Julia Roberts has a penchant for switching her hairstyle; she always has. From dark brown frizz to below-the-shoulders blond, the 57-year-old actor has flip-flopped between straight, wavy and curly textures too many times to count over the last 30-plus years, testing every shade on the color wheel while doing so.
In the 1990s, Roberts’ red carpet style almost always guaranteed a mop of messy ringlets, parted on the side and pushed over the shoulders of an oversized blazer. Moving into the late ’90s and early 2000s, she started playing with color, adding subtle highlights to the front of her face for events such as the 24th Annual People’s Choice Awards before going full blond for the 2002 premiere of “Full Frontal,” where she also led the side bangs trend with straightened ends.
Now, Roberts has settled on a copper-tinged color and wide-barrel curls, though this phase might not last much longer. She did go from being a brunette with front fringe to a blond with a bob in just a few months last year. The variety is thanks to stylist Serge Normant, whose client list also includes Meghan Markle and Sarah Jessica Parker. Normant worked with Roberts as recently as March, when she received “Le Cesar D’Honneur,” the César Award.
Here, see photos of Julia Roberts’ hair evolution spanning 35 years.
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50th Cesar Film Awards – Red Carpet
Julia Roberts arrives at the 50th Cesar Film Awards at L’Olympia in 2025 with copper-colored hair and beach waves.
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Day Fourteen: The Championships – Wimbledon 2024
Julia Roberts styles a muddy blond bob during day fourteen of Wimbledon 2024.
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“Les Sculptures” Jacquemus’ Fashion Show : Photocall At Fondation Maeght At Saint-Paul-De-Vence
Julia Roberts opts for front fringe at “Les Sculptures” Jacquemus’ fashion show at Fondation Maeght in 2024.
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“Leave the World Behind” New York Premiere – Arrivals
Julia Roberts parts her red hair on the side for the New York premiere of Netflix’s “Leave the World Behind” held at The Paris Theater in 2023.
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Julia Roberts styles side bangs to attend the Academy Museum Gala held at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in 2022.
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Julia Roberts 2019
Julia Roberts styles a blond side braid at the Sean Penn J/P Haitian Relief Organization gathering in 2019.
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2018 Toronto International Film Festival
Julia Roberts teases her muddy blond hair in a BumpIt for the premiere of “Ben is Back” during the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival.
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Premiere Of STX Entertainment’s “Secret In Their Eyes” – Arrivals
Julia Roberts fashions her dirty blond hair in a messy updo to attend the premiere of STX Entertainment’s “Secret In Their Eyes” at the Hammer Museum in 2015.
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“August: Osage County” Premiere – Arrivals – 2013 Toronto International Film Festival
Actress Julia Roberts dyes her hair dark brown for the “August: Osage County” 2013 premiere at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto, Canada.
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Eat, Pray, Love – UK Film Premiere – Outside Arrivals
Actress Julia Roberts opts for long, dark brown waves at the “Eat, Pray, Love” UK premiere in 2010.
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Julia Roberts Sighting in New York – March 3, 2008
Julia Roberts dons dark auburn hair in New York City in 2008.
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Premiere of Full Frontal in Los Angeles
Julia Roberts embraces her blond era with side bangs at the 2002 premiere of director Steven Soderbergh’s new film “Full Frontal” in Los Angeles.
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26th Annual People’s Choice Awards – Press Room
Julia Roberts attends the 26th Annual People’s Choice Awards in 2000 Pasadena, California, with tight, dark brown ringlets.
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1998 BAFTA Film Awards
Julia Roberts opts for dark brown waves and lots of layers at the British Academy Film Awards in 1998.
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24th Annual People’s Choice Awards
Julia Roberts channels AUdrey Hepburn in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” for the 24th Annual People’s Choice Awards at Barker Hanger in Santa Monica, California, in 1998.
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Ron Galella Archive – File Photos 2011
Julia Roberts’ blond highlights weave in and out of her brown curls at the 7th on Sixth Spring 1996 Fashion Week: Richard Tyler Fashion Show in 1995.
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1993 ShoWest
Julia Roberts styles her hair straight for the 1993 ShoWest in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Creative Coalition Benefit Gala to Celebrate the New Broadway Play “A Streetcar Named Desire”
Julia Roberts styles her natural curls for the Creative Coalition Benefit Gala to Celebrate the New Broadway Play “A Streetcar Named Desire” in 1992.
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A Look Back at Golden Globes Best Dressed Red Carpet Stars
Julia Roberts partners her ringlet curls with a suit at the 47th Annual Golden Globe Awards in 1990.
