Julia Roberts biography
Julia Roberts is an American actress (born 1967), born on 28 October 1967 in Smyrna.
Julia Roberts's screen career began in 1987 with Firehouse, playing Babs.
Julia Roberts has appeared in 58 films and 20 television or streaming titles.
The most recent films are After the Hunt (2025), Leave the World Behind (2023), Ticket to Paradise (2022).
Honours include Academy Award for Best Actress, Donostia Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress , Motion Picture.
Coming up next: Panic Carefully (2027).
- Also known as
- Julia Fiona Roberts
- Born
- 28 October 1967 (age 59)
- Birthplace
- Smyrna
- Work
- Television actor, Film actor, Film producer, Model, Stage actor
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1987 to present
- Awards
- Academy Award for Best Actress
- Donostia Award
- Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress , Motion Picture
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture , Musical or Comedy
- BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actress , Motion Picture Drama
Julia Roberts filmography
59 films and 20 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Panic Carefully | TBA | Post-production | |
| 2025 | After the Hunt | Alma Imhoff | ||
| 2023 | Leave the World Behind | Amanda Sandford | Also producer | |
| 2022 | Ticket to Paradise | Georgia Cotton | Also executive producer | |
| 2018 | Ben Is Back | Holly Burns | ||
| 2017 | Wonder | Isabel Pullman | ||
| 2017 | Smurfs: The Lost Village | Smurf Willow | Voice | |
| 2016 | Money Monster | Patty Fenn | ||
| 2016 | Mother's Day | Miranda Collins | ||
| 2015 | Secret in Their Eyes | Jess Cobb | ||
| 2013 | August: Osage County | Barbara Fordham | ||
| 2012 | Mirror, Mirror | Queen Clementianna | ||
| 2011 | Larry Crowne | Mercedes Tainot | ||
| 2011 | Love, Wedding, Marriage | Ava's Therapist | Voice | |
| 2011 | Jesus Henry Christ | , N/a | Executive producer | |
| 2010 | Eat Pray Love | Elizabeth Gilbert | ||
| 2010 | Valentine's Day | Captain Kate Hazeltine | ||
| 2009 | Duplicity | Claire Stenwick | ||
| 2008 | Fireflies in the Garden | Lisa Taylor | ||
| 2008 | Kit Kittredge: An American Girl | , N/a | Executive producer | |
| 2007 | Charlie Wilson's War | Joanne Herring | ||
| 2006 | Charlotte's Web | Charlotte | Voice | |
| 2006 | Three Days of Rain | Nan / Lina | Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, Broadway | |
| 2006 | The Ant Bully | Hova | Voice | |
| 2004 | Closer | Anna Cameron |
Show all 59 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Ocean's Twelve | Tess Ocean | ||
| 2003 | Mona Lisa Smile | Katherine Ann Watson | ||
| 2002 | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind | Patricia Watson | ||
| 2002 | Grand Champion | Jolene | ||
| 2002 | Full Frontal | Francesca / Catherine | ||
| 2001 | The Mexican | Samantha Barzel | ||
| 2001 | Ocean's Eleven | Tess Ocean | ||
| 2001 | America's Sweethearts | Kiki Harrison | ||
| 2000 | Sven Nykvist: Light Keeps Me Company | Swedish | ||
| 2000 | Erin Brockovich | Erin Brockovich | ||
| 1999 | Runaway Bride | Maggie Carpenter | ||
| 1999 | Notting Hill | Anna Scott | ||
| 1998 | Stepmom | Isabel Kelly | Also executive producer | |
| 1997 | My Best Friend's Wedding | Julianne Potter | ||
| 1997 | Conspiracy Theory | Alice Sutton | ||
| 1996 | Michael Collins | Kitty Kiernan | ||
| 1996 | Mary Reilly | Mary Reilly | ||
| 1996 | Everyone Says I Love You | Von Sidell | ||
| 1995 | Something to Talk About | Grace King Bichon | ||
| 1994 | Prêt-à-Porter | Anne Eisenhower | ||
| 1994 | I Love Trouble | Sabrina Peterson | ||
| 1994 | A Century of Cinema | English | ||
| 1993 | The Pelican Brief | Darby Shaw | ||
| 1992 | The Player | English | ||
| 1991 | Hook | Tinker Bell | ||
| 1991 | Sleeping with the Enemy | Laura Williams Burney / Sara Waters | ||
| 1991 | Dying Young | Hilary O'Neil | ||
| 1990 | Pretty Woman | Vivian Ward | ||
| 1990 | Flatliners | Rachel Mannus | ||
| 1989 | Steel Magnolias | Shelby Eatenton Latcherie | ||
| 1989 | Blood Red | Marisa Collogero | Filmed in 1986 | |
| 1988 | Mystic Pizza | Daisy Araújo | ||
| 1988 | Satisfaction | Daryle Shane | ||
| 1987 | Firehouse | Babs | Uncredited; direct-to-video release |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Leonard and Hungry Paul | Narrator | Series based on Rónán Hession's novel | |
| 2024 | Knuckles | Vivian Ward | ||
| 2022 | Gaslit | Martha Mitchell | 8 episodes; also executive producer | |
| 2018 | Homecoming | Heidi Bergman | 10 episodes; also executive producer | |
| 2014 | The Normal Heart | Dr. Emma Brookner | Television film | |
| 2014 | Makers: Women Who Make America | Narrator | Episode: "Women in Hollywood" | |
| 2011 | Extraordinary Moms | Presenter | Documentary; also executive producer | |
| 2006 | Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front | , N/a | Executive producer; television film | |
| 2006 | Beslan: Three Days In September | Narrator | Documentary | |
| 2005 | Felicity: An American Girl Adventure | , N/a | Executive producer; television film | |
| 2004 | Samantha: An American Girl Holiday | , N/a | Executive producer; television film | |
| 2003 | Queens Supreme | , N/a | Executive producer | |
| 2003 | Freedom: A History of US | Virginia Eyewitness / Appleton's Journal | 2 episodes | |
| 2000 | Silent Angels: The Rett Syndrome Story | Narrator | Television film | |
| 1999 | Law & Order | Katrina Ludlow | Episode: "Empire" | |
| 1996 | Friends | Susie Moss | Episode: "The One After the Superbowl" | |
| 1995 | Before Your Eyes: Angelie's Secret | Narrator | Television film | |
| 1988 | Baja Oklahoma | Cannot Hutchins | Television film | |
| 1988 | Miami Vice | Polly Wheeler | Episode: "Mirror Image" | |
| 1987 | Crime Story | Tracy Altman | Episode: "The Survivor" |