
Her Smile Is Insured – Julia Roberts’ famous smile is reportedly insured for $30 million!
She Wasn’t the First Choice for Pretty Woman – The role of Vivian was initially offered to Molly Ringwald, who turned it down.
Julia’s middle name is Fiona.
As a child, Julia originally dreamed of becoming a veterinarian, but later discovered acting.
Julia is part of the 10% of the world’s population that is left-handed.
She’s Terrified of Water – Despite filming underwater scenes in Ben Is Back, she’s admitted to having a fear of being submerged.
Julia converted to Hinduism after working on Eat Pray Love.
She often wears prescription glasses but prefers contact lenses in public appearances.
Julia Roberts loves knitting and even knits on movie sets to relax.
Before fame, she worked at Baskin-Robbins.
She’s the First Woman to Earn $20 Million for a Movie. She made history with her paycheck for Erin Brockovich.
Julia prefers a quiet life and owns a ranch in Taos, New Mexico.
Unlike many Hollywood stars, Julia doesn’t drink coffee due to allergies.
She Once Lived in a Haunted House – Julia and her family experienced eerie happenings in an old house they rented.
Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King paid for Julia’s hospital birth expenses when her parents couldn’t afford them.
She Was Once Hollywood’s Highest-Paid Actress – In the early 2000s, she topped the list.
She’s Never Had Plastic Surgery – She embraces natural aging and has said she’d rather let her face show her life’s experiences.
Julia took clarinet lessons as a child.
She’s a Huge Beatles Fan – Julia has said The Beatles are her favorite band of all time.
She Met Her Husband on a Movie Set – She met Danny Moder, a cinematographer, while filming The Mexican.
For more than 20 years, Julia has been battling Thrombocytopenic Purpura, a rare blood disease that can result in bruises on one’s body. It can also cause anemia, fever, kidney problems, headaches, confusion and sometimes seizures. The prognosis is good as long as one is receiving treatments which can include removing one’s blood and replacing it with healthy donor transfusions.
She’s Afraid of Tarantulas – Julia has a deep fear of large spiders. On the other hand, Billie Eilish has a pet tarantula.
Her parents named her after Julia Lennon, John Lennon’s mother.
Instead of displaying her Oscar for Erin Brockovich in a flashy case, it stays on an ordinary bookshelf.
