October 28 incomparable Julia Roberts turns 50 years old. In connection with the anniversary we recall the brightest films of a talented actress.
The future actress was born on October 28, 1967 in Atlanta. In her childhood, Julia did not have the beauty and was not popular with her peers: the girl was very tall, wore glasses and was the owner of a large mouth, for which she was nicknamed a "frog".
After graduating from school, Julia came to Hollywood. She passionately dreamed of being an actress, but the directors did not need a provincial with a strong southern accent and imperfect appearance.
Julia asked for help from her brother, actor Eric Roberts, but he refused to patronize his sister. Thus, the girl had to do everything herself, and the success did not take long. At 22, the starring actress starred in the movie "Steel Magnolia", which brought her popularity. Then followed the film "Pretty Woman", thanks to which Roberts became a superstar.
Shelby Ittenon (The Steel Magnolia, 1989)
The film "Steel Magnolia" helped Julia Roberts become famous; it was in him revealed the dramatic talent of the beginning actress. 22-year-old Julia brilliantly played Shelby Ittenon - a girl with a difficult fate and a strong spirit. For this role, Roberts received her first Golden Globe and was nominated for an Oscar.
Vivian ("Pretty Woman", 1990)
The film "Pretty Woman" made Julia Roberts a superstar. An unremarkable remake of an old fairy tale where Cinderella turned out to be a prostitute Vivian, and a wonderful prince - a cynical millionaire performed by Richard Gere, made several generations of women weep with emotion. The prostitute performed by Roberts was so sensitive, sensitive and sublime that even the critics melted away, and the actress was nominated for several prestigious awards.
Laura Burnie ("In bed with the enemy", 1991)
For the role in this psychological thriller Julia Roberts earned a million dollars. And quite deservedly: the actress perfectly played the role of Laura Bernie - a victim of domestic violence, which staged her death in order to save herself from her husband-tyrant.
Maggie ("The Runaway Bride", 1999)
After the grand success of "Pretty Woman" Julia Roberts and Richard Gere met again on the set to tell the audience another amazing and extraordinary love story. It turned out to be five with a plus!
Anna Scott (Notting Hill, 1999)
"Notting Hill" is "Pretty Woman" on the contrary. This time, Julia got the role of superstar and millionaire Anna Scott, and "Cinderella" became the hero of Hugh Grant - a modest bookshop seller. Of course, between the characters flared novel, but whether he will end with a wedding?
Erin Brokovich ("Erin Brockovich", 2000)
This, of course, is one of the best roles in the career of Julia; for her she received her so far the only "Oscar". The heroine of Julia, who, by the way, has a real prototype, is a woman with an ambiguous and very strong character. Being a mother of many children, who has remained almost without means of subsistence, she enters into a struggle with the giant corporation, which pollutes the environment with carcinogenic wastes. For this role, Julia earned $ 20 million; earlier none of the Hollywood actresses received such a high fee.
Catherine-Ann ("The Smile of the Mona Lisa", 2003)
This time, Julia embodied on the screen the image of a militant feminist. Her heroine teaches art in a women's college and encourages her students to fight against stereotypes, to believe in themselves and to earn their own by themselves. Julia's play in this film was valued at $ 25 million and allowed her to become Hollywood's highest paid actress.
Elizabeth Gilbert ("Eat, Pray, Love", 2010)
In this film, Julia Roberts plays the role of writer Elizabeth Gilbert, who decided to dramatically change her life and went on a long journey to the most beautiful places in Italy, India and the island of Bali, where she finally managed to find spiritual harmony. Before filming in this film Roberts never was in India, and when she was in this country, she was so enamored of her that she accepted Hinduism.
Clementiana ("Snow White: The Revenge of the Gnomes", 2012)
In the role of the insidious stepmother of "Snow White" Roberts is simply irresistible. Her heroine is cunning, psychotic and funny at the same time. Julia herself had to suffer on the set, because every Clementiana dress weighed 30 kilograms. To shoot, the actress brought her children and secretly from the film crew, hiding them under wide skirts, so that the children could observe the process of work.
Barbara Weston ("August: County Osage")
The role of Barbara Weston in the tragicomedy "August: Osage County" was unanimously recognized by critics as the best work of Julia Roberts since the days of "Erin Brockovich". A brilliant actress, the subtle psychology with which she performs her role, as well as the sparkling dialogues of the heroine with her mother Violetta performed by Meryl Streep make this film a masterpiece of cinema art.