Julia Roberts filmography garnered Roberts a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie. Julia Roberts filmography Julia Roberts is an American actress director who made her acting debut in the 1987 direct-to-video feature "Firehouse". She made her breakthrough the following year by starring in the coming-of-age film "Mystic Pizza" (1988). For her supporting role in the comedy-drama "Steel Magnolias" (1989), she received the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. Roberts' next role was opposite Richard Gere in the highly successful romantic comedy "Pretty Woman" (1990), for which she won the Golden Globe Award
Dolly Parton of the same name by Robert Harling. The film was popular with critics and audiences, grossing over $95 million inside the U.S. She starred in the television movies "A Smoky Mountain Christmas" (1986); "Wild Texas Wind" (1991); "Unlikely Angel" (1996), portraying an angel sent back to earth following a deadly car crash; and "Blue Valley Songbird" (1999), where her character lives through her music. Parton starred along with James Woods in "Straight Talk" (1992), which received mixed reviews, and grossed a mild $21 million at the box office. She launched a television series, "The Dolly Show," but it was not