Editing Julia Roberts (section)

== Other ventures ==
===Philanthropy===
Roberts has contributed to [[United Nations Children's Fund|UNICEF]] as well as other charitable organizations. Her six-day visit to [[Port-au-Prince]], [[Haiti]] in 1995, as she said, "to educate myself",<ref name=haiti>{{cite news |date=May 29, 1995 |title=Educating Julia Roberts Brings a Touch of Useful Glamour to Haiti |work=[[People (American magazine)|People]]}}</ref><ref name=ambassador>{{cite magazine |title=UNICEF's Newest Goodwill Ambassador |date=May 29, 1995 |page=12 |volume=88 |issue=3 |magazine=[[Jet (magazine)|Jet]]}}</ref> was expected to trigger an outburst of donations —$10 million in aid was sought at the time— by UNICEF officials.<ref name=haiti/><ref name=ambassador/> In 2006, she became a spokeswoman for Earth Biofuels as well as chair of the company's newly formed advisory board promoting the use of renewable fuels.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.chron.com/news/article/PRN-Julia-Roberts-Joins-Earth-Biofuels-Inc-as-1857293.php|title=Julia Roberts Joins Earth Biofuels, Inc. as Spokesperson and Advisory Board Member|work=Houston Chronicle|location=Dallas|date=July 18, 2006|access-date=December 29, 2018|archive-date=December 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181229220256/https://www.chron.com/news/article/PRN-Julia-Roberts-Joins-Earth-Biofuels-Inc-as-1857293.php|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2013, she was part of a [[Gucci]] campaign, "Chime for Change", that aims to spread female empowerment.<ref>{{cite web|last=Karmali|first=Sarah|title=Beyoncé Leads New Gucci Empowerment Campaign|url=http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2013/02/28/beyonce-knowles-salma-hayek-gucci-chime-for-change-campaign-frida-giannini|work=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]|date=February 28, 2013|access-date=April 22, 2013|archive-date=September 14, 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140914174013/http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2013/02/28/beyonce-knowles-salma-hayek-gucci-chime-for-change-campaign-frida-giannini|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2000, Roberts narrated a documentary about [[Rett syndrome]], a neurodevelopmental disorder,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dcmp.org/media/4204-silent-angels-the-rett-syndrome-story|title=Silent Angels: The Rett Syndrome Story|website=Described and Captioned Media Program|access-date=December 29, 2018|archive-date=December 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181229172010/https://dcmp.org/media/4204-silent-angels-the-rett-syndrome-story|url-status=live}}</ref> designed to help raise public awareness about the disease, and in 2014, she was the voice of [[Mother Nature]] in a short film for the [[Conservation International]] campaign ''[[Nature Is Speaking]]'', intended to raise [[Climate change education|awareness about climate change]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.conservation.org/NewsRoom/pressreleases/Pages/Conservation-International-Launches-Celebrity-Studded-Awareness-Campaign-Nature-Is-Speaking.aspx|title=Conservation International Launches Celebrity Studded Awareness Campaign Nature Is Speaking|access-date=November 9, 2014|date=October 6, 2014|publisher=—Conservation International|archive-date=October 30, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141030174836/http://www.conservation.org/NewsRoom/pressreleases/Pages/Conservation-International-Launches-Celebrity-Studded-Awareness-Campaign-Nature-Is-Speaking.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Production company===
Roberts runs the production company Red Om Films (Red Om is "Moder" spelled backwards, after her husband's last name<ref>Julia: Her Life, James Spada, page 423</ref>) with her sister, Lisa Roberts Gillan, and Marisa Yeres Gill.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Roberts taps Red Om partner |url=https://variety.com/2012/film/news/roberts-taps-red-om-partner-1118061857/ |first=Justin |last=Kroll |magazine=Variety |date=November 7, 2012 |access-date=December 10, 2017 |archive-date=December 25, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171225123521/http://variety.com/2012/film/news/roberts-taps-red-om-partner-1118061857/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Through Red Om, Roberts has served as an executive producer for various projects she has starred in such as ''Eat Pray Love'' and ''Homecoming'',  as well as for the first four films of the ''[[American Girl (film series)|American Girl]]'' film series (based on the ''[[American Girl]]'' line of dolls), released between 2004 and 2008.

===Endorsements===
In 2006, Roberts signed an endorsement deal with fashion label [[Gianfranco Ferre]], valued at $6 million. She was photographed by [[Mario Testino]] in Los Angeles for the brand's advertising campaign, which was distributed in [[Europe]], [[Asia]] and [[Australia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/celebrity/julia-new-face-of-ferre-fashion/|title=Julia: New Face of Ferre Fashion|work=Peoplemag |access-date=January 8, 2022|archive-date=January 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109165434/https://people.com/celebrity/julia-new-face-of-ferre-fashion/|url-status=live}}</ref> Since 2009, Roberts has acted as [[Lancôme]]'s global ambassador, a role in which she has been involved in the development and promotion of the brand's range of cosmetics and beauty products.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.vogue.in/content/julia-roberts-lancme-ambassador |title=Julia Roberts Lancôme Ambassador |first=Nidhi |last=Sharma |date=1 June 2010 |magazine=[[Vogue India]] |access-date=January 8, 2022 |archive-date=January 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109165458/https://www.vogue.in/content/julia-roberts-lancme-ambassador |url-status=live }}</ref> She initially signed a five-year extension with the company for $50 million in 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.luxurydaily.com/lancome-to-secure-spokesperson-julia-roberts-for-50-million/|title=Lancome to secure spokeswoman Julia Roberts for $50M|access-date=May 22, 2019|date=September 24, 2010|work=Luxury Daily|last=Bonneville|first=Kaitlyn|archive-date=April 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408053451/http://www.luxurydaily.com/lancome-to-secure-spokesperson-julia-roberts-for-50-million/|url-status=live}}</ref> Roberts starred as the global face of [[Chopard]]'s Happy Sport and Happy Diamonds collections campaigns since 2021 and then Chopard had announced her as its Global Brand Ambassador in 2023.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.chopard.com/en-qa/our-magazine/chopard-loves-cinema-campaign-with-julia-roberts.html|title=Chopard Loves Cinema|access-date=December 11, 2023|date=March 20, 2023|work=Chopard|archive-date=December 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211172015/https://www.chopard.com/en-qa/our-magazine/chopard-loves-cinema-campaign-with-julia-roberts.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Roberts endorsed President Joe Biden for [[Joe Biden 2024 presidential campaign|re-election]] in 2024 and has been involved in related fundraising, even though Biden [[Withdrawal of Joe Biden from the 2024 United States presidential election|ended his re-election campaign]] on July 21, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Can Political Endorsements From Stars Like Taylor Swift Make a Difference? |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/elections/articles/2024-06-14/can-political-endorsements-from-stars-like-taylor-swift-make-a-difference}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-22 |title=President Joe Biden drops out of 2024 presidential race |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/president-joe-biden-drops-2024-presidential-race-rcna159867 |access-date=2024-08-13 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref>