After receiving Golden Globe Awards and Academy Award nominations for Steel Magnolias (1989) and Pretty Woman, she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Erin Brockovich (2000). Roberts was born in Atlanta, Georgia, at Crawford Long Hospital (now Emory University Hospital Midtown), to Betty Lou (née Bredemus) and Walter Grady Roberts. Her older brother, Eric Roberts (from whom she was estranged until 2004), sister, Lisa Roberts Gillan, and niece, Emma Roberts, also are actors. Roberts wanted to be a veterinarian as a child. She played clarinet in the band in school.
Julia Roberts: Theatre is like childbirth Julia Roberts has compared acting on stage to childbirth because it is easy to forget the bad parts of the experience. Julia Roberts has compared acti… [link]
