About
Academy Award-winning American actress celebrated as one of Hollywood's most bankable leading ladies. She catapulted to international superstardom starring as Vivian Ward in the romantic comedy Pretty Woman (1990) and won the Oscar for Best Actress for her title role in the legal drama Erin Brockovich (2000).
Before Fame
Grew up in Smyrna, Georgia, aspiring to become a veterinarian before moving to New York City after high school to pursue an acting career, signing with the Click Modeling Agency.
Trivia
Became the first actress to earn a groundbreaking $20 million salary for a single film role when she starred in Erin Brockovich (2000), and has been named People magazine's Most Beautiful Woman a record five times.
Family Life
Daughter of Walter Grady Roberts and Betty Lou Bredemus. Her older brother Eric Roberts and niece Emma Roberts are also accomplished actors. She married cinematographer Daniel Moder in 2002; they have three children: twins Hazel and Phinnaeus, and son Henry.
Associated With
Starred opposite Richard Gere in Pretty Woman and Runaway Bride, and teamed up frequently with George Clooney in the Ocean's Eleven series, Money Monster, and Ticket to Paradise.
