Julia Roberts is an American actress. She became well known during the early 1990s after starring in the romantic comedy
Pretty Woman opposite Richard Gere, which grossed $463 million worldwide. After receiving Academy Award nominations for
Steel Magnolias in 1990 and
Pretty Woman in 1991, she won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 2001 for her performance in
Erin Brockovich. Her films, which also include romantic comedies such as
My Best Friend's Wedding,
Mystic Pizza,
Notting Hill,
Runaway Bride, and crime films such as
The Pelican Brief and
Ocean's Eleven and Twelve have collectively brought box office receipts of over $2 billion, making her the most successful actress in terms of box office receipts.
Also well-known for her megawatt toothy grin (which, thanks to excessive dental work, falls into the
Uncanny Valley for some viewers) and her love for
going barefoot.
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