Julianne Moore: 10 things you might not know about the Oscar winner

1. Julianne Moore was born Julie Anne Smith in Fort Bragg, N.C. <p>Photo: © Getty Images</p>
2. Her teen crush was Donny Osmond. Julianne told <em>People</em> that "It's very disappointing now. But Donny was so cute and he was 16, so he was older and more sophisticated." <p>Photo: © Getty Images</p>
3. Julianne snagged a Daytime Emmy for playing half-sisters Frannie and Sabrina Hughes on <em>As the World Turns</em> in 1988. <p>Photo: © Getty Images</p>
4. The A-list actress received Oscar nominations for <em>Boogie Nights</em>, <em>The End of the Affair</em>, <em>The Hours</em>, <em>Far From Heaven</em> and <em>Still Alice</em>, which she won. <p>Photo: © CP</p>
5. She met her husband, Bart Freundlich, when he directed her in 1997’s <em>The Myth of Fingerprints</em>. <p>Photo: © Getty Images</p>
6. She loves to read, and told <em>The Guardian</em> that Canadian writer Alice Munro is a current favourite. <p>Photo: © CP</p>
7. She's written three children's books about the adventures of Freckleface Strawberry. The first book has been adapted into a musical. <p>Photo: © Getty Images</p>
8. She feels a "kinship" with other redheads, such as Jessica Chastain. "Whenever I see one on the street, I nod or say hello. I feel like there's a collective; you notice each other," she told <em>Redbook</em>. <p>Photo: © Getty Images</p>
9. She took the role of Alma Coin in <em>The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1</em> because her kids are obsessed with the franchise, she told <em>People.</em> <p>Photo: © Getty Images</p>
10. Around the holidays she always makes cornbread for her family. <p>Photo: © Getty Images</p>
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