Happy birthday, Julia Roberts! Here are 10 diverse roles played by her in films

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Steel Magnolias (1989)

Julia Roberts as Shelby Eatenton-Latcherie, the only daughter of Drum and M’Lynn Eatenton

Pretty Woman (1990)

Julia Roberts as Vivian Ward, a free-spirited sex worker who is hired as an escort

My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997)

Julia Roberts as New York City food critic Julianne ‘Jules’ Potter

Notting Hill (1999)

Julia as a high-profile actress named Anna Scott

Erin Brockovich (2000)

Julia Roberts essays Erin Brockovich, who fought against PG&E regarding its culpability for the Hinkley groundwater contamination incident

Ocean’s Eleven

Julia as Tess Ocean, the ex-wife of the male lead Danny Ocean

Closer (2004)

Julia Roberts as photographer Anna Cameron

Charlie Wilson’s War (2007)

Julia as Joanne Herring, a friend of Charlie Wilson

Eat, Pray, Love (2010)

Julia Roberts as Elizabeth Gilbert, a divorcee who travels around the world for self-discovery

Wonder (2017)

Julia as Isabel Pullman, the mother of Auggie Pullman, who has Treacher Collins syndrome

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