Julie Anne Smith (born December 3, 1960), known professionally as Julianne Moore, 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, Timenamed 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, Moore 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.
Moore's 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, Moore has written a series of children's books about Freckleface Strawberry. She is married to director Bart Freundlich, with whom she has two children.
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Known For
Echo Valley
Kate Garrett
2025
The Room Next Door
Ingrid
2024
Image Book
Self
2023
Power of Women: The Changemakers
Self
2022
With/In Volume 2
2022
Dear Evan Hansen
Heidi Hansen
2021
Maggie's Plan
Georgette Nørgaard
2016
Pawns No More: The Making of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2
Self (President Alma Coin)
2016
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
President Alma Coin
2015
Freeheld
Laurel Hester
2015
Seventh Son
Mother Malkin
2014
Still Alice
Alice Howland
2014
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
President Alma Coin
2014
Altman
Self
2014
Maps to the Stars
Havana Segrand
2014
Non-Stop
Jen Summers
2014
Carrie
Margaret White
2013
Don Jon
Esther
2013
The English Teacher
Linda Sinclair
2013
What Maisie Knew
Susanna
2013
Being Flynn
Jody Flynn
2012
Game Change
Sarah Palin
2012
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Emily
2011
Florent: Queen of the Meat Market
Self
2011
A Child's Garden of Poetry
Self - Narrator (voice)
2011
Elektra Luxx
Virgin Mary
2011
The Kids Are All Right
Jules
2010
6 Souls
Cara Harding
2010
Chloe
Catherine Stewart
2010
A Single Man
Charley
2009
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
Kat
2009
Eagle Eye
ARIIA (voice) (uncredited)
2008
Blindness
Doctor's Wife
2008
I'm Not There
Alice Fabian
2007
Savage Grace
Barbara Baekeland
2007
Next
Callie Ferris
2007
Children of Men
Julian
2006
Freedomland
Brenda Martin
2006
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio
Evelyn Ryan
2005
Trust the Man
Rebecca
2005
The Forgotten
Telly Paretta
2004
Laws of Attraction
Audrey Woods
2004
Marie and Bruce
Marie
2004
The Hours
Laura Brown
2002
Far from Heaven
Cathy Whitaker
2002
World Traveler
Dulcie
2002
The Shipping News
Wavey Prowse
2001
Evolution
Dr. Allison Reed, CDC
2001
Hannibal
Clarice M. Starling
2001
Not I
Auditor / Mouth
2000
Magnolia
Linda Partridge
1999
The End of the Affair
Sarah Miles
1999
A Map of the World
Theresa Collins
1999
Cookie's Fortune
Cora Duvall
1999
An Ideal Husband
Mrs. Laura Cheveley
1999
Psycho
Lila Crane
1998
Chicago Cab
Distraught Woman
1998
The Big Lebowski
Maude Lebowski
1998
Boogie Nights
Amber Waves
1997
The Myth of Fingerprints
Mia
1997
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Sarah Harding
1997
Surviving Picasso
Dora Maar
1996
Assassins
Electra
1995
Nine Months
Rebecca Taylor
1995
Safe
Carol
1995
Roommates
Beth
1995
Vanya on 42nd Street
Yelena
1994
Short Cuts
Marian Wyman
1993
The Fugitive
Anne Eastman
1993
Benny & Joon
Ruthie
1993
Body of Evidence
Sharon Dulaney
1993
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
Elinor
1992
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
Marlene Craven
1992
Cast a Deadly Spell
Connie Stone
1991
The Last to Go
Marcy
1991
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
Susan (segment ‘Lot 249’)
1990
Money, Power, Murder.
Peggy Lynn Brady
1989
Stone Mattress
Verna
May December
Gracie
2023
Sharper
Madeline Phillips
2023
When You Finish Saving the World
Evelyn
2023
The Woman in the Window
Jane Russell 1 (Katie)
2021
Suburbicon
Margaret Lodge / Rose
2017
Straight from the Heart: A Tribute to Philip Seymour Hoffman
Self
2015
9 Kisses
Woman in Club
2014
Control
With/In Volume 1
(segment "Intersection")
2021
Spirit Untamed
Aunt Cora (voice)
2021
French Water
2021
The Glorias
Gloria Steinem
2020
After the Wedding
Theresa
2019
The Staggering Girl
Francesca
2019
Gloria Bell
Gloria Bell
2019
Bel Canto
Roxanne Cross
2018
Wonderstruck
Lillian Mayhew / Rose
2017
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
Poppy
2017
Alec Baldwin: One Night Only
Self
2017
The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
Self (President Alma Coin)
2015
Creating Carrie
Self
2014
Return to Jurassic Park
Self
2011
The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie
Julianne Moore
2005
The True Story of Hannibal
Self
2005
The Sharon Osbourne Show
(1 episode)
2003
Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal
Self
2001
The Ladies Man
Audrey
2000
Psycho Path
Self - Actress / Lila Crane
2000
That Moment: Magnolia Diary
Self
2000
Junket Whore
Self
1998
Welcome to Hollywood
Julianne Moore
1998
The Making of 'The Lost World'
Self
1997
The Daily Show
Self · (3 episodes)
1996
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
Self
1993
Untitled Jesse Eisenberg Musical Comedy
Misadventure
Sirens
Michaela Kell · (5 episodes)
2025
Mary & George
Mary Villiers · (7 episodes)
2024
Lisey's Story
Lisey Landon · (8 episodes)
2021
The Mind, Explained
Self - Narrator · (5 episodes)
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · (3 episodes)
2019
Basketball: A Love Story
Narrator (voice) · (5 episodes)
2018
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · (1 episode)
2015
Difficult People
Sarah Nussbaum · (1 episode)
2015
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(2 episodes)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · (3 episodes)
2014
Finding Your Roots
Self · (2 episodes)
2012
Billy on the Street
Self · (1 episode)
2011
The Marriage Ref
Self - Panelist · (1 episode)
2010
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · (8 episodes)
2009
The Graham Norton Show
Self · (6 episodes)
2007
30 Rock
Nancy Donovan · (6 episodes)
2006
The One Show
Self · (1 episode)
2006
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · (2 episodes)
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · (2 episodes)
2003
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Self · (1 episode)
2002
As An Aside
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2001
The Early Show
Self - Guest · (4 episodes)
1999
The View
Self · (8 episodes)
1997
The View
(1 episode)
1997
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · (1 episode)
1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
(1 episode)
1992
B.L. Stryker
(1 episode)
1989
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · (7 episodes)
1988
I'll Take Manhattan
India West · (4 episodes)
1987
Goldene Kamera Verleihung
Self · (1 episode)
1984
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (1 episode)
1975
As the World Turns
Frannie Hughes · (40 episodes)
1956
Tony Awards
Nadia Blye (archive footage) · (1 episode)
1956
The Oscars
Self · (4 episodes)
1953
Today
Self · (1 episode)
1952
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Winner · (1 episode)
1944
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · (2 episodes)
1944
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · (3 episodes)
1944