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Julia Fiona Roberts (born October 28, 1967)〔 is an American actress and producer. She became a Hollywood star after headlining the romantic comedy ''Pretty Woman'' (1990), which grossed $464 million worldwide. She has won two Golden Globe Awards (out of seven nominations), and has been nominated for four Academy Awards for her film acting, winning the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in ''Erin Brockovich'' (2000). Her films ''Mystic Pizza'' (1988), ''Sleeping with the Enemy'' (1991), ''Hook'' (1991), ''The Pelican Brief'' (1993), ''My Best Friend's Wedding'' (1997), ''Conspiracy Theory'' (1997), ''Notting Hill'' (1999), ''Runaway Bride'' (1999), ''Ocean's Eleven'' (2001), ''Ocean's Twelve'' (2004), ''Charlie Wilson's War'' (2007), ''Valentine's Day'' (2010), ''Eat Pray Love'' (2010), and ''Mirror Mirror'' (2012) have collectively brought box office receipts of over $2.6 billion, making her one of the most successful actresses in terms of box office receipts.〔 Roberts was the highest-paid actress in the world throughout the 1990s and the first half of the 2000s. Her fee for 1990's ''Pretty Woman'' was $300,000;〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Julia Roberts )〕 in 2003, she was paid an unprecedented $25 million for her role in ''Mona Lisa Smile'' (2003). As of 2010, Roberts's net worth was estimated to be $140 million.〔 She has been named one of ''People'' magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People in the World" eleven times, tied with Halle Berry. In 2011, she was named one of the "100 Hottest Women of All-Time" by ''Men's Health''. ==Early life and family== Roberts was born on October 28, 1967 in Smyrna, Georgia,〔〔 to Betty Lou Bredemus (1934–2015) and Walter Grady Roberts (1933–1977).〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Julia Roberts Biography (1967–) )〕 She is of English, Scottish, Irish, Welsh, German, and Swedish descent.〔("Julia Robert's Swedish ancestors" ) in Swedish, Genealogi.se〕〔("Julia Roberts Isn't a Roberts" ) February 27, 2011, Huffington Post〕 Her father was a Baptist, her mother a Roman Catholic, and she was raised a Catholic. Her older brother, Eric Roberts, from whom she was estranged until 2004, sister Lisa Roberts Gillan, and niece Emma Roberts, are also actors. Roberts's parents, one-time actors and playwrights, met while performing theatrical productions for the armed forces. They later co-founded the Atlanta Actors and Writers Workshop in Atlanta, Georgia, off Juniper Street in Midtown. They ran a children's acting school in Decatur, Georgia, while they were expecting Julia. The children of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King attended the school, with Walter Roberts acting as their daughter, Yolanda Denise King's, acting coach. As a thank-you for their service, Mrs. King paid Mrs. Roberts's hospital bill when Julia was born. Her parents married in 1955. Roberts's mother filed for divorce in 1971; the divorce was finalized in early 1972.〔''Julia: Her Life'', James Spada. St Martin's Press, New York. Page 32〕 From 1972, Roberts lived in Smyrna, Georgia, where she attended Fitzhugh Lee Elementary School, Griffin Middle School, and Campbell High School.〔("Julia Roberts." ) ''The New Georgia Encyclopedia''〕 In 1972, her mother married Michael Motes, who was abusive and often unemployed; Roberts despised him. The couple had a daughter, Nancy Motes, who died at 37 on February 9, 2014 of an apparent drug overdose. The marriage ended in 1983, with Betty Lou divorcing Motes on cruelty grounds; she stated that marrying him was the biggest mistake of her life.〔 Roberts's own father died of cancer when she was ten.〔(Profile ) Info 2 India〕 Roberts wanted to be a veterinarian as a child.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://movies.yahoo.com/person/julia-roberts/biography.html )〕 She also played the clarinet in her school band.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.movieactors.com/superstars/julia_roberts.htm )〕 After graduating from Smyrna's Campbell High School, she attended Georgia State University, but did not graduate. She later headed to New York to pursue a career in acting. Once there, she signed with the Click Modeling Agency and enrolled in acting classes.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.filmmakers.com/artists/juliaroberts/links/ )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://stars.ign.com/objects/916/916890.html )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Julia Roberts」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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