One of the few bankable female stars of the 1990s, actress Julia Roberts remained an iconic figure whose... (Learn more)
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Julia Roberts’s Milestones
| Formed Shoelace Productions | |
| Moved to NYC immediately after high school graduation; lived with sister Lisa; worked briefly as a Click model | |
| Raised in Smyrna, Georgia | |
| 1986 | Made film acting debut in "Blood Red," co-starring brother Eric (released regionally in USA March 1989) |
| 1987 | TV debut in "The Survivor" episode of NBC's "Crime Story" |
| 1988 | Appeared in first TV-movie, "Baja Oklahoma" (HBO) |
| 1988 | First released film, "Satisfaction" |
| 1988 | Played first leading film role in "Mystic Pizza" |
| 1989 | Received a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination as Shelby, the doomed diabetic bride in "Steel Magnolias" |
| 1990 | Breakthrough screen performance, the title role in "Pretty Woman"; garnered Best Actress Academy Award nomination; first screen pairing with Richard Gere under the direction of Garry Marshall |
| 1991 | Played Tinkerbell in Steven Spielberg's "Hook" |
| 1991 | Starred as an abused wife on the run from her husband in the surprise hit "Sleeping With the Enemy" |
| 1992 | Appeared as herself (in a movie-within-the-movie) in Robert Altman's "The Player" |
| 1992 | Formed a two year semi-exclusive production deal between her own YMA Productions and Joe Roth's Caravan Pictures |
| 1993 | Starred opposite Denzel Washington in "The Pelican Brief" |
| 1994 | Had rare box office disappointment teamed with Nick Nolte in "I Love Trouble" |
| 1995 | Guest-starred in an episode of the hit NBC sitcom "Friends" |
| 1996 | Co-starred in the Woody Allen directed musical comedy, "Everyone Says I Love You" as Allen's love interest; also sang on the soundtrack, "All My Life" |
| 1996 | Portrayed Kitty Kiernan, erstwhile lover to "Michael Collins" in Neil Jordan's biopic of the Irish patriot |
| 1996 | Took on a dramatic role as the British maid to Dr. Jekyll in "Mary Reilly" |
| 1997 | Had box-office hit with the comedy "My Best Friend's Wedding" |
| 1998 | Appeared as herself in an episode of the CBS sitcom "Murphy Brown" |
| 1998 | Narrated and appeared in the PBS' special "In the Wild: Orangutans With Julia Roberts" |
| 1998 | Producing debut, "Stepmom"; played the title role of Ed Harris' young girlfriend competing with his ex-wife (Susan Sarandon) |
| 1999 | Made rare TV dramatic guest appearance on an episode of "Law & Order"; garnered an Emmy nomination |
| 1999 | Reteamed with Garry Marshall and Richard Gere for "Runaway Bride" |
| 1999 | Starred opposite Hugh Grant in the romantic comedy "Notting Hill" |
| 2000 | Won an Academy Award for her role as "Erin Brokovich," a based on fact tale of a legal secretary who championed a case of water poisoning into a class action lawsuit |
| 2001 | Co-starred with Brad Pitt in "The Mexican" |
| 2001 | Played a personal assistant to a movie star in "America's Sweethearts" |
| 2001 | Was featured in Steven Soderbergh's remake of "Ocean's Eleven" |
| 2002 | Reunited with Clooney for "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind" which he also directed |
| 2002 | Starred with Blair Underwood in the Steven Soderbergh directed "Full Frontal" |
| 2003 | Played a free-spirited teacher at a women-only college in "Mona Lisa Smile" |
| 2004 | Executive produced the "An American Girl" movies, which aired on the Disney channel; based on the popular American Girl dolls and books |
| 2004 | Returned with the original cast for "Ocean's Twelve" directed by Steven Soderbergh |
| 2004 | Starred with Jude Law in Mike Nichols' "Closer" an adaption of the broadway play |
| 2006 | Made her stage debut in the Broadway revival of Richard Greenberg's play, "Three Days of Rain" |
| 2006 | Voiced the title character in live-action/computer-animated feature film "Charlotte's Web," based on the book by E.B. White |
| 2007 | Re-teamed with director Mike Nichols for "Charlie Wilson's War" playing a Texan socialite opposite Tom Hanks; earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture |
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