Biography
Award-winning actress Julianne Moore gradually built up an increasingly impressive body of work to ultimately become acknowledged as one of the most talented actresses of her generation. Emerging from the world of daytime soaps, Moore began to attract attention for work in films like Robert Altman's "Short Cuts" (1993) and eventually blockbusters like Steven Spielberg's "The Lost World: Jurassic Park" (1997). But it was her devastating turn as …
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Career Milestones
1983 | Moved to New York (date approximate) |
1984 | TV debut, playing Carmen Engler on daytime soap opera "The Edge of Night" (CBS, ABC) |
1985 | Played Frannie Hughes on CBS daytime serial "As the World Turns"; eventually played dual role of Frannie and her lookalike half-sister Sabrina |
1987 | Primetime TV debut in the CBS miniseries "I'll Take Manhattan" |
1988 | Cast as Ophelia in a production of "Hamlet" at the Guthrie Theatre |
1989 | TV-movie debut, "Money, Power, Murder" (CBS) |
1990 | Cast as Yelena in Gregory's workshop of "Uncle Vanya" (date approximate) |
1990 | Feature acting debut, "Tales From the Darkside: The Movie" |
1990 | Met Andre Gregory while appearing in "Ice Cream With Hot Fudge" at The Public Theater in NYC |
1992 | First substantial role in a feature as the real estate agent friend to Annabella Sciorra in "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle" |
1993 | Caught the attention of Steven Spielberg with her three minute role as a doctor colleague of Harrison Ford's Dr. Richard Kimble in "The Fugitive" |
1993 | First film for Robert Altman, "Short Cuts"; garnered notoriety for a scene performed nude from the waist down |
1993 | Worked with Al Pacino in a stage workshop production of August Strindberg's "The Father" |
1994 | Recreated the role of Yelena for Louis Malle's "Vanya on 42nd Street," a filmed version of Gregory's workshops |
1995 | First leading role in a feature, "Safe"; also first pairing with director Todd Haynes |
1996 | Cast as Dora Maar in the Merchant-Ivory film "Surviving Picasso" |
1997 | Co-starred in the blockbuster sequel "The Lost World: Jurassic Park" |
1997 | Played Mia, the uptight daughter in a highly dysfunctional family in Bart Freundlich's "The Myth of Fingerprints"; fell in love with film's director and later married |
1997 | Received first Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actress for her performance as a porn star in "Boogie Nights" |
1998 | Assumed role originated by Vera Miles in Gus Van Sant's shot-for-shot color remake of "Psycho" |
1998 | Cast in the Coen brothers' "The Big Lebowski" |
1999 | Played the pious British wife engaging in an adulterous relationship with a writer (Ralph Fiennes) in Neil Jordon's "The End of the Affair"; earned a Best Actress Oscar nomination |
1999 | Reteamed with Robert Altman to play an eccentric Southerner in "Cookie's Fortune" |
1999 | Reunited with Paul Thomas Anderson to play the trophy wife of a dying television executive in "Magnolia" |
1999 | Starred opposite Rupert Everett in the period drama "An Ideal Husband" |
2000 | Appeared in the Neil Jordan-directed short film "Not I" |
2001 | Acted opposite Kevin Spacey in the film version of the award-winning novel "The Shipping News" |
2001 | Assumed role of FBI agent Clarice Starling in the sequel "Hannibal" |
2001 | Co-starred with Billy Crudup in "World Traveler," directed by Bart Freundlich; screened at Toronto Film Festival; shown at 2002 Sundance Film Festival |
2002 | Had featured role as a Texas housewife in one of the three stories that comprise "The Hours," based on Michael Cunningham's Pulitzer-winning novel and directed by Stephen Daldry; received SAG and Oscar nominations for her supporting role |
2002 | In January, began appearing in TV commercials as a spokesperson for Revlon cosmetics |
2002 | Reteamed with "Safe" director Todd Haynes to star in "Far From Heaven" as a 1950s suburban housewife; received Golden Globe, SAG and Oscar nominations leading role |
2004 | Played a mother struggling to cope with the loss of her 8-year-old son in the thriller "The Forgotten" |
2004 | Starred as Audrey Miller, a divorce lawyer who falls for Pierce Brosnan in the romantic comedy "Laws of Attraction" |
2005 | Portrayed a 1950s mother of ten in Jane Anderson's "The Prize Winner of Defiance Ohio" based on a true story |
2006 | Broadway debut in David Hare's political drama "The Vertical Hour," directed by Sam Mendes |
2006 | Played an actress married to would-be philanderer (David Duchovny) in husband Bart Freundlich's "Trust the Man" |
2006 | Starred in Alfonso Cuaron's futuristic tale "Children of Men," adapted from P.D. James' novel |
2007 | Co-starred in Todd Haynes' biopic "I'm Not There," a film reflecting the life of musician Bob Dylan |
2007 | Published her first children's picture book Julianne More: All About Me |
2008 | Co-starred with Mark Ruffalo in director Fernando Meirelles' thriller "Blindness" |
2008 | Starred in Tom Kalin's controversial incestuous film "Savage Grace" |
2009 | Co-starred in "The Private Lives of Pippa Lee," written and directed by Rebecca Miller |
2009 | Co-starred with Colin Firth in Tom Ford's directorial debut "A Single Man"; earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress |
2009 | Nominated for the 2009 Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture ("A Single Man") |
2010 | Co-starred with Annette Bening in "The Kids Are All Right," about two children conceived by artificial insemination who invite their birth father (Mark Ruffalo) into their home |
2010 | Co-starred with Liam Neeson and Amanda Seyfried in Atom Egoyan's erotic thriller "Chloe" |
2011 | Nominated for the 2011 Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy |
2011 | Nominated for the 2011 Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy ("The Kids Are All Right") |
2011 | Played Steve Carell's wife in "Crazy, Stupid, Love" |
2012 | Co-starred with Robert De Niro and Paul Dano in "Being Flynn," based on Nick Flynn's book Another Bullshit Night in Suck City: A Memoir |
2012 | Portrayed former Vice Presidential hopeful Sarah Palin in HBO's "Game Change" |
Awards
1987 | Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Ingenue In a Daytime Drama Series in As the World Turns |
1994 | Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress in Vanya on 42nd Street |
1994 | Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female in Short Cuts |
1996 | Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead in Safe |
1997 | Academy Award for Actress In a Supporting Role in Boogie Nights |
1997 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture in Boogie Nights |
1997 | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress in Boogie Nights |
1997 | National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress in Boogie Nights |
1998 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in Boogie Nights |
1998 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in Boogie Nights |
1999 | Academy Award for Actress In a Leading Role in The End of the Affair |
1999 | BAFTA Award for Actress In a Leading Role in The End of the Affair |
1999 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical in An Ideal Husband |
1999 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama in The End of the Affair |
1999 | National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress in Magnolia |
2000 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in Magnolia |
2000 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role in The End of the Affair |
2000 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in Magnolia |
2001 | MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss in Hannibal |
2002 | Academy Award for Actress In a Leading Role in Far From Heaven |
2002 | Academy Award for Actress In a Supporting Role in The Hours |
2002 | BAFTA Award for Actress In a Supporting Role in The Hours |
2002 | Critics' Choice Award for Best Actress in Far From Heaven |
2002 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama in Far From Heaven |
2002 | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress in Far From Heaven |
2002 | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress in The Hours |
2002 | National Board of Review Award for Best Actress in Far From Heaven |
2002 | Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress in Far From Heaven |
2002 | Venice International Film Festival for Volpi Cup for Best Actress in Far From Heaven |
2003 | Berlin International Film Festival for Silver Bear for Best Actress in The Hours |
2003 | Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead in Far From Heaven |
2003 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in The Hours |
2003 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role in Far From Heaven |
2003 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in The Hours |
2008 | Independent Spirit Award for Robert Altman Award in I'm Not There |
2009 | Critics' Choice Award for Best Supporting Actress in A Single Man |
2009 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture in A Single Man |
2010 | BAFTA Award for Leading Actress in The Kids Are All Right |
2010 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical in The Kids Are All Right |
2010 | Rome International Film Festival for Marc'Aurelio Acting Award |
2012 | Critics' Choice TV Award for Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries in Game Change |
2012 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in Game Change |
2012 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie in Game Change |
2012 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries in Game Change |