Julia Roberts Net Worth: What Compensation Did Julia Receive for the Movie Erin Brockovich?

By Patrick Fitzgerald Last updated Oct 29, 2022

Julia Fiona Roberts is an actress from the United States. She is known for playing the main character in movies of many different types. She has won several awards, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and three Golden Globes. She is one of Hollywood’s most bankable stars because the movies she has been in have made over $3.9 billion around the world.

After making her big break with roles in Mystic Pizza (1988) and Steel Magnolias (1989), Roberts became a leading actress with Pretty Woman (1990), a romantic comedy that made $464 million around the world.

During the 1990s, she was in many movies that did well at the box office, like the cult romantic comedies My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997), Notting Hill (1999), and Runaway Bride (1999). In 2002, she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the biographical drama Erin Brockovich (2000).

Julia Roberts Quick Info

Real Name	Julia Fiona Roberts
Date of Birth:	Oct 28, 1967 (55 years old)
Gender:	Female
Height:	5 ft 8 in (1.75 m)
Profession:	Film Producer, Actor, Voice Actor, Television producer
Nationality:	United States of America

Julia Roberts Early Years: Childhood And Education

Roberts was born to Betty Lou Bredemus and Walter Grady Roberts on October 28, 1967, in Smyrna, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta. She comes from England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Germany, and Sweden. Her dad was a Baptist and her mom was a Catholic, so she was brought up as a Catholic.

Her older brother Eric Roberts, who was born in 1956, and older sister Lisa Roberts Gillan, as well as her niece Emma Roberts, are also actors. She didn’t talk to Eric for a long time, until 2004. She also had a half-sister named Nancy Motes who was younger than her. Roberts’s parents used to be actors and playwrights.

They met while putting on plays for the military. Later, they helped start the Atlanta Actors and Writers Workshop in Midtown Atlanta, near Juniper Street. While they were expecting Julia, they ran a school for kids to learn how to act in Decatur, Georgia. Coretta and Martin Luther King Jr.’s children went to the school.

What is the Net Worth of Julia Roberts?

According to Celebrity Net Worth, American actress Julia Roberts is well-known and has a $250 million fortune. She has consistently ranked among the world’s highest-paid celebrities. She easily makes $20–$40 million annually between film salaries and endorsements.

She first came to attention in supporting or co-starring parts in movies like “Mystic Pizza” and “Satisfaction,” but it was her Oscar-nominated performance in “Steel Magnolias” that cemented her status as an actress to watch. She then experienced a major breakthrough in 1990.

Career in Acting

In 1988, she made her first movie appearance in “Satisfaction,” which also starred Liam Neeson and Justine Bateman. She also worked on an episode of “Crime Story” in February 1987, the independent film “Mystic Pizza” in 1988, and “Steel Magnolias,” in which she played a supporting role (1989). She was nominated for her first Academy Award and won her first Golden Globe for her role in the movie “Steel Magnolias.”

Her big break came in 1990 when she played the lead role in “Pretty Woman” with Richard Gere. She was nominated for a second Oscar, this time for Best Actress, and won her second Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture for her role as an assertive freelance hooker (Musical or Comedy).

At the time, “Pretty Woman” had the most ticket sales of any romantic comedy in the United States. It made $463.4 million worldwide. She was paid $300,000 to be in the movie. “Flatliners” (1990), “Sleeping with the Enemy” (1991), “The Pelican Brief” (1993), “My Best Friend’s Wedding” (1997), and “Notting Hill” (1999) are some of her other well-known works from the 1990s (1999).

Other Work

Roberts runs the production company Red Om Films with her sister Lisa Roberts Gillan and Marisa Yeres Gill. Roberts was the executive producer of the first four American Girl movies, which came out between 2004 and 2008, through the company Red Om. She works hard to help several charities, especially UNICEF.

She became the company’s spokesperson and a member of its Advisory Board. She has also done voice work. In 2000, she narrated “Silent Angels,” a documentary about the neurodevelopmental disorder Rett syndrome. In 2014, she voiced Mother Nature in a short film for “Conservation International” that was meant to raise awareness about climate change.

Personal Life of Julia Roberts

Roberts has dated famous actors such as Matthew Perry, Jason Patric, b, Kiefer Sutherland, Dylan McDermott, and Liam Neeson. On June 25, 1993, she wed country singer Lyle Lovett. They divorced shortly after their separation in March 1995.

On the shoot of her movie “The Mexican” from 2000, she got to know cameraman Daniel Moder. She and actor Benjamin Bratt were still dating at the time, while Moder was still legally wed to Vera Steimberg. Following the conclusion of his divorce from Steimberg, Moder married Roberts on July 4, 2002, in Taos, New Mexico.

How Much Money Did Julia Roberts Invest in Real Estate?

Roberts is the owner of numerous properties worldwide. She paid $6.4 million for a beachside Malibu property in 2003, demolished the original 6,000 square-foot home, and replaced it with an environmentally friendly, solar-powered mansion. She listed the house as a rental offering it for $10,000 per month in 2018.

She spent $6.84 million to purchase another mansion in Malibu. She also owns a $30 million mansion in Los Angeles, a $4 million condominium in Manhattan, New York, a $2.5 million ranch in Taos, New Mexico, where she wed Daniel Moder, and three more properties.

Frequently Asked Questions

What Compensation Did Julia Roberts Receive for the Movie Erin Brockovich?

As the first actress to earn such compensation, Julia Roberts received $20 million for the 2000 movie Erin Brockovich.

Whether Julia Roberts Has Received an Oscar Nomination?

Julia Roberts has received four Academy Award nominations. She received one in 2000 for her performance in the film Erin Brockovich as Best Actress.

Has Julia Roberts Acted in Web Shows?

Yes, Julia Roberts appeared in the 2018 season of the Amazon Prime television series Homecoming. She is also the show’s executive producer.