The curly-haired girl with a megawatt smile who transformed Hollywood: Julia Roberts' life and career in photos
Julia Roberts is the ultimate Hollywood star.
Roberts, now 57, is the actress known for her megawatt smile, her big curls and was the queen of the romantic comedy back in the '90s, like Pretty Woman, My Best Friend's Wedding, Notting Hill and Runaway Bride.
Hailing from Georgia, Roberts is known for films including Pretty Woman, My Best Friend's Wedding, Notting Hill, Runaway Bride and Erin Brockovich, which have seen her win awards and go on to become cult classics.
9honey Celebrity takes a look back at the star's life and career in photos, from rising to fame, to her various romances and career highs.
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1985: Julia is pictured in the mid-'80s with her brother Eric Roberts and Jon Voight, Angelina Jolie's dad, who all starred in Runaway Train together.
Eric was an actor first and had considerable success in the '70s and '80s, before his sister followed in his footsteps.
The pair were born to Betty Lou Bredemus and Walter Grady Roberts. who reportedly ran a children's theater company together.
But she got into acting and modelling after high school and things took off from there.
One of her first acting credits is one episode of 1987's Crime Story, before taking on roles in Miami Vice and Satisfaction.
She and her brother then Miami Vice and the film Satisfaction, before she and Eric took on jobs in the Western film Blood Red together in 1989.
He recently apologised to his famous sibling in his memoir Runaway Train: Or, The Story of My Life So Far for crediting her career to him.
"Now one of the things I'd like to apologise for in this book is for publicly saying on more than one occasion, 'If it wasn't for me, there would be no Julia Roberts,'" he wrote, according to People.
"That's not only unfortunate, but it's also untrue," he said, adding: "It was an asinine thing to have said."
1989: That same year Roberts, pictured at the Miss Firecracker premiere in New York City, appeared as Shelby in Steel Magnolias in 1989, which she went on to win a Golden Globe for.
1990: A year later came one of the first films that put a young Roberts on the map: Pretty Woman.
She starred opposite actor Richard Gere in the hit film, which smashed box office records and saw Julia in a leading role as escort Vivian Ward who falls in love with a wealthy businessman.
She went on to win a Golden Globe for Pretty Woman and was even nominated for an Academy Award for the film and her portrayal.
1990: Roberts couldn't wipe the smile off her face after she scooped the Golden Globe for Steel Magnolias for Best Supporting Actress.
1990: Soon, Roberts' love life started making headlines just as much as her career was.
She started dating Canadian actor Kiefer Sutherland after meeting on set of Flatliners.
Here, they're seen arriving at the Academy Awards in Los Angeles.
1990: The actress was engaged to Sutherland, but things didn't last for the pair.
They were reportedly set to marry in June 14, 1991, but things were reportedly called off three days before the wedding.
A joint statement said the pair had "postponed" the wedding.
Days later she was spotted lunching with his friend and fellow actor Jason Patric.
1991: Roberts is seen holding hands with Patric and they reportedly went to Ireland together.
In 1994, she addressed the headlines about her wedding that never happened, telling Rolling Stone, "He (Sutherland) wasn't waiting at the altar, it wasn't the day before, somebody else didn't tell him, he didn't see it on TV – people don't want to know."
Sutherland has since sung her praises in interviews and said they were both "young" when they decided to tie the knot.
1992: Roberts is seen at a fashion event in the early '90s.
That year she appeared in The Player.
1993: This year was a big year for the Hollywood star – for her professional and personal life.
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