"Best Picture, and Best Writing in a Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen. Roberts won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Erin Brockovich. Erin Brockovich herself had a cameo role as a waitress named Julia R. Brockovich had a more extensive role in the 2012 documentary ""Last Call at the Oasis"", which focused on not only water pollution but also the overall state of water scarcity as it relates to water policy in the United States. Brockovich's book, titled ""Take It From Me: Life's a Struggle But You Can Win"", () was published in 2001. Erin"
"BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress (Drama). The following year, she starred in the romantic comedy ""America's Sweethearts"" (2001), and reteamed with Soderbergh on the comedy heist remake ""Ocean's Eleven"" (2001). Roberts appeared in the 2003 drama, ""Mona Lisa Smile"", which earned her a then record $25 million salary. The following year, she starred in the romantic drama ""Closer"" (2004), and also reprised her role in the sequel, ""Ocean's Twelve"" (2004). In 2006, she lent her voice to two animated films: ""The Ant Bully"", and ""Charlotte's Web"". Roberts went"
"to being powerful business woman while embodying the qualities of her predecessors. Sarah Brown earned three Daytime Emmy Awards for her portrayal of Carly—two in the Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series category and one in Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series category. Braun earned an Emmy nomination Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 2004. However, the role of Carly would bring Laura Wright her very first Emmy nomination overall — in the Outstanding Lead Actress and her very first win, 20 years after breaking into daytime television on ABC's ""Loving"". Carly Roberts (Sarah Joy Brown)"
"she confronts a Tijuana dealer, adding that ""through sheer conviction, she electrifies a moment that could have been absurd"". The ensemble of ""Traffic"" won the SAG Award for Outstanding Cast and Zeta-Jones was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. The romantic comedy ""America's Sweethearts"" was Zeta-Jones' sole film project of 2001. She starred as a shrewd movie star, opposite Julia Roberts who featured as her character's under-confident sibling. The critic Roger Ebert compared the film unfavourably to the musical ""Singin' in the Rain"" (1952), but thought that Zeta-Jones was aptly ""chilly and manipulative"" in her part."
"the company and as chair of the company's newly formed Advisory Board promoting the use of renewable fuels. She also supports Gucci's ""Chime For Change"" campaign that aims to spread female empowerment. Roberts was the voice of Mother Nature in a 2014 short film for Conservation International, intended to raise awareness about climate change. Julia Roberts Julia Fiona Roberts (born October 28, 1967) is an American actress and producer. She became a Hollywood star after headlining the romantic comedy ""Pretty Woman"" (1990), which grossed $464 million worldwide. She has won three Golden Globe Awards (out of eight nominations) and has"
"the Academy Award for Best Actress, for her work in Todd Field's ""In the Bedroom"" (2001). ""The New York Times"" film critic Stephen Holden said of her work in the film: ""Ms. Spacek's performance is as devastating as it is unflashy. With the slight tightening of her neck muscles and a downward twitch of her mouth, she conveys her character's relentlessness, then balances it with enough sweetness to make Ruth seem entirely human. It is one of Ms. Spacek's greatest performances."" Her performance as Ruth Fowler, a grieving mother consumed by revenge, won extraordinary praise and garnered the New York"
"Julia Roberts filmography Julia Roberts is an American actress director who made her acting debut in the 1987 direct-to-video feature ""Firehouse"". She made her breakthrough the following year by starring in the coming-of-age film ""Mystic Pizza"" (1988). For her supporting role in the comedy-drama ""Steel Magnolias"" (1989), she received the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. Roberts' next role was opposite Richard Gere in the highly successful romantic comedy ""Pretty Woman"" (1990), for which she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress (Musical or Comedy). In 1991, she appeared in the psychological thriller ""Sleeping with the Enemy"", and"
"garnered Roberts a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie. Julia Roberts filmography Julia Roberts is an American actress director who made her acting debut in the 1987 direct-to-video feature ""Firehouse"". She made her breakthrough the following year by starring in the coming-of-age film ""Mystic Pizza"" (1988). For her supporting role in the comedy-drama ""Steel Magnolias"" (1989), she received the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. Roberts' next role was opposite Richard Gere in the highly successful romantic comedy ""Pretty Woman"" (1990), for which she won the Golden Globe Award"
"of gold. Roberts won the role after Michelle Pfeiffer, Molly Ringwald, Meg Ryan, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Karen Allen, and Daryl Hannah (her co-star in ""Steel Magnolias"") turned it down. The role also earned her a second Oscar nomination, this time as Best Actress, and second Golden Globe Award win, as Motion Picture Best Actress (Musical or Comedy). ""Pretty Woman"" saw the highest number of ticket sales in the U.S. ever for a romantic comedy, and made US$463.4 million worldwide. Roberts starred as one of five students conducting clandestine experiments that produce near-death experiences in the supernatural thriller ""Flatliners"", in 1990."
"include ""Mystic Pizza"" (1988), ""Steel Magnolias"" (1989), ""Pretty Woman"" (1990), ""Sleeping with the Enemy"" (1991), ""The Pelican Brief"" (1993), ""My Best Friend's Wedding"" (1997), ""Notting Hill"" (1999), ""Runaway Bride"" (1999), ""Ocean's Eleven"" (2001), ""Ocean's Twelve"" (2004), ""Charlie Wilson's War"" (2007), ""Valentine's Day"" (2010), ""Eat Pray Love"" (2010), ""Money Monster"" (2016), and ""Wonder"" (2017). Roberts was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for her performance in the HBO television film ""The Normal Heart"" (2014). In 2018, she starred in the Amazon psychological thriller series ""Homecoming"". Roberts was the highest-paid actress in"
"actress to be ""a performer who emanates kindness and a pure heart"", and ""Variety"" remarked: ""Few actresses can convey the kind of honesty and humanity that Zellweger does here — it’s hard to imagine the film without her dominant, thoroughly credible performance"". She won her first Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, but she was in the bathroom when future co-star Hugh Grant announced her name. Zellweger later protested: ""I had lipstick on my teeth!"" In 2001, Zellweger gained the prized lead role of Bridget Jones, opposite Hugh Grant and Colin Firth, in the"
"""Perfect"" because ""it exactly matches what is required, and then adds a level of heedless glee."" She received a nomination for the ""Favorite Supporting Actress: Comedy"" award at the 2001 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards and for the ""Choice Film Liar"" award at the 2000 Teen Choice Awards. That same year, landed the starring role, Mia, in the independent film ""Whipped"", won the Young Hollywood Award at the category of ""Best New Style Maker"", and was voted one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World by ""People"" magazine. Peet appeared, playing a psychologist and romantic interest of Jason Biggs's character"
"of 2000: ""Bring It On"", ""Gilmore Girls"" and Von Dutch hats Oh My! Moment of 2001: Björk's Oscar outfit. Hotties of 2001: Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Lopez and Estella Warren Anti-Hero of 2001: Jack Bauer Guilty Pleasures of 2001: ""The Fast and the Furious"", ""Temptation Island"" and denim mini-skirts Oh My! Moment of 2002: Michael Jackson dangling his baby over a balcony. Hotties of 2002: Brandy, Jessica Alba and Kelly Ripa Anti-Hero of 2002: Vic Mackey Guilty Pleasures of 2002: ""Crank Yankers"" and spray tan Oh My! Moment of 2003: Pedro Martinez KO's Don Zimmer. Hotties of 2003: Kristanna Loken, Jennifer"
"premiered in August 2009. Roberts played Helen Jones in """", and starred as Aunty Barbara in the feature film ""Razzle Dazzle"". She is best known for her starring roles as the University Registrar Jessica Andrews in Roberts 7's ""HeadLand"" and the town matriarch Isabelle Turnbull in ""Always Greener"", and for her seven years as Julie Winters in ""G.P."" on ABC-TV. In 2010, she played Inspector Diane Pappas in the Nine Network police drama ""Cops L.A.C."" Author of the popular Actor's Advisory Manual, ""Get Your Act Together"", published by the Federation Press in 1995, Roberts has also directed numerous theatre plays,"
"owes something, perhaps, to Rosalind Russell in ""His Girl Friday""."" French singer-songwriter Dimie Cat pays a tribute to the film in the song ""Woody Woody"", from her album ""ZigZag"". The Curse of the Jade Scorpion The Curse of the Jade Scorpion is a 2001 crime comedy film written, directed and starring Woody Allen. The cast also features Helen Hunt, Dan Aykroyd, Elizabeth Berkley, John Schuck, Wallace Shawn, David Ogden Stiers and Charlize Theron. The plot concerns an insurance investigator and an efficiency expert who are both hypnotized by a crooked hypnotist into stealing jewels. The film bears much more in"
"In 2004, Roberts replaced Cate Blanchett in Mike Nichols's ""Closer"", a romantic drama film written by Patrick Marber, based on his award-winning 1997 play of the same name. The film also starred Jude Law, Natalie Portman, and Clive Owen. Also in 2004, she reprised the role of Tess Ocean in the sequel ""Ocean's Twelve"". The film was deliberately much more unconventional than the first, epitomized by a sequence in which Roberts' character impersonates the real-life Julia Roberts, due to what the film's characters believe is their strong resemblance. Though less well reviewed than ""Eleven"", the film became another major success"
"in Time"" of ""The Outer Limits"". In 2005, she won an Emmy as Miranda Cole in the """" episode ""Weak"", in which she played a woman with schizophrenia. She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and received another Emmy Award for her performance in ""Miss Rose White"", a Hallmark made-for-television film about a Holocaust survivor, for which she received the Anti-Defamation League Award. For her performance in ""Last Light"" (1993), she received a Cable Ace Award nomination. Other awards include the Hollywood Drama Critics Award for her performance in the title female role in ""Romeo and Juliet"", the Saturn"
"Erin Brockovich (film) Erin Brockovich is a 2000 American biographical film directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by Susannah Grant. The film is a dramatization of the true story of Erin Brockovich, portrayed by Julia Roberts, who fought against the energy corporation Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E). The film was a box office success, and critical reaction was positive. Roberts won the Academy Award, BAFTA, Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, and various critics awards for Best Actress. The film itself was also nominated for Best Picture and Best Director for Steven Soderbergh at the 73rd Academy Awards."
"in order to get her part right. A success with critics and at the box office alike, ""Ocean's Eleven"" became the fifth highest-grossing film of the year with a total of US$450 million worldwide. In 2003, Roberts was cast in Mike Newell's drama film ""Mona Lisa Smile"", also starring Kirsten Dunst, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Julia Stiles. Roberts received a record US$25 million for her portrayal of a forward-thinking art history professor at Wellesley College in 1953 – the highest ever earned by an actress until then. The film garnered largely lukewarm reviews by critics, who found it ""predictable and safe""."
"Fonda (""Coming Home"", 1978), Julie Andrews (""S.O.B."", 1981), Kate Winslet (""Titanic"", 1997), Gwyneth Paltrow (""Shakespeare in Love"", 1998), Reese Witherspoon (""Twilight"", 1998), Rene Russo (""The Thomas Crown Affair"", 1999), Katie Holmes (""The Gift"", 2000), and Halle Berry (""Swordfish"", 2001). In an interview in March 2007, Halle Berry said that her toplessness in ""Swordfish"" was ""gratuitous"" to the movie, but that she needed to do the scene to get over her fear of nudity, and that it was the best thing she did for her career. Having overcome her inhibitions, she went on to a role in ""Monster's Ball"", which included"
"during its tour with co-star Mercedes McCambridge. Her performances in two other plays earned her two other Tony nominations: in 1995, as Best Actress (Featured Role – Play) for a revival of ""The Shadow Box""; and in 2002, as Best Actress (Play) for Edward Albee's ""The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?"". Her most acclaimed film role was in ""The Fisher King""; her performance in the film earned her the 1991 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress as well as an American Comedy Award, a Boston Society of Film Critics Award, a Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award, and a Golden"
"Clooney cast Julia Roberts as the mysterious CIA agent Patricia Watson due to their positive working relationship in ""Ocean's Eleven"" (2001). Her role was originally set for Nicole Kidman, who dropped out over scheduling conflicts with ""The Hours"". After Rockwell's casting, ""Confessions"" was once again briefly postponed; Miramax did not greenlight the film until Roberts signed on. Clooney commented, ""Julia really helped me. Her doing the part made it possible for me to cast Sam Rockwell. He can't drive a $28 million film, but Julia certainly can."" Renée Zellweger and Gwyneth Paltrow were considered for the Penny Pacino role, which"
"she was the subject of a ""People"" magazine cover story asking, ""What Happened to Julia Roberts?"". Roberts starred with Denzel Washington in the thriller ""The Pelican Brief"" (1993), based on John Grisham's 1992 novel of the same name. In it, she played a young law student who uncovers a conspiracy, putting herself and others in danger. The film was a commercial success, grossing US$195.2 million worldwide. None of her next film releases – ""I Love Trouble"" (1994), ""Prêt-à-Porter"" (1994) and ""Something to Talk About"" (1995) – were particularly well-received by critics. In 1996, she guest-starred in the second season of"
"One scientist who spoke to the paper urged audiences to ask themselves if the science supports the film's assertions. Erin Brockovich (film) Erin Brockovich is a 2000 American biographical film directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by Susannah Grant. The film is a dramatization of the true story of Erin Brockovich, portrayed by Julia Roberts, who fought against the energy corporation Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E). The film was a box office success, and critical reaction was positive. Roberts won the Academy Award, BAFTA, Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, and various critics awards for Best Actress. The"
"film released in 2000, ""Erin Brockovich"", which starred Julia Roberts as Brockovich. The film was critically successful, with Roberts winning Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama and Best Actress at the Golden Globe Awards and Academy Awards respectively. Brockovich herself stated that the film was about 98% accurate to the real life events, and also made a brief cameo. Hinkley groundwater contamination From 1952 to 1966, the Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) dumped approximately 370 million gallons of chromium-tainted wastewater into unlined wastewater spreading ponds around the town of Hinkley, California, located in the Mojave Desert (about"
"on to appear in the comedy-dramas ""Charlie Wilson's War"" (2007) and ""Eat Pray Love"" (2010), following which she starred in """" (2013), for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. In 2016, Roberts played a television producer in the thriller ""Money Monster"" and the following year, she played a mother coping with her son's Treacher Collins syndrome in the comedy-drama ""Wonder"". Roberts made her television debut in the drama series ""Crime Story"" in 1987. She appeared in the crime drama series ""Miami Vice"", and the television film ""Baja Oklahoma"" (both in 1988). In 1996, Roberts"
"reinforcing prejudices against Patrick as some kind of 'imposter'."" ""This Is Not Happening"" was nominated for an American Society of Cinematographers award for cinematography. Robert Patrick won a Saturn Award in the category ""Best Television Actor"" in 2001 for his role as Doggett, that year Gillian Anderson was nominated in the category ""Best Actress on Television"" and the series itself was nominated in the category ""Best Network Television Series"" in the Saturn Awards, but failed to win. Anderson was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild award the very same year in the category ""Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in"
"range of acclaimed and successful films including ""Smokey and the Bandit II"" (1980), ""Absence of Malice"" (1981), ""Kiss Me Goodbye"" (1982), ""Murphy's Romance"" (1985), ""Steel Magnolias"" (1989), ""Mrs. Doubtfire"" (1993), and ""Forrest Gump"" (1994). In the 2000s, she returned to television with a recurring role on the NBC medical drama ""ER"", for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series in 2001 and the following year made her stage debut with Edward Albee's ""The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?"". From 2006 to 2011, she portrayed the protagonist Nora Walker on the ABC television"
"collaborated with Wan again in his film ""Death Sentence"", playing Judge Shaw. In 2013, Roberts appeared in Justin Timberlake's music video for ""Mirrors"". In 2014, she had the recurring role in the Netflix comedy-drama series, ""Orange Is the New Black"". Along with cast, Roberts received Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. In 2015, she performed on Broadway in the play ""Airline Highway"". Roberts was married to actor Pernell Roberts from 1962 to 1971. Judith Roberts (actress) Judith Anna Roberts (born November 30, 1934) is an American actress, best known for her roles"
"conflicts she could not accept. Michelle Pfeiffer turned the role down, saying she did not like the script's ""tone."" Daryl Hannah was also considered, but believed the role was ""degrading to women"". Valeria Golino declined, doubting it would work with her thick Italian accent. And Jennifer Jason Leigh had auditioned. When all the other actresses turned down the role, 21-year-old Julia Roberts, a relative unknown, with only the sleeper hit ""Mystic Pizza"" (1988) and the yet-to-be-released ""Steel Magnolias"" (1989) to her credit, won the role of Vivian. Her performance made her a star. J.F. Lawton, writer of the original screenplay,"
"was a Baptist, her mother a Roman Catholic, and she was raised Catholic. Her older brother Eric Roberts (b. 1956), from whom she was estranged for several years until 2004, older sister Lisa Roberts Gillan (b. 1965), and niece Emma Roberts, are also actors. She also had a younger half-sister named Nancy Motes (1976–2014). Roberts' parents, one-time actors and playwrights, met while performing in theatrical productions for the armed forces. They later co-founded the Atlanta Actors and Writers Workshop in Atlanta, off Juniper Street in Midtown. They ran a children's acting school in Decatur, Georgia, while they were expecting Julia."
"her mother's marriage, she is the stepdaughter of musician Kelly Nickels. She has a maternal half-sister, Grace. Her paternal grandmother was acting coach Betty Lou Bredemus (1934–2015), and her aunts are actresses Julia Roberts and Lisa Roberts Gillan. During her childhood, Roberts spent time on the sets of her aunt Julia's films. These experiences sparked a desire to follow her father and aunts into the film industry. Her mother initially wanted her to have a normal childhood. Roberts made her acting debut at age nine in Ted Demme's 2001 drama film ""Blow"". It was the first film for which she"
"including ""The Perfect Moment"". Also in 2004, Roberts guest-starred in an episode of the Nickelodeon series ""Drake & Josh"" titled ""Honor Council"". After her run on ""Unfabulous"", Nickelodeon had considered giving Roberts a kick start into a music career. In 2006, Roberts returned to the big screen, starring alongside Sara Paxton and singer JoJo in ""Aquamarine"". She won a 2007 Young Artist Award for Best Supporting Young Actress in a Feature Film for her role in the film. The film ""Aquamarine"" took fifth place at the box office in its opening weekend making $8 million. In early 2006, Roberts finished"