![]() ![]() She also even claimed, on at least one audition, that she was from the state of Connecticut (nearby to New York) and not Georgia. Legend has it she pro-actively “lost” her enchanting Southern accent (so as to not limit her opportunities for roles). Hailing from the Atlanta, Georgia, suburbs, Julia was a modern Southern belle who moved up to New York City in the mid-1980s after high school, landing small parts on TV. Call it the power of Julia, who could do no wrong. ![]() She and Richard Gere sizzled on-screen together, managing to bring a harmless “G” quality wholesomeness to a plot premise that would otherwise be considered a seedy, risqué “R”. Yes, like the fairy tale, Julia spun straw into gold. A story about a lovable Los Angeles prostitute named Vivian (Julia Roberts) who “befriends” a stuffy, but gorgeous biz exec named Edward (Richard Gere), the beautiful Julia Roberts created a pop culture phenomenon with her sweet black-booted streetwalker. Julia Roberts earned her first Oscar nomination for the 1989 tearjerker Steel Magnolias, but her breakout hit was really 1990’s naughty romantic-comedy Pretty Woman. ![]() After all, a princess can be a goddess, too, right? And Julia accomplished this all before the age of twenty-five. She was a beautiful bona fide whirlwind, breathing rarified air, and lounging with the gods, up in those pristine white clouds. And publishing companies feverishly sought out that dazzling smile.įor anyone around during those heady days of Julia’s early career, it’s hard to imagine how much higher this superstar could get. These are just a few.Īttacking her roles with strength, determination, and skill, Julia Roberts proved her acting chops time and time again, leaving audiences in awe, and with no doubt that she was a New Hollywood superstar absolutely defining her generation. Julia played an ill bride, a hooker with a heart of gold, a domestic abuse survivor, and even the beloved fairy Tinker Bell in Steven Spielberg’s fantastical Peter Pan hit called Hook (1991). At the very beginning of her career, between the years of 19, she starred in eight films, with nearly all being blockbuster hits. And that’s not even counting her acting skill. Her name was Julia Roberts.Īs tall as a runway supermodel, and blessed with a bright 1000-watt smile that could grace countless print magazine covers (and did), this starlet was visual dynamite. And like young Britney Spears who would be crowned the new princess of pop music ten years later in 2000, this young actress in 1990 would be crowned the new princess of film. She’s been named the world’s most beautiful woman a record-breaking five times, starred in over 50 films in a 3-decade long career and is still going strong today. In The Toast series today, we celebrate the birthday of Oscar-winner and Hollywood Goddess Julia Roberts. ![]()
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