Julia Roberts Net Worth

How much is Julia Roberts worth?

Net Worth:$250 Million
Profession:Professional Actress
Date of Birth:October 28, 1967 (age 55)
Country:United States of America
Height:
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)

About Julia Roberts

The American actress made a name for herself becoming a timeless icon of grace, beauty and all things romantic. She became synonymous with romance and romantic comedies in the ’90s soon becoming one of the most cast actresses in Hollywood. If you look at her filmography today, you’ll wonder how she had the time to live even the semblance of a normal life. I don’t think “normal” however is what Julia Roberts wanted out of life and it shows because as an actress and as a person she is exceptional.

To support herself during the start of her acting career she worked as a model. She knew that her looks were an asset and signed with Click Modeling Agency which earned her enough money to live and enroll herself in acting classes. It was hard getting any role at all at first, but by the mid 1980s, she was getting more and more call backs and appointments to go and audition.

American actress and producer Julia Roberts has an estimated net worth of $250 million dollars, as of 2023. Roberts is known for her romantic comedy movies like Pretty Woman with Richard Gere and “Notting Hill” with Hugh Grant.

Her first real role in a feature-length movie was in Satisfaction, where she played a band member. It was a small compared to the roles that were about to be coming her way, but she starred next to Liam Neeson who at that time had almost only exclusively appeared on TV.

Her first big break and a role that would set her apart was in the movie Mystic Pizza in 1988. She played one of the three sisters working at a pizza place, who are all facing complications in their respective love lives each looking for their perfect match. It was a teen coming of age movie, and it won her much acclaim. It was also the debut film for another new famous actor, Matt Damon.

If Mystic Pizza helped her gain fans around the world, Steel Magnolias showed the world that she wasn’t just a new pretty face, but a serious and supremely-talented actress. Yet it was only when she starred as the prostitute with a heart of gold in Pretty Woman (1990) that the world really began to take notice. It was a full ten years later, as well, when she starred as Erin Brockovich in the movie of the same name. Finally earning her an Oscar for “Best Actress in a Leading Role”.

Julia Roberts got started early getting paid an estimated $90,000 for the role of the young bride in Steel Magnolias, quickly turning her into a critic’s darling. She received an amazing amount of award show buzz. Eventually, she was nominated for the Best Supportive Actress at the Oscars, as well as a nomination for the Golden Globe. She lost her first Oscar nomination but won her first Golden Globe. Her next movie, Pretty Woman, would ascend her to worldwide fame.

As with all life changing events, Julia Roberts getting the part in Pretty Woman appeared to be a twist of fate. She wasn’t on the top of anybody’s list to play the protagonist of a movie set to be the biggest romance flick of the decade. Fortunately for Julia, this was her big moment because all the established actresses of that era rejected the role of playing a down-on-her-luck Hollywood prostitute.

Apparently, Michelle Pfeiffer, Molly Ringwald, Meg Ryan, and Daryl Hannah all rejected the role and the producers had crossed all their first choices off, until they came to one of the girls out of Steel Magnolias, Julia Roberts.

Starring opposite Richard Gere the movie went on to become a gigantic commercial success and to this day is rated as one of the best romantic comedies of all time. Earning $463 million dollars worldwide, for a $14 million dollar budget, it also earned Julia Roberts respect in Hollywood winning her a second Oscar nomination, this time for a Leading Role. The Golden Globes also awarded her with her second win, this time in the category of “Leading Actress”.

By the end of the ’90s after starring in more romantic comedies like My Best Friend’s Wedding and dramas like Stepmom, Julia got cast in another part that would take her fame and fortune and ascend it to new heights. Not to mention introduce her to a new audience abroad.

In 1999, she appeared in the role of Anna Scott opposite a William Thacker (Hugh Grant) in Notting Hill. A story about a British bookseller, who meets and falls in love with Anna, a high-profile American actress. With lots of witty dialogue mixed in and problems to be solved in their relationship due to their apparent different social status in society, the movie went on to become a worldwide hit.

Notting Hill broke records as the biggest romantic comedy in Britain at the time. It went on to gross $364 million worldwide and was an equally big sensation in America. In 1999, she then rejoined with Richard Gere again with Runaway Bride.

Her next role was even bigger, her biggest role yet. It would define her career and win her an Academy Award for “Best Actress”. After all the let downs and heart break, the failed auditions and missed opportunities, it all finally began to click for her. Her portrayal of Erin Brockovich was heralded as one of the best movie performances of all time, and along with the winning Oscar nomination, she also won numerous other awards and a whole lot of respect from audiences and producers alike.

Roberts’ Total Net Worth

Julia Roberts is one of the successful actresses of all time. Not only has she won an Academy Award for her role as Erin Brockovich, she has also been one of the highest earning actresses as well. At the peak of her career she has earned as much as $35 million dollars per year.

With acting career earnings of around $320 million some of her highest paying movies have been, Mona Lisa Smile $25 million, Erin Brockovich $20 million, Closer $20 million, The Mexican $20 million, Runaway Bride $17 million and America’s Sweethearts $15 million.

Julia Roberts has also earned through endorsements, most notably her endorsement deals with Gianfranco Ferre, Lancome Paris and Lancome. In total it is estimated that she has earned some $75 million through her endorsement deals alone.

Her overall lifetime earnings, including her endorsements but not including earnings from her investments, are estimated to be $395 million dollars. Of that amount, $25-46 million will have been paid in business related costs. The remainder, $359.5 million, will have been taxed at 49% as Roberts has been residing mostly in the state of California. Therefore, her after-tax earnings are estimated to be $183.34 million, having paid $176.16 million dollars in taxes.

Julia Roberts married Lyle Lovett between the years of 1993 and 1995. They had no children together and it was a marriage of short duration. It is likely that Roberts still did need to pay Lovett some money in the way of alimony; an estimated $1-2 million. However, as this information has not been made public this is purely speculation.

In 2001, Julia married Daniel Moder and they remain together. They have three children together and Julia’s homelife seems stable. Roberts has contributed to UNICEF as well as other charitable organizations. She has likely kept her financials in order and realized quite some gains on her investments.

Roberts has invested in real estate, including properties that she has purchased abroad and not just in the US. At home, in 2003 she purchased a seaside Malibu property for around $6.5 million. This was her abode for some time while she was working in Hollywood, later in 2018 she rented the property out for a reported $10,000 per month.

She also owns another property in Malibu that she paid less than $7 million for. As well as properties on the East Coast. She purchased a Manhattan, New York apartment in 2010 for $4 million. That same year she invested a great deal in property, including $30 million for a Los Angeles mansion and $2.5 million for a ranch in New Mexico. In 2011, she invested another $13.4 million for a property in Kauai’s Hanalei Bay in Hawaii. She sold this particular property for $16.5 million in 2016.

Overall, when considering Julia Roberts finances. It is likely that she will have had some losses at the start and even during her investing career. As well as business and personal costs throughout her career. She has given large sums to charity but she will have realized far more investment gains over the years as well.

In her personal life, Roberts is estimated to have spent $12-17 million dollars of her career earnings but also probably possesses assets valued at around $5-6 million, not including investment assets. Some of her career income will have been converted into investment assets, her returns from which are being estimated at $69-85 million dollars in value. Therefore, it is estimated that Julia Roberts has a net worth of around $250 million dollars.

The success of Julia Roberts can be traced back to her putting everything she had into what she wanted to become. A world acclaimed movie star, winner of an Academy award and one of the most beautiful women in the world.

It may have helped that many of her family and ancestors have been actors but that is never enough. Plus the kind of abuse actors and especially actresses get coming up can be insurmountable for some. Not Julia, she overcame and became more than just a movie star, she became an icon.

It is also noteworthy that success does not come without risk. Of course as Mark Zuckerberg has said, “the biggest risk nowadays is not taking any risks”. Julia Roberts knew what she wanted because she contemplated it. And when she was ready she moved to a new town. She worked odd jobs while she focused on her acting classes and the getting of auditions to start a career. That included investing both time and money into herself and her future.

It took a lot of work to hold a job and also perform well enough in her free time to get work as an actor. However that is what she did, because that is what it took, for her become one of the greatest actresses of her generation.

Summing-Up

The Roberts family was always a show biz family, but it took until Julia to turn them into a family that can be thought of as acting royalty. Julia Roberts wanted to be a great actress, other accolades along the way didn’t matter as much. Less fluid people would be contending with the title of the most beautiful woman in the world or the queen of romantic comedies. Julia Roberts however, was not in it for the money, or the accolades, as so much as she was in it for the enjoyment of the acting itself.

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