's father sold water mattresses, and her mother was a parish secretary. Both of them worked as actors. Julia has an older brother Eric (born 1956) and an older sister Lisa (born 1965). Julia's parents divorced when she was four years old, and another daughter was born to her mother in a remarriage.
The family lived in poverty and Julia, from the age of 13, worked as a waitress, starting to participate in productions of the local theater, inspired by the success of her brother. Immediately after graduation, Julia leaves for New York, where she begins to cooperate with a modeling agency and actively attends acting classes. But her southern accent does not give her a chance to break into films. She only gets a 15-second role in Fire Brigade. For several years she has starred in small roles.
Due to illness, she has to move to the suburbs of Los Angeles, but the proximity to Hollywood greatly facilitated the search for roles. She stars in Steel Magnolias, winning a Golden Globe and an Oscar nominee.
"Pretty Woman": breakthrough and recognition
Initially, the film had a completely different script and title, but with the arrival of Julia on the set, all negative scenes were removed from it, the plot and ending were changed. The film was released in 1990, making Julia Roberts popular, she becomes a full-fledged star, raises royalties and actively appears in films.
Brief filmography (awards):
- Steel Magnolias, 1990, Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress;
- Comatose, 1991, Saturn as Best Supporting Actress;
- Pretty Woman, 1991, Oscar for Best Actress;
- In Bed with the Enemy, 1992, Saturn as Best Actress;
- Best Friend's Wedding, 1998, Golden Globe, Best Actress;
- Erin Borkovich, 2001, Actors Guild and Academy Awards, Best Actress;
- Charlie Winson's War, 2008, Golden Globe, Best Supporting Actress;
- August, 2014, Actors Guild Award, Oscar, Golden Globe, Best Supporting Actress, Best Cast.
The best films with the participation of Julia Roberts according to the audience rating: "Ocean's Eleven", "Miracle", "Stepmother", "Pretty Woman", "Die Young", "Ocean Twelve".
Personal life:
1993 - marriage to Lyle Lovett (lasted 2 years).
2002 - marriage with cinematographer Daniel Modera (current time). From this marriage, Julia has children: twins (son and daughter), 2004, son (2007).
