Julia Roberts
Julia RobertsJulia 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...
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