Julia-roberts

Julia Fiona Roberts, born October 28th, 1967 at Atlanta in the United States to Betty Lou Bredemus & Walter Grady Roberts. Her great-grandfather John Pendleton Roberts, a farmer was the first Roberts who settled in Atlanta. In the early years, her father started to be interested in the theater. He acted on his Emory University campus in 1952 and also in other productions throughout Atlanta. While stationed at Biloxi, Mississippi he was cast as a soldier in an upcoming play along with Betty Lou Bredemus. In 1955, the couple got married and in 1956 their child Eric Anthony was born. In 1957, the couple left the Air Force and Walter entered Tulane University in New Orleans Louisiana. In 1960 the family moved in Decatur Georgia where Walter began working at Atlanta's Academy Theater and the Harrington Scenic and Lighting Studio. Walter along with Betty Lou started production in 1964 for the local kids' Saturday morning television show Bum Bum and His Buddies that they funded by themselves. The following year they started the Actors and Writers Workshop which ran for six years. They welcomed in 1965 two young children, Lelisa Billingsley and Julia Billingsley.