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Actor: Julia RobertsFilm:"Erin Brockovich" Nomination: Best Actress Age: 33 Previous Oscar Noms: Best Actress, "Pretty Woman"(1990) Best Supporting Actress, "Steel Magnolias"(1989) Previous Wins for Role: Broadcast Film Critics Golden Globes Los Angeles Film Critics National Board of Review San Diego Film Critics Previous Noms for Role: Blockbuster Entertainment Awards Boston Society of Film Critics British Academy Awards Chicago Film Critics Golden Satellite Awards Las Vegas Film Critics Online Film Critics Screen Actors Guild Awards Character Bio: Julia Roberts played the title role in "Erin Brockovich;" a brash, ambitious, out-of work single mother who strong-arms her lawyer into giving her a job. The movie is the story of one woman's determination to pursue the path of truth as she struggles through her daily life. While reviewing some real estate files, she stumbles on a case involving an area where there is an outbreak of cancer and a number of other diseases. She begins to pursue the clues, searching for the cause of the illnesses. Those clues point directly at a large utility company. With very little help from anyone, Brokovich begins breaking down everything in her path to bring down the large utility company that's polluting the environment and hurting the neighborhood. Roberts performance is filled with a strong rhetoric and heart felt emotions that grabs audiences attention.
Read the Florida Times-Union review of "Erin Brockovich"
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