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Julia Roberts

Actor and producer

Born 1967

Julia Roberts is an American actor and producer who grew up in Smyrna, Georgia. Her parents ran an integrated acting workshop; Yolanda King recalled its welcoming environment in CNN’s profile. After Campbell High School, Roberts moved to New York to pursue acting alongside her siblings. Her early New York jobs included waiting tables and selling shoes. Mystic Pizza and Steel Magnolias brought early attention, followed by Pretty Woman, romantic comedies and thrillers. Her Oscar-winning Erin Brockovich performance widened a career that also includes Closer, August: Osage County, Wonder and Ben Is Back. She made her Broadway debut in Richard Greenberg’s Three Days of Rain, playing Nan and Lina. Voice work includes Charlotte’s Web and Smurfs: The Lost Village. Her producing extends to American Girl films, Homecoming and Leave the World Behind; television acting also includes The Normal Heart and Gaslit. In Homecoming she combined the lead performance with executive producing and discussed shaping its creative approach. After the Hunt paired her with Ayo Edebiri and Andrew Garfield under Luca Guadagnino’s direction and brought a 2026 Golden Globe nomination. She is also attached as actor and producer to Sam Esmail’s Panic Carefully, reported for an April 2027 release.

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Connected people

ConnectionSam EsmailHomecoming creative collaborator and director of Leave the World Behind and Panic Carefully.

ConnectionLuca GuadagninoDirector of After the Hunt.

ConnectionAyo EdebiriAfter the Hunt co-star and joint-interview participant.

Official records · wins and honours

Awards & Honours

Selected recognition linked to the awarding organisation or primary record.

2026
Golden GlobesNomination
Nominee — Actress — Drama
After the Hunt
Official record
2025
César AwardsIndustry honor
César d’Honneur
Career recognition
Official record
2023
Golden GlobesNomination
Nominee — Limited Series Television Actress
Gaslit
Official record
2019
Golden GlobesNomination
Nominee — Television Actress — Drama
Homecoming
Official record
2014
Academy AwardsNomination
Nominee — Supporting Actress
August: Osage County
Official record
2014
Golden GlobesNomination
Nominee — Supporting Actress
August: Osage County
Official record
2014
Primetime Emmy AwardsNomination
Nominee — Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie
The Normal Heart
Official record
2010
Golden GlobesNomination
Nominee — Actress — Musical or Comedy
Duplicity
Official record
2008
Golden GlobesNomination
Nominee — Supporting Actress
Charlie Wilson’s War
Official record
2001
Academy AwardsCompetitive win
Leading Actress
Erin Brockovich
Official record
2001
Golden GlobesCompetitive win
Actress — Drama
Erin Brockovich
Official record
2001
BAFTACompetitive win
Leading Actress
Erin Brockovich
Official record
2000
Golden GlobesNomination
Nominee — Actress — Musical or Comedy
Notting Hill
Official record
1999
Primetime Emmy AwardsNomination
Nominee — Guest Actress, Drama
Law & Order
Official record
1998
Golden GlobesNomination
Nominee — Actress — Musical or Comedy
My Best Friend’s Wedding
Official record
1991
Academy AwardsNomination
Nominee — Leading Actress
Pretty Woman
Official record
1991
Golden GlobesCompetitive win
Actress — Musical or Comedy
Pretty Woman
Official record
1990
Academy AwardsNomination
Nominee — Supporting Actress
Steel Magnolias
Official record
1990
Golden GlobesCompetitive win
Supporting Actress
Steel Magnolias
Official record

Nominee — Actress — Drama

César d’Honneur

Nominee — Limited Series Television Actress

Nominee — Television Actress — Drama

Nominee — Supporting Actress

Nominee — Supporting Actress

Nominee — Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie

Nominee — Actress — Musical or Comedy

Nominee — Supporting Actress

Leading Actress

Actress — Drama

Leading Actress

Nominee — Actress — Musical or Comedy

Nominee — Guest Actress, Drama

Nominee — Actress — Musical or Comedy

Nominee — Leading Actress

Actress — Musical or Comedy

Nominee — Supporting Actress

Supporting Actress