How old was Julia Roberts in the movie Steel Magnolias?

Julia Roberts was 21 in Steel Magnolias when she played the character 'Shelby Eatenton Latcherie'.

That was over 34 years ago in 1989.

Today she is 56, and has starred in 73 movies in total, 64 of those since Steel Magnolias was released.

How old do you think she looks in the movie?

In Steel Magnolias, I think Julia Roberts looks:

Did you know?

  • Director Herbert Ross has worked with Julia Roberts just once in her career.
  • Julia Roberts' first movie was as 'Babs (uncredited)' in Firehouse, released in 1987 when she was 18
  • Steel Magnolias scores 7.24 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of Steel Magnolias

Julia Roberts' other movies