Julia Roberts

::This page is about the American actress. If you are looking for the American country music singer, see Julie Roberts.

Personal life

Roberts' personal life has often been in the spotlight, a fact that served as the basis of her (1999) film Notting Hill, a romantic comedy about a famous actress falling for an ordinary guy played by Hugh Grant. Her character, Anna Scott, was said to be closely modeled on Roberts herself. (When asked in one scene how much she was paid to appear in a movie, Scott replies "fifteen million dollars"—precisely the amount Roberts had received to appear in Notting Hill.)

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1999 - Notting Hill - Romantic comedy - Hugh Grant - Notting Hill

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Roberts was engaged to actor Kiefer Sutherland in 1991 but ended the relationship just days before the wedding. Julia ran off to Europe with Jason Patric, and the two were eventually a couple after she and Kiefer broke up. She later eloped with country and western singer Lyle Lovett shortly after meeting him. The ceremony was noted by her being barefoot. They divorced in 1995, ostensibly due to their respective career demands keeping them apart, but they still remain friends. Julia also briefly dated Friends star Matthew Perry and Daniel Day-Lewis. For a time she lived with actor Liam Neeson and dated Benjamin Bratt from 1998 to 2001.

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Kiefer Sutherland - 1991 - Jason Patric - Country and western - Lyle Lovett - Barefoot - 1995 - Friends - Matthew Perry - Daniel Day-Lewis - Liam Neeson - Benjamin Bratt

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Roberts met her husband, cameraman Danny Moder, on the set of her movie The Mexican in 2000. He was already married to Vera Steimberg Moder, but they eventually divorced. Julia and Danny were married on July 4, 2002, in Taos, New Mexico. They became the parents of oddly-named twins, Hazel Patricia Moder and Phinnaeus Walter Moder on November 28, 2004.

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The Mexican - 2000 - July 4 - 2002 - Taos, New Mexico - November 28 - 2004

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Roberts bought a penthouse in Manhattan's Gramercy Park neighborhood. She reportedly loves to shop anonymously, buying her own organic greens on weekends at the market in nearby Union Square. She splits her time between her homes in New York, New York, Venice, California, Malibu, California, and a 50-acre (202,000 m²) retreat in Taos, New Mexico.

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Manhattan - Gramercy Park - Union Square - New York, New York - Venice, California - Malibu, California - Taos - New Mexico

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She is reportedly a fan of the long-running soap opera Days of our Lives.

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Roberts has a production company called Red Om Films ("Moder" spelled backwards; formerly "Shoelace Productions") and has given of her time and resources to UNICEF as well as to other charitable organizations. She has made trips to Haiti, India, and other countries promoting peace, goodwill, and help for others in need.

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UNICEF - Haiti - India

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She has been named one of People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People in the World" a record-setting eight times.

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