Julianne Moore’s Top Movie Roles

By Corey Atad. 2 Dec 2020 3:02 PM

Julianne Moore turns 60 on Thursday, Dec. 3, and we’re celebrating the big day by looking back on the Academy Award-winning actress’ best roles.

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11. Havana Segrand In 'Maps To The Stars'

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10. Sarah Miles In 'The End Of The Affair'

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7. Jules Allgood In 'The Kids Are All Right'

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Bonus: Nancy Donovan In '30 Rock'
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Moore adopted a hilariously over-the-top Boston accent for her role as Jack Donaghy's high school crush, Nancy Donovan, in Tina Fey's sitcom "30 Rock".
11. Havana Segrand In 'Maps To The Stars'
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In 2014, Moore got self-reflexive in David Cronenberg's satirical drama "Maps to the Stars".

Moore played Havana Segrand in the film, and aging actress struggling to get a role in a remake of her movie star mother's film, while dealing with the years of abuse she suffered at her mother's hands.
10. Sarah Miles In 'The End Of The Affair'
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Moore starred opposite Ralph Fiennes in the World War II-set romantic drama, "The End of the Affair", based on the novel by Graham Greene.
9. Yelena In 'Vanya On 42nd Street'
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In 1994, Moore got theatrical, playing the role of Yelena in legendary director Louis Malle and writer Andre Gregory's "Vanya on 42nd Street", in which the bounds between stage and screen are broken as a group of New York actors rehearse the Anton Chekhov play Uncle Vanya.
8. Linda Partridge In 'Magnolia'
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Moore delivered one of her most searing performances as the troubled and suicidal Linda Partridge in the ensemble drama "Magnolia", her second film with director Paul Thomas Anderson.
7. Jules Allgood In 'The Kids Are All Right'
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Moore starred opposite Annette Bening in the Oscar-nominated comedy-drama "The Kids Are All Right", about a same-sex couple raising teenagers.

Their life gets thrown for a loop after their son seeks out his biological father, played by Mark Ruffalo.
6. Marian Wyman In 'Short Cuts'
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After appearing in a number of smaller roles in the early '90s, Moore had her critically acclaimed breakout in Robert Altman's ensemble feature "Short Cuts".
5. Maude Lebowski In 'The Big Lebowski'
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In an incredible comedic turn, Moore starred as outsider artist Maude Lebowski in the Coen brothers' cult classic "The Big Lebowski".

Moore makes her iconic entrance in the film, swinging naked from the ceiling to the shock of The Dude, played Jeff Bridges.
4. Amber Waves In 'Boogie Nights'
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In Paul Thomas Anderson's "Boogie Nights", Moore played the mother figure in a makeshift family of '70s porn stars and producers.
3. Alice Howland In 'Still Alice'
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Moore won the Oscar for Best Actress thanks to her performance in "Still Alice".

In the film, Moore played a linguistics professor diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease soon after her 50th birthday.
2. Carol White In 'Safe'
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In her first film with Director Todd Haynes, "Safe", Moore played Carol White, a housewife living in the Los Angeles suburbs.

Carol's life changes abruptly after contracting a mysterious illness caused by the environment around her.
1. Cathy Whitaker In 'Far From Heaven'
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Julianne Moore's most widely acclaimed performance came in her collaboration with director Todd Hayne's, "Far from Heaven", co-starring Dennis Haysbert and Dennis Quaid.

In the film, Moore stars as a 1950s housewife in Connecticut in a strained marriage, who raises eyebrows when she befriends a Black man after discovering her husband's homosexuality.

Julianne Moore’s Top Movie Roles

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