Julia Roberts is an ‘Academy Award’ winning American actress who has starred in some of the most commercially successful movies of all time. She is also a three-time ‘Golden Globe Awards’ winner.Â
The actress made her debut in the direct-to-video movie ‘Firehouse’ (1987) and landed her first major role in ‘Mystic Pizza’ (1988). She won her first ‘Golden Globe’ for ‘Steel Magnolias’ (1989), but it was with ‘Pretty Woman’ (1990), that Julia Roberts established herself as a bankable movie star. The movie is one of the highest earning romantic comedies of all time. Some of the best and top-grossing movies credited to her are, ‘My Best Friend's Wedding’ (1997), ‘Stepmom’ (1998), ‘Notting Hill’ (1999), and ‘Runaway Bride’ (1999).Â
Having established herself as the highest earning actress in Hollywood, Julia Roberts took away the ‘Academy Award’ for best actress for her outstanding performance in ‘Erin Brockovich’ (2000). The actress’ other notable works are, ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ (2001), ‘Mona Lisa Smile’ (2003), ‘Charlie Wilson's War’ (2007), ‘Eat Pray Love’ (2010), ‘August: Osage County’ (2013), and ‘Money Monster’ (2016). She has also been nominated for a ‘Primetime Emmy Award’ for ‘The Normal Heart’ (2014).