You know, comedy's hard. With drama, you have a responsibility to the emotional truth, but with comedy, you have emotional truth and you have technique on top of it.

Manhola Dargis wrote "Ms. " She is noted for playing in a range of material and director Ridley Scott has praised her versatility. " She tries to keep her family close when working and picks material that is practical for her as a parent.

Moore received widespread recognition in the late 1990s and early 2000s earning Oscar nominations for Boogie Nights (1997) The End of the Affair (1999) Far from Heaven (2002) and The Hours (2002). She is married to the director Bart Freundlich with whom Julianne Moore has two children and resides in New York City.