"Blood of red color"
Julia dreamed from childhood to be on the set. Her parents - Betty-Lou and Walter - owned the "Actor and Writer" store in which the beau monde of their hometown Smyrna, in the US state of Georgia, often gathered. True, the store did not bring money. The relationship between Betty-Lou and Walter became worse - as a result, the couple dispersed, sharing the children among themselves. Julia and her sister Liz stayed with her mother, and Eric's brother went with his father to conquer Atlanta. Julia's autobiography is imbued with expectations: "I imagined that someday a miracle would happen. I was sure that Eric would become rich and famous. Together with friends, he'll pick me up at school by car, and I'll go with them to dinner with a briefcase at the restaurant. If this happened, my classmates would burst with envy. "
However, Eric did not intend to return to Smyrna: from Atlanta, he moved to New York, where he began acting in films. The young man did well: he was even called "the future star of militants". After school, Julia also decided to conquer New York. A 17-year-old girl sold ice cream in Manhattan, secretly dreaming of becoming an actress. She quickly got it. True, not without the help of Eric. In 1985, the brother was approved for the main role in the western "Blood of red color" and they looked for a partner for the role of his sister. Naturally, the choice of directors fell on Julia, outwardly very similar to Eric. And although the film turned out to be second-rate, the girl was noticed. However, the relationship with Julia Roberts and his brother over time deteriorated. In a car accident Erik broke his nose, then began to resemble a boxer-loser with a sad look. He was rarely invited to the cinema, while Julia grew into a notable actress.
"Runaway Bride"
After Julia starred in "Mystical Pizza", where she played a modern Cinderella, living dreams of the prince. Of all the contenders for this role, Roberts seemed the most unsuitable. High and angular, with long arms and sharp features - she had a completely non-Hollywood appearance. However, the director, this red-haired girl with piercing brown eyes seemed a godsend.
Julia was in a cycle of events, people, castings and new trials. She appeared in the unobtrusive picture "Satisfaction", and then there was the success of "Steel Magnolias" and the legendary "Pretty Woman". The love story of the prostitute Vivienne and the financial magnate opened the decade of Julia: for this role she received a nomination for an Oscar and national love. After all, her charming heroine gave millions of women the hope for a fairy tale and the belief that princes exist.
Roberts herself also dreamed of a rich and beautiful prince. But, as a modern Beauty, she did not expect favors from fate: the novels and love of Julia in the late 80's and early 90's, there were legends. She met almost every partner in the film! She had an affair with Liam Neeson, who played with her in "Satisfaction." Liam was succeeded by Dylan McDermott from the Steel Magnolias. After Roberts fell in love with Richard Gere of "Beauty", and not waiting for reciprocity, rushed like a whirlpool with a head in a relationship with Kiefer Sutherlandom from the "Comedians." Then Roberts, along with Patrick Jason, Kiefer's best friend, fled to Ireland. She began to feel depressed, to save her from only a miracle. Or a new love.
Healing with Love
Julia preferred to be treated with love. For two years she managed to part with Patrick Jason, fall in love with Sean Penn, make a romance with Daniel Day-Lewis, who for her left the pregnant Isabelle Adjani, and unexpectedly marry the country singer Laila Lowenna. True, the chosen one Roberts seemed a hero from another fairy tale. Outwardly, he did not pull at the prince - for the ugly features of the singer's face, even called Quasimodo. But Julia's pride was satisfied! She finally wore a wedding ring and became a Mrs.. Roberts' autobiography describes this event as follows: "Many people say that he is terrible and his hair is strange. And he seems to me beautiful. And in general, to be married is wonderful! "
The family idyll lasted exactly 21 months. As the actress admitted: "We were married, and I soon panicked. It seemed to me that he really looked like a "dirty mop", as they write about him in the newspapers. Now I really know what a real husband should be like. "
Career
Love troubles did not prevent Roberts from making a career. "In bed with the enemy", "Player", "I love troubles" - the list of roles has already gone to dozens. Producers did not skimp on fees: in 1999, Julia set an absolute record, the first of the actresses earning 20 million dollars for one picture! She appears in thrillers, psychological melodramas, but the viewer is still waiting for Julia to repeat the "Beauty". This was the movie "The best friend's wedding," where the heroine fights for her own happiness. Julia perfectly got used to the role: on the set of the film, she begins an affair with the coach Pasquale Manocchia.
Her career was rapidly gaining momentum. For "Erin Brokovich" she in 2000 received a long-awaited statuette - "Oscar" for the best female role. This is the story of a strong woman who was able to win from a powerful corporation $ 30 million. The same Erin Brokovich Julia has become in life. For personal happiness she began to fight in the literal sense of the word.
Marriage
On the set of "Mexican" she fell in love with cameraman Daniel Moder. He was already married and had a child. But Julia was not going to retreat. She herself asked Mrs. Moder to divorce her husband. As compensation, the actress offered her 10 thousand dollars, and as a result of "bidding" she exchanged a lover for 100 thousand.
The Beauty's wedding was still held: Julia and Daniel were married on July 4, 2002. This time the actress did not advertise the forthcoming event: the invited guests were sure that they are going to celebrate the US Independence Day. Marriage was successful: now the actress with her husband is raising five-year-old twins Hazel and Finneus and three-year-old son Henry. Today, it is little concerned about public recognition. She seldom acts in films, most of the time devoted to home and family.