Julianne Moore

Julie Anne Smith Born December 3 1960 Better Known As Julianne Moore Is An American Actress. For Her Portrayal Of Sensible Female Figures The Red-Haired Actress Has Been Nominated For Four Academy Awards And Has Been Regarded Since The Late '90s As One Of The Most Expressive Character Actors Of Her Time. Moore Was Born To Peter Moore Smith A Military Judge And Army Colonel And Anne A Psychiatrist And Social Worker Who Emigrated From Dunoon Scotland She Has A Younger Sister Valerie And Brother Peter Moore Smith Jr. Born 1965 . Her Exact Birthplace Is Not Confirmed And Is Sometimes Stated As Fayetteville North Carolina Or Boston Massachusetts. Growing Up As An "army Brat" She Lived In Twenty-Three Places Across The United States And Germany. Moore Attended Frankfurt American High School In Frankfurt Germany Graduating In 1979. She Received Her Bachelor's Degree At The School Of Fine Arts In Boston University. Moore Moved To New York City In 1983 Working As A Waitress Before Being Cast In The Dual Roles Of Frannie 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. 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 And Joon With Johnny Depp 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 Role In The Well-Reviewed Independent Film Safe Also Attracted Critical Attention. 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 Far From Heaven "Best Actress" Nomination And The Hours "Best Supporting Actress" Nomination . During This Period She Also Appeared In The Commercial Successes Hannibal Controversially Replacing Jodie Foster As Clarice Starling And The Forgotten And In Paul Thomas Anderson's Follow-Up To Boogie Nights Magnolia. Her Film Freedomland Opened In February 2006 To Mixed Reviews. Her Latest Film Trust The Man Is Directed By Her Husband Bart Freundlich And Also Features Her Son Caleb. Moore Has Been Married Three Times To Sundar Chakravarthy From November 21 1983 To October 12 1985 To John Gould Rubin From May 3 1986 To August 25 1995 And Since August 2003 To Director Bart Freundlich. The Couple Who Have Been Together Since 1996 Have Two Children A Son Caleb Freundlich Born December 4 1997 And A Daughter Liv Helen Freundlich Born April 11 2002 . She Is A Noted Pro-Choice Activist And During The Last U.S. Election Donated Money To John Kerry's Presidential Campaign. read less