Roberts has been the most recognizable American movie actress in the world for the past three decades. That expression! That smile! That laugh! In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Roberts had hit after hit (“Steel Magnolias,” “Pretty Woman,” “My Best Friend’s Wedding,” “Erin Brockovich”), earning her a slew of industry honors. She has been nominated for four Oscars, winning one for “Erin Brockovich” in 2000; nominated for eight Golden Globes, winning three (for “Steel Magnolias,” “Pretty Woman,” and “Brockovich”); and nominated for three Screen Actors Guild Awards, winning one for “Brockovich.”
1. NOTTING HILL (1999): She was nominated for her fourth Golden Globe Award for her performance as Anna.
2. BEN IS BACK (2018): As Holly, Roberts portrays a parent torn between a desperate love for her drug-addicted child and a lack of faith that the same child will not relapse into addiction. She’s firmly entrenched in mother roles, and she provides a particularly complex one here.
3. MY BEST FRIEND’S WEDDING (1997): In one of Roberts’ most beloved romantic comedies, she plays a character who is not particularly likable. Roberts was nominated for her third Golden Globe Award for her performance as Julianne.
4. STEEL MAGNOLIAS (1989): In a cast of Oscar-winning heavyweights, it was Roberts who received the most attention for her performance, earning her first Golden Globe Award and her first Oscar nomination.
5. ERIN BROCKOVICH (2000): In terms of awards, Steven Soderbergh’s biopic of consumer crusader Erin Brockovich is the pinnacle of Roberts’ film career to date.
6. PRETTY WOMAN (1990): For her performance as Vivian, Roberts earned her second Golden Globe Award and her second Oscar nomination.
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