Julia Roberts, celebrated for her leading roles and immense Hollywood fame, has consistently shielded her family, especially children Hazel, Henry, and Phinnaeus, from the spotlight. Despite their residence in multiple high-profile locations, including Malibu, Hawai’i, New York City, San Francisco, and a sprawling ranch in Taos, New Mexico, Roberts has achieved a rare degree of privacy, raising her children to experience a remarkably ordinary upbringing. The actress explained that her children, with her frequent presence at home, barely noticed her celebrity status, telling Oprah Winfrey in 2018,
“I don’t think they will ever have a true sense of [my fame].”
Roberts and cinematographer Danny Moder married in 2002 in a secluded ceremony on her New Mexico ranch, just a year after her Academy Award win for Erin Brockovich. Reflecting on her marriage, Julia Roberts described it as the moment her life changed forever in the most rewarding way. On a Goop podcast with Gwyneth Paltrow in 2018, Roberts called marrying Moder,
“the best decision I ever made in my entire life.”
From the beginning, the pair prioritized a grounded family environment, creating a deep sense of normalcy for their children in the midst of Hollywood’s glamour.
Their family quickly expanded following their private wedding. Julia Roberts, whose filmography had already earned her a secure place among Hollywood’s greatest, saw the next stage of her life as an opportunity to fully embrace motherhood. By 2004, she and Moder welcomed twins Hazel and Phinnaeus, and by 2007, their third child Henry arrived. In a Wall Street Journal interview, Roberts commented, “By the time we had kids, I had accomplished things and felt secure about that part of my life. I was so joyful, moving into the family phase of my life
