Julianne Moore

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Julianne Moore
At the 66th Venice International Film Festival, September 2009
Born	Julie Anne Smith (1960-12-03) December 3, 1960 (age 63) Fayettville, North Carolina, USA
Nationality	American
Occupation(s)	Actress, children's book author
Years active	1983–present
Height	5 ft 3+1⁄4 in (1.61 m)
Spouse(s)	John Gould Rubin ​ ​ (m. 1986⁠–⁠1995)​ (divorced) Bart Freundlich ​ (m. 2003)​
Children	Son and daughter

Julianne Moore (born Julie Anne Smith; December 3, 1960)^[1] is an American actress with Scottish origins. She was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina.^[2] She has been nominated for four Oscars, six Golden Globes, three BAFTAs and nine Screen Actors Guild Awards.

After studying theatre at Boston University Moore began her acting career in 1983 with minor roles. She then joined the soap opera As the World Turns. She had several supporting roles in movies. Her performance in Boogie Nights (1997) brought her fame.

Her success continued with movies such as The Big Lebowski (1998), The End of the Affair (1999) and Magnolia (1999). She received particular praise for acting as a betrayed wife in Far from Heaven (2002). This won several awards. The same year, she was also nominated for several awards for her work in The Hours. The critics have liked her for her recent performances in The Kids Are All Right and portraying Sarah Palin in Game Change.

She won an Oscar for Best Actress for her performance in Still Alice (2014).

Moore was born to an American father and a Scottish mother.

Moore was married to John Gould Rubin from 1986 until they divorced in 1995.

Since August 23, 2003 she has been married to Bart Freundlich. They have a son, Caleb Moore Freundlich (born on December 4, 1997) and a daughter, Liv Helen Moore Freundlich (born on April 11, 2002).^[3]

Her mother had emigrated from Scotland. Her father was a military in the US Army.

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