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Julia Roberts, the curiosities you may not know

American actress and producer Julia Roberts was born on October 28, 1967, in Smyrna in the state of Georgia.

Although she had her first major role in 1989 and won a Golden Globe for it, fame came the following year with "Pretty Woman," which made her the international and beloved star she still is.

In addition to fame, "Pretty Woman" brought Julia Roberts her second Golden Globe and an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role.

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Julia Roberts, a beloved international star
American actress and producer Julia Roberts was born on 28 October 1967 in Smyrna. Although she had her first major role in 1989 and won a Golden Globe for it, fame came the following year with 'Pretty Woman', which made her the international and much-loved star she is today. In addition to fame, 'Pretty Woman' brought Julia Roberts her second Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role.
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The Oscar for Erin Brockovich.
Julia Roberts won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 2001, as she played Erin Brockovich in the film of the same name. For the same role, Julia Roberts won a BAFTA award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
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One of the world's highest paid actresses
For quite some time Julia Roberts was one of the highest paid actresses in the world. She was so in 1991 and throughout the first half of the 2000s.
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Marriage and children
On July 4, 2000, Julia Roberts married cameraman Daniel Moder. This was her second marriage. The couple, over time, had three children: twins Hazel Patricia and Phinnaeus Walter and the youngest, Henry.
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Hinduism
Perhaps not everyone knows that Julia Roberts believes in and practices Hinduism. It would be the actress herself who revealed the news during an interview with 'Elle' in 2010.
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