Julia Roberts

Actress / By

Julia Fiona Roberts is an American actress. She was born October 28, 1967 in Smyrna, Georgia. Her parents, Betty Lou Bredemus and Walter Grady Roberts, were actors and playwrights.  

Siblings: Eric Roberts and Lisa Roberts Gillan

Relationships: Lyle Lovett (1993-1995), Daniel Moder (2002)

Children: Hazel Moder (2004), Phinnaeus Moder (2004), Henry Daniel Moder (2007)

Height: 5’8″ (1.73m)

Net Worth: $200 million 

Zodiac: Scorpio

Humanitarian Causes:

  • UNICEF, Stand Up to Cancer, Global Fund, Kids Wish Network, Red Cross, Hole in the Wall Gang, Lupus LA

Trivia: 

  • Parents co-founded the Atlanta Actors and Writers Workshop. 
  • Eats breakfast and dinner with her kids everyday.
  • Loves the smell of Balmex (a medicated lotion for babies).
  • Favorite indulgences include: ice cream and pizza.
  • She majored in journalism at Georgia State University. 
  • Practices Hinduism.
  • As a child, she hoped to become a veterinarian. 
  • Loves perfume, especially sandalwood scented fragrances. 
  • When she was 26 years old, she was named the “Highest Paid Female Actor”.

Quotes:  

  • “When girls receive an education, amazing things start to happen: poverty goes down. Economies grow. Families get stronger. Babies are born healthier. And the world, by all accounts, gets better.”
  • “I’m tall and smart. If you’re aggressive and energetic, it can be intimidating for people who aren’t very smart themselves.”
  • “You have to move into life, not away from it.”
  • “I’m just an ordinary person who has an extraordinary job.”
  • “I wouldn’t do nudity in films. To act with my clothes on is a performance. To act with my clothes off is a documentary.”
  • “I will not give into being bullied. I will not give into living a shadow of a life.”
  • “You can be true to the character all you want, but you’ve got to go home with yourself.”
  • “We won’t end extreme poverty without gender equality.”
  • “I’m not a conspiracy girl. I like listening to people talk about it – it’s fascinating.”
  • “Why isn’t the truth interesting enough?”
  • “I think kissing is desperately underrated. Kissing, and holding hands.”