Julianne Moore

Acting · Born 1960-12-03 in Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA

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…

Filmography

• The Big Lebowski as Maude Lebowski
• Magnolia as Linda Partridge
• The Hours as Laura Brown
• Short Cuts as Marian Wyman
• Far from Heaven as Cathy Whitaker
• Benny & Joon as Ruthie
• The Fugitive as Anne Eastman
• Boogie Nights as Amber Waves
• Safe as Carol
• Children of Men as Julian

TV

• The Simpsons as Consonance (voice)
• Inside the Actors Studio as Self
• The Daily Show as Self
• Today as Self
• The View as Self
• The Sharon Osbourne Show
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
• Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway as Self
• The Early Show as Self - Guest
• Finding Your Roots as Self