Known for his work on movies like Steel Magnolias (1989 ) , Pretty Woman (1990 ) , The Pelican Brief ( 1993) , The My Best Friend's Wedding (1997 ) , Notting Hill ( 1999) , Runaway Bride (1999 ) and the Hoax (2001) became the highest paid actress in 2000 , the year that starred in the film Erin Brockovich and why it took twenty million dollars . It is considered the eighth richest woman in entertainment , with an estimated $ 140 million fortune.
In 1999 she became the first woman to be considered the most profitable player of the year by American distributors, thanks to the successes of Notting Hill and Runaway Bride , keeping the female lead for ten years until Sandra Bullock got in 2009 thanks to Proposition and The Blind Side . Actress Emma Roberts is her niece. Daughter of his brother actor Eric Roberts. Emma is regarded as one of the new young talents in Hollywood.
Julia Roberts was born in Smyrna , Georgia on October 28, 1967 and was christened Julia Fiona Roberts. His parents, before she was born, had held a workshop for interpretation and finally divorced in 1971. The father, Walter , was a salesman and always maintained with Julia a very deep relationship . Then his father died of cancer in 1976 , when the actress was barely nine years, which affected her deeply. Julia has two brothers , Eric Roberts (1956) and Lisa Roberts (1965 ) , both actors , and a half- sister named Nancy Motes mother . Always remember that the atmosphere at home was totally liberal and all the brothers kept each other close relationships.
Julia attended Fitzhugh Elementary School , Griffin continued her studies and ended up at Campbell High School , all in the Smyrna own . Always wanted to be a veterinarian , but ended up studying journalism . Lisa moved to New York and began his acting career in 1987 with a small role in Firehouse , which was not even accredited . He struggled to get another job , until his brother Eric , Peter spoke to Masterson to give him a role in the drama Blood Red (1989 ), which did not succeed . The film was going to direct Eric himself and with the late Dennis Hopper. According to E! , Julia and compared it with the main character who performed in Runaway Bride because she was engaged several times and fled before marriage.
