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Julia Fiona Roberts (born October 28, 1967) is an
American film actress and former
fashion model. She became well known during the early 1990s after starring in the
romantic comedy Pretty Woman opposite
Richard Gere, which grossed US $463 million worldwide. She won the Best Actress
Academy Award in 2000 for her critically acclaimed turn as the title character in
Erin Brockovich
and earned Oscar nominations as
Best Supporting Actress for
Steel Magnolias (1989) and Best Actress for
Pretty Woman (1990). 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, have collectively earned box office receipts of over US$2 billion, making her the most successful actress in terms of box office receipts.
[Box Office Mojo - People Index]
Roberts had become one of the highest-paid actresses in the world, topping the
Hollywood Reporters annual "power list" of top-earning female stars from 2002 to 2005, until 2006, when Nicole Kidman won the top spot. Her fee for 1990's Pretty Woman
was $300,000; in 2003, she was paid an unprecedented $25 million for her role in Mona Lisa Smile. As of 2007, Roberts's net worth was estimated to be US$140 million.[The 20 Richest Women In Entertainment - Forbes.com]