【明報專訊】Julia Roberts, actress and producer, was born on 28 October 1967, in Smyrna, Georgia, the US. The youngest of three children, she grew up surrounded by creative individuals. Her parents were both actors, who ran a workshop for aspiring writers and performers until their divorce in 1971. Initially Roberts wanted to become a veterinarian (獸醫), but she abandoned this dream when she realised that she had "an inability to deal with science on a brainiac (聰明勤奮的人) kind of level". After graduating from high school in 1985, Roberts moved to New York City to live with her sister Lisa. Both Lisa and brother Eric were pursuing careers as actors.