# Julia Roberts filmography
**Julia Roberts** (born 1967 in [Smyrna, Georgia](https://www.edgepedia.org/smyrna-georgia)) is an American actress whose screen career runs from late-1980s supporting credits to the present, anchored by an Academy Award for *Erin Brockovich* (2000) and films that studio press materials credit with more than $2.5 billion in worldwide grosses.[1](http://press.amazonmgmstudios.com/us/en/cast/julia-roberts) • [2](https://goldenglobes.com/person/julia-roberts/) Her filmography spans romantic comedies, thrillers, dramas, and voice work, alongside television roles on HBO.[3](https://catalog.afi.com/Person/169999-Julia-Roberts) • [2](https://goldenglobes.com/person/julia-roberts/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Screen debut credits | 1988: Maria Collogero in *Blood Red* (produced 1986), Daryle Shane in *Satisfaction*, and the television film *Baja Oklahoma*[4](http://www.filmreference.com/Actors-and-Actresses-Ro-Sc/Roberts-Julia.html) |
| Breakthrough | *Pretty Woman* (1990) was a commercial success and brought her second Academy Award nomination[1](http://press.amazonmgmstudios.com/us/en/cast/julia-roberts) |
| Oscar | Best Actress for *Erin Brockovich* (2000)[1](http://press.amazonmgmstudios.com/us/en/cast/julia-roberts) |
| Aggregate gross | More than $2.5 billion worldwide across her films, per studio press materials[1](http://press.amazonmgmstudios.com/us/en/cast/julia-roberts) |
| Voice roles | Hova in *The Ant Bully* and Charlotte in *Charlotte's Web*, both 2006[3](https://catalog.afi.com/Person/169999-Julia-Roberts) |
| Television honors | Emmy and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for *The Normal Heart* (HBO, May 2014)[1](http://press.amazonmgmstudios.com/us/en/cast/julia-roberts) |
| Recent work | *Leave the World Behind* (2023), narration of *Leonard and Hungry Paul* (2023), *After the Hunt* (2025)[5](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-13593/filmographie/) |
## Career overview and phases
**Late 1980s breakouts.** Roberts's earliest recorded credits date to 1988: *Blood Red*, a film produced in 1986 in which she played Maria Collogero; *Satisfaction* (released as *Girls of Summer*), as Daryle Shane; and the television film *Baja Oklahoma*.[4](http://www.filmreference.com/Actors-and-Actresses-Ro-Sc/Roberts-Julia.html) In the same year she played Daisy Arujo in *Mystic Pizza*, followed in 1989 by Shelby Eatenton Latcherie in *Steel Magnolias*.[3](https://catalog.afi.com/Person/169999-Julia-Roberts) Rotten Tomatoes's retrospective guide identifies these two roles as her breakouts, the performances that "set the stage" for *Pretty Woman*.[6](https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/all-julia-roberts-movies-ranked/)
**1990: the breakthrough.** *Pretty Woman*, directed by [Garry Marshall](https://www.edgepedia.org/garry-marshall) and co-starring [Richard Gere](https://www.edgepedia.org/richard-gere), made Roberts a movie star according to the Golden Globes profile, and the studio biography records it as a commercial success and the source of her second Academy Award nomination.[2](https://goldenglobes.com/person/julia-roberts/) • [1](http://press.amazonmgmstudios.com/us/en/cast/julia-roberts) Film Reference's career survey describes the role of Vivian Ward, a "happy-go-lucky" sex worker in a modern [Cinderella](https://www.edgepedia.org/cinderella) story, as the one that captured critics and public alike and exposed her to public attention on a grand scale.[4](http://www.filmreference.com/Actors-and-Actresses-Ro-Sc/Roberts-Julia.html) The film's reception was mixed by critical measures: it carries a Metascore of 51 and a 7.1/10 user rating from about 402,000 votes on IMDb.[7](https://www.imdb.com/list/ls068340547/)
**The 1990s.** Through the decade her output mixed thrillers with romantic comedies. The thrillers included *The Pelican Brief* (1993, as Darby Shaw, opposite [Denzel Washington](https://www.edgepedia.org/denzel-washington)), *Conspiracy Theory*, and *I Love Trouble*; the comedies included *My Best Friend's Wedding* (1997, as Julianne Potter), *Notting Hill* (1999, opposite [Hugh Grant](https://www.edgepedia.org/hugh-grant)), and *Runaway Bride* (1999).[3](https://catalog.afi.com/Person/169999-Julia-Roberts) • [6](https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/all-julia-roberts-movies-ranked/) She also worked with major directors, including [Steven Spielberg](https://www.edgepedia.org/steven-spielberg) in *Hook* (1991, as Tinkerbell) and Robert Altman in *Ready to Wear*.[3](https://catalog.afi.com/Person/169999-Julia-Roberts) • [6](https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/all-julia-roberts-movies-ranked/) Other early-1990s credits were Rachel Mannis in *Flatliners* (1990), Hilary O'Neil in *Dying Young* (1991), and Sara Waters/Laura Burney in *Sleeping with the Enemy* (1991), which took $70 million in its first six weeks despite what Film Reference calls only mediocre reviews.[3](https://catalog.afi.com/Person/169999-Julia-Roberts) • [4](http://www.filmreference.com/Actors-and-Actresses-Ro-Sc/Roberts-Julia.html)
**The 2000 pivot to drama.** Rotten Tomatoes pinpoints 2000 as a notable turn toward drama with *Erin Brockovich*, in which Roberts played the title role and won the [Academy Award for Best Actress](https://www.edgepedia.org/academy-award-for-best-actress); the drama run continued with *Full Frontal*, *Confessions of a Dangerous Mind*, *Mona Lisa Smile* (2003, as Katherine Ann Watson), and *Closer*.[6](https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/all-julia-roberts-movies-ranked/) • [3](https://catalog.afi.com/Person/169999-Julia-Roberts) Later credits include [Joanne Herring](https://www.edgepedia.org/joanne-herring) in *Charlie Wilson's War* (2007), Liz Gilbert in *Eat Pray Love* (2010), Barbara Weston in *August: Osage County* (2013), and Jessica Cobb in *Secret in Their Eyes* (2015).[3](https://catalog.afi.com/Person/169999-Julia-Roberts) Rotten Tomatoes also notes a later string of Certified Fresh dramas, including *The Normal Heart*, *Wonder*, and *Ben Is Back*.[6](https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/all-julia-roberts-movies-ranked/)
## Filmography
The table lists selected credited film roles drawn from the AFI Catalog, Film Reference, and AlloCiné.
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | *Blood Red* | Maria Collogero | Produced 1986[4](http://www.filmreference.com/Actors-and-Actresses-Ro-Sc/Roberts-Julia.html) |
| 1988 | *Satisfaction* (*Girls of Summer*) | Daryle Shane | [4](http://www.filmreference.com/Actors-and-Actresses-Ro-Sc/Roberts-Julia.html) |
| 1988 | *Mystic Pizza* | Daisy Arujo | [3](https://catalog.afi.com/Person/169999-Julia-Roberts) |
| 1989 | *Steel Magnolias* | Shelby Eatenton Latcherie | [3](https://catalog.afi.com/Person/169999-Julia-Roberts) |
| 1990 | *Pretty Woman* | Vivian Ward | Commercial success; second Oscar nomination[1](http://press.amazonmgmstudios.com/us/en/cast/julia-roberts) |
| 1990 | *Flatliners* | Rachel Mannis | [3](https://catalog.afi.com/Person/169999-Julia-Roberts) |
| 1991 | *Sleeping with the Enemy* | Sara Waters / Laura Burney | $70 million in first six weeks[3](https://catalog.afi.com/Person/169999-Julia-Roberts) • [4](http://www.filmreference.com/Actors-and-Actresses-Ro-Sc/Roberts-Julia.html) |
| 1991 | *Dying Young* | Hilary O'Neil | [3](https://catalog.afi.com/Person/169999-Julia-Roberts) |
| 1991 | *Hook* | Tinkerbell | Directed by Steven Spielberg[3](https://catalog.afi.com/Person/169999-Julia-Roberts) • [6](https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/all-julia-roberts-movies-ranked/) |
| 1993 | *The Pelican Brief* | Darby Shaw | With Denzel Washington[3](https://catalog.afi.com/Person/169999-Julia-Roberts) • [2](https://goldenglobes.com/person/julia-roberts/) |
| 1996 | *Mary Reilly* | Mary Reilly | [3](https://catalog.afi.com/Person/169999-Julia-Roberts) |
| 1997 | *My Best Friend's Wedding* | Julianne Potter | [3](https://catalog.afi.com/Person/169999-Julia-Roberts) |
| 1999 | *Notting Hill* | (co-lead, with Hugh Grant) | [2](https://goldenglobes.com/person/julia-roberts/) |
| 1999 | *Runaway Bride* | (lead) | [3](https://catalog.afi.com/Person/169999-Julia-Roberts) |
| 2000 | *Erin Brockovich* | Erin Brockovich | Academy Award for Best Actress[3](https://catalog.afi.com/Person/169999-Julia-Roberts) • [1](http://press.amazonmgmstudios.com/us/en/cast/julia-roberts) |
| 2003 | *Mona Lisa Smile* | Katherine Ann Watson | [3](https://catalog.afi.com/Person/169999-Julia-Roberts) |
| 2006 | *The Ant Bully* | Hova (voice) | [3](https://catalog.afi.com/Person/169999-Julia-Roberts) |
| 2006 | *Charlotte's Web* | Charlotte (voice) | [3](https://catalog.afi.com/Person/169999-Julia-Roberts) |
| 2007 | *Charlie Wilson's War* | Joanne Herring | [3](https://catalog.afi.com/Person/169999-Julia-Roberts) |
| 2010 | *Eat Pray Love* | Liz Gilbert | [3](https://catalog.afi.com/Person/169999-Julia-Roberts) |
| 2013 | *August: Osage County* | Barbara Weston | With Meryl Streep; Oscar, Golden Globe, SAG, and Critics' Choice nominations[3](https://catalog.afi.com/Person/169999-Julia-Roberts) • [1](http://press.amazonmgmstudios.com/us/en/cast/julia-roberts) |
| 2015 | *Secret in Their Eyes* | Jessica Cobb | [3](https://catalog.afi.com/Person/169999-Julia-Roberts) |
| 2016 | *Money Monster* | (co-lead, with George Clooney) | [2](https://goldenglobes.com/person/julia-roberts/) |
| 2022 | *Ticket to Paradise* | Georgia Cotton | With George Clooney[5](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-13593/filmographie/) • [2](https://goldenglobes.com/person/julia-roberts/) |
| 2023 | *Leave the World Behind* (*Le Monde après nous*) | Amanda Sandford | [5](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-13593/filmographie/) |
| 2025 | *After the Hunt* | Alma Olsson | [5](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-13593/filmographie/) |
## Television work
Roberts's television record begins with *Baja Oklahoma* in 1988.[4](http://www.filmreference.com/Actors-and-Actresses-Ro-Sc/Roberts-Julia.html) Her later television work has drawn award attention: she received Emmy and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for *The Normal Heart*, which premiered on HBO in May 2014.[1](http://press.amazonmgmstudios.com/us/en/cast/julia-roberts) The Golden Globes record also lists her roles in *Homecoming* (2018), a series by [Sam Esmail](https://www.edgepedia.org/sam-esmail), and as [Martha Mitchell](https://www.edgepedia.org/martha-mitchell) in *Gaslit* (2022), opposite [Sean Penn](https://www.edgepedia.org/sean-penn).[2](https://goldenglobes.com/person/julia-roberts/) AlloCiné credits her as narrator ("Narratrice") for season 1 of *Leonard and Hungry Paul* (2023).[5](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-13593/filmographie/) AllMovie additionally lists a television appearance at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards (2014).[8](https://www.allmovie.com/artist/julia-roberts-an997/filmography)
## By the numbers
The aggregate figure attached to her career in studio press materials is more than $2.5 billion in worldwide grosses across her films.[1](http://press.amazonmgmstudios.com/us/en/cast/julia-roberts) [Individual](https://www.edgepedia.org/individual) box-office data points in the retrieved record are sparse: *Pretty Woman* was the top-grossing film of 1990, and *Sleeping with the Enemy* took $70 million within its first six weeks of release.[1](http://press.amazonmgmstudios.com/us/en/cast/julia-roberts) • [4](http://www.filmreference.com/Actors-and-Actresses-Ro-Sc/Roberts-Julia.html) On critical reception, *Pretty Woman* carries a Metascore of 51 and a 7.1/10 IMDb user rating from about 402,000 votes, while Rotten Tomatoes's guide groups her later dramas *The Normal Heart*, *Wonder*, and *Ben Is Back* as Certified Fresh.[7](https://www.imdb.com/list/ls068340547/) • [6](https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/all-julia-roberts-movies-ranked/)
## Awards and recognition
Roberts won the Academy Award for Best Actress for *Erin Brockovich* (2000).[1](http://press.amazonmgmstudios.com/us/en/cast/julia-roberts) *Pretty Woman* brought her second Academy Award nomination.[1](http://press.amazonmgmstudios.com/us/en/cast/julia-roberts) For *August: Osage County*, released in December 2013 and adapted by [Tracy Letts](https://www.edgepedia.org/tracy-letts) from his Broadway play, she received nominations for the Academy Award, the Golden Globe Award, the Screen Actors Guild Award, and the Critics' Choice Award.[1](http://press.amazonmgmstudios.com/us/en/cast/julia-roberts) • [6](https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/all-julia-roberts-movies-ranked/) On television, *The Normal Heart* earned Emmy and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations.[1](http://press.amazonmgmstudios.com/us/en/cast/julia-roberts)
## Work since 2023
Roberts played Amanda Sandford in *Leave the World Behind* (2023), listed by AlloCiné under its French title *Le Monde après nous*.[5](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-13593/filmographie/) In 2023 she narrated season 1 of *Leonard and Hungry Paul*.[5](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-13593/filmographie/) AlloCiné lists her as Alma Olsson in *After the Hunt* (2025), and an untitled body-swap comedy co-starring [Jennifer Aniston](https://www.edgepedia.org/jennifer-aniston), dated 2025, with her role unspecified.[5](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-13593/filmographie/) Rotten Tomatoes's ranked guide was likewise updated to include *After the Hunt*, extending its coverage of her filmography to that release.[6](https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/all-julia-roberts-movies-ranked/)
## References
1. [Julia Roberts cast biography, Amazon MGM Studios Press](http://press.amazonmgmstudios.com/us/en/cast/julia-roberts)
2. [Julia Roberts, Golden Globes](https://goldenglobes.com/person/julia-roberts/)
3. [Julia Roberts, AFI Catalog](https://catalog.afi.com/Person/169999-Julia-Roberts)
4. [Julia Roberts, Film Reference](http://www.filmreference.com/Actors-and-Actresses-Ro-Sc/Roberts-Julia.html)
5. [Julia Roberts filmographie, AlloCiné](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-13593/filmographie/)
6. [All Julia Roberts Movies, Ranked by Tomatometer, Rotten Tomatoes Editorial](https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/all-julia-roberts-movies-ranked/)
7. [Julia Roberts IMDb list](https://www.imdb.com/list/ls068340547/)
8. [Julia Roberts filmography, AllMovie](https://www.allmovie.com/artist/julia-roberts-an997/filmography)
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