Voice for Equality: Julia Roberts

Julia Roberts is an American actress. She became well known during the early 1990s after starring in the romantic comedy Pretty Woman opposite Richard Gere, which grossed $463 million worldwide. After receiving Academy Award nominations for Steel Magnolias in 1990 and Pretty Woman in 1991, she won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 2001 for her performance in Erin Brockovich. Her films, which also include romantic comedies such as My Best Friend's Wedding, Mystic Pizza, Notting Hill, Runaway Bride, and crime films such as The Pelican Brief and Ocean's Eleven and Ocean's Twelve have collectively brought box office receipts of over $2 billion, making her the most successful Hollywood film actress in terms of box office receipts. Learn more here.

It was announced on Wednesday, October 14th, that Julia Roberts, along with a variety of other celebrities, would be signing their names to a Shepard Fairey print in order to support marriage equality. More than 80 celebrities in all signed "Defend Equality - Love Unites" original prints with a design by Shepard Fairey. The pieces will be sold in online auctions starting in November, with Shepard Fairey taking part in the official launch event at the Andaz West Hollywood hotel on November 12th. VIP tickets for the event are $100. [Link]

Freedom to Marry salutes Julia Roberts as a Voice for Equality! See other Voices for Equality here.

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