Julianne Moore

Julianne Moore

Biography

Julie Anne Smith (born December 3, 1960), known professionally as Julianne Moore, is an American actress and children's author. Prolific in film since the early 1990s, she is known for her portrayals of emotionally troubled women in independent films and her roles in blockbusters. She has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and two Emmy Awards. In 2015, Timenamed her one of the 100 most influential people in the world; in 2020, The New York Times named her one of the greatest actors of the 21st century.

After studying theatre at Boston University, Moore began acting in television. From 1985 to 1988, she was a regular in the soap opera As the World Turns, earning a Daytime Emmy Award. Moore made her breakthrough with Robert Altman's ensemble film Short Cuts (1993), followed by a critically acclaimed performance in Todd Haynes' Safe (1995). Starring roles in the blockbusters Nine Months (1995) and The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) established her as a Hollywood leading lady. She received Oscar nominations for her roles in the period films Boogie Nights (1997), The End of the Affair (1999), Far from Heaven (2002) and The Hours (2002); in the first of these, she played a 1970s pornographic actress, while in the other three, she starred as an unhappy mid-20th century housewife.

Moore's career progressed with roles in The Big Lebowski (1998), Magnolia (1999), Hannibal(2001), Children of Men (2006), A Single Man (2009), The Kids Are All Right (2010), Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011), and Maps to the Stars (2014). She won a Primetime Emmy Award for portraying Sarah Palin in the HBO film Game Change (2012) and the Academy Award for Best Actress for portraying an Alzheimer's patient in Still Alice (2014). Her highest-grossing releases came with the final two films in The Hunger Games film series (2014–2015) and the spy film Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017). She has since starred in independent films and streaming projects, including Haynes' May December (2023) drama and the historical drama miniseries Mary & George (2024).

In addition to her acting work, Moore has written a series of children's books about Freckleface Strawberry. She is married to director Bart Freundlich, with whom she has two children.

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Personal info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1960-12-03

Place of birth

Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA

Images

Cast

Magnolia

Magnolia

1999

7.73

The Hours

The Hours

2002

7.27

Short Cuts

Short Cuts

1993

7.22

Next

Next

2007

6.10

Benny & Joon

Benny & Joon

1993

7.00

Savage Grace

Savage Grace

2007

5.59

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

1993

7.47

Psycho

Psycho

1998

5.10

Nine Months

Nine Months

1995

5.73

Blindness

Blindness

2008

6.50

Safe

Safe

1995

7.00

Hannibal

Hannibal

2001

6.77

Eagle Eye

Eagle Eye

2008

6.48

Freedomland

Freedomland

2006

5.20

Evolution

Evolution

2001

6.10

Assassins

Assassins

1995

6.48

Echo Valley

Echo Valley

2025

7.00

A Single Man

A Single Man

2009

7.27

Chloe

Chloe

2010

6.10

6 Souls

6 Souls

2010

6.10

Seventh Son

Seventh Son

2014

5.52

Game Change

Game Change

2012

6.90

Elektra Luxx

Elektra Luxx

2011

4.72

Being Flynn

Being Flynn

2012

6.14

Not I

Not I

2000

5.40

Chicago Cab

Chicago Cab

1998

5.50

Carrie

Carrie

2013

6.03

Don Jon

Don Jon

2013

6.01

Non-Stop

Non-Stop

2014

6.81

Still Alice

Still Alice

2014

7.48

Image Book

Image Book

2023

0.00

Roommates

Roommates

1995

6.02

Freeheld

Freeheld

2015

7.20

Altman

Altman

2014

6.50

9 Kisses

9 Kisses

2014

6.20

Wonderstruck

Wonderstruck

2017

6.10

Junket Whore

Junket Whore

1998

0.00

Suburbicon

Suburbicon

2017

5.90

Psycho Path

Psycho Path

2000

6.70

Gloria Bell

Gloria Bell

2019

5.97

The Glorias

The Glorias

2020

6.50

Bel Canto

Bel Canto

2018

5.40

Sharper

Sharper

2023

6.90

French Water

French Water

2021

4.60

May December

May December

2023

6.60