Julianne Moore Biography

Quick Facts

NAME: Julianne Moore
OCCUPATION: Actress
BIRTH DATE: c. December 03, 1960
EDUCATION: Boston University's School of Performing Arts
PLACE OF BIRTH: Fayetteville, North Carolina

Originally: Julie Anne Smith

more about Julianne

Best Known For

Actress Julianne Moore first became known for her role in the soap opera As The World Turns. Her films include The Fugitive, The Hours and Boogie Nights.

Print Cite This

Julianne Moore

APA Style

Julianne Moore. (2012). Biography.com. Retrieved 01:27, May 27, 2012 from http://www.biography.com/people/julianne-moore-9542282

Harvard Style

Julianne Moore [Internet]. 2012. http://www.biography.com/people/julianne-moore-9542282, May 27

MLA Style

" Julianne Moore." 2012. Biography.com 27 May 2012, 01:27 http://www.biography.com/people/julianne-moore-9542282

MHRA Style

' Julianne Moore', Biography.com,(2012) http://www.biography.com/people/julianne-moore-9542282 [accessed May 27, 2012]

Chicago Style

" Julianne Moore," Biography.com, http://www.biography.com/people/julianne-moore-9542282 (accessed May 27, 2012).

CBE/CSE Style

Julianne Moore [Internet]. Biography.com; 2012 [cited 2012 May 27]. Available from: http://www.biography.com/people/julianne-moore-9542282.

Bluebook Style

Julianne Moore, http://www.biography.com/people/julianne-moore-9542282 (last visited May 27, 2012).

AMA Style

Julianne Moore, http://www.biography.com/people/julianne-moore-9542282 (last visited May 27, 2012).

Synopsis

Julianne Moore was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina. She became known for her role in the soap opera As The World Turns. Her feature films include The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, The Fugitive, The Hours, and Children of Men. She has twice been nominated for a Best Actress Oscar,

for Boogie Nights and Far From Heaven.

Profile

Actress, born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA. She studied drama at Boston University's School of Performing Arts, and after a number of stage parts became known for her role in the US television soap As The World Turns (1985–8). Feature film credits include The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1991), The Fugitive (1993), The Hours (2002), and Children of Men (2006). She has twice been nominated for a Best Actress Oscar, for Boogie Nights (1997) and Far From Heaven (2002). In 2006 she made her Broadway debut in the world premiere of David Hare's play The Vertical Hour, directed by Sam Mendes.