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Biography
Julie Fiona Robert was born on October 28, 1967 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Julia was born to Walter and Betty Lou. She has a sister Lisa and
brother Eric who is also an actor. Julia came from a humble upbringing
and her family moved around a lot when she was young. Her parents
divorced when she was young and her mother remarried later to Michael
Motes, a film critic. Betty Lou's marriage to Michael was rocky and
there were allegations from Eric Roberts that he was abusive in
various ways. That marriage also ended in divorce.
Julia moved to New York in 1985 to pursue her dream of being an actor.
She worked odd jobs and worked as a model while struggling as an
actor. Julia got parts in plays and small movies until her break out
role in the file Mystic Pizza. She won acclaim for her work and
followed up with a strong performance in Steel Manolias. Julia then
did pretty woman and rocketed to stardom as America's new sweetheart.
Since that time she has made many films most of which have been
relatively commercially successful. She is best know for her role as
Erin Brockovich for for which she won the Best Actress Oscar and for
her appearances in the cool cult classic Ocean's Eleven and Ocean's
Twelve.
Julia has been romantically linked to actor Kiefer Sutherland whom she
met while filming Flatliners. That relationship was intense and the
two were about to get married before she left Kiefer at the alter. It
has been rumored that she left Kiefer for Jason Patric. Roberts later
on eloped with Lyle Lovett and that marriage ended in divorce. She has
been linked to actors Matthew Perry, Daniel Day Lewis and Benjamin
Bratt. While filming the Mexican she met and fell in love with Danny
Moder, a cameraman. The two got married and have 2 children together,
twins. Julia currently splits her time between New York and Los
Angeles.
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Filmography
Ant Bully, The
Closer
Ocean's Twelve