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Red Carpet Flashback! 30 Years of Julia Roberts

  • <p>Aspiring actress Julia Roberts and sister Lisa (far left) attend the premiere of brother Eric Roberts film <i>Runaway Train</i> — also starring Jon Voight — on December 4, 1985 in New York. (Photo: Ron Galella/WireImage)</p>
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    ‘Runaway Train’ Premiere (1985)

    Aspiring actress Julia Roberts and sister Lisa (far left) attend the premiere of brother Eric Roberts film Runaway Train — also starring Jon Voight — on December 4, 1985 in New York. (Photo: Ron Galella/WireImage)

  • <p>Her<i> Steel Magnolias </i>on-screen husband and then-real-life fiancé Dylan McDermott escorted the up-and-coming actress to the premiere of <i>Great Balls of Fire </i>in Los Angeles on June 26, 1989. (Photo: Steve Granitz/WireImage)</p>
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    ‘Great Balls of Fire!’ Premiere (1989)

    Her Steel Magnolias on-screen husband and then-real-life fiancé Dylan McDermott escorted the up-and-coming actress to the premiere of Great Balls of Fire in Los Angeles on June 26, 1989. (Photo: Steve Granitz/WireImage)

  • <p>Stars Shirley MacLaine, Daryl Hannah, Sally Field, Dolly Parton, and Julia Roberts posed together at the <i>Steel Magnolias</i> premiere on November 5, 1989 in New York City. Roberts was nominated for an Oscar for her role as a seriously ill young bride. (Photo: Ron Galella/WireImage)</p>
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    ‘Steel Magnolias’ Premiere (1989)

    Stars Shirley MacLaine, Daryl Hannah, Sally Field, Dolly Parton, and Julia Roberts posed together at the Steel Magnolias premiere on November 5, 1989 in New York City. Roberts was nominated for an Oscar for her role as a seriously ill young bride. (Photo: Ron Galella/WireImage)

  • <p>Roberts took home her first Golden Globe for her supporting role in <i>Steel Magnolias </i>on January 20, 1990. She showed of her self-described ‘whimsical sense of style’ by arriving in an oversized Giorgio Armani men’s suit. (Photo: Steve Granitz/WireImage)</p>
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    The Golden Globes (1990)

    Roberts took home her first Golden Globe for her supporting role in Steel Magnolias on January 20, 1990. She showed of her self-described ‘whimsical sense of style’ by arriving in an oversized Giorgio Armani men’s suit. (Photo: Steve Granitz/WireImage)

  • <p>Escorted by her <i>Flatliners </i>costar and soon-to-be fiancé Kiefer Sutherland, Roberts attends her first Oscars as a Best Supporting Actress nominee on March 26, 1990.</p>
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    The Academy Awards (1990)

    Escorted by her Flatliners costar and soon-to-be fiancé Kiefer Sutherland, Roberts attends her first Oscars as a Best Supporting Actress nominee on March 26, 1990.

  • <p>After famously leaving Kiefer Sutherland just days before their planned nuptials, Roberts began briefly dating Jason Patric. They are seen here at the premiere of his film <i>Rush </i>on December 18, 1991. (Photo: Steve Granitz/WireImage)</p>
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    ‘Rush’ Premiere (1991)

    After famously leaving Kiefer Sutherland just days before their planned nuptials, Roberts began briefly dating Jason Patric. They are seen here at the premiere of his film Rush on December 18, 1991. (Photo: Steve Granitz/WireImage)

  • <p>After a brief hiatus from Hollywood, Roberts re-emerged with a new husband, country singer Lyle Lovett, for the premiere of her John Grisham legal thriller <i>The Pelican Brief </i>on December 13, 1993. (Photo: Ron Galella/WireImage)</p>
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    ‘The Pelican Brief’ Premiere (1993)

    After a brief hiatus from Hollywood, Roberts re-emerged with a new husband, country singer Lyle Lovett, for the premiere of her John Grisham legal thriller The Pelican Brief on December 13, 1993. (Photo: Ron Galella/WireImage)

  • <p>Julia Roberts hung out at the ShoWest convention in Las Vegas with fellow Hollywood heavyweights Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes and Mel Gibson on September 7, 1993. (Photo: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)</p>
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    ShoWest Convention (1993)

    Julia Roberts hung out at the ShoWest convention in Las Vegas with fellow Hollywood heavyweights Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes and Mel Gibson on September 7, 1993. (Photo: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)

  • <p>Rocking a John Lennon vibe, Roberts attended the New York premiere of Spike Lee’s <i>Crooklyn </i>on May 9, 1994. (Photo: Ron Galella/WireImage)</p>
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    ‘Crooklyn’ Premiere (1994)

    Rocking a John Lennon vibe, Roberts attended the New York premiere of Spike Lee’s Crooklyn on May 9, 1994. (Photo: Ron Galella/WireImage)

  • <p>Accompanied by new beau, fitness trainer Pat Manocchia, Roberts arrives at the premiere of her historical biopic <i>Michael Collins </i>on October 10, 1996. (Photo: Ron Galella/WireImage)</p>
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    ‘Michael Collins’ Premiere (1996)

    Accompanied by new beau, fitness trainer Pat Manocchia, Roberts arrives at the premiere of her historical biopic Michael Collins on October 10, 1996. (Photo: Ron Galella/WireImage)

  • <p>Julia Roberts arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of thriller <i>Conspiracy Theory </i>with costar and pal Mel Gibson on August 4, 1997. (Photo: Steve Granitz/WireImage)</p>
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    ‘Conspiracy Theory’ Premiere (1997)

    Julia Roberts arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of thriller Conspiracy Theory with costar and pal Mel Gibson on August 4, 1997. (Photo: Steve Granitz/WireImage)

  • <p>Roberts, nominated for her third Golden Globe for her role in <i>My Best Friend’s Wedding</i>, arrives to the ceremony with costar Rupert Everett on January 18, 1998. (Photo: Steve Granitz/WireImage)</p>
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    The Golden Globes (1998)

    Roberts, nominated for her third Golden Globe for her role in My Best Friend’s Wedding, arrives to the ceremony with costar Rupert Everett on January 18, 1998. (Photo: Steve Granitz/WireImage)

  • <p>Roberts reunites with <i>Pretty Woman </i>costar Richard Gere as he receives a leadership award from Amnesty International on September 28, 1998. The two would team up again the following year in the comedy <i>Runaway Bride. </i>(Photo: Getty Images)</p>
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    Amnesty International Media Spotlight Awards (1998)

    Roberts reunites with Pretty Woman costar Richard Gere as he receives a leadership award from Amnesty International on September 28, 1998. The two would team up again the following year in the comedy Runaway Bride. (Photo: Getty Images)

  • <p><i>Law and Order</i> star Benjamin Bratt accompanied Roberts to the New York premiere of her drama <i>Stepmom</i> on December 15, 1998. The two were an item for almost four years. (Photo: Ron Galella/WireImage)</p>
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    ‘Stepmom’ Premiere (1998)

    Law and Order star Benjamin Bratt accompanied Roberts to the New York premiere of her drama Stepmom on December 15, 1998. The two were an item for almost four years. (Photo: Ron Galella/WireImage)

  • <p>Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant embraced at the premiere of their hit rom-com <i>Notting Hill </i>in New York on May 14, 1999. (Photo: Getty Images)</p>
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    ‘Notting Hill’ Premiere (1999)

    Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant embraced at the premiere of their hit rom-com Notting Hill in New York on May 14, 1999. (Photo: Getty Images)

  • <p>Former <i>My Best Friend’s Wedding</i> rivals Cameron Diaz and Julia Roberts strike a pose at the 57th Annual Golden Globe Awards on January 23, 2000. Roberts was nominated for her role in <i>Notting Hill.</i> (Photo: Jim Smeal/WireImage)<br></p>
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    The Golden Globes (2000)

    Former My Best Friend’s Wedding rivals Cameron Diaz and Julia Roberts strike a pose at the 57th Annual Golden Globe Awards on January 23, 2000. Roberts was nominated for her role in Notting Hill. (Photo: Jim Smeal/WireImage)

  • <p>Mega-stars Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts teamed up for the action comedy <i>The Mexican</i>. The movie wasn’t a huge hit at the box office, but Roberts did meet her future husband, camera operator Danny Moder, during filming. (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)</p>
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    ‘The Mexican’ Premiere (2001)

    Mega-stars Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts teamed up for the action comedy The Mexican. The movie wasn’t a huge hit at the box office, but Roberts did meet her future husband, camera operator Danny Moder, during filming. (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

  • <p>Roberts was positively beaming on the red carpet of the 73rd Annual Academy Awards on March 25, 2001. She was about to win Best Actress for her title role in Steven Soderbergh’s drama <i>Erin Brockovich</i>. (Photo: Jim Smeal/WireImage)</p>
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    The Academy Awards (2001)

    Roberts was positively beaming on the red carpet of the 73rd Annual Academy Awards on March 25, 2001. She was about to win Best Actress for her title role in Steven Soderbergh’s drama Erin Brockovich. (Photo: Jim Smeal/WireImage)

  • <p>Paid a whopping $25 million for her role in the period drama, Roberts had plenty of reason to smile — alongside costars Ginnifer Goodwin and Julia Stiles — at the movie’s New York premiere on December 10, 2003. (Photo: Evan Agostini/Getty Images)<br></p>
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    ‘Mona Lisa Smile’ Premiere (2003)

    Paid a whopping $25 million for her role in the period drama, Roberts had plenty of reason to smile — alongside costars Ginnifer Goodwin and Julia Stiles — at the movie’s New York premiere on December 10, 2003. (Photo: Evan Agostini/Getty Images)

  • <p>Roberts grabbed a quick pic at the Governors Ball with pal Oprah Winfrey on February 27, 2005. The two became friends during her many — <a href="http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/Top-15-Most-Frequent-Celebrity-Guests/10" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:over 20!;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">over 20!</a> — appearances on the <i>Oprah </i>show. (Photo: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)</p>
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    The Academy Awards – Governors Ball (2005)

    Roberts grabbed a quick pic at the Governors Ball with pal Oprah Winfrey on February 27, 2005. The two became friends during her many — over 20! — appearances on the Oprah show. (Photo: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)

  • <p>Julia Roberts poses with an adorable 12-year old Dakota Fanning (and Wilbur the pig!) at the Los Angeles premiere of <i>Charlotte’s Web</i> on December 10, 2006 in Los Angeles. The actress voiced the movie’s wise, web-spinning spider. (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)</p>
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    ‘Charlotte’s Web’ Premiere (2006)

    Julia Roberts poses with an adorable 12-year old Dakota Fanning (and Wilbur the pig!) at the Los Angeles premiere of Charlotte’s Web on December 10, 2006 in Los Angeles. The actress voiced the movie’s wise, web-spinning spider. (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

  • <p>Pals since starring in <i>Ocean’s Eleven</i>, Roberts was on hand to celebrate George Clooney’s American Cinematheque Award on October 14, 2006. Roberts would be honored with the same trophy the following year. (Photo: Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic)</p>
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    American Cinematheque Award (2006)

    Pals since starring in Ocean’s Eleven, Roberts was on hand to celebrate George Clooney’s American Cinematheque Award on October 14, 2006. Roberts would be honored with the same trophy the following year. (Photo: Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic)

  • <p>Roberts — seen here with her sister Lisa — executive produced <i>Kit Kittredge: An American Girl. </i>The two attended the premiere on June 19, 2008 in New York. (Photo: James Devaney/WireImage)</p>
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    ‘Kit Kittredge: An American Girl’ Premiere (2008)

    Roberts — seen here with her sister Lisa — executive produced Kit Kittredge: An American Girl. The two attended the premiere on June 19, 2008 in New York. (Photo: James Devaney/WireImage)

  • <p>Costars Javier Bardem and Julia Roberts attended the premiere of the drama about a woman trying to find herself while traveling the world on September 16, 2010 in Rome, one of the movie’s locations. (Photo: Elisabetta A. Villa/WireImage)<br></p>
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    ‘Eat Pray Love’ Premiere (2010)

    Costars Javier Bardem and Julia Roberts attended the premiere of the drama about a woman trying to find herself while traveling the world on September 16, 2010 in Rome, one of the movie’s locations. (Photo: Elisabetta A. Villa/WireImage)

  • <p>Julia and her niece Emma Roberts pose together at the premiere of their ensemble comedy <i>Valentine’s Day</i> on February 8, 2010 in Los Angeles. (Photo: Gregg DeGuire/Getty Images)</p>
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    ‘Valentine’s Day’ Premiere (2010)

    Julia and her niece Emma Roberts pose together at the premiere of their ensemble comedy Valentine’s Day on February 8, 2010 in Los Angeles. (Photo: Gregg DeGuire/Getty Images)

  • <p>Roberts was honored with the Board of Govenors Award and attended the event with press-shy husband Danny Moder on February 13, 2013. (Photo: Todd Williamson/WireImage)<br></p>
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    American Society Of Cinematographers Achievement Awards (2011)

    Roberts was honored with the Board of Govenors Award and attended the event with press-shy husband Danny Moder on February 13, 2013. (Photo: Todd Williamson/WireImage)

  • <p>Roberts poses with Tom Hanks, who costarred in and directed their romantic comedy <i>Larry Crowne</i>, at the premiere on June 27, 2011. (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)</p>
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    ‘Larry Crowne’ Premiere (2011)

    Roberts poses with Tom Hanks, who costarred in and directed their romantic comedy Larry Crowne, at the premiere on June 27, 2011. (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

  • <p>Roberts reunited with her <i>My Best Friend’s Wedding</i> costar Dermot Mulroney at the premiere of their family drama <i>August: Osage County</i> on September 9, 2013 in Toronto. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)<br></p>
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    ‘August: Osage County’ Premiere (2013)

    Roberts reunited with her My Best Friend’s Wedding costar Dermot Mulroney at the premiere of their family drama August: Osage County on September 9, 2013 in Toronto. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

  • <p>Roberts arrived at the 86th Annual Academy Awards where she was nominated for her role in <i>August: Osage County</i>. (Photo: Kevin Mazur/WireImage)</p>
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    The Academy Awards (2014)

    Roberts arrived at the 86th Annual Academy Awards where she was nominated for her role in August: Osage County. (Photo: Kevin Mazur/WireImage)

  • <p>Nominated for her role in the HBO film <i>The Normal Heart,</i> Roberts caught up with fellow actors Meryl Streep and Jennifer Aniston at the ceremony on January 25, 2015. (Photo: Christopher Polk/WireImage)</p>
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    Screen Actors Guild Awards (2015)

    Nominated for her role in the HBO film The Normal Heart, Roberts caught up with fellow actors Meryl Streep and Jennifer Aniston at the ceremony on January 25, 2015. (Photo: Christopher Polk/WireImage)

<p>Aspiring actress Julia Roberts and sister Lisa (far left) attend the premiere of brother Eric Roberts film <i>Runaway Train</i> — also starring Jon Voight — on December 4, 1985 in New York. (Photo: Ron Galella/WireImage)</p>
<p>Her<i> Steel Magnolias </i>on-screen husband and then-real-life fiancé Dylan McDermott escorted the up-and-coming actress to the premiere of <i>Great Balls of Fire </i>in Los Angeles on June 26, 1989. (Photo: Steve Granitz/WireImage)</p>
<p>Stars Shirley MacLaine, Daryl Hannah, Sally Field, Dolly Parton, and Julia Roberts posed together at the <i>Steel Magnolias</i> premiere on November 5, 1989 in New York City. Roberts was nominated for an Oscar for her role as a seriously ill young bride. (Photo: Ron Galella/WireImage)</p>
<p>Roberts took home her first Golden Globe for her supporting role in <i>Steel Magnolias </i>on January 20, 1990. She showed of her self-described ‘whimsical sense of style’ by arriving in an oversized Giorgio Armani men’s suit. (Photo: Steve Granitz/WireImage)</p>
<p>Escorted by her <i>Flatliners </i>costar and soon-to-be fiancé Kiefer Sutherland, Roberts attends her first Oscars as a Best Supporting Actress nominee on March 26, 1990.</p>
<p>After famously leaving Kiefer Sutherland just days before their planned nuptials, Roberts began briefly dating Jason Patric. They are seen here at the premiere of his film <i>Rush </i>on December 18, 1991. (Photo: Steve Granitz/WireImage)</p>
<p>After a brief hiatus from Hollywood, Roberts re-emerged with a new husband, country singer Lyle Lovett, for the premiere of her John Grisham legal thriller <i>The Pelican Brief </i>on December 13, 1993. (Photo: Ron Galella/WireImage)</p>
<p>Julia Roberts hung out at the ShoWest convention in Las Vegas with fellow Hollywood heavyweights Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes and Mel Gibson on September 7, 1993. (Photo: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)</p>
<p>Rocking a John Lennon vibe, Roberts attended the New York premiere of Spike Lee’s <i>Crooklyn </i>on May 9, 1994. (Photo: Ron Galella/WireImage)</p>
<p>Accompanied by new beau, fitness trainer Pat Manocchia, Roberts arrives at the premiere of her historical biopic <i>Michael Collins </i>on October 10, 1996. (Photo: Ron Galella/WireImage)</p>
<p>Julia Roberts arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of thriller <i>Conspiracy Theory </i>with costar and pal Mel Gibson on August 4, 1997. (Photo: Steve Granitz/WireImage)</p>
<p>Roberts, nominated for her third Golden Globe for her role in <i>My Best Friend’s Wedding</i>, arrives to the ceremony with costar Rupert Everett on January 18, 1998. (Photo: Steve Granitz/WireImage)</p>
<p>Roberts reunites with <i>Pretty Woman </i>costar Richard Gere as he receives a leadership award from Amnesty International on September 28, 1998. The two would team up again the following year in the comedy <i>Runaway Bride. </i>(Photo: Getty Images)</p>
<p><i>Law and Order</i> star Benjamin Bratt accompanied Roberts to the New York premiere of her drama <i>Stepmom</i> on December 15, 1998. The two were an item for almost four years. (Photo: Ron Galella/WireImage)</p>
<p>Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant embraced at the premiere of their hit rom-com <i>Notting Hill </i>in New York on May 14, 1999. (Photo: Getty Images)</p>
<p>Former <i>My Best Friend’s Wedding</i> rivals Cameron Diaz and Julia Roberts strike a pose at the 57th Annual Golden Globe Awards on January 23, 2000. Roberts was nominated for her role in <i>Notting Hill.</i> (Photo: Jim Smeal/WireImage)<br></p>
<p>Mega-stars Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts teamed up for the action comedy <i>The Mexican</i>. The movie wasn’t a huge hit at the box office, but Roberts did meet her future husband, camera operator Danny Moder, during filming. (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)</p>
<p>Roberts was positively beaming on the red carpet of the 73rd Annual Academy Awards on March 25, 2001. She was about to win Best Actress for her title role in Steven Soderbergh’s drama <i>Erin Brockovich</i>. (Photo: Jim Smeal/WireImage)</p>
<p>Paid a whopping $25 million for her role in the period drama, Roberts had plenty of reason to smile — alongside costars Ginnifer Goodwin and Julia Stiles — at the movie’s New York premiere on December 10, 2003. (Photo: Evan Agostini/Getty Images)<br></p>
<p>Roberts grabbed a quick pic at the Governors Ball with pal Oprah Winfrey on February 27, 2005. The two became friends during her many — <a href="http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/Top-15-Most-Frequent-Celebrity-Guests/10" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:over 20!;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">over 20!</a> — appearances on the <i>Oprah </i>show. (Photo: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)</p>
<p>Julia Roberts poses with an adorable 12-year old Dakota Fanning (and Wilbur the pig!) at the Los Angeles premiere of <i>Charlotte’s Web</i> on December 10, 2006 in Los Angeles. The actress voiced the movie’s wise, web-spinning spider. (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)</p>
<p>Pals since starring in <i>Ocean’s Eleven</i>, Roberts was on hand to celebrate George Clooney’s American Cinematheque Award on October 14, 2006. Roberts would be honored with the same trophy the following year. (Photo: Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic)</p>
<p>Roberts — seen here with her sister Lisa — executive produced <i>Kit Kittredge: An American Girl. </i>The two attended the premiere on June 19, 2008 in New York. (Photo: James Devaney/WireImage)</p>
<p>Costars Javier Bardem and Julia Roberts attended the premiere of the drama about a woman trying to find herself while traveling the world on September 16, 2010 in Rome, one of the movie’s locations. (Photo: Elisabetta A. Villa/WireImage)<br></p>
<p>Julia and her niece Emma Roberts pose together at the premiere of their ensemble comedy <i>Valentine’s Day</i> on February 8, 2010 in Los Angeles. (Photo: Gregg DeGuire/Getty Images)</p>
<p>Roberts was honored with the Board of Govenors Award and attended the event with press-shy husband Danny Moder on February 13, 2013. (Photo: Todd Williamson/WireImage)<br></p>
<p>Roberts poses with Tom Hanks, who costarred in and directed their romantic comedy <i>Larry Crowne</i>, at the premiere on June 27, 2011. (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)</p>
<p>Roberts reunited with her <i>My Best Friend’s Wedding</i> costar Dermot Mulroney at the premiere of their family drama <i>August: Osage County</i> on September 9, 2013 in Toronto. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)<br></p>
<p>Roberts arrived at the 86th Annual Academy Awards where she was nominated for her role in <i>August: Osage County</i>. (Photo: Kevin Mazur/WireImage)</p>
<p>Nominated for her role in the HBO film <i>The Normal Heart,</i> Roberts caught up with fellow actors Meryl Streep and Jennifer Aniston at the ceremony on January 25, 2015. (Photo: Christopher Polk/WireImage)</p>
Giana Mucci

It’s hard to believe this pretty woman has been gracing the red carpet for almost 30 years. With over 45 films to her name, she’s won one Oscar (for the 2000 drama Erin Brockovich) and is still, at age 48, one of the biggest movie stars in the world. Her new film, the thriller Secret in Their Eyes, opens on Nov. 20. So in anticipation of that, click through to take journey through Julia’s Hollywood years.