Julia Roberts

For years, Roberts has been estranged from her brother, actor Eric Roberts. "Like a Rolling Stone" and "Leapord-Skin Pillbox Hat", both songs by Bob Dylan, were purportedly written about Sedgwick. The couple were married July 4, 2002 in Taos, New Mexico, and welcomed twins - Hazel Patricia and Phinnaeus Walter - to the family on November 28, 2004. The Velvet Underground song Femme Fatale (on the album The Velvet Underground and Nico) is also reported to be about Sedgwick. Roberts met her husband, cameraman Danny Moder, on the set of her movie The Mexican in 2000.
The Cult wrote a song about her life called "Edie (Ciao Baby)" which was on their "Sonic Temple" album released in 1989. She later eloped with country and western singer Lyle Lovett shortly after meeting him; they divorced in 1995. Her death was ruled a suicide/ drug overdose.

Roberts was engaged to actor Kiefer Sutherland in 1991 but ended the relationship just days before the wedding. Sedgwick died in November 1971 from barbituate poisoning. precisely the amount Roberts had received to appear in the movie. Shooting resumed on Ciao! Manhattan in 1970 and was completed in 1971. Her character, actress Anna Scott, was said to be closely so modelled on Roberts herself that when asked in one scene how much she was paid to appear in a movie, Scott replied "fifteen million dollars" . Electroconvulsive therapy treatments were administered extensively and several efforts at drug rehabilitation were made. Roberts' personal life has often been in the spotlight, a fact that served as the basis of her (1998) film Notting Hill - a romantic comedy about a famous actress falling for an "ordinary" guy played by Hugh Grant. In August 1969, she was admitted to the Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara where she met Mike Post whom she married.

She won critical acclaim and finally nabbed an Oscar for Best Actress for her portrayal of Erin Brockovich - a woman who had helped wage a successful lawsuit against energy giant Pacific Gas & Electric - in the 2001 movie of the same name. Sedgwick’s rapidly degenrating health saw her return to family in California and spend time in several different psychiatric institutions. She broke her losing streak with the comedy My Best Friend's Wedding in (1997), and eventually earned a reputation as an actress who could guarantee a huge box office draw. After shooting some footage in New York, work on the film was abandoned due to budget and legal problems. For the next few years, she starred in a series of films that were critical and commercial failures, primarily because she was cast in roles that strayed too far from her persona. In April 1967 Sedgwick began shooting on Ciao! Manhattan an underground movie in which she was to star. Later that year, she co-starred with Denzel Washington in the successful The Pelican Brief, based on the John Grisham novel. The relationship ended in 1967.

In early 1993, she was the subject of a People magazine cover story asking, "What Happened to Julia Roberts?". During this relationship she became dependent on heroin and barbituates. She played Tinkerbelle in Steven Spielberg's Hook in 1991, which was followed by a two-year period in which she had no acting roles other than a cameo appearance in Robert Altman's The Player (1992). In 1966, Sedgwick began a tumultuous relationship with Bob Neuwirth. Her next box-office success was the thriller Sleeping With the Enemy, in which she portrayed a battered wife who escapes from her husband and starts a new life. While involved with Dylan, Sedgwick was introduced to LSD. She catapulted to worldwide fame co-starring with Richard Gere in the Cinderella-story Pretty Woman in 1990, which also earned her a second Oscar nod, this time as Best Actress. Following her departure from Warhol’s circles, Sedgwick began living at Hotel Chelsea where she became involved with Bob Dylan. Dylan’s friends convinced Sedgwick to sign up with Albert Grossman, Dylan's manager.

The following year she was featured in Steel Magnolias as a young bride battling diabetes, garnering her first Oscar nomination (as Best Supporting Actress) for her performance. The friendship did not last beyond 1966 when Warhol and Sedgwick made an acrimonious public split. Roberts first caught the attention of moviegoers with her performance in the film Mystic Pizza in 1988. During this period the pair would often dress alike and Sedgwick frequently called herself 'Mrs Warhol'. Julia Fiona Roberts (born on October 28, 1967 in Smyrna, Georgia, USA) is an Oscar-winning actress. She became Warhol's Girl of the Year during 1965 when she accompanied him everywhere in the New York social scene. Firehouse (1987). It was during this period that Sedgwick began using illegal drugs, particularly amphetamines.

Satisfaction (aka Girls of Summer) (1988). In 1965 she met Andy Warhol and quickly became his favourite 'Warhol superstar', featuring in many of his underground films including Poor Little Rich Girl, Vinyl, Beauty #2, the Chelsea Girls and Diaries, Notes and Sketches. Mystic Pizza (1988). She appeared in TIME, Life and Vogue between 1963 and 1965. Blood Red (1988). In 1964, Sedgwick moved to New York to pursue a career in modelling. Steel Magnolias (1989). As a young woman Sedgwick suffered with clinical depression and anorexia nervosa.

Pretty Woman (1990). Later in life, Sedgwick claimed to have experienced sexual abuse as a child. Flatliners (1990). She was born in Santa Barbara, California as Edith Sedgwick to a troubled and eccentric establishment family which was seriously blighted by alcoholism and mental illness. Sleeping with the Enemy (1991). Edie Sedgwick (April 20, 1943 - November 15, 1971) is best known as a star of underground films made by artist Andy Warhol in the 1960's. Dying Young (1991). The Philosophy of Andy Warhol.

Hook (1991). Andy Warhol. The Player (1992). American Girl. The Pelican Brief (1993). Jean Stein: Edie. I Love Trouble (1994). Jean Stein: Edie an America Biography.

Prêt-à-Porter (aka Ready to Wear) (1994). Film Factory. Something to Talk About (1995). Michael Opray: Andy Warhol. Mary Reilly (1996). Victor Bockris: Andy Warhol. Michael Collins (1996). All Movie Guide (http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll/).

Everyone Says I Love You (1996). Edie Sedgwick fan site (http://www.rams.demon.co.uk/esmain.htm/). My Best Friend's Wedding (1997). Ciao! Manhattan (1972). Conspiracy Theory (1997). Diaries, Notes and Sketches (1970). Stepmom (1998). The Chelsea Girls (1967).

Notting Hill (1999). **** aka the Four Star Movie (1965). Runaway Bride (1999). Outer and Inner Space (1965). Erin Brockovich (2000). Beauty #2 (1965). The Mexican (2001). Poor Little Rich Girl (1965).

America's Sweethearts (2001). Restaurant (1965). Ocean's Eleven (2001). Vinyl (1965). Full Frontal (2002). Screen Test #2 (1965). Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002). Space 1965.

Mona Lisa Smile (2003). Closer (2004). Ocean's Twelve (2004).