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Julianne Moore is a famous American actress known for her many different roles.

Julianne Moore Cannes 2014
Julianne Moore Cannes 2014

She is often praised for playing women who feel very strong emotions. Throughout her career, she has worked in both small independent films and huge Hollywood blockbusters. This variety has helped her win many important awards. She has received an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, two Emmy Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards. She is also one of only two actresses to win Best Actress at the three major European film festivals. These are the Cannes Film Festival, the Berlin Film Festival, and the Venice Film Festival.

Julianne Moore 2009 Venice Film Festival
Julianne Moore 2009 Venice Film Festival

Acting is a skill that requires a lot of practice and observation. Moore learned to watch how people behave and how they change. This helped her learn how to play different characters on screen. She studied theater at Boston University and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1983.

WTB Boston University Theater
WTB Boston University Theater

Her early work included a role on the soap opera As the World Turns. She played two sisters named Frannie and Sabrina Hughes from 1985 to 1988. For this work, she won a Daytime Emmy Award. She also spent four years working on a theater production of Uncle Vanya. This was a very important learning experience for her acting career.

Moore's journey began with a childhood spent moving many times. She was born on December 3, 1960, at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Her father, Peter Moore Smith, was a colonel in the U.S. Army. Because of his job, the family moved to many different places. They lived in Alabama, Georgia, Texas, Nebraska, Alaska, and even West Germany.

Julianne Moore (Berlin Film Festival 2010) (cropped)
Julianne Moore (Berlin Film Festival 2010) (cropped)

Moore attended nine different schools during her childhood. She was a studious student who originally planned to become a doctor. It was her English teacher who encouraged her to try acting in school plays. This led her to choose a theatrical career instead.

Her career grew quickly through several important movie roles. Her big breakthrough came in the 1993 film Short Cuts. Soon after, she became a leading lady in big movies like Nine Months in 1995.

Julianne Moore Venice 2009 crop
Julianne Moore Venice 2009 crop

She also starred in the famous movie The Lost World: Jurassic Park in 1997. That role was very physically hard because she had to run and jump. She earned her first Academy Award nomination for the film Boogie Nights. Later, she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Still Alice. This movie was about a woman living with Alzheimer's.

Today, Moore is recognized as one of the greatest actors of our time. In 2015, Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people. The New York Times also called her a great actor of the 21st century. She does more than just act in movies and television shows. She is also an author who writes books for children. These books tell stories about a character named Freckleface Strawberry. She is married to director Bart Freundlich, and they have two children together.

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