Julia Roberts filmography

Roberts at the premiere of Money Monster at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival

Julia Roberts is an American actress and producer who made her debut in the 1987 direct-to-video feature Firehouse.^[1] Roberts made her breakthrough the following year by starring in the coming-of-age film Mystic Pizza (1988).^[2][3][4] For her supporting role in the comedy-drama Steel Magnolias (1989), she received the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress.^[5][6] Roberts' next role was opposite Richard Gere in the romantic comedy Pretty Woman (1990). The film is estimated to have sold over 42 million tickets in North America—the most for a romantic comedy in the United States as of 2014.^[7][8] For her performance, Roberts won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress (Musical or Comedy).^[6] In 1991, she appeared in the psychological thriller Sleeping with the Enemy, and played Tinker Bell in the Steven Spielberg-directed fantasy adventure Hook. Two years later, Roberts starred in the legal thriller The Pelican Brief, an adaptation of the John Grisham novel of the same name. During the late 1990s, she played the lead in the romantic comedies My Best Friend's Wedding (1997), Notting Hill (1999), and Runaway Bride (1999).

In 2000, Roberts played the eponymous environmental activist in the Steven Soderbergh-directed biographical film Erin Brockovich. She became the first actress to earn $20 million for a film.^[9][10] Roberts' performance garnered her the Academy Award for Best Actress, the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress (Drama).^[6][11][12] The following year, she starred in the romantic comedy America's Sweethearts (2001), and also 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 for a film actress.^[10][13] The following year, she starred in the romantic drama Closer (2004), and also reprised her role in Ocean's Eleven in its sequel, Ocean's Twelve (2004). In 2006, she lent her voice to two animated films: The Ant Bully, and Charlotte's Web. Roberts appeared in the black comedy drama August: Osage County (2013), for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.^[9]

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 guest starred on the television sitcom Friends. Her guest star appearance on the police procedural/legal drama Law & Order in 1999, earned Roberts a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series.^[14] She has, as of 2014, served as an executive producer on four films in the American Girl film series. The first three were television films while the fourth, Kit Kittredge: An American Girl, had a theatrical release in 2008. In 2014, Roberts provided narration for an episode of the documentary series Makers: Women Who Make America, and appeared in the television film The Normal Heart. Her role in the latter garnered Roberts a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie.^[14]

Film

Roberts at the Deauville American Film Festival in 1990

Roberts in May 2002

Roberts promoting Eat Pray Love in Paris, 2010

Title	Year	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
Firehouse	1987	Babs	Uncredited Straight-to-video release	[1][15][16]
Satisfaction	1988	Daryle Shane		[17]
Mystic Pizza	1988	Daisy Arujo		[18]
Blood Red	1989	Marisa Collogero	Filmed in 1986	[16][19]
Steel Magnolias	1989	Shelby Eatenton Latcherie		[20]
Pretty Woman	1990	Vivian Ward		[21]
Flatliners	1990	Rachel Mannus		[22]
Sleeping with the Enemy	1991	Laura Williams Burney/ Sara Waters		[23]
Dying Young	1991	Hilary O'Neil		[24]
Hook	1991	Tinker Bell		[25]
The Player	1992	Herself	Cameo	[26][27]
The Pelican Brief	1993	Darby Shaw		[28]
I Love Trouble	1994	Sabrina Peterson		[29]
Prêt-à-Porter	1994	Anne Eisenhower		[30]
Something to Talk About	1995	Grace King Bichon		[31]
Mary Reilly	1996	Mary Reilly		[32]
Michael Collins	1996	Kitty Kiernan		[33]
Everyone Says I Love You	1996	Von Sidell		[34]
My Best Friend's Wedding	1997	Julianne Potter		[35]
Conspiracy Theory	1997	Alice Sutton		[36]
Stepmom	1998	Isabel Kelly	Also executive producer	[37]
Notting Hill	1999	Anna Scott		[38]
Runaway Bride	1999	Maggie Carpenter		[39]
Erin Brockovich	2000	Erin Brockovich		[9]
The Mexican	2001	Samantha Barzel		[40]
America's Sweethearts	2001	Kiki Harrison		[41]
Ocean's Eleven	2001	Tess Ocean		[42]
Grand Champion	2002	Jolene		[43][44]
Full Frontal	2002	Francesca/Catherine		[45]
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind	2002	Patricia Watson		[46]
Mona Lisa Smile	2003	Katherine Ann Watson		[47]
Tell Them Who You Are	2004	Herself		[48]
Closer	2004	Anna Cameron		[49]
Ocean's Twelve	2004	Tess Ocean		[50]
The Ant Bully	2006	Hova	Voice only	[51]
Charlotte's Web	2006	Charlotte the Spider	Voice only	[52]
Charlie Wilson's War	2007	Joanne Herring		[53]
Fireflies in the Garden	2008	Lisa Taylor		[54][55]
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl	2008	—	Executive producer	[56]
Duplicity	2009	Claire Stenwick		[57]
Valentine's Day	2010	Captain Kate Hazeltine		[58]
Eat Pray Love	2010	Elizabeth Gilbert		[59]
Jesus Henry Christ	2011	—	Executive producer	[60][61]
Love, Wedding, Marriage	2011	Ava's Therapist	Voice only	[62][63]
Larry Crowne	2011	Mercedes Tainot		[64]
Mirror, Mirror	2012	Queen Clementianna		[65]
August: Osage County	2013	Barbara Fordham		[9][66]
Moment of Clarity	2014	Herself	Documentary
Secret in Their Eyes	2015	Jess Cobb		[67]
Mother's Day	2016	Miranda		[68]
Money Monster	2016	Patty Fenn		[69]
Wonder	2017	Isabel Pullman	In post-production	[70]

Key

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Television

Title	Year	Role	Channel	Notes	Ref(s)
Crime Story	1987	Tracy	NBC	Episode: "The Survivor"	[71][72]
Miami Vice	1988	Polly Wheeler	NBC	Episode: "Mirror Image"	[73]
Baja Oklahoma	1988	Candy Hutchins	HBO	Television film	[74]
Before Your Eyes: Angelie's Secret	1995	Narrator	CBS	Television film	[75]
Friends	1996	Susie Moss	NBC	Episode: "The One After the Superbowl"	[76]
Murphy Brown	1998	Herself	CBS	Episode: "Never Can Say Goodbye"	[77][78]
Law & Order	1999	Katrina Ludlow	NBC	Episode: "Empire"	[14][77]
Silent Angels: The Rett Syndrome Story	2000	Narrator	Discovery Health Channel		[79]
Queens Supreme	2003	—	CBS	Executive producer	[80]
Freedom: A History of US	2003	Virginia Eyewitness/ Appleton's Journal	PBS	2 episodes	[81]
Samantha: An American Girl Holiday	2004	—	The WB	Executive producer Television film	[82]
Felicity: An American Girl Adventure	2005	—	The WB	Executive producer Television film	[83]
Beslan: Three Days In September	2006	Narrator	Showtime	Documentary	[84]
Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front	2007	—	Disney Channel	Executive producer Television film	[85]
Extraordinary Moms	2011	Presenter	OWN	Documentary Also executive producer	[86]
Makers: Women Who Make America	2014	Narrator	PBS	Episode: "Women in Hollywood"	[87]
The Normal Heart	2014	Dr. Emma Brookner	HBO	Television film	[88]

See also

• List of awards and nominations received by Julia Roberts

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External links

• Julia Roberts at the Internet Movie Database