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Julia Roberts

Born Julia Fiona Roberts (October 28, 1967), an American actress. She became a Hollywood star after headlining the 1990's romantic comedy Pretty Woman, which grossed $464 million worldwide. After receiving Academy Award nominations for Steel Magnolias in 1990 and Pretty Woman in 1991, she won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 2001 for her performance in Erin Brockovich. Her films My Best Friend's Wedding, Mystic Pizza, Notting Hill, Runaway Bride, Valentine's Day, The Pelican Brief, Ocean's Eleven and Twelve have collectively brought box office receipts of over $2. 4 billion, making her one of the most successful actors in terms of box office receipts. Roberts is also one of the highest-paid actresses in the world with her net worth as of 2010 estimated at $140 million. Roberts has been named one of People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People in the World" eleven times. Roberts has a production company called Red Om Films, formerly Shoelace Productions, whose name is "Moder" (her husband's last name) spelled backwards, as well as a reference to the sacred Om symbol in Hinduism, which Roberts practices.

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