- Julia Roberts, the Oscar-winning actress known for her roles in ’90s classics, has been living on a 32-acre ranch in Taos, New Mexico since 1995, away from the Hollywood scene.
- Despite her fame and success, Roberts prefers a quiet life in New Mexico, far from the glitz and glamour of Los Angeles, where she can raise her children out of the limelight.
California isn’t for everyone, whether it be relentless traffic, high prices, or even A-listers simply feeling like they don’t belong sipping fine wine with their pinky in the air
Oscar-winning actressJulia Roberts broke out in the ’90s playing a “lady of the night” in Pretty Woman alongsideRichard Gere, who also doesn’t seem to age a bit
Roberts’ career has taken her from serving slices in Mystic Pizza to voicing SmurfWillow in Smurfs: The Lost Village, but when she’s done filming nowadays she doesn’t rest her head in a Beverly Hills mansion — she left that scene a long time ago
Julia Roberts Left Hollywood for a Ranch in New Mexico
According to Business Insider, Roberts has been a resident of Taos, New Mexico since 1995
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When discussing why she chose to move out in the sticks away from any inkling of Hollywood, she toldOprah Winfrey decades ago “Los Angeles is such a town of show business, and I’m a terrible celebrity”
Instead of residing in the winding hills of Los Angeles or beachfront digs in Malibu, she’s happily opted for a 32-acre ranch in one of New Mexico’s aesthetically stunning towns, laden with storied adobe homes and breathtaking mountain panoramas
Back in the mid-’90s, she was married to country musician Lyle Lovett, before the marriage ultimately ended
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Now, she’s been married to Danny Moderover 20 years, who’s a renowned cinematographer. Both are proud parents to three children — including twins — raising them out of the limelight when she’s not filming recent successes like Leave the World Behind and future works such as Ocean’s 14, the sequel to the sequel to the sequel
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While she may be best known for her ’90s classics and Oscar-winning role in Erin Brockovich, she’s insisted her best role yet is simply being a mom, once tellingCBS News, “The life that I have built with my husband, the life that we’ve built with our children… that’s the best stuff. The point is to come home at the end of the day triumphantly to them.”
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