Julia Roberts Confidential : The Unauthorised Biography

by Donnelley, Paul

• ISBN13: 9781852270230
• ISBN10: 1852270233
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-10-01
• Publisher: Trafalgar Square

Summary

Julia Roberts is the highest-paid actress in Hollywood, the star of movies such as Notting Hill, Flatliners, Ocean's Eleven and Erin Brockovich. But behind the glittering star lies a fascinating personal life -- a life that has put her in the headlines more often than her movies. From the early days of movie making, many remarkable actresses have graced the silver screen, including Marilyn Monroe, Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Betty Grable, Kim Basinger ... Despite their popularity none of them has ever been able to carry a film, nor achieve pay parity with leading actors. None of them, at least, until Julia Roberts. The Georgia-born star's pay packet not only equals that of her leading men, but sometimes dwarfs it. Just how did she get to this elevated position? What gives her the edge over her contemporaries, such as Sandra Bullock, or even Nocole Kidman?

Author Biography

Paul Donnelley is an experienced writer and journalist, and the author of numerous books He works for the Sunday Telegraph and the Sun. He has also written for Punch and the colour supplements for the Sunday Mirror and News of the World. He was born, and remains based, in London

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	vii
The Bare Facts	viii
Julia Roberts
Cast of Characters	ix
Prologue. Stay at Home Bride	1	(8)
A Star is Born	9	(10)
Stepmom and Dying Young	19	(12)
Something to Talk About	31	(4)
Sleeping With a Co-Star	35	(10)
Steel Backbones	45	(8)
The Real Story Behind Pretty Woman	53	(10)
Satisfied	63	(6)
Open and Vulnerable	69	(10)
Dying at the Box Office	79	(8)
The End of a Fine Romance	87	(14)
Hooked Into Tinker-Hell	101	(8)
The Wilderness Years	109	(12)
Julia Roberts
Married Life - The First Time Around	121	(12)
I Love Trouble - At Work and Home	133	(10)
Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary	143	(8)
Not Sleeping With the Co-Star	151	(8)
You Are Cordially Invited to the Rebirth of Julia Roberts' Career. Rsvp. Elaine Goldsmith	159	(10)
Monkey Business	169	(6)
Taken For Granted	175	(6)
A Runaway Hit, Sort of	181	(4)
Oscar Glory	185	(12)
Happy Ever After?	197	(10)
Epilogue. Where Do You Go To, My Lovely?	207	(2)
Appendix 1: Filmography	209	(16)
Appendix 2: Boyfriendography	225	(4)
Appendix 3: Tvography	229	(2)
Appendix 4: Unofficial Fan Clubs	231	(2)
Appendix 5: Awards	233	(4)
Appendix 6: Bibliography	237	(2)
Appendix 7: Heightography	239	(1)
End Credits	240	(1)
Index	241