Was nominated Oscar for Best Actress in 1991 for PRETTY WOMAN and for Best Supporting Actress in 1990 for STEEL MAGNOLIAS.
Grew up hanging around the theater people who attended her parents' Actors and Writers Workshop in their Atlanta home. Both she and her brother Eric Roberts were interested in acting and it was Eric who led the way, breaking into film in 1978 when Julia was eleven.
The first actress who got paid for $20M a picture!
Nominated for Best Line from a Movie at MTV Movie Awards for ERIN BROCKOVICH (2001)
Nominated for Best Female Performance at MTV Movie Awards for RUNAWAY BRIDE (2000)
Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical at Golden Globe Awards for NOTTING HILL (2000)
Nominated for Best Female Performance at MTV Movie Awards for MY BEST FRIEND'S WEDDING (1998)
Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical at Golden Globe Awards for MY BEST FRIEND'S WEDDING (1998)
Nominated for Best Female Performance at MTV Movie Awards for THE PELICAN BRIEF (1994)
Nominated for Best Female Performance at MTV Movie Awards for DYING YOUNG (1992)
Nominated for Most Desirable Female at MTV Movie Awards for DYING YOUNG (1992)
Nominated for Best Actress at BAFTA Awards for PRETTY WOMAN (1991)
Nominated for Outstanding Guest Actress at Emmy Awards in a Drama Series for Law & Order (1990)