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Julianne Moore
At the 66th Venice International Film Festival, September 2009
Born	Julie Anne Smith December 3, 1960 (1960-12-03) (age 49) Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1983–present
Spouse(s)	John Gould Rubin (m. 1986–1995) «start: (1986)–end+1: (1996)»"Marriage: John Gould Rubin to Julianne Moore" Location: (linkback:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julianne_Moore) Bart Freundlich (m. 2003–present) «start: (2003)»"Marriage: Bart Freundlich to Julianne Moore" Location: (linkback:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julianne_Moore)

Julianne Moore (born December 3, 1960) is an American actress.

She began her acting career in 1983 in minor roles, before joining the cast of the soap opera, As the World Turns, for which she won a Daytime Emmy Award in 1988. She began to appear in supporting roles in films during the early 1990s, achieving recognition in several independent films before her performance in Boogie Nights (1997) brought her widespread attention and nominations for several major acting awards.

Her success continued with films such as The End of the Affair (1999) and Magnolia (1999). She was acclaimed for her portrayal of a betrayed wife in Far from Heaven (2002), winning several critic awards as best actress of the year, in addition to several other nominations, including the Academy Award, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild Award. The same year she was also nominated for several awards as best supporting actress for her work in The Hours. In 2009, she was nominated for a Golden Globe for A Single Man.

Moore remains active in film making, with films scheduled for release in 2010, yet she has explained that she has curtailed her work in order to spend more time with her children.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 5 Other appearances 6 References 7 External links

Early life

Moore was born Julie Anne Smith at Fort Bragg near Fayetteville, North Carolina,¹ the daughter of the late Anne Love, a psychiatric social worker who emigrated from Greenock, Scotland,² and Peter Moore Smith, a military lawyer, judge, helicopter pilot, and army colonel.³⁴ She has a younger sister, Valerie, and younger brother, novelist Peter Moore Smith III.⁵ Growing up as an "army brat" she lived in several places across the United States and Germany.¹ Moore attended J.E.B. Stuart High School in Falls Church, Virginia and Frankfurt American High School in Frankfurt, Germany, graduating in 1979.¹ She received her bachelor's degree at the College of Fine Arts at Boston University.⁶

Career

Moore moved to New York City in 1983, working as a waitress and performing in bit parts before being cast in the dual roles of Frannie Hughes 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 1988.¹ In 1987 she was part of the junior company in the New York premiere of Caryl Churchill's Serous Money at The Public Theater. Because of Screen Actors Guild rules, she had to change her name, since there were already actresses named "Julie Smith" and "Julianne Smith".¹ She chose her father's middle name, "Moore", but because there was already another actress named "Julie Moore", she finally settled on "Julianne Moore."

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 & Joon, 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 first role as the central lead, Carol White, in the well-reviewed independent film Safe also attracted critical attention. The role was called the ancestor of one of Moore's best-praised roles, Cathy Whitaker, in another Todd Haynes film, Far from Heaven.¹⁷ Critics noted the importance of this role in establishing her as an actress to take seriously.⁸ In addition, her performance on Vanya on 42nd Street, a filmed version of Chekhov's play, earned her critical recognition as being more than just a "blockbuster film" actress, with film critic Kenneth Turan calling her work in the film "a revelation".⁹ For this role, Moore won "Best Actress" from the Boston Society of Film Critics.

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, The Hours (Best Supporting Actress nomination) and Far from Heaven (Best Actress nomination), for which she also won "Best Actress" from numerous critics groups (see below for a list) and from the Venice Film Festival.¹ During this period, she also appeared in the commercial successes Hannibal (replacing Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling) and The Forgotten, in Paul Thomas Anderson's follow-up to Boogie Nights, Magnolia, and in the Coen brothers cult hit, The Big Lebowski.

Her film Freedomland opened in February 2006 to mixed reviews.¹⁰ Another film, Trust the Man, directed by her husband, Bart Freundlich, featured 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.¹¹ Also in 2006, Moore appeared as Julian Taylor in the film Children of Men. She most recently appeared opposite Nicolas Cage and Jessica Biel in Next, a science fiction action film based on The Golden Man, a short story by Philip K. Dick; and the controversial incest film Savage Grace, the story of a high-society mother and son whose Oedipal relationship ends in tragedy. In 2008, she starred in Blindness, a thriller from director Fernando Meirelles, costarring Mark Ruffalo. It premiered at Cannes and the Toronto International Film Festival.

Moore has been a celebrity spokesmodel for Revlon since 2002. She has appeared in print ads and commercials that also include Halle Berry, Susan Sarandon, Kate Bosworth, and Jessica Alba. She is signed to IMG Models in New York City.

In October 2007, Moore made her literary debut with the publication of Freckleface Strawberry, a children's book based on her experiences as a child. In April 2009, Moore followed up with a second children's book titled Freckleface Strawberry and the Dodgeball Bully.

Personal life

Moore is married to director Bart Freundlich whom she wed on August 23, 2003.¹² The couple, who have been together since 1996, have two children: a son, Caleb (b. December 4, 1997), and a daughter, Liv Helen (b. April 11, 2002). Even though Moore has been a prolific actress for two decades, she is now focusing on raising her two children, from walking them to school to cooking dinner. In a Cookie interview, Moore says she picks roles in movies that film in the summer so her family can accompany her. "My husband and I are very fortunate, because we have flexible jobs," Moore says. "If you talk to parents, that's what they're trying to do — have as much flexibility as possible."¹³ She lives with her family in the West Village, in New York City.

She is a pro-choice activist¹⁴¹⁵ and during the 2004 presidential election donated $2,000 to John Kerry's presidential campaign.¹⁶ Since 2002¹⁷ she has been involved with the TS Alliance¹⁸ to raise awareness of tuberous sclerosis and is an Artist Ambassador for Save the Children's programs in the United States.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1984	The Edge of Night	Carmen Engler
1985-1988, 2010 1986-1988	As the World Turns	Frannie Hughes Sabrina Hughes	Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series
1987	I'll Take Manhattan	India West
1988	Slaughterhouse II	Julie
1990	Tales from the Darkside: The Movie	Susan
	An Adult Comedy	Lead	TV Pilot, produced by Sarah Lawson
1991	Cast a Deadly Spell	Connie Stone
1992	The Hand That Rocks The Cradle	Marlene Craven	Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress
	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	Golden Globe Special Ensemble Award Nominated — Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female
1994	Vanya on 42nd Street	Yelena	Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress Nominated — Chlotrudis Award for Best Actress
1995	Roommates	Beth Holzcek
	Safe	Carol White	Nominated — Chlotrudis Award for Best Actress Nominated — Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Female
	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	Nominated — Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress
	Boogie Nights	Amber Waves	Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cast National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Nominated — Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated — Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actress also for The Myth of Fingerprints Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
1998	The Big Lebowski	Maude Lebowski	Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
	Hellcab	Distraught Woman
	Psycho	Lila Crane
1999	Cookie's Fortune	Cora Duvall	Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
	An Ideal Husband	Mrs. Laura Cheveley	Nominated — Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
	A Map of the World	Theresa Collins
	The End of the Affair	Sarah Miles	Nominated — Academy Award for Best Actress Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role Nominated — Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Nominated — Chlotrudis Award for Best Actress also for An Ideal Husband Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama Nominated — London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
	Magnolia	Linda Partridge	Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cast National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress National Board of Review Award for Best Cast Nominated — Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
2000	The Ladies Man	Audrey
	Not I	Mouth
2001	Hannibal	Agent Clarice Starling	Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Actress
	Evolution	Dr. Allison Reed
	The Shipping News	Wavey Prowse
	World Traveler	Dulcie
2002	Far from Heaven	Cathy Whitaker	Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Chlotrudis Award for Best Actress Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Female Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress also for The Hours National Board of Review Award for Best Actress Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress Seattle Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association for Best Actress Volpi Cup Nominated — Academy Award for Best Actress Nominated — Empire Award for Best Actress Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
	The Hours	Laura Brown	Silver Bear for Best Actress shared with Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress also for Far from Heaven Nominated — Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role Nominated — Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated — Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated — Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
2004	Marie and Bruce	Marie
	Laws of Attraction	Audrey Woods
	The Forgotten	Telly Paretta	Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Actress
2005	The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio	Evelyn Ryan	Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
2006	Freedomland	Brenda Martin
	Trust the Man	Rebecca
	Children of Men	Julian
2007	Next	Callie Ferris
	I'm Not There	Alice
2008	Savage Grace	Barbara Daly Baekeland
	Eagle Eye	ARIIA	(voice) (uncredited)
	Blindness	Doctor's Wife	Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Actress
2009	Shelter	Cara
	The Private Lives of Pippa Lee	Kat
	A Single Man	Charlotte	Hollywood Film Festival Best Supporting Actress Nominated — Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated — Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Nominated — Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association for Best Supporting Actress
	Chloe	Catherine
	30 Rock	Nancy Donovan	Episodes: "Secret Santa", "Winter Madness"
2010	The Kids Are All Right	Jules	post-production
	Boone's Lick	Mary Margaret	in pre-production

Other appearances

• On December 11, 2005, Moore and actress Salma Hayek co-hosted the annual Nobel Peace Prize concert in Oslo, Norway.
• On November 30, 2006, The Vertical Hour, directed by Sam Mendes, opened on Broadway.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Julianne Moore

• Julianne Moore at the Internet Movie Database
• CBS News interview (September 30, 2005)
• IGN Films interview (April 29, 2004)
• Julianne Moore at Rotten Tomatoes

v â€¢ d â€¢ e Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series Tracey E. Bregman, The Young and the Restless (1985) Â· Ellen Wheeler, Another World (1986) Â· Martha Byrne, As the World Turns (1987) Â· Julianne Moore, As the World Turns (1988) Â· Kimberly McCullough, General Hospital (1989) Complete list: (1985-1989) Â· (1990-1999) Â· (2000-2009)

Persondata
NAME	Moore, Julianne
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Smith, Julie Anne
SHORT DESCRIPTION	American actress
DATE OF BIRTH	December 3, 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH	Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S.
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH