Julianne Moore was last seen starring in the hit comedy CRAZY STUPID LOVE with Steve Carrell, Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone. She will next star in HBO’s GAME CHANGE, a film based on the bestselling book by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin, in which she will star as Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. She recently wrapped production opposite Steve Coogan and Alexander Skarsgaard on Scott McGehee and David Siegel’s WHAT MAISIE KNEW, adapted from the Henry James novel of the same name, and is currently filming THE ENGLISH TEACHER also starring Greg Kinnear, Nathan Lane and Lily Collins. Moore is also attached to star opposite Jeff Bridges in Sergey Bodrov’s horror film THE SEVENTH SON.

Moore is the ninth person in Academy history to receive two acting Oscar nominations in the same year for her performances in FAR FROM HEAVEN (Best Actress nomination) and THE HOURS (Best Supporting Actress nomination). She was the recipient of many critics' honors for her performance in FAR FROM HEAVEN, directed by Todd Haynes, including the National Board of Review, Los Angeles Film Critics and Broadcast Film Critics, among others. She won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film and received Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations in the same category. THE HOURS (Paramount Pictures), directed by Stephen Daldry, is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name by Michael Cunningham, and also stars Nicole Kidman and Meryl Streep. Among numerous honors for her performance in this film, and in addition to her Oscar nomination, she received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress.

Moore’s additional film credits include: Lisa Cholodenko’s THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT (Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations) with Annette Bening and Mark Ruffalo; A SINGLE MAN (Golden Globe nomination), directed by Tom Ford and starring Colin Firth; SHELTER, directed by Mans Marlind and Bjorn Stein and also starring Jonathan Rhys-Meyers; CHLOE, directed by Atom Egoyan and co-starring Liam Neeson and Amanda Seyfried; BLINDNESS, directed by Fernando Meirelles and starring Mark Ruffalo; SAVAGE GRACE, directed by Tom Kalin; Rebecca Miller’s THE PRIVATE LIVES OF PIPPA LEE; Todd Haynes’ I’M NOT THERE; Alfonso Cuaron’s CHILDREN OF MEN with Clive Owen; NEXT opposite Nicolas Cage; Joe Roth’s FREEDOMLAND with Samuel L Jackson; Joe Ruben’s THE FORGOTTEN with Dominic West; LAWS OF ATTRACTION co-starring Pierce Brosnan; THE PRIZE WINNER OF DEFIANCE, OHIO; Lasse Hallstrom’s THE SHIPPING NEWS with Kevin Spacey, Cate Blanchett and Judi Dench; Bart Freundlich’s TRUST THE MAN, WORLD TRAVELER and THE MYTH OF FINGERPRINTS; HANNIBAL, in which she starred as ‘Clarice Starling’ opposite Anthony Hopkins; EVOLUTION with David Duchovny; Neil Jordan’s THE END OF THE AFFAIR with Ralph Fiennes (Academy Award, Golden Globe and SAG Award nominations for Best Actress); Paul Thomas Anderson’s BOOGIE NIGHTS (Academy Award, Golden Globe and SAG Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress) and MAGNOLIA (SAG Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress); Robert Altman’s COOKIE’S FORTUNE with Glenn Close and Liv Tyler and SHORT CUTS (Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Supporting Female); Gus Van Sant’s re-make of PSYCHO with Vince Vaughn; AN IDEAL HUSBAND (Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress); THE MAP OF THE WORLD with Sigourney Weaver; Steven Spielberg’s THE LOST WORLD; THE BIG LEBOWSKI starring Jeff Bridges and directed by the Coen Brothers; the Todd Haynes film SAFE (Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Female Lead); Louis Malle’s VANYA ON 42ND STREET; James Ivory’s SURVIVING PICASSO; THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE; BENNY & JOON; THE FUGITIVE; NINE MONTHS; and ASSASSINS.

Moore’s additional honors include the Excellence in Media Award at the 2004 GLAAD Media Awards, the Actor Award at the 2002 Gotham Awards and the “Tribute to Independent Vision” at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival.

After earning her B.F.A. from Boston University for the Performing Arts, Moore starred in a number of off-Broadway productions, including Caryl Churchill’s Serious Money and Ice Cream/Hot Fudge at the Public Theater. She appeared in Minneapolis in the Guthrie Theater’s Hamlet, and participated in workshop productions of Strindberg’s The Father with Al Pacino and Wendy Wasserstein’s An American Daughter with Meryl Streep. Moore made her Broadway debut in 2006 in the Sam Mendes production of The Vertical Hour, an original play written by David Hare.

Moore has also authored a successful children’s book series – FRECKLEFACE STRAWBERRY and FRECKLEFACE STRAWBERRY AND THE DODGEBALL BULLY. The third book, FRECKLEFACE STRAWBERRY BEST FRIENDS FOREVER, was released this Fall. Additionally, an off-Broadway musical is currently in production that is inspired by the series.

Moore and her family reside in New York City.

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