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Julia Roberts (born October 28, 1967) is an American actress. She was born Julie Fiona Roberts in Smyrna, Georgia, United States .

She received worldwide fame with Pretty Woman in 1990, which also earned her an Oscar nomination. Her next huge box-office success was Sleeping With the Enemy. She played in Steven Spielberg's Hook in 1991. For the two following years she only had a cameo appearance in Robert Altman's The Player (1992). She probably wanted to retreat from tabloid headlines, where she was widely featured since the success of Pretty Woman.

However, in 1993 she returned in the highly successful The Pelican Brief based on a John Grisham novel of the same title. Grisham wrote the lead female character, "Darby Shaw", specifically for Roberts to play. In the following years most of her films were huge box-office successes.

She was briefly married to Lyle Lovett.

Julia Roberts was awarded the Academy Award for Best Actress for playing the title role in the movie Erin Brockovich.

Filmography:

• Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
• Full Frontal (2002)
• Ocean's Eleven (2001)
• America's Sweethearts (2001)
• The Mexican (2001)
• Erin Brockovich (2000)
• Runaway Bride (1999)
• Notting Hill (1999)
• Stepmom (1998)
• Conspiracy Theory (1997)
• My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)
• Everyone Says I Love You (1996)
• Michael Collins (1996)
• Mary Reilly (1996)
• Something to Talk About (aka Grace Under Pressure) (1995)
• Prêt-à-Porter aka Ready to Wear (1994)
• I Love Trouble (1994)
• The Pelican Brief (1993)
• The Player (1992)
• Hook (1991)
• Dying Young (1991)
• Sleeping with the Enemy (1991)
• Flatliners (1990)
• Pretty Woman (1990)
• Steel Magnolias (1989)
• Blood Red (1988)
• Mystic Pizza (1988)
• Satisfaction (aka Girls of Summer) (1988)
• Firehouse (1987)