Julia Roberts Confidential

Julia Roberts is the highest-paid actress in Hollywood, the star of movies such as Notting Hill, Flatliners, Ocean's Eleven and Erin Brockovich. But behind the glittering star lies a fascinating personal life -- a life that has put her in the headlines more often than her movies. From the early days of movie making, many remarkable actresses have graced the silver screen, including Marilyn Monroe, Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Betty Grable, Kim Basinger ... Despite their popularity none of them has ever been able to carry a film, nor achieve pay parity with leading actors. None of them, at least, until Julia Roberts. The Georgia-born star's pay packet not only equals that of her leading men, but sometimes dwarfs it. Just how did she get to this elevated position? What gives her the edge over her contemporaries, such as Sandra Bullock, or even Nocole Kidman?