Julia Roberts Essay, Research Paper

Julia Roberts

Tori Yeakel

Period 1

August 7, 2000

Mr. Smith

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Julia Roberts

One of the most widely known actresses, Julia Fiona Roberts, was born on

October 28, 1967. This now 5 9 , brown eyed, chatain clair haired girl was born in

Smyrna, Georgia. She attended Campbell High School, also in Smyrna, Georgia,

where she graduated in 1985. Julia s favorite of only a few past-times is knitting, which

she sometimes does while waiting on set. Her favorite quote is, What changes with

fame, I think, are perceptions of an individual, more than the individual. – Boston

Herald, May 28, 1999.

Coming from a talented family, Julia Roberts was bound for stardom. Her

mother, Betty Motes, a church secretary, and her father, Walter Roberts, a vacuum

cleaner salesman, had performed and taught workshops on acting and screenwriting.

Separation struck these two when they divorced in 1971. Five years later, Julia s father

died. Julia has three siblings: a brother Eric, and two sisters Lisa and half-sister

Nancy. Eric and Lisa were both actors. She also has several puppies and a German

Shepherd-Husky mix named Diego.

By watching Julia on screen you may be deceived, whereas she is not quite the

glamorous, dressy gal you think. Julia s quite the opposite, she is a fast talking farm

girl who often dresses grunge-like. Also, she is not a very competitive but never

misses a chance to put on her dancing shoes.

Julia s homes vary across the United States from an apartment in the East to a

house in the West to a retreat in the South. She owns a duplex apartment in New York,

a house in Hollywood Hills and a fifty-acre retreat near Taos, New Mexico.

Your first thoughts may be that Julia Roberts was always an actress, but you are

a bit off. Roberts first dream was to become a veterinarian but after she graduated

from high school, she moved to New York to pursue a career in acting. While in New

York, Julia sold sneakers at an Athlete s Foot until her career picked up. In the late

1980 s, Roberts had a modeling contract with the Click modeling agency, soon after,

she landed her first motion picture role in Blood Red. Her first professional

appearance was on a TV series, Crime Story in 1988. Romantic comedies and light

dramas are where Julia is at her best.

Julia s marriage to Lyle Lovett was a brief, newsworthy event. She met Lovett

just three weeks before the marriage, which took place June 27, 1993. The guests

were given a seventy-two hour notice of the wedding. For twenty-one months, Julia

and Lyle were known as celebritydom s oddest couple. Lovett once stated that he

never spent seven straight days with Julia. This marriage ended in March of 1995 due

to their star-crossed careers.

Throughout her acting career, Julia achieved a great amount of awards.

Between 1984 and 1999, Roberts appeared in twenty-seven movies. She held the role

of Number One Female Box Office Star in the World and was the only actress in history

to top $100 million at the US Box Office. Along with this, she won the People s Choice

Award, was emmy-nominated for her guest appearance on Law and Order, was named

one of People s 10 Best Dressed on September 20, 1999 and was Entertainment

Weekly s entertainer of the year in 1990. Julia also was a nominee and/or winner at

the 1989 Academy Awards, the 1990 Academy Awards, the 1990 British Academy

Awards, the 1990 Golden Globe Awards, the 1991 Golden Globe Awards and the 1997

Golden Globe Awards.

Julia Fiona Roberts is a remarkable actress and person who paved a path for

many actresses to come with her crazy personality and her wild way of doing things.

She brought about a whole new vogue of acting. Trying to follow behind an actress

that made such an impact in the movies today will be a hard task to accomplish.