Real Name : Julie Anne Smith
Nick Name : Juli
Birth : 3 December 1960, Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA
Height : 5' 5"
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The daughter of a military judge and a Scottish social worker, Julianne Moore was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina on December 3, 1960. She spent the early years of her life in over two dozen locations around the world with her parents before she finally found her place at Boston University, where she earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) degree in acting from the School of the Performing Arts. After graduation (in 1983), Julianne moved to New York and worked extensively in theater, including appearances off-Broadway in two Caryl Churchill plays, Serious Money and Ice Cream With Hot Fudge and as Ophelia in Hamlet at The Guthrie Theatre. But despite her formal training, Julianne fell into the attractive actress' trap of the mid-1980's: TV soaps and miniseries. She appeared briefly in the daytime serial _"Edge of Night, The" (1956)_ (qv) and from 1985 to 1988 she played two half-sisters Frannie and Sabrina on the soap _"As the World Turns" (1956)_ (qv). This performance later led to an Outstanding Ingénue Daytime Emmy Award in 1988. Her subsequent appearances were in mostly forgettable TV-movies, such as _Money, Power, Murder. (1989) (TV)_ (qv), _Last to Go, The (1991) (TV)_ (qv) and _Cast a Deadly Spell (1991) (TV)_ (qv). She made her entrance into the big screen with 1990's _Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)_ (qv), where she played the victim of a mummy. Two years later, Julianne appeared in feature films with supporting parts in _Hand That Rocks the Cradle, The (1992)_ (qv) and the comedy _Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag, The (1992)_ (qv). She kept winning better and more powerful roles as time went on, including a small but memorable role as 'Harrison Ford (I)' (qv)'s colleague in _Fugitive, The (1993)_ (qv). (A role that made such an impression on 'Steven Spielberg' (qv) that he cast her in the _Jurassic Park (1993)_ (qv) sequel without an audition in 1997). In one of Moore's most distinguished performances, she recapitulated her "beguiling Yelena" from 'Andre Gregory' (qv)'s workshop version of Chekhov's Uncle Vanya in 'Louis Malle' (qv)'s critically acclaimed _Vanya on 42nd Street (1994)_ (qv). Director 'Todd Haynes' (qv) gave Julianne her first opportunity to take on a lead role in _Safe (1995)_ (qv). Her portrayal of Carol White, an affluent L.A. housewife who develops an inexplicable allergic reaction to her environment, won critical praise as well as an Independent Spirit Award nomination. Later that year she found her way into romantic comedy, co-starring as 'Hugh Grant (I)' (qv)'s pregnant girlfriend in _Nine Months (1995)_ (qv). Following films included _Assassins (1995)_ (qv), where she played an electronics security expert targeted for death (next to 'Sylvester Stallone' (qv) and 'Antonio Banderas' (qv)) and _Surviving Picasso (1996)_ (qv), where she played Dora Maar, one of the numerous lovers of Picasso (portrayed by her hero, 'Anthony Hopkins' (qv)). A year later, after co-starring in Spielberg's _Lost World: Jurassic Park, The (1997)_ (qv), opposite 'Jeff Goldblum' (qv), a young and unknown director, 'Paul Thomas Anderson' (qv) asked Julianne to appear in his movie, _Boogie Nights (1997)_ (qv). Despite her misgivings, she finally was won over by the script and her decision to play the role of Amber Waves, a loving porn star who acts as a mother figure to a ragtag crew, proved to be a wise one, since she received both Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations. Julianne started 1998 by playing an erotic artist in _Big Lebowski, The (1998)_ (qv), continued with a small role in the social comedy _Chicago Cab (1998)_ (qv) and ended with a subtle performance in 'Gus Van Sant' (qv)'s remake of _Psycho (1960)_ (qv). 1999 had Moore as busy as an actress can be. She starred in a number of high-profile projects, beginning with 'Robert Altman (I)' (qv)'s _Cookie's Fortune (1999)_ (qv) , in which she was cast as the mentally challenged but adorable sister of a decidedly unhinged 'Glenn Close' (qv). A portrayal of the scheming Mrs. Cheveley followed in 'Oliver Parker (I)' (qv)'s _Ideal Husband, An (1999)_ (qv) with a number of critics asserting that Moore was the best part of the movie. She then enjoyed another collaboration with director Anderson in _Magnolia (1999)_ (qv) and continued with an outstanding performance in _End of the Affair, The (1999)_ (qv), for which she garnered another Oscar nomination. She ended 1999 with another great performance, that of a grieving mother in _Map of the World, A (1999)_ (qv), opposite 'Sigourney Weaver' (qv).
Biography written by: Catherine Grace
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- 'John Gould Rubin' (3 May 1986 - 25 August 1995) (divorced)
- 'Freundlich, Bart' (qv) (23 August 2003 - present); 2 children
- 'Sundar Chakravarthy' (21 November 1983 - 12 October 1985) (divorced)
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- _"Late Show with David Letterman" (1993)_ (qv), as Herself (9/24/2004)
- _"This Morning" (1988)_ (qv), as Herself (5/6/2004)
- _"Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway" (2002)_ (qv), as Herself (episode 2.8 (3/1/2003)_)
- _"Larry King Live" (1985)_ (qv), as Herself (12/15/2002)
- _"Oprah Winfrey Show, The" (1986)_ (qv), as Herself (11/8/2002)
- _"Rosie O'Donnell Show, The" (1996)_ (qv), as Herself (12/26/2001)
- _"Anatomy of a Scene" (2001)_ (qv), as Herself (episode _Far from Heaven_)
- _"Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993)_ (qv), as Herself (12/16/1999)
- _"Rosie O'Donnell Show, The" (1996)_ (qv), as Herself (12/3/1999)
- _"Rosie O'Donnell Show, The" (1996)_ (qv), as Herself (6/8/1999)
- _"Rosie O'Donnell Show, The" (1996)_ (qv), as Herself (12/9/1998)
- _"Saturday Night Live" (1975)_ (qv), as Host (episode 23.16 (3/14/1998)_)
- _"Rosie O'Donnell Show, The" (1996)_ (qv), as Herself (5/23/1997)
- _"B.L. Stryker" (1989)_ (qv), as Tina (as Julie Ann Moore) (episode 2.5 _High Rise (3/10/1990)_)
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- _Hannibal (2001)_ (qv) -> $3,000,000 (USA)
- _Assassins (1995)_ (qv) -> $1,000,000 (USA)
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- "The Times" (U.K.), 17 February 2003, by: Sheila Johnston, "17 February 2003"
- "Parade" (USA), 12 January 2003, pg. 10-11, by: Lisa Birnbach, ""Home Is Where Your Family Is""
- "Vimadonna" (Greece), 24 November 2002, Iss. 9, pg. 164-168, by: Yannis Zouboulakis, "Omorfo alogo koursas"
- "Soap Opera Digest" (USA), 24 September 2002, Vol. 27, Iss. 39, pg. 48-49, by: Randee Dawn, "Julianne of the Spirits"
- "Movieline" (USA), February 2002, Vol. 13, Iss. 5, pg. 46-50+90, by: Michael Fleming, "Wanting Moore"
- "Vogue" (USA), January 2002, by: Michael Thompson, "Moore,please"
- "Interview" (USA), December 2001, by: Ellen Barkin , "Putting the Human Heart on the Silver Screen"
- "Evening Standard Hot Tickets" (UK), 28 January 2000, pg. 2+3, by: Jeff Dawson, "Very Moore-ish"
- "Total Film" (UK), January 1998, Iss. 12, pg. 28, by: Colin Kennedy
- "Entertainment Weekly" (USA), 3 October 1997, Iss. 399, pg. 50+51, by: Dave Karger, "Myth Thing"
- "Empire" (UK), August 1997, Iss. 98, pg. 68-69, by: Jeff Dawson, "Well Red"
- "New Woman" (USA), July 1997, pg. 40+42+131+134, by: Jessica Seigel, "Julianne Moore...And More...And More"
- "Philippine Daily Inquirer" (The Philippines), 28 June 1997, pg. F1, by: Ric Leyva, "Julianne Moore Can't Fight Acting Fate"
- "In Style Magazine" (USA), June 1997, pg. 174-180, by: Trish Deitch Rohrer, "Less is More"
- "US Magazine" (USA), June 1997, by: Josh Rottenberg, "Julianne Moore"
- "Entertainment Weekly" (USA), 7 April 1995, Iss. 269, pg. 46+51+52+59, by: Rebecca Ascher-Walsh, "Young & Restless"
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- "The Daily Express" (UK), 24 March 2004, pg. 12, by: Jennifer Selway, "Why knitting is super cool (and we're not just spinning you a yarn)"
- "Tsvetnoy televizor" (Russia), April 2003, Vol. 16, Iss. 120, pg. 18+19, by: Alyona Kuptsova, "Raiskye chasy Julianny Moore"
- "The Times" (U.K.), 17 February 2003, by: Sheila Johnston, "Understatement of the obvious"
- "7 Dnej" (Russia), 2-8 June 2003, Vol. 23, pg. 14-18, by: Marya Obel'chenko, "Ya bojus zhyt' bez straha"
- "The Times" (U.K.), 30 December 2002, "Verbatim: the linguistic remains of the day"
- "Entertainment Weekly" (USA), 13 December 2002, Vol. 1, Iss. 686, pg. 28-31, by: Dave Karger, "Making Her Own Rules"
- "Entertainment Weekly" (USA), 15 November 2002, Vol. 1, Iss. 682, pg. 70-74, by: Dave Karger, "Always Wanting Moore"
- "Premiere" (USA), November 2002, Vol. 16, Iss. 2, pg. 58-60+65, "Moore Is MoreJill Bernstein"
- "Vox" (Hungary), July 2001, Iss. 51, pg. 112
- "Cinema" (Hungary), June 2001, Iss. 115, pg. 26-28, by: Roland Huschke, "Az arisztokrata"
- "Femme Fatales" (USA), March 2001, Vol. 10, Iss. 1, pg. 8-14, by: Edward Gross, "Julianne Moore--Hannibal--Horror Valentine: The Two-Time Academy Award-Nominated Actress Takes On the Challenge As Agent Clarice Starling."
- "Nõk Lapja" (Hungary), 31 May 2000, Vol. 51, Iss. 22, pg. 14-16, by: Patrícia Szabó, Szabolcs Wekerle, "Befutópályán"
- "Total Film" (Hungary), April 2000, Vol. 1, Iss. 13, pg. 22, by: Gergely Zöld
- "Film" (Poland), April 2000, pg. 48-53, by: Rob Tannenbaum, "Albo ballady, albo romanse", Polish
- "Entertainment Weekly" (USA), 17 March 2000, Vol. 1, Iss. 531, pg. 24-29, by: Daniel Fierman, "Killer Instinct"
- "Premiere" (USA), March 2000, Vol. 13, Iss. 7, pg. 64-68, by: Rob Tannenbaum, "Now Moore Than Ever"
- "the A list" (UK), 11 February 2000, Iss. 95, pg. 12, "Five things you didn't know about... Julianne Moore"
- "Premiere" (USA), February 2000, Vol. 13, Iss. 6, pg. 90, by: Andy Webster, "Filmography: Julianne Moore"
- "TV Guia" (Portugal), 1997, Iss. 964, pg. 89
- "Entertainment Weekly" (USA), 7 July 1995, Iss. 282, pg. 81, by: Erin Richter, "Sopa Opera As Star Factory:Small'World'After All"
- "Entertainment Weekly" (USA), 30 June 1995, Iss. 281, pg. 81, by: Erin Richter, "Sopa Opera As Star Factory:Small'World'After All"
- "Entertainment Weekly" (USA), 21 April 1995, Iss. 271, pg. 6+7, by: Richard Natale (With Add'l Reporting by Cindy Pearlman, "Who Would Be Julia"
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- "High Society" (USA), December 2001, Vol. 26, Iss. 12, pg. 21, by: staff, "2001 Cinema Sex Awards: Julianne Moore, "The End of The Affair""
- "Playboy" (USA), April 2001, Vol. 48, Iss. 4, pg. 177, by: Ron Galella, "Grapevine"
- "Playboy" (USA), November 2000, Vol. 47, Iss. 44, pg. 141, by: Jamie Malanowski, "Sex In Cinema 2000"
- "Mayfair" (UK), August 2000, Vol. 35, Iss. 8, pg. 54, by: staff, "Show Us Some Moore!"
- "Vanity Fair" (UK), April 2000, Vol. 1, Iss. 476, pg. 146-147, "The Ace In The Hole"
- "Celebrity Sleuth" (USA), 1999, Vol. 12, Iss. 2, pg. 46-47, by: staff, "Celluloins #2: Short Cuts"
- "Premiere" (USA), October 1998, Vol. 11, Iss. 14, pg. 80 by: Neil Davenport
- "Celebrity Sleuth" (USA), 1998, Vol. 11, Iss. 9, pg. 28-29, by: staff, "Boogie Nights"
- "Celebrity Sleuth" (USA), 1996, Vol. 9, Iss. 2, pg. 32-33, by: staff, "The 25 Sexiest Women of 1996: # 16 - Julianne Moore"
- "Celebrity Sleuth" (USA), 1994, Vol. 7, Iss. 2, pg. 22-23, by: staff, "The 25 Sexiest Women of 1994: #20 Julianne Moore"
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- "Vanity Fair" (USA) March 2004
- "Tsvetnoy televizor" (Russia), April 2003, Vol. 16, Iss. 120
- "Parade" (USA), 12 January 2003
- "IFCRant" (USA), January 2003, Iss. 17
- "7 Dnej" (Russia), 2-8 June 2003, Vol. 23
- "Entertainment weekly" (USA), 13 December 2002, Vol. 1, Iss. 686
- "Premiere" (USA), November 2002, Vol. 16, Iss. 2
- "Film Comment" (USA), October 2002, Vol. 38, Iss. 5
- "Movieline" (USA), February 2002, Vol. 13, Iss. 5
- "Vogue" (USA), January 2002
- "Interview" (USA), December 2001
- "Entertainment Weekly" (USA), 9 February 2001, Vol. 1, Iss. 581
- "Gong" (Germany), 2001, Iss. 32
- "Film Review's Ultimate DVD" (UK), October 2000, Iss. 11
- "Nõk Lapja" (Hungary), 31 May 2000, Vol. 51, Iss. 22
- "Film" (Poland), April 2000
- "Entertainment Weekly" (USA), 17 March 2000, Vol. 1, Iss. 531
- "Premiere" (USA), March 2000
- "Sunday Express" (UK), 6 February 2000
- "Evening Standard Hot Tickets" (UK), 28 January 2000
- "The Times Magazine" (UK), 22 January 2000
- "Time Out New York" (USA), 9 December 1999
- "Mirabella" (USA), December 1999
- "Allure" (USA), April 1999
- "Total Film" (UK), February 1999, Iss. 25
- "Out" (USA), December 1998
- "New Woman" (USA), July 1997
- "Vanity Fair" (USA), April 1995
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- Print ad for Coach leather (2000)
- (2002) Commercials for Revlon cosmetics
- Print ad and TV commercials for Revlon (2002)
- Print ad for Coach watches (2000)
- Print ads for Coach leather handbags (2000)
- TV commercial for Revlon Age-Defying Foundation (March 2003)
- Print Ad for Aveda (2002)
- Print ads for Revlon's High-Dimension Haircolor (2003-04).
- TV commercials for Revlon's High-Dimension Haircolor (2003-04).
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- (September 2002) Receives two Best Actress Awards at the Venice Film Festival (by jury and public) for "Far from Heaven"
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- "You never have sex the way people do in the movies. You don't do it on the floor, you don't do it standing up, you don't always have all your clothes off, you don't happen to have on all the sexy lingerie. You know, if anybody ever ripped my clothes, I'd kill them."
- "In grade school I was a complete geek. You know, there's always the kid who's too short, the one who wears glasses, the kid who's not athletic. Well, I was all three."
- "I wish I could say I broke this kicking down the door at Paramount, but I was running after my son." - said at the GLAAD Media Awards in reference to her broken toe and to the producers at Paramount who are allowing 'Dr. Laura Schlessinger' (qv) to have a TV show. Schlessinger angered the gay community with her views on homosexuality.
- "I was a goody-goody. I was one of those kids who played by the rules. I used to have to take people to the principal's office. Isn't that awful?" - about how she was as a child.
- "Only five people got nominated in that category, and that's not very many people. So I did all right." - about losing the 2000 Best Actress Oscar.
- I'm looking for the truth. The audience doesn't come to see you, they come to see themselves.
- "Now that the FDA has legalized RU-486, it makes us feel that politically the winds are blowing our way. But if someone has a problem with reproductive freedom, I won't even consider voting for them. George W. Bush is anti-choice, and I really believe that should he be elected, we will end up in a really difficult situation." - her views on abortion and reproductive rights, October 2000
- "It is the most wonderful experience of your life. It deepens absolutely everything.You have a greater understanding of things,so in a way it is a gift.For me it has made everthing much better.I'm so happy; I am extremely fortunate." (about her son Caleb and becoming a mother)
- "I hesitate to call things companion pieces or to draw comparison between films because I think you reduce the films by doing that."
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- Son, Cal (b. 4 December 1997). Father is 'Bart Freundlich' (qv).
- Her father was a judge in the Army's Judge Advocate General Corps and her mother was a psychiatric social worker.
- Graduated from Boston University's School of the Arts.
- (Nov 1999) Moved into $900,000 3-bedroom loft in Greenwich Village.
- Worked briefly as part-time waitress in Boston, MA.
- Is a staunch pro-choice advocate and an active member of Planned Parenthood.
- Born Julie Anne Smith, she had to change her name when she registered with the Actor's Guild as every variation of her name seemed to be taken. She then combined her first two names and assumed her father's middle name as her surname.
- Lived in Juneau, Alaska for about a year and a half and attended school there from 1971-1972.
- Was considered for the lead role of Kate McQueen in _Fair Game (1995)_ (qv). The part eventually went to 'Cindy Crawford (I)' (qv).
- After 'Jodie Foster' (qv) turned down the chance to reprise her Oscar-winning role of Clarice Starling in _Hannibal (2001)_ (qv), several actresses were considered for the part - Moore triumphed over such contenders as 'Helen Hunt (I)' (qv), 'Gillian Anderson (I)' (qv) and 'Cate Blanchett' (qv).
- In order to convincingly portray the role of a housewife suffering from an immune disorder in _Safe (1995)_ (qv), she lost 10 pounds off of her already petite frame.
- She reads every script she receives.
- Her brother, Peter Moore Smith, is an author and has written the book "Raveling" for which Julianne Moore has bought the film rights.
- She was on ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY's list of "The 25 Greatest Actresses of the '90s" (issue date: 11/20/98)
- (2001) Chosen as one of People Magazine's '50 most beautiful' list
- 'Andre Gregory' (qv), who directed her onstage in "Uncle Vanya", said "that she evoked the sensuality and urgency of a young 'Joan Crawford' (qv), but with more depth, more contradictions."
- 'Louis Malle' (qv), who directed her in the 1994 movie version, _Vanya on 42nd Street (1994)_ (qv), said "that she made him think of the greatest of all ravaged beauties, 'Jeanne Moreau' (qv)."
- (2002) Moved into $2.65 Mio duplex penthouse in Greenwich Village
- Daughter, Liv Helen (b. 11 April 2002). Father is 'Bart Freundlich' (qv).
- Graduated from Frankfurt American High School in Frankfurt, Germany, in 1979.
- She is one of the elite nine thespians to have been nominated for both a Supporting and a Lead Acting Academy Award in the same year. In 2003, she was nominated for a Supporting Oscar for her role in _Hours, The (2002)_ (qv), and in the Lead category for her role in _Far from Heaven (2002)_ (qv). The other seven performers who have received double nominations in the same year are 'Fay Bainter' (qv), 'Teresa Wright' (qv), 'Barry Fitzgerald' (qv), 'Jessica Lange' (qv), 'Sigourney Weaver' (qv), 'Al Pacino' (qv), 'Emma Thompson' (qv) and 'Holly Hunter' (qv).
- She and 'Joan Cusack' (qv) played pregnant women in _Nine Months (1995)_ (qv). In 1997, their own sons were born.
- Born on the same day as actress 'Daryl Hannah' (qv). She also shares a birthday with actor 'Brendan Fraser' (qv).
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