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Julianne Moore

Julianne Moore

Acting

Biography

Julianne Moore (born Julie Anne Smith; December 3, 1960) is an American actress and children's author. Prolific in film since the early 1990s, she is known for her portrayals of emotionally troubled women in independent films and her roles in blockbusters. She has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and two Emmy Awards. In 2015, Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world; in 2020, The New York Times named her one of the greatest actors of the 21st century. After studying theatre at Boston University, she began acting in television. From 1985 to 1988, she was a regular in the soap opera As the World Turns, earning a Daytime Emmy Award. Moore made her breakthrough with Robert Altman's ensemble film Short Cuts (1993), followed by a critically acclaimed performance in Todd Haynes' Safe (1995). Starring roles in the blockbusters Nine Months (1995) and The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) established her as a Hollywood leading lady. She received Oscar nominations for her roles in the period films Boogie Nights (1997), The End of the Affair (1999), Far from Heaven (2002) and The Hours (2002); in the first of these, she played a 1970s pornographic actress, while in the other three, she starred as an unhappy mid-20th century housewife. Her career progressed with roles in The Big Lebowski (1998), Magnolia (1999), Hannibal (2001), Children of Men (2006), A Single Man (2009), The Kids Are All Right (2010), Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011), and Maps to the Stars (2014). She won a Primetime Emmy Award for portraying Sarah Palin in the HBO film Game Change (2012) and the Academy Award for Best Actress for portraying an Alzheimer's patient in Still Alice (2014). Her highest-grossing releases came with the final two films in The Hunger Games film series (2014–2015) and the spy film Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017). She has since starred in independent films and streaming projects, including Haynes' May December (2023) drama and the historical drama miniseries Mary & George (2024). In addition to her acting work, she has written a series of children's books about Freckleface Strawberry. She is married to director Bart Freundlich, with whom she has two children.

Filmography Movies

Acting

Poster for The Big Lebowski
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The Big Lebowski

7.8(12.1K)
The Big Lebowski
Maude Lebowski
Poster for Pawns No More: The Making of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2
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Pawns No More: The Making of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2

7.6(0.0K)
Pawns No More: The Making of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2
Self (President Alma Coin)
Poster for The Lost World: Jurassic Park
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The Lost World: Jurassic Park

6.6(9.2K)
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Sarah Harding
Poster for Magnolia
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Magnolia

7.7(4.0K)
Magnolia
Linda Partridge
Poster for The Hours
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The Hours

7.3(1.9K)
The Hours
Laura Brown
Poster for The Forgotten
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The Forgotten

5.9(1.2K)
The Forgotten
Telly Paretta
Poster for Body of Evidence
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Body of Evidence

5.0(0.3K)
Body of Evidence
Sharon Dulaney
Poster for Short Cuts
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Short Cuts

7.2(0.7K)
Short Cuts
Marian Wyman
Poster for Next
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Next

6.1(3.3K)
Next
Callie Ferris
Poster for I'm Not There
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I'm Not There

6.5(0.8K)
I'm Not There
Alice Fabian

Production

Poster for Marie and Bruce
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Marie and Bruce

4.4(0.0K)
Marie and Bruce
Executive Producer
Poster for Gloria Bell
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Gloria Bell

6.0(0.3K)
Gloria Bell
Executive Producer
Poster for After the Wedding
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After the Wedding

6.4(0.3K)
After the Wedding
Producer
Poster for Sharper
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Sharper

6.9(0.7K)
Sharper
Producer
Poster for Two People Exchanging Saliva
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Two People Exchanging Saliva

7.5(0.0K)
Two People Exchanging Saliva
Executive Producer

Gallery

Julianne Moore portrait
Julianne Moore portrait
Julianne Moore portrait
Julianne Moore portrait