Julia Fiona Roberts (born October 28, 1967)[1] is an American actress. Known for her leading roles across several genres, she has receivedvarious accolades, including anAcademy Award, aBritish Academy Film Award, and threeGolden Globe Awards. She became known for portraying charming and relatable characters in romantic comedies andblockbusters, before expanding into dramas, thrillers, and independent films.
Roberts runs the production company Red Om Films, through which she has served as an executive producer for various projects she has starred in, as well as for the first four films of theAmerican Girl franchise (2004–2008). She has acted as the global ambassador forLancôme since 2009. She was the world's highest-paid actress throughout the majority of the 1990s and the first half of the 2000s.[2][3][4]People magazine has named her the most beautiful woman in the world a record five times.[5]
Early life and family
Julia Fiona Roberts was born on October 28, 1967, atCrawford Long Hospital inAtlanta, Georgia,[6][7][8] to Betty Lou Bredemus and Walter Grady Roberts.[9][10] She is of English, Scottish, Irish, Welsh, German, and Swedish descent.[11] Her father was a Baptist, her mother Catholic.[12] Roberts was raised Catholic.[13][14] Her older brotherEric Roberts (b. 1956), from whom she was estranged for several years until 2004, older sister Lisa Roberts Gillan (b. 1965), and nieceEmma Roberts, are also actors. She also had a younger half-sister named Nancy Motes.[15]
Roberts's parents, one-time actors and playwrights, met while performing in theatrical productions for theUnited States Armed Forces. They later co-founded the Atlanta Actors and Writers Workshop[16] off Juniper Street inMidtown Atlanta. They ran a children's acting school inDecatur, Georgia, while they were expecting Julia. The children ofCoretta andMartin Luther King Jr. attended the school; Walter Roberts served as acting coach for their daughter,Yolanda.[17] In gratitude for his service running the only racially integrated theater troupe in the region and due to the Roberts's financial difficulties,[18] Coretta King paid the Roberts's hospital bill when Julia was born.[19][20][21]
Roberts's parents married in 1955. Her mother filed for divorce in 1971; the divorce was finalized in early 1972.[22] From 1972, Roberts lived inSmyrna, Georgia, where she attended Fitzhugh Lee Elementary School, Griffin Middle School, andCampbell High School.[7] In 1972, her mother married Michael Motes, who was abusive and often unemployed; Roberts despised him.[23] The couple had a daughter, Nancy, who died at 37 on February 9, 2014, of an apparent drug overdose.[24] The marriage ended in 1983, with Betty Lou divorcing Motes on cruelty grounds; she had stated that marrying him was the biggest mistake of her life.[23] Roberts's own father died of cancer when she was ten.[25]
Roberts wanted to be a veterinarian as a child.[26] She played theclarinet in her school band.[27][28] After graduating from high school, she headed to New York City to pursue a career in acting. Once there, she signed with the Click Modeling Agency and enrolled in acting classes.[29]
Career
Roberts at the 2025 New York Film Festival forAfter the Hunt
1987–1999: Acting debut and film stardom
Following her first television appearance as a juvenile rape victim in the first season of the seriesCrime Story, withDennis Farina, in the episode "The Survivor", broadcast on February 13, 1987, Roberts made her big screen debut in the dramedySatisfaction (1988), alongsideLiam Neeson andJustine Bateman, as a band member looking for a summer gig. (She had filmed a small role in 1987 opposite her brotherEric, inBlood Red, though she only had two words of dialogue, and it was not released until 1989.) In 1988, Roberts had a role in the fourth-season finale ofMiami Vice and her first critical success with moviegoers came with the independent romantic comedyMystic Pizza,[30] in which she played a Portuguese-American teenage girl working as a waitress at a pizza parlor.Roger Ebert found Roberts to be a "major beauty with a fierce energy" and observed that the film "may someday become known for the movie stars it showcased back before they became stars. All of the young actors in this movie have genuine gifts".[31]
InSteel Magnolias (1989), afilm adaptation ofRobert Harling's1987 play of the same name, Roberts starred as a young bride withdiabetes, alongsideSally Field,Dolly Parton,Shirley MacLaine andDaryl Hannah. The filmmakers were looking at bothLaura Dern andWinona Ryder when the casting director insisted they see Roberts, who was then filmingMystic Pizza.[32] Harling stated: "She walked into the room and that smile lit everything up and I said 'that's my sister', so she joined the party and she was magnificent".[32] DirectorHerbert Ross was notoriously tough on newcomer Roberts, with Sally Field admitting that he "went after Julia with a vengeance. This was pretty much her first big film".[32] Nevertheless, the film was a critical and commercial darling when it was released,[33] and Roberts received both her firstAcademy Award nomination and firstGolden Globe Award win for her performance.[30]
Her next film release followingPretty Woman wasJoel Schumacher's supernatural thrillerFlatliners (also 1990), in which Roberts starred as one of five students conducting clandestine experiments that producenear-death experiences. The production was met with a polarized critical reception, but made a profit at the box office and has since been considered acult film.[41] In 1991, Roberts played a battered wife attempting to begin a new life in Iowa in the thrillerSleeping with the Enemy, a winged, six-inch-tall tomboyishTinkerbell inSteven Spielberg's fantasy filmHook, and an outgoing yet cautious nurse in her second collaboration with director Joel Schumacher, the romance dramaDying Young. Although negative reviews greeted her 1991 outings,Sleeping with the Enemy grossed $175 million,[42]Hook $300.9 million[43] andDying Young $82.3 million[44] globally.
By the late 1990s, Roberts enjoyed renewed success in the romantic comedy genre. InP. J. Hogan'sMy Best Friend's Wedding (1997), she starred oppositeDermot Mulroney,Cameron Diaz andRupert Everett, as a food critic who realizes she's in love with her best friend and tries to win him back after he decides to marry someone else. Roberts' performance was highly praised.[54] Considered to be one of the best romantic comedies of all time,Rotten Tomatoes gave the film an approval rating of 73% based on 59 reviews, with the critical consensus reading, "Thanks to a charming performance from Julia Roberts and a subversive spin on the genre,My Best Friend's Wedding is a refreshingly entertaining romantic comedy."[55][56][57] The film was aglobal box-office hit, earning $299.3 million.[58] In her next film,Richard Donner's political thrillerConspiracy Theory (1997), Roberts starred withMel Gibson as aJustice Department attorney.Mick LaSalle ofSan Francisco Chronicle stated: "When all else fails, there are still the stars to look at—Roberts, who actually manages to do some fine acting, and Gibson, whose likability must be a sturdy thing indeed."[59] The film, nevertheless, grossed a respectable $137 million.[60] In 1998, Roberts appeared on the television seriesSesame Street opposite the characterElmo, and starred in the dramaStepmom, alongsideSusan Sarandon,[61] revolving around the complicated relationship between a terminally-ill mother and the future stepmother of her children. While reviews were mixed-to-positive,[61] the film made $159.7 million worldwide.[62]
Roberts paired withHugh Grant forNotting Hill (1999), portraying a famous actress who falls in love with a struggling book store owner. The film displacedFour Weddings and a Funeral as the biggest British hit in the history of cinema, with earnings equalling $363million worldwide.[63] An exemplar of modern romantic comedies in mainstream culture, the film was also received well by critics. CNN reviewerPaul Clinton called Roberts "the queen of the romantic comedy [whose] reign continues", and remarked: "Notting Hill stands alone as another funny and heartwarming story about love against all odds."[64] In 1999, she also reunited with Richard Gere and Garry Marshall forRunaway Bride, in which she played a woman who has left a string of fiancés at the altar. Despite mixed reviews,[65][66][67][68]Runaway Bride was another financial success, grossing $309.4million around the globe.[69] Roberts was a guest star in "Empire", a Season 9 episode of the television seriesLaw & Order, with regular cast memberBenjamin Bratt, who at the time, was her boyfriend. Her performance earned her a nomination forPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series.[70]
Her first film followingErin Brockovich was the road gangster comedyThe Mexican (2001), giving her a chance to work with long-time friendBrad Pitt. The film's script was originally intended to be filmed as anindependent production without major motion picture stars, but Roberts and Pitt, who had for some time been looking for a project they could do together, learned about it and decided to sign on. Though advertised as a typical romantic comedy star vehicle, the film does not focus solely on the actors' relationship and the two shared relatively little screen time together.The Mexican earned $66.8 million in North America. InJoe Roth's romantic comedyAmerica's Sweethearts (2001), Roberts starred as the once-overweight sister and assistant of a Hollywood actress, along withBilly Crystal,John Cusack, andCatherine Zeta-Jones. Critics felt that despite its famous cast, the production lacked "sympathetic characters" and was "only funny in spurts."[76] A commercial success, it grossed over $138 million worldwide, however.[77] In her last film released in 2001, Roberts teamed withErin Brockovich directorSteven Soderbergh forOcean's Eleven, a remake of the 1960 filmof the same name, featuring anensemble cast includingGeorge Clooney,Brad Pitt, andMatt Damon. Roberts playedTess Ocean, the ex-wife of leader Danny Ocean (Clooney), originally played byAngie Dickinson. A success with critics and at the box office alike,Ocean's Eleven became thefifth highest-grossing film of the year with a total of $450 million worldwide.[78]
Roberts in 2002
Roberts received a record $25 million, the highest ever earned by an actress at that time, to portray a forward-thinking art history professor atWellesley College in 1953, inMike Newell's dramaMona Lisa Smile.[79] The film garnered largely lukewarm reviews by critics, who found it "predictable and safe", but made over $141 million in theaters.[80] In 2004, Roberts replacedCate Blanchett in the role of an American photographer forMike Nichols's filmCloser, aromantic drama written byPatrick Marber, based on his1997 play of the same name,[81] co-starringJude Law,Natalie Portman andClive Owen.[81] She next reprised the role of Tess Ocean inOcean's Twelve, which was deliberately much more unconventional than the first film, epitomized by a sequence in which Roberts's character impersonates the real-life Julia Roberts, due to what the film's characters believe is their strong resemblance.[82] Though less well reviewed thanEleven, the film became another major success at the box office, with a gross of $363 million worldwide.[83][84] In 2005, she was featured in the music video for the single "Dreamgirl" by theDave Matthews Band. It was her first music video appearance.[85] Roberts appeared inThe Hollywood Reporter's list of the 10 highest-paid actresses every year from 2002 (when the magazine began compiling its list) to 2005.[4]
In 2006, Roberts voiced a nurse ant inThe Ant Bully and abarn spider inCharlotte's Web.[86][87] She made her Broadway debut on April 19, 2006, as Nan in a revival ofRichard Greenberg's 1997 playThree Days of Rain oppositeBradley Cooper andPaul Rudd. Although the play grossed nearly $1million in ticket sales during its first week[88] and was a commercial success throughout its limited run, her performance drew criticism. Ben Brantley ofThe New York Times described Roberts as being fraught with "self-consciousness (especially in the first act) [and] only glancingly acquainted with the two characters she plays."[89] Brantley also criticized the overall production, writing that "it's almost impossible to discern its artistic virtues from this wooden and splintered interpretation, directed by Joe Mantello."[89] Writing in theNew York Post,Clive Barnes declared, "Hated the play. To be sadly honest, even hated her. At least I liked the rain—even if three days of it can seem an eternity."[90] InMike Nichols' biographical dramaCharlie Wilson's War (2007), Roberts starred as socialiteJoanne Herring, the love interest of Democratic Texas CongressmanCharles Wilson, oppositeTom Hanks andPhilip Seymour Hoffman. The film received considerable acclaim,[91] made $119.5 million worldwide,[92] and earned Roberts her sixthGolden Globe nomination.[93]
The independent dramaFireflies in the Garden, in which Roberts played a mother whose death sets the story in motion, was screened at the 2008Berlin International Film Festival before being shown in European cinemas—it did not get a North American release until 2011. Roberts played a CIA agent collaborating with another spy to carry out a complicated con, oppositeClive Owen, in the comic thrillerDuplicity (2009).[94] Despite mixed reviews and moderate box office returns,[95] criticA. O. Scott praised her performance: "Ms. Roberts has almost entirely left behind the coltish, America's-sweetheart mannerisms, except when she uses them strategically, to disarm or confuse. [...] She is, at 41, unmistakably in her prime".[96] She received her seventhGolden Globe nomination for her role.
Roberts at the French premiere ofEat Pray Love in 2010
In 2010, Roberts played a U.S. Army captain on a one-day leave, as part of a large ensemble cast, in the romantic comedyValentine's Day, and starred as an author finding herself following a divorce in the film adaptation ofEat Pray Love. While she received $3 million up front against 3 percent of the gross for her six-minute role inValentine's Day,[97]Eat Pray Love had the highest debut at the box office for Roberts in a top-billed role sinceAmerica's Sweethearts.[98][99] She appeared as the teacher of a middle-aged man returning to education in the romantic comedyLarry Crowne, oppositeTom Hanks, who also served as the director.[100] The film was poorly received by critics and audiences,[101] although Roberts's comedic performance was praised.[102] InMirror Mirror (2012), theTarsem Singh adaptation ofSnow White, Roberts portrayedQueen Clementianna, Snow White's evil stepmother, oppositeLily Collins.[103] Peter Travers ofRolling Stone felt that she tried "way too hard" in her role,[104] while Katey Rich ofCinema Blend observed that she "takes relish in her wicked [portrayal] but could have gone even further with it".[105]Mirror Mirror made $183 million globally.
2014–present: Television roles and film resurgence
In 2014, Roberts starred as Dr. Emma Brookner, a character based on Dr.Linda Laubenstein,[112][113] in the television adaptation of Larry Kramer's AIDS-era play,The Normal Heart, which aired onHBO; the film was critically acclaimed andVanity Fair, in its review, wrote: "Roberts, meanwhile, hums with righteous,Erin Brokovich-ian anger. Between this andAugust: Osage County, she's carving out a nice new niche for herself, playing brittle women who show their love and concern through explosive temper".[114] Her role garnered her a nomination for thePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie.[115]
Roberts narrated "Women in Hollywood", an episode of the second season ofMakers: Women Who Make America, in 2014,[116] and appeared inGivenchy's spring–summer campaign in 2015.[117][118] She starred as a grieving mother oppositeNicole Kidman andChiwetel Ejiofor inSecret in Their Eyes (2015), a remake of the2009 Argentine film of the same name, both based on the novelLa pregunta de sus ojos by authorEduardo Sacheri. Unlike the original film, the American version received negative reviews and failed to find an audience.[119] Donald Clarke ofIrish Times concluded that a "sound job" by the cast "can't quite shake the whiff of compromise that hangs around the project".[120] In 2016, Roberts reunited withGarry Marshall and reportedly received a $3 million fee for a four-day shoot, playing an accomplished author who gave her child for adoption, in the romantic comedyMother's Day, which had a lackluster critical and commercial response.[121] Her next film release wasJodie Foster's thrillerMoney Monster, in which she starred as a television director, alongsideGeorge Clooney andJack O'Connell.[122]Sandra Hall ofThe Sydney Morning Herald stated: "It may be Hollywood melodrama but it's top of the range, giving Clooney and Roberts every opportunity to demonstrate the value of star power."[123] The film made a respectable $93.3 million worldwide.[124][125]
Roberts portrayed the mother of a troubled young man inPeter Hedges's dramaBen Is Back (2018). Shaun Kitchener ofDaily Express remarked: "Roberts is often the best, or one of the best, things about any film she's in—andBen Is Back is no different".[131] The role of a caseworker at a secret government facility, in the first season of the psychological thriller seriesHomecoming, was Roberts's first regular television project.[132] The series, which premiered onAmazon Video in November 2018, garnered acclaim from critics, who concluded it was an "impressive small-screen debut" for Roberts that "balances its haunting mystery with a frenetic sensibility that grips and doesn't let go."[133][134] She received a Golden Globe nomination forBest Actress in a Television Series – Drama.[135]
Roberts has contributed toUNICEF as well as other charitable organizations. Her six-day visit toPort-au-Prince,Haiti in 1995, as she said, "to educate myself",[141][142] was expected to trigger an outburst of donations—$10 million in aid was sought at the time—by UNICEF officials.[141][142] In 2006, she became a spokeswoman for Earth Biofuels as well as chair of the company's newly formed advisory board promoting the use of renewable fuels.[143] In 2013, she was part of aGucci campaign, "Chime for Change", that aims to spread female empowerment.[144]
Roberts runs the production company Red Om Films (Red Om is "Moder" spelled backwards, after her husband's last name[147]) with her sister, Lisa Roberts Gillan, and Marisa Yeres Gill.[148] Through Red Om, Roberts has served as an executive producer for various projects she has starred in such asEat Pray Love andHomecoming, as well as for the first four films of theAmerican Girl film series (based on theAmerican Girl line of dolls), released between 2004 and 2008.
Endorsements
In 2006, Roberts signed an endorsement deal with fashion labelGianfranco Ferre, valued at $6 million. She was photographed byMario Testino in Los Angeles for the brand's advertising campaign, which was distributed inEurope,Asia andAustralia.[149] Since 2009, Roberts has acted asLancôme's global ambassador, a role in which she has been involved in the development and promotion of the brand's range of cosmetics and beauty products.[150] She initially signed a five-year extension with the company for $50 million in 2010.[151] Roberts starred as the global face ofChopard's Happy Sport and Happy Diamonds collections campaigns since 2021 and then Chopard had announced her as its Global Brand Ambassador in 2023.[152]
Throughout her career, Roberts has frequently been referred to as "America's sweetheart" by the media,[155][156][157] a label thatVogue writer Noor Brara linked to her portrayals of characters that embody elements of the trope.[158]BBC News Online attributed her early popularity to her roles as relatable,girl-next-door characters,[155] often portraying vulnerableworking-class women.[159] Geoffrey Macnab ofThe Independent noted that during her peak, Roberts' appeal stemmed from her ability to blend the glamour ofclassic Hollywood stars with an approachable, down-to-earth quality.[160] While romantic comedies cemented her status as an international star,Erin Brockovich is often cited as the film that earned her broader critical recognition as an actress.[155][161][162] Film criticDavid Edelstein observed that while Roberts is widely acknowledged as a movie star, critics andcinephiles have debated the extent of her acting abilities, sometimes discussing her work with a degree of skepticism.[159][162] In 2012,HuffPost writer Mike Ryan suggested that her career has relied more on her star power than on widespread acclaim for her acting, noting that she is not often included in discussions of the industry's most celebrated actresses.[163]
Some critics have pointed out that Roberts has frequently played characters with traits similar to her own,[162][164] contributing to a screen presence that journalist and filmmakerBilge Ebiri described as difficult to separate from her public persona.[165] John Anderson ofThe Seattle Times described her as "an actress who has never really been required to act".[164] Matt Singer ofThe Dissolve said "Roberts has rarely strayed far from the onscreen persona that made her one of the biggest movie stars in history—that of a simple girl of limited means and unlimited heart, pulling herself up by her bootstraps".[162] Attempts to divert from this image in the 1990s met with mixed responses,[165] though Macnab noted her versatility in transitioning between romantic comedies, thrillers, period dramas, and independent films.[160] Jihane Bousfiha ofTime said that while her grace, warmth, and charisma "permeates all of her roles", no genre has highlighted these qualities as effectively as romantic comedies, describing her its "undisputed queen".[166] Film critic and historianDavid Thomson wrote inSalon that he once received letters from upset fans over suggesting that Roberts' talent was being misused in some of her then-recent film roles.[167] DirectorMike Nichols, who worked with her onCharlie Wilson's War, argued that her beauty sometimes overshadowed her acting skills, praising her intelligence, preparation, and ability to fully embody her characters.[168] The actress said she does not have any acting techniques, commenting, "there's nothing more boring than actors sitting around talking about acting".[169]
SinceEat Pray Love, Roberts has largely moved away from the romantic comedy roles that defined much of her early career, instead gravitating toward more dramatic, character-driven projects, including supporting roles in ensemble films.[170][171] She has attributed this shift to evolving opportunities, personal growth, and the increasing complexity of roles available to her with age.[171] Roberts has citedFrances McDormand,Annette Bening, andMeryl Streep as actresses she admires for balancing successful careers with family life.[168]
Public image
Roberts has been recognized as one of the defining actors of her generation,[54][172] and among the most influential actresses of the 1990s and early 2000s.[1] During her peak, several publications described her as the world's biggest movie star.[171][173][174][175][176] Ebiri called her "more than a movie star ... she was an existential fact" and "a dominant cultural force".[165] Reporting on her star power in 1995,The New York Times’ Josh Young described her as a "rainmaker for women's films", with the ability to guarantee a film's opening weekend audience and evengreenlight a project simply by agreeing to star in it.[177] He also noted that her peers had benefited by accepting roles she had turned down.[177] Roberts’ agent at the time, Elaine Goldsmith, credited her as one of the actresses in the 1990s who helped convince studios that women could lead films as successfully as men.[177] According to Leah Rozen ofThe New York Times, she remained "the biggest female box office draw for 20 years".[168] Roberts has also been recognized as a pioneer in pushing forgender pay equity in Hollywood, negotiating salaries on par with her male counterparts.[158][178] The then-unprecedented $20 million salary she commanded set a new standard for actresses' compensation, according to BBC News Online.[155] She was the highest-paid actress in Hollywood for much of the 1990s and early 2000s.[172] In 2000, Roberts became the first actress to be included onThe Hollywood Reporter's list of the 50 most influential women in show business, on which she was ranked the third most powerful woman in entertainment.[2][179] In 2002, she became the first woman to be ranked the most bankable star in Hollywood based on an industry poll by the same publication, tying her with male actorsTom Cruise and Tom Hanks.[180] As her career progressed, journalists began speculating whether her name alone could still guarantee box office success, particularly as some of her later films saw mixed commercial results.[181][160][170][182] By 2017, Roberts stated that she no longer actively pursued roles but instead waited to see what opportunities arose.[171] She has maintained that she is selective about her projects and that her agents never try to persuade her to take on a role.[170][171]
Roberts has stated that she has successfully maintained a clear separation between her personal life and her acting career.[183] Kaufman likened her public image to that of leading adouble life, balancing her role as both a mother and one of the most recognizable faces globally.[170] In 2009, a critic forThe New Yorker suggested that while Roberts is a skilled actress, her technical abilities might not always match the emotional depth required for audiences to fully connect with her performances, partly due to the distance she maintains in her public persona.[184] ForVulture,The Fug Girls described Roberts' public persona, which they dubbed "Julianess", as an overwhelming display of confidence and charm that at times borders on arrogance.[185] Natalie Finn ofE! observed that the media constantly compares younger, up-and-coming actresses to Roberts in an attempt to crown a spiritual successor, which Finn declared an unfair comparison.[186] Some journalists have noted reports of Roberts being challenging to work with, citing alleged conflicts with certain directors and co-stars.[187][188] In a 2024 interview with filmmakerRichard Curtis, she finally addressed these rumors, which she attributed to her forthright personality and conscious efforts she has made to not appear overly friendly on film sets in order to avoid being taken advantage of. She maintains that she never intends to hurt others.[189] Edelstein observed that early in her career, Roberts was known for being edgy, hypersensitive, and difficult on set, though later profiles have emphasized her efforts to be seen as more down-to-earth.[159]
Journalists and critics have frequently commented on Roberts' physical appearance and sex appeal.[190] However, film criticPatrick Goldstein and celebrity stylistPhilip Bloch stated that Roberts never fully embodied thesex symbol role, despite her attractiveness.[190][191] Singer observed that "For a woman who became famous playing a prostitute, Roberts has maintained a surprisinglyasexual onscreen persona", rarely performingsex scenes.[162]People magazine has named Roberts the "World's Most Beautiful Woman" a record-breaking five times, most recently in 2017.[192]
Personal life
Ancestry
On a 2023 episode ofFinding Your Roots, Roberts learned that the surname of her biological paternal great-great-grandfather was actually Mitchell, not Roberts.[193]
Roberts also learned her ancestors owned slaves: "You have to figure, if you are from the South, you're on one side of it or the other. It just seems very typical of that time, unfortunately. ... You can't turn your back on history, even when you become a part of it in a way that doesn't align with your personal compass."[194]
Roberts had romantic relationships with actorsJason Patric,[196]Liam Neeson,Kiefer Sutherland,Dylan McDermott andMatthew Perry.[197] She was briefly engaged to Sutherland; they broke up shortly before their scheduled wedding on June 14, 1991.[197] According to Roberts, it had been cancelled long before, not "days before the wedding" as the press claimed at the time,[198] and that it was a mutual decision.[196] On June 25, 1993, she married country singerLyle Lovett; the wedding took place at St. James Lutheran Church inMarion, Indiana.[199] They separated in March 1995 and subsequently divorced.[200] From 1998 to 2001, Roberts dated actorBenjamin Bratt.[201]
Roberts and her husband, cameramanDaniel Moder, met on the set of her filmThe Mexican in 2000 while she was still dating Bratt. At the time, Moder was married to Vera Steimberg. He filed for divorce a little over a year later, and after it was finalized, he and Roberts wed on July 4, 2002,[202] at her ranch inTaos, New Mexico.[203] Together, they have three children: twins, a daughter and a son, born in November 2004,[204] and another son born in June 2007.[205]
Religious beliefs
In 2010, Roberts said she wasHindu, having converted for "spiritual satisfaction".[206][207] Roberts is a devotee of theguruNeem Karoli Baba (Maharaj-ji), a picture of whom drew Roberts to Hinduism.[208]
In September 2009, Swami Daram Dev of Ashram Hari Mandir inPataudi, where Roberts was shootingEat Pray Love, gave her children new names after Hindu gods:Lakshmi for Hazel,Ganesh for Phinnaeus andKrishnaBalram for Henry.[209]
Roberts has a preference for goingbarefoot, including at public events like film festivals, talk shows, and her wedding toLyle Lovett. Her barefoot habit was incorporated into a number of her movie roles, includingTinker Bell inHook.[212][213]
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