Julianne Moore profile
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Julianne Moore

3rd December 1960 Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA Acting

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.

107 Movies 40 TV Shows 1 In Production 161 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Sharper poster
Sharper 10th February 2023 as Madeline Phillips
Suburbicon poster
Suburbicon 26th October 2017 as Margaret Lodge / Rose
9 Kisses poster
9 Kisses 14th February 2014 as Woman in Club
Carrie poster
Carrie 16th October 2013 as Margaret White
6 Souls poster
6 Souls 27th March 2010 as Cara Harding
Chloe poster
Chloe 25th February 2010 as Catherine Stewart
Eagle Eye poster
Eagle Eye 25th September 2008 as ARIIA (voice) (uncredited)
Next poster
Next 25th April 2007 as Callie Ferris
Evolution poster
Evolution 8th June 2001 as Dr. Allison Reed, CDC
Hannibal poster
Hannibal 8th February 2001 as Clarice M. Starling
Magnolia poster
Magnolia 17th December 1999 as Linda Partridge
Psycho poster
Psycho 4th December 1998 as Lila Crane
Safe poster
Safe 23rd June 1995 as Carol
Sirens poster
Sirens 22nd May 2025 as Michaela Kell
30 Rock poster
30 Rock 11th October 2006 as Nancy Donovan
Tony Awards poster
Tony Awards 1st April 1956 as Nadia Blye (archive footage)
Today poster
Today 14th January 1952 as Self
The Debut poster Coming soon
The Debut 10th December 2026 as Mona Friedman