Julianne Moore

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Julianne Moore
Birth name Julie Anne Smith
Born December 3, 1960 (age 46)
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Spouse(s) Sundar Chakravarthy (1983-1985)
John Gould Rubin (1986-1995)
Bart Freundlich (2003-)
Academy Awards
Nominated: Best Actress
1999 The End of the Affair
2002 Far From Heaven
Nominated: Best Supporting Actress
1997 Boogie Nights
2002 The Hours
Emmy Awards
Outstanding Ingenue in a Daytime Drama Series
1988 As The World Turns

Julianne Moore (born Julie Anne Smith on December 3, 1960 in Fayetteville, North Carolina) is an American actress. Often noted for her striking red hair, she has been nominated for four Academy Awards.

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life

Moore was born to Peter Moore Smith, a military judge and army colonel, and Anne, a psychiatrist and social worker who emigrated from Dunoon, Scotland; she has a younger sister, Valerie, and brother, Peter Moore Smith, Jr. (born 1965). Growing up as an "army brat", she lived in twenty-three places across the United States and Germany. Moore attended Frankfurt American High School in Frankfurt, Germany, graduating in 1979. She received her Bachelor's degree at the School of Fine Arts in Boston University.

[edit] Career

Moore moved to New York City in 1983, working as a waitress before being cast in the dual roles of Frannie and Sabrina Hughes on the soap opera As the World Turns, for which she won a Daytime Emmy Award; she played the roles from 1985 to 1988.

Moore began starring in feature films in the early 1990s, mostly appearing in supporting roles in films like The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, Benny and Joon with Johnny Depp, and The Fugitive. Her part in 1993's Short Cuts gained her critical acclaim and recognition, and she was cast in several high-profile Hollywood films, including 1995's romantic comedy Nine Months, and 1997's summer blockbuster The Lost World: Jurassic Park. Her role in the well-reviewed independent film, Safe, also attracted critical attention.

During the late 1990s and early 2000s, Moore appeared in a series of films that received Oscar recognition, including her roles in Boogie Nights ("Best Supporting Actress" nomination), The End of the Affair ("Best Actress" nomination) and her two 2002 films, Far From Heaven ("Best Actress" nomination) and The Hours ("Best Supporting Actress" nomination). During this period, she also appeared in the commercial successes Hannibal (controversially replacing Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling) and The Forgotten, and in Paul Thomas Anderson's follow-up to Boogie Nights, Magnolia.

Her film, Freedomland, opened in February 2006 to mixed reviews.[1] Another film Trust the Man, is directed by her husband, Bart Freundlich and also features her son Caleb. In March 2006, it was announced Moore would make her Broadway debut in the world premiere of David Hare's new play The Vertical Hour. The play opened in November 2006 and was directed by Sam Mendes.[2]

She'll next star opposite Nicolas Cage and Jessica Biel in Next, a science fiction action film based on The Golden Man, a short story by noted author Philip K. Dick.


[edit] Personal life

Moore has been married three times: first to Sundar Chakravarthy (1983-1985). Then to John Gould Rubin from May 3, 1986 to August 25, 1995 and, since August 2003, to director Bart Freundlich. The couple, who have been together since 1996, have two children: a son, Caleb Freundlich (born December 4, 1997), and a daughter, Liv Helen Freundlich (born April 11, 2002). She is a noted pro-choice activist and during the last U.S. election donated money to John Kerry's presidential campaign.

[edit] Selected filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1982 Timerider Technician
1988 sLaughterhouse II Julie
1990 Tales from the Darkside: The Movie Susan
1992 The Hand That Rocks The Cradle Marlene Craven
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag Elinor
1993 Body of Evidence Sharon Dulaney
Benny & Joon Ruthie
The Fugitive Dr. Anne Eastman
Short Cuts Marian Wyman
1994 Vanya on 42nd Street Yelena
1995 Roommates Beth Holzcek
Safe Carol White
Nine Months Rebecca Taylor
Assassins Electra
1996 Surviving Picasso Dora Maar
1997 The Lost World: Jurassic Park Dr. Sarah Harding
The Myth of Fingerprints Mia
Boogie Nights Amber Waves Academy Award Nomination: Best Supporting Actress
1998 The Big Lebowski Maude Lebowski
Psycho Lila Crane
1999 Cookie's Fortune Cora Duvall
An Ideal Husband Mrs. Laura Cheveley
A Map of the World Theresa Collins
The End of the Affair Sarah Miles Academy Award Nomination: Best Actress
Magnolia Linda Partridge
2000 The Ladies Man Audrey
2001 Hannibal Agent Clarice Starling
Evolution Dr. Allison Reed
The Shipping News Wavey Prowse
2002 Far from Heaven Cathy Whitaker Academy Award Nomination: Best Actress
The Hours Laura Brown Academy Award Nomination: Best Supporting Actress
2004 Marie and Bruce Marie
Laws of Attraction Audrey Woods
The Forgotten Telly Paretta
2005 The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio Evelyn Ryan
2006 Freedomland Brenda Martin
Trust the Man Rebecca
Children of Men Julian
2007 Next Callie Ferris Release date: April 27, 2007
I'm Not There Alice Release date: September 21, 2007
Savage Grace Barbara Daly Baekeland Release date: November 23, 2007
2008 Blindness Filming begins Summer 2007
Boone's Lick Mary Margaret Filming begins Fall 2007
Hateship, Friendship, Courtship Pre-production

[edit] Other appearances

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/freedomland/
  2. ^ Robert Simonson. "Julianne Moore to Star in Hare's The Vertical Hour on Broadway in Fall", Playbill News, March 22, 2006. Retrieved on 2006-03-27.

[edit] External links

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