127-609: The Coronet Theatre is a theatre located in Notting Hill , London. The building originated as an Off West End theatre in 1898. It became The Coronet Cinema in 1923. In 2014, it was acquired by The Print Room , a nearby theatre company (founded in Westbourne Grove in 2010), which made it its new home. It produces a programme of theatre, art, dance, poetry, film and music. The theatre is run by Artistic Director Anda Winters. The Coronet Theatre currently operates using
254-628: A People magazine cover story asking, "What Happened to Julia Roberts?". Roberts starred with Denzel Washington in the thriller The Pelican Brief (1993), based on John Grisham 's 1992 novel of the same name . In it, she played a young law student who uncovers a conspiracy, putting herself and others in danger. The film was a commercial success, grossing $ 195.2 million worldwide. None of her next film releases — I Love Trouble (1994), Prêt-à-Porter (1994) and Something to Talk About (1995)— were particularly well received by critics nor big box office draws. In 1996, she guest-starred in
381-587: A leading actress when she headlined the top-grossing romantic comedy Pretty Woman (1990). She starred in numerous commercially successful films throughout the 1990s, including the romantic comedies My Best Friend's Wedding (1997), Notting Hill (1999) and Runaway Bride (1999). She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for playing the title role in the biographical drama Erin Brockovich (2000). Roberts achieved further film success in
508-473: A romantic drama written by Patrick Marber , based on his 1997 play of the same name , co-starring Jude Law , Natalie Portman and Clive Owen . She next reprised the role of Tess Ocean in Ocean's Twelve , which was deliberately much more unconventional than the first film, epitomized by a sequence in which Roberts's character impersonates the real-life Julia Roberts, due to what the film's characters believe
635-472: A $ 3 million fee for a four-day shoot, playing an accomplished author who gave her child for adoption, in the romantic comedy Mother's Day , which had a lackluster critical and commercial response. Her next film release was Jodie Foster 's thriller Money Monster , in which she starred as a television director, alongside George Clooney and Jack O'Connell . Sandra Hall of The Sydney Morning Herald stated: "It may be Hollywood melodrama but it's top of
762-470: A 2023 episode of Finding Your Roots , Roberts learned that the surname of her biological paternal great-great-grandfather was actually Mitchell, not Roberts. Roberts also learned her ancestors owned slaves: "You have to figure, if you are from the South, you're on one side of it or the other. It just seems very typical of that time, unfortunately. ... You can't turn your back on history, even when you become
889-556: A Drama Series . Roberts became the first actress to be paid $ 20 million for a film, when she took on the role of real-life environmental activist Erin Brockovich in her fight against the Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) of California , in Erin Brockovich (2000). Peter Travers of Rolling Stone wrote, "Roberts shows the emotional toll on Erin as she tries to stay responsible to her children and to
1016-417: A Hollywood actress, along with Billy Crystal , John Cusack , and Catherine Zeta-Jones . Critics felt that despite its famous cast, the production lacked "sympathetic characters" and was "only funny in spurts." A commercial success, it grossed over $ 138 million worldwide, however. In her last film released in 2001, Roberts teamed with Erin Brockovich director Steven Soderbergh for Ocean's Eleven ,
1143-404: A campaign rally in the swing state of Georgia , and also voiced a political advertisement for Harris. Donald Trump , who ran against Harris in the election, criticized Roberts for her role in the advertisement. Roberts has a preference for going barefoot , including at public events like film festivals, talk shows, and her wedding to Lyle Lovett . Her barefoot habit was incorporated into
1270-548: A character based on Dr. Linda Laubenstein , in the television adaptation of Larry Kramer's AIDS-era play, The Normal Heart , which aired on HBO ; the film was critically acclaimed and Vanity Fair , in its review, wrote: "Roberts, meanwhile, hums with righteous, Erin Brokovich -ian anger. Between this and August: Osage County , she's carving out a nice new niche for herself, playing brittle women who show their love and concern through explosive temper". Her role garnered her
1397-602: A children's acting school in Decatur, Georgia , while they were expecting Julia. The children of Coretta and Martin Luther King Jr. attended the school; Walter Roberts served as acting coach for their daughter, Yolanda . In gratitude for his service running the only racially integrated theater troupe in the region and due to the Roberts' financial difficulties, Coretta King paid the Roberts's hospital bill when Julia
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#17327913482511524-594: A cost of £25,000 and opened in 1898. It was described in The Era as a "theatre of which the whole country may be proud". Famous actors who appeared at the theatre in its early days included Ellen Terry and Sarah Bernhardt . It suffered, however, from being outside the traditional London theatrical district of the West End, whilst being sufficiently close to that district (unlike other provincial theatres) to find itself in competition with it. In 1916, films were shown at
1651-556: A court record during Henry VIII 's reign that "the manor called Notingbarons, alias Kensington, in the parish of Paddington, was held of the Abbot of Westminster." For years, it was thought to be a link with Canute, but it is now thought likely that the "Nott" section of the name is derived from the Saxon personal name Cnotta, with the "ing" part generally accepted as coming from the Saxon for
1778-508: A divorce in the film adaptation of Eat Pray Love . While she received $ 3 million up front against 3 percent of the gross for her six-minute role in Valentine's Day , Eat Pray Love had the highest debut at the box office for Roberts in a top-billed role since America's Sweethearts . She appeared as the teacher of a middle-aged man returning to education in the romantic comedy Larry Crowne , opposite Tom Hanks , who also served as
1905-531: A down-at-heel area of cheap lodgings, epitomised by the racketeering landlord Peter Rachman and the murders committed by John Christie in 10 Rillington Place, since demolished. The area to the north east, Golborne, was particularly known for being, in the words of Charles Booth , "one of the worst areas in London". Southam Street in Kensal Green had 2,400 people living in 140 nine-roomed houses in 1923, and
2032-514: A frenetic sensibility that grips and doesn't let go." She received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama . Roberts reunited with George Clooney for the romantic comedy Ticket to Paradise , which was released by Universal Pictures on October 21, 2022. She also played Martha Mitchell , a controversial figure throughout the Watergate scandal , in the political thriller television series Gaslit , based on
2159-482: A group or settlement of people. The area in the west around Pottery Lane was used in the early 19th century for making bricks and tiles out of the heavy clay dug in the area. The clay was shaped and fired in a series of brick and tile kilns. The only remaining 19th-century tile kiln in London is on Walmer Road. In the same area, pig farmers moved in after being forced out of the Marble Arch area. Avondale Park
2286-525: A job that has provided her with a first taste of self-esteem", while Entertainment Weekly critic Owen Gleiberman felt that it was a "delight to watch Roberts, with her flirtatious sparkle and undertow of melancholy". Erin Brockovich made $ 256.3 million worldwide, and earned Roberts the Academy Award for Best Actress, among numerous other accolades. In 2000, she also became the first actress to make The Hollywood Reporter ' s list of
2413-530: A juvenile rape victim in the first season of the series Crime Story , with Dennis Farina , in the episode "The Survivor", broadcast on February 13, 1987, Roberts made her big screen debut with an appearance in the dramedy Satisfaction (1988), alongside Liam Neeson and Justine Bateman , as a band member looking for a summer gig. (She had filmed a small role in 1987 opposite her brother Eric , in Blood Red , though she only had two words of dialogue, and it
2540-734: A large indoor antiques market, was replaced by the high-street chain AllSaints . Reflecting the increasing demise of one of the most culturally vibrant parts of central London , the 2011 Census showed that in the borough of Kensington and Chelsea, in which Notting Hill is situated, the number of Black or Black British and White Irish residents, two of the traditionally largest ethnic minority groups in Notting Hill, declined by 46 and 28 percent respectively in ten years. The district adjoins two large public parks, Holland Park and Kensington Gardens , with Hyde Park within 1 mile (1.6 km) to
2667-505: A mob of 300 to 400 white people, including many " Teddy Boys ", were seen on Bramley Road attacking the houses of West Indian residents. The disturbances, racially-motivated rioting and attacks continued every night until they petered out by 5 September. The dire housing conditions in Notting Hill led Bruce Kenrick to found the Notting Hill Housing Trust in 1963, helping to drive through new housing legislation in
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#17327913482512794-702: A nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie . Roberts narrated "Women in Hollywood", an episode of the second season of Makers: Women Who Make America , in 2014, and appeared in Givenchy 's spring–summer campaign in 2015. She starred as a grieving mother opposite Nicole Kidman and Chiwetel Ejiofor in Secret in Their Eyes (2015),
2921-825: A number of her movie roles, including Tinker Bell in Hook . Roberts' films that have earned the most at the box office, as of 2021 , include: Roberts has received four Academy Award nominations, winning for Best Actress at the 73rd Academy Awards , for her titular portrayal in Erin Brockovich , which additionally earned her a Golden Globe , a BAFTA Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award . She won Golden Globe Awards for her performances in Steel Magnolias and Pretty Woman , and as of 2019, has garnered eight nominations. Roberts received two Primetime Emmy Awards nominations, one for Outstanding Guest Actress in
3048-462: A part of it in a way that doesn't align with your personal compass." Roberts is a distant cousin of fellow actor Edward Norton . Roberts had romantic relationships with actors Jason Patric , Liam Neeson , Kiefer Sutherland , Dylan McDermott , and Matthew Perry . She was briefly engaged to Sutherland; they broke up shortly before their scheduled wedding on June 14, 1991. According to Roberts, it had been cancelled long before, not "days before
3175-503: A project they could do together, learned about it and decided to sign on. Though advertised as a typical romantic comedy star vehicle, the film does not focus solely on the actors' relationship and the two shared relatively little screen time together. The Mexican earned $ 66.8 million in North America. In Joe Roth 's romantic comedy America's Sweethearts (2001), Roberts starred as the once-overweight sister and assistant of
3302-518: A record $ 25 million, the highest ever earned by an actress at that time, to portray a forward-thinking art history professor at Wellesley College in 1953, in Mike Newell 's drama Mona Lisa Smile . The film garnered largely lukewarm reviews by critics, who found it "predictable and safe", but made over $ 141 million in theaters. In 2004, Roberts replaced Cate Blanchett in the role of an American photographer for Mike Nichols 's film Closer ,
3429-519: A remake of the 2009 Argentine film of the same name , both based on the novel La pregunta de sus ojos by author Eduardo Sacheri . Unlike the original film, the American version received negative reviews and failed to find an audience. Donald Clarke of Irish Times concluded that a "sound job" by the cast "can't quite shake the whiff of compromise that hangs around the project". In 2016, Roberts reunited with Garry Marshall and reportedly received
3556-435: A remake of the 1960 film of the same name , featuring an ensemble cast including George Clooney , Brad Pitt , and Matt Damon . Roberts played Tess Ocean , the ex-wife of leader Danny Ocean (Clooney), originally played by Angie Dickinson . A success with critics and at the box office alike, Ocean's Eleven became the fifth highest-grossing film of the year with a total of $ 450 million worldwide. Roberts received
3683-592: A role in which she has been involved in the development and promotion of the brand's range of cosmetics and beauty products. She initially signed a five-year extension with the company for $ 50 million in 2010. 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. Roberts endorsed President Joe Biden for re-election in 2024 and has been involved in related fundraising, even though Biden ended his re-election campaign on July 21st, 2024. On
3810-457: A secluded communal garden in the rear, to which people on the street did not have access and generally could not see. To this day these communal garden squares continue to provide the area with much of its attraction for the wealthiest householders. In 1837 the Hippodrome racecourse was laid out. The racecourse ran around the hill, and bystanders were expected to watch from the summit of
3937-412: A spokeswoman for Earth Biofuels as well as chair of the company's newly formed advisory board promoting the use of renewable fuels. In 2013, she was part of a Gucci campaign, "Chime for Change", that aims to spread female empowerment. In 2000, Roberts narrated a documentary about Rett syndrome , a neurodevelopmental disorder, designed to help raise public awareness about the disease, and in 2014, she
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4064-518: A terminally-ill mother and the future stepmother of her children. While reviews were mixed-to-positive, the film made $ 159.7 million worldwide. Roberts paired with Hugh Grant for Notting Hill (1999), portraying a famous actress who falls in love with a struggling book store owner. The film displaced Four Weddings and a Funeral as the biggest British hit in the history of cinema, with earnings equalling $ 363 million worldwide. An exemplar of modern romantic comedies in mainstream culture,
4191-448: A turn-back facility will have to be built in the area anyway. Siting it at Kensal Green, rather than next to Paddington itself, would provide a new station to regenerate the area. Among the general public there is a huge amount of support for the project and the then-Mayor Boris Johnson stated that a station would be added if it did not increase Crossrail 's overall cost; in response, Kensington & Chelsea Council agreed to underwrite
4318-539: A viaduct, calling at Westbourne Park , Ladbroke Grove and Latimer Road respectively, before reaching Shepherds Bush to the west. The Bakerloo line skirts the North East corner running from Warwick Avenue station to Paddington . At a site just to the east of the Old Oak Common site, Kensington & Chelsea Council has been pushing for a station at Kensal Green off Ladbroke Grove and Canal Way, as
4445-515: A worldwide gross of $ 305.9 million, Wonder emerged as one of Roberts's most widely seen films. In 2017, she also voiced a motherly Smurf leader in the animated film Smurfs: The Lost Village . Roberts portrayed the mother of a troubled young man in Peter Hedges 's drama Ben Is Back (2018). Shaun Kitchener of Daily Express remarked: "Roberts is often the best, or one of the best, things about any film she's in —and Ben Is Back
4572-521: Is a devotee of the guru Neem Karoli Baba (Maharaj-ji), a picture of whom drew Roberts to Hinduism. In September 2009, Swami Daram Dev of Ashram Hari Mandir in Pataudi , where Roberts was shooting Eat Pray Love , gave her children new names after Hindu gods: Lakshmi for Hazel, Ganesh for Phinnaeus and Krishna Balram for Henry. Roberts supported Kamala Harris during the 2024 United States presidential election . She appeared with Harris in
4699-466: Is a murder novel set in the past and present - featuring Notting Dale. The area's newer, wealthy residents are satirised in Rachel Johnson 's novel Notting Hell (2006) set in grand houses surrounding a fictional communal garden. Sam Selvon 's 1956 novel The Lonely Londoners set in Notting Hill portrays the lives of Caribbean immigrants making their way in post-World War II London. The area
4826-416: Is also the setting of the films: The Knack …and How to Get It (1965), Performance (1970) featuring Mick Jagger , Lava (2001), and Paddington (2014). Notting Hill serves as the locale for the 1999 romantic comedy Notting Hill , starring Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant . A film set in the same streets but showing a different story of the area is Pressure (1976), by Horace Ové , examining
4953-565: Is an American actress. Known for her leading roles in films encompassing a variety of genres, she has received multiple accolades , including an Academy Award , a British Academy Film Award , and three Golden Globe Awards . The films in which she has starred have collectively grossed over $ 3.9 billion globally, making her one of Hollywood's most bankable stars. After an early breakthrough with appearances in Mystic Pizza (1988) and Steel Magnolias (1989), Roberts established herself as
5080-429: Is considered the major neighbourhood of Notting Hill, but Kensal Green , Latimer Road and Westbourne Park are also part of Notting Hill; though estate agents differentiate North Kensington and Notting Hill as distinct areas with Westbourne considered part of Notting Hill and Kensal considered part of North Kensington. Locally the areas of Portobello , North Kensington , Kensal are referred to as Ladbroke Grove,
5207-692: Is known for being a cosmopolitan and multicultural neighbourhood, hosting the annual Notting Hill Carnival and the Portobello Road Market. From around 1870, Notting Hill had an association with artists. For much of the 20th century, the large houses were subdivided into multi-occupancy rentals. Continental Europeans , Caribbeans (both African Caribbeans , Indian Caribbeans , and White Caribbeans ), Africans , Indians , Arabs , Asians , Jewish , Central Americans , South Americans , Pacific Islanders , Irish , Northern Irish , Scottish , Welsh , and other immigrants were drawn to
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5334-403: Is made up of mainly residential roads with Westbourne Park Road running through the entire area to the east of Notting Hill. The Westbourne Green section of Notting Hill comes under Westminster City Council. The Notting Hill Carnival also passes through Westbourne Green up Chepstow Road and turns right onto Westbourne Grove. Kensal Green is in the north of Notting Hill. It is the area north of
5461-458: Is no different". The role of a caseworker at a secret government facility, in the first season of the psychological thriller series Homecoming , was Roberts' first regular television project. The series, which premiered on Amazon Video in November 2018, garnered acclaim from critics, who concluded it was an "impressive small-screen debut" for Roberts that "balances its haunting mystery with
5588-537: Is now home to a vibrant community, mainly Mediterranean Spanish and Moroccan, together with Portuguese. By the 1980s, single-occupation houses began to return to favour with families who could afford to occupy them, and because of the open spaces and stylish architecture Notting Hill is today one of London's most desirable areas. Several parts of Notting Hill are characterised by handsome stucco-fronted pillar-porched houses, often with private gardens, notably around Pembridge Place and Dawson Place and streets radiating from
5715-574: Is their strong resemblance. Though less well reviewed than Eleven , the film became another major success at the box office, with a gross of $ 363 million worldwide. In 2005, she was featured in the music video for the single " Dreamgirl " by the Dave Matthews Band . It was her first music video appearance. Roberts appeared in The Hollywood Reporter ' s list of the 10 highest-paid actresses every year from 2002 (when
5842-640: The New York Post , Clive Barnes declared, "Hated the play. To be sadly honest, even hated her. At least I liked the rain—even if three days of it can seem an eternity." In Mike Nichols ' biographical drama Charlie Wilson's War (2007), Roberts starred as socialite Joanne Herring , the love interest of Democratic Texas Congressman Charles Wilson , opposite Tom Hanks and Philip Seymour Hoffman . The film received considerable acclaim, made $ 119.5 million worldwide, and earned Roberts her sixth Golden Globe nomination. The independent drama Fireflies in
5969-618: The Cinderella – Pygmalionesque story, Pretty Woman , in 1990, playing an assertive freelance hooker with a heart of gold . Roberts won the role after Michelle Pfeiffer , Molly Ringwald , Meg Ryan , Jennifer Jason Leigh , Karen Allen , and Daryl Hannah (her co-star in Steel Magnolias ) turned it down. The role also earned her a second Oscar nomination, this time as Best Actress , and second Golden Globe Award win, as Best Actress – Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy) . She
6096-483: The Notting Hill Carnival started and where most of the scenes in the film, Notting Hill were shot. The area's main transport hub, Ladbroke Grove tube station , was called Notting Hill from its opening in 1864 until 1919. The name was changed then to avoid confusion with the new Notting Hill Gate station . Ladbroke Grove is the area's main thoroughfare. Estate agents now call the super-rich area to
6223-524: The black comedy drama August: Osage County , about a dysfunctional family that re-unites into the familial house when their patriarch suddenly disappears. Her performance earned her nominations for the Golden Globe Award , Screen Actors Guild Award , Critics' Choice Award , and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress , amongst other accolades. It was her fourth Academy Award nomination. In 2014, Roberts starred as Dr. Emma Brookner,
6350-460: The second season of Friends (episode 13, " The One After the Superbowl "), and appeared with Liam Neeson in the historical drama Michael Collins , portraying Kitty Kiernan , the fiancée of the assassinated Irish revolutionary leader. Stephen Frears ' Mary Reilly , her other 1996 film, was a critical and commercial failure. By the late 1990s, Roberts enjoyed renewed success in
6477-407: The 195-seat main auditorium, and a smaller, 100-seat black box theatre and studio space called The Print Room. The Coronet Theatre stages lesser-known work by classic authors such as T.S Eliot , Arthur Miller and Harold Pinter , and new works by contemporary dramatists such as Brian Friel and Will Eno . The Coronet Theatre was designed as a theatre by leading architect W. G. R. Sprague at
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#17327913482516604-471: The 1960s and found the national housing organisation Shelter in 1966. Nos 1–9 Colville Gardens, now known as Pinehurst Court , had become so run down by 1969 that its owner, Robert Gubay of Cledro Developments, described conditions in the buildings as "truly terrible". The slums were cleared during redevelopment in the 1960s and 1970s when the Westway Flyover and Trellick Tower were built. It
6731-675: The 19th century. As late as 1870, even after the hamlet had become a London suburb, Notting Hill was still popularly referred to as being in Middlesex rather than in London. The origin of the name "Notting Hill" is uncertain though an early version appears in the Patent Rolls of 1356 as Knottynghull, while an 1878 text, Old and New London, reports that the name derives from a manor in Kensington called "Knotting-Bernes", "Knutting-Barnes", or "Nutting-barns", and goes on to quote from
6858-636: The 2019 general election. Ladbroke Grove is a road running down the west side of Notting Hill, stretching up to Kensal Green , straddling the W10 and W11 postal districts , and also the name of the immediate area surrounding the road. Ladbroke Grove tube station is on the road where it is crossed by the Westway . A turnpike gate was constructed at the foot of the hill on the main road from London to Uxbridge, now Oxford Street , Bayswater Road and Holland Park Avenue along this part of its route. The point at which
6985-495: The 50 most influential women in show business since the list had begun in 1992, and her Shoelace Productions company received a deal with Joe Roth. Her first film following Erin Brockovich was the road gangster comedy The Mexican (2001), giving her a chance to work with long-time friend Brad Pitt . The film's script was originally intended to be filmed as an independent production without major motion picture stars, but Roberts and Pitt, who had for some time been looking for
7112-524: The Circle (main section) and District lines (Edgware road branch), and Holland Park to the west. The northern half of Notting Hill, comprising various sub districts such as Kensal Green, Ladbroke Grove and North Kensington is served by the western branch of the Circle line, as it shares tracks with the Hammersmith & City line west of Paddington. These lines run through Notting Hill predominantly on
7239-732: The Garden , in which Roberts played a mother whose death sets the story in motion, was screened at the 2008 Berlin International Film Festival before being shown in European cinemas—it did not get a North American release until 2011. Roberts played a CIA agent collaborating with another spy to carry out a complicated con, opposite Clive Owen , in the comic thriller Duplicity (2009). Despite mixed reviews and moderate box office returns, critic A. O. Scott praised her performance: "Ms. Roberts has almost entirely left behind
7366-587: The Ladbroke Estate. Working with the architect and surveyor Thomas Allason , Ladbroke began to lay out streets and houses, with a view to turning the area into a fashionable suburb of the capital (although the development did not get seriously under way until the 1840s). Many of these streets bear the Ladbroke name, including Ladbroke Grove , the area's main north–south axis, and Ladbroke Square , London's largest private garden square . The original idea
7493-724: The London Development Agency on the 2002 Carnival estimated that the event contributes around £93 million to the London and UK economy . Notting Hill provides the setting for novels by G. K. Chesterton ( The Napoleon of Notting Hill ), Colin MacInnes ( Absolute Beginners ), Michael Moorcock (the Jerry Cornelius quartet), R. C. Sherriff ( The Hopkins Manuscript ), and Alan Hollinghurst ( The Line of Beauty ). Dan Waddel's The Blood Detective
7620-680: The abundance of photogenic restaurants and pastel-coloured houses. Along with the majority of west and northwest London, Notting Hill is heavily served by the London Underground . Five lines serve the area, two deep level tubes, the Central and Bakerloo lines , with three sub-surface lines, the Hammersmith & City , Circle and District lines . Firstly, the Central line crosses the area on an east–west axis, with stations at Notting Hill Gate , which also provides an interchange with
7747-469: The altar. Despite mixed reviews, Runaway Bride was another financial success, grossing $ 309.4 million around the globe. Roberts was a guest star in " Empire ", a Season 9 episode of the television series Law & Order , with regular cast member Benjamin Bratt , who at the time, was her boyfriend. Her performance earned her a nomination for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in
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#17327913482517874-560: The area in the 1950s and 1960s, partly because of the cheap rents, but were exploited by slum landlords like Peter Rachman and also became the target of white Teddy Boys in the 1958 Notting Hill race riots . By the early 21st century, after decades of gentrification , Notting Hill had gained a reputation as an affluent and fashionable area, known for attractive terraces of large Victorian townhouses and high-end shopping and restaurants (particularly around Westbourne Grove and Clarendon Cross). A Daily Telegraph article in 2004 used
8001-466: The area is Westbourne Park and Notting Hill . These areas are separated by the by westway(north-south axis) and Ladbroke Grove which runs through the area north-south. The local historian Florence Gladstone, in her much reprinted work "Notting Hill in Bygone Days" defines Notting Hill as the whole of that part of Kensington which is north of the road known as Notting Hill Gate. North Kensington
8128-465: The audiobook version of Lisa Marie Presley 's memoir From Here to the Great Unknown . Roberts has contributed to UNICEF as well as other charitable organizations. Her six-day visit to Port-au-Prince , Haiti in 1995, as she said, "to educate myself", was expected to trigger an outburst of donations —$ 10 million in aid was sought at the time— by UNICEF officials. In 2006, she became
8255-485: The author of many supernatural and fantastic fictions, lived at 23 Clarendon Road , Notting Hill Gate, in the 1880s; he writes of his life here in his memoirs Far Off Things (1922) and Things Near and Far (1923). His mystical work The Hill of Dreams (1907, though written ten years earlier) has scenes set in Notting Hill; it is here that the protagonist Lucian Taylor encounters the beautiful bronze-haired prostitute who will later connive at his death. The reputation of
8382-437: The casting director insisted they see Roberts, who was then filming Mystic Pizza . Harling stated: "She walked into the room and that smile lit everything up and I said 'that's my sister', so she joined the party and she was magnificent". Director Herbert Ross was notoriously tough on newcomer Roberts, with Sally Field admitting that he "went after Julia with a vengeance. This was pretty much her first big film". Nevertheless,
8509-591: The centre of the Notting Hill race riot. David Cameron , former leader of the Conservative Party , is known as part of the "Notting Hill Set", though he states he lives in North Kensington. There are five tube stations in the area: Ladbroke Grove , Westbourne Park , Latimer Road , Notting Hill Gate and Kensal Green . Notting Hill is part of the parliamentary constituency of Kensington , represented by Conservative Felicity Buchan since
8636-574: The cinema at which future prime minister David Cameron was reported to have watched Brokeback Mountain on its opening night. In June 2014, it was announced that the Coronet had been acquired by nearby fringe theatre The Print Room, which planned to make it its new home. The theatre began in a converted 1950s warehouse which had served as a graphic design workshop in Westbourne Grove. The venue had two spaces: an 80-seater studio, which
8763-472: The cinema where a sad Will Thacker ( Hugh Grant ) watches a film starring his romantic love interest Anna Scott ( Julia Roberts ) after they have separated. The cinema is also the home of the character Matt Hatter in the animated series Matt Hatter Chronicles . Notting Hill Notting Hill is a district of West London , England, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea . Notting Hill
8890-474: The circular racecourse tracks. At the summit of hill stands the elegant St John's church , built in 1845 in the early English style, and which formed the centrepiece of the Ladbroke Estate development. The Notting Hill houses were large, but they did not immediately succeed in enticing the very richest Londoners, who tended to live closer to the centre of London in Mayfair or Belgravia . The houses appealed to
9017-648: The city's literary and cultural life, studying art, visiting the National Gallery , attending the theatre and writing prose and poetry. His first published story, "How I Built Myself a House", appeared in Chamber's Journal in 1865. Here he wrote his first―but never published―novel, The Poor Man and the Lady , in 1867, and the poem "A Young Man's Exhortation", from which Graham Greene took an epigraph for his own novel The Comedians . Arthur Machen (1863–1947),
9144-418: The coltish, America's-sweetheart mannerisms, except when she uses them strategically, to disarm or confuse. [...] She is, at 41, unmistakably in her prime". She received her seventh Golden Globe nomination for her role. In 2010, Roberts played a U.S. Army captain on a one-day leave, as part of a large ensemble cast, in the romantic comedy Valentine's Day , and starred as an author finding herself following
9271-512: The critical consensus reading, "Thanks to a charming performance from Julia Roberts and a subversive spin on the genre, My Best Friend's Wedding is a refreshingly entertaining romantic comedy." The film was a global box-office hit , earning $ 299.3 million. In her next film, Richard Donner 's political thriller Conspiracy Theory (1997), Roberts starred with Mel Gibson as a Justice Department attorney. Mick LaSalle of San Francisco Chronicle stated: "When all else fails, there are still
9398-695: The director. The film was poorly received by critics and audiences, although Roberts's comedic performance was praised. In Mirror Mirror (2012), the Tarsem Singh adaptation of Snow White , Roberts portrayed Queen Clementianna , Snow White's evil stepmother, opposite Lily Collins . Peter Travers of Rolling Stone felt that she tried "way too hard" in her role, while Katey Rich of Cinema Blend observed that she "takes relish in her wicked [portrayal] but could have gone even further with it". Mirror Mirror made $ 183 million globally. In 2013, Roberts starred alongside Meryl Streep and Ewan McGregor in
9525-532: The district altered over the course of the 20th century. As middle-class households ceased to employ servants, the large Notting Hill houses lost their market and were increasingly split into multiple occupation. During the Blitz a number of buildings were damaged or destroyed by the Luftwaffe , including All Saints' Church , which was hit in 1940 and again in 1944. In the postwar period the name Notting Hill evoked
9652-407: The east. The gentrification has encompassed some streets that were among the 1980s' most decrepit, including the now expensive retail sections of Westbourne Grove and Ledbury Road, as well as Portobello Road's emergence as a top London tourist attraction and Chamberlayne Road as a local shopping street with its boutique independent shops. Notting Hill has a high concentration of restaurants, including
9779-430: The entire length of Notting Hill from north to south. It runs parallel to Ladbroke Grove. It contains Portobello Road Market , one of London's best known markets, containing an antique section and second-hand, fruit and veg and clothing stalls. The road was originally a lane leading to Portobello Farm in the north of Notting Hill. Westbourne Grove is a retail road running across Notting Hill from Kensington Park Road in
9906-403: The experience of those of Caribbean descent in 1970s Notting Hill including police brutality and discrimination. The Notting Hillbillies were a country rock project formed by Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler in 1986. They released a single album, Missing...Presumed Having a Good Time , in 1990. Notting Hill is often referred to as 'the most Instagrammable district in London' due to
10033-408: The film was a critical and commercial darling when it was released, and Roberts received both her first Academy Award nomination (as Best Supporting Actress ) and first Golden Globe Award win ( Best Supporting Actress ) Motion Picture for her performance. Catapulting on her 1989 Academy Award nomination, Roberts gained further notice from worldwide audiences when she starred with Richard Gere in
10160-411: The film was also received well by critics. CNN reviewer Paul Clinton called Roberts "the queen of the romantic comedy [whose] reign continues", and remarked: " Notting Hill stands alone as another funny and heartwarming story about love against all odds." In 1999, she also reunited with Richard Gere and Garry Marshall for Runaway Bride , in which she played a woman who has left a string of fiancés at
10287-634: The first four films of the American Girl film series (based on the American Girl line of dolls), released between 2004 and 2008. 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 . Since 2009, Roberts has acted as Lancôme 's global ambassador,
10414-578: The first season of the Amazon Prime Video psychological thriller series Homecoming (2018), and portrayed Martha Mitchell in the Starz political limited series Gaslit (2022). In addition to acting, Roberts runs the production company Red Om Films, through which she has served as an executive producer for various projects she has starred in, as well as for the first four films of the American Girl franchise (2004–2008). She has acted as
10541-492: The first season of the podcast Slow Burn by Leon Neyfakh . Roberts also starred as Amanda Sandford in the 2023 film Leave the World Behind , appearing alongside Ethan Hawke and Mahershala Ali . The movie is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Rumaan Alam . The film is produced by Barack and Michelle Obama 's company, Higher Ground Productions . In 2024, Roberts and Riley Keough would narrate
10668-495: The following decades with Ocean's Eleven (2001), Ocean's Twelve (2004), Charlie Wilson's War (2007), Valentine's Day (2010), Eat Pray Love (2010), August: Osage County (2013), Wonder (2017), Ticket to Paradise (2022), and Leave the World Behind (2023). Roberts also received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for the HBO television film The Normal Heart (2014), had her first regular television role in
10795-624: The future of the Carnival". An interim report by the review resulted in a change to the route in 2002. When the full report was published in 2004, it was recommended that Hyde Park be used as a "savannah"; though this move has attracted some concern that the Hyde Park event may overshadow the original street carnival. In 2003 Carnival was run by a limited company , the Notting Hill Carnival Trust Ltd. A report by
10922-430: The global ambassador for Lancôme since 2009. She was the world's highest-paid actress throughout the majority of the 1990s and the first half of the 2000s. She received a then-unprecedented fees of $ 20 million and $ 25 million for her roles in Erin Brockovich (2000) and Mona Lisa Smile (2003), respectively. As of 2020 , Roberts' net worth was estimated to be $ 250 million. People magazine has named her
11049-538: The hill. However, the venture was not a success, in part due to a public right of way which traversed the course, and in part due to the heavy clay of the neighbourhood which caused it to become waterlogged. The Hippodrome closed in 1841, after which development resumed and houses were built on the site. The crescent-shaped roads that circumvent the hill, such as Blenheim Crescent , Elgin Crescent , Stanley Crescent, Cornwall Crescent and Landsdowne Crescent, were built over
11176-533: The junction with Denbigh Road, is the one most closely associated with Notting Hill. It covers the central part of Notting Hill, and is situated between the A402 (Holland Park Avenue) to the south and the Westway to the north. Notting Hill is made up of four sub areas plus Notting Hill itself. In the north west is Kensal Green … North Kensington in the south west while to the north east is Kensal Town and South east of
11303-531: The magazine began compiling its list) to 2005. In 2006, Roberts voiced a nurse ant in The Ant Bully and a barn spider in Charlotte's Web . She made her Broadway debut on April 19, 2006, as Nan in a revival of Richard Greenberg 's 1997 play Three Days of Rain opposite Bradley Cooper and Paul Rudd . Although the play grossed nearly $ 1 million in ticket sales during its first week and
11430-428: The main thoroughfare and tube station at the heart of Notting Hill. That part of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea roughly encompassed by the electoral wards of Saint Charles, Golborne, Notting Barns, Colville, Norland, and Pembridge, which is bounded on the north by Harrow Road and on the south by Notting Hill Gate and Holland Park Avenue , includes all areas known as Notting Hill, including Notting Barns,
11557-471: The most beautiful woman in the world a record five times. Julia Fiona Roberts was born on October 28, 1967, in Smyrna, Georgia , a suburb of Atlanta , to Betty Lou Bredemus and Walter Grady Roberts. She is of English, Scottish, Irish, Welsh, German, and Swedish descent. Her father was a Baptist, her mother Catholic. Roberts was raised Catholic. Her older brother Eric Roberts (b. 1956), from whom she
11684-427: The movie stars it showcased back before they became stars. All of the young actors in this movie have genuine gifts". In Steel Magnolias (1989), a film adaptation of Robert Harling 's 1987 play of the same name , Roberts starred as a young bride with diabetes , alongside Sally Field , Dolly Parton , Shirley MacLaine and Daryl Hannah . The filmmakers were looking at both Laura Dern and Winona Ryder when
11811-585: The past, putting it among the largest street festivals in Europe. It attracted press attention in 1976 for clashes with the police, which occurred in 1976 at the conclusion of the Notting Hill Carnival after police arrested a pickpocket and a group of black youths came to his defence. The disturbance escalated and more than 100 police officers were injured. Two notable participants in this riot were Joe Strummer and Paul Simonon , who later formed
11938-469: The phrase "the Notting Hill set " to refer to a group of emerging Conservative politicians, such as David Cameron and George Osborne , who would become respectively Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer and were once based in Notting Hill. Notting Hill is in the ceremonial county of Greater London although it was formerly a hamlet on rural land until the expansion of urban London during
12065-526: The population makes the area one of the most cosmopolitan in the world. Notting Hill Carnival is an annual Caribbean carnival event in August, over two days (Sunday and the following bank holiday ). It has continuously taken place since 1965. It is led by members of the Caribbean population, many of whom have lived in the area since the 1950s. The carnival has attracted up to 1.5 million people in
12192-550: The projected £33 million cost of a Crossrail station, which was received very well by the residents of the Borough. In 2011, Transport for London conducted a feasibility study on the station with the project backed by National Grid , retailers Sainsbury's and Cath Kidston Limited , and Jenny Jones (Green Party member of the London Assembly). Julia Roberts Julia Fiona Roberts (born October 28, 1967)
12319-427: The property. In 1823 Allason completed a plan for the layout of the main portion of the estate. This marks the genesis of his most enduring idea – the creation of large private communal gardens, originally known as "pleasure grounds", or "paddocks", enclosed by terraces and/or crescents of houses. Instead of houses being set around a garden square, separated from it by a road, Allason's houses would have direct access to
12446-476: The range, giving Clooney and Roberts every opportunity to demonstrate the value of star power." The film made a respectable $ 93.3 million worldwide. In Wonder (2017), the film adaptation of the 2012 novel of the same name by R. J. Palacio , Roberts played the mother of a boy with Treacher Collins syndrome . The Times felt that she "lifts every one of her scenes in Wonder to near-sublime places". With
12573-495: The respective iron bridges on Ladbroke Grove and Golborne Road . Parts of this area fall under the London Borough of Brent. It has been earmarked for regeneration around the proposed crossrail station next to Sainsbury's. The area is served by Kensal Green station (Underground and Overground) North Kensington is the key neighbourhood of Notting Hill. It is where most of the violence of the race riots occurred, where
12700-520: The romance drama Dying Young . Although negative reviews greeted her 1991 outings, Sleeping with the Enemy grossed $ 175 million, Hook $ 300.9 million and Dying Young $ 82.3 million globally. Roberts took a two-year hiatus from the screen, during which she made appeared in no films other than a cameo appearance in Robert Altman 's The Player (1992). In early 1993, she was the subject of
12827-438: The romantic comedy genre. In P. J. Hogan 's My Best Friend's Wedding (1997), she starred opposite Dermot Mulroney , Cameron Diaz and Rupert Everett , as a food critic who realizes she's in love with her best friend and tries to win him back after he decides to marry someone else. Considered to be one of the best romantic comedies of all time, Rotten Tomatoes gave the film an approval rating of 73% based on 59 reviews, with
12954-497: The seminal London punk band The Clash . Their song " White Riot " was inspired by their participation in this event. Further incidents continued for a few years, but receded for several decades, until 2008 when approximately 500 youths clashed with police on the Monday. As the event grew, concerns about the size of the event prompted Ken Livingstone to set up a Carnival Review Group to look into "formulating guidelines to safeguard
13081-515: The slum children from this street were documented in the 1950s photographs of Roger Mayne . In late August and early September 1958, the Notting Hill race riots occurred. The series of disturbances are thought to have started on 30 August when a gang of white youths attacked a Swedish woman, Majbritt Morrison , who was married to a West Indian man (Raymond Morrison), following a previous incident in Latimer Road tube station. Later that night
13208-545: The south Notting Hill when referring to Notting Hill Gate and Holland Park . North Kensington was once well known for its slum housing. However, North Kensington retains high levels of poverty and unemployment and a high-proportion of social housing for rent. In this area, Grenfell Tower is also found, which burnt down in 2017. Waves of immigration to the area have occurred for at least a century, including, but certainly not limited to, people of Irish, Jewish, Caribbean, Spanish, and Moroccan extraction. This constant renewal of
13335-596: The southern part of Ladbroke Grove, many of which lead onto substantial communal gardens. There are grand terraces, such as Kensington Park Gardens, and large villas as in Pembridge Square and around Holland Park. There is also new construction of modern houses tucked away on backland sites. Since at least 2000, independent shops in Portobello such as Culture Shack have lost out to multinational standardised chains such as Starbucks . In 2009, Lipka's Arcade,
13462-598: The stalls so as to provide more legroom, reducing the total cinema capacity to 399 seats. In 1989, the building was again under threat, but it was protected by a Grade II listing and the threat passed. In 1996, a second screen with seating for 151 was opened in the stage area. In 2004, the Coronet was acquired by the Kensington Temple , a large local Pentecostal church congregation. However, it continued to offer mainstream independent cinema programming, without any censorship or Christian slant. It was, for example,
13589-468: The stalls, a total of 515. In 1972, the Rank Organisation (which had taken over Gaumont) proposed to demolish the building, but a local campaign based upon its architectural merit and its interesting history secured its survival and, indeed, refurbishment. In 1977 it was sold by Rank to an independent cinema operator, and its name reverted to the Coronet. The new owners replaced the seating in
13716-418: The stars to look at—Roberts, who actually manages to do some fine acting, and Gibson, whose likability must be a sturdy thing indeed." The film, nevertheless, grossed a respectable $ 137 million. In 1998, Roberts appeared on the television series Sesame Street opposite the character Elmo , and starred in the drama Stepmom , alongside Susan Sarandon , revolving around the complicated relationship between
13843-432: The theatre for the first time, as part of variety programmes mixing live and filmed performances. In 1923, it became a cinema full-time, and capacity was reduced from 1,143 to 1,010 seats, but it retained, as it still does, its original theatre interior, consisting of stalls and two upper tiers (a dress circle and a gallery). However, the boxes on each side of the auditorium, next to the stage, were removed in 1931. The stage
13970-462: The turnpike gate stood was known as Notting Hill Gate. The gate was there to stop people passing along the road without paying. The proceeds were applied towards the maintenance of this important road. The gate was removed in the 19th century and the high road was widened and straightened in the 1960s, involving the demolition of many buildings, the linking of two separate tube stations and the construction of two tower blocks. Portobello Road runs almost
14097-496: The two Michelin-rated The Ledbury and Core by Clare Smyth . The hill from which Notting Hill takes its name is still clearly visible, with its summit in the middle of Ladbroke Grove , at the junction with Kensington Park Gardens . Notting Hill has no official boundaries, so definitions of which areas fall under Notting Hill vary. The postcode "W11", centred on the former site of the Post Office in Westbourne Grove , near
14224-678: The upper middle class, who could live there in Belgravia style at lower prices. In the opening chapter of John Galsworthy 's Forsyte Saga novels, he housed the Nicholas Forsytes "in Ladbroke Grove, a spacious abode and a great bargain". In 1862 Thomas Hardy left Dorchester for London to work with architect Arthur Blomfield ; during this period he lived in Westbourne Park Villas. He immersed himself in
14351-551: The wedding" as the press claimed at the time, and that it was a mutual decision. On June 25, 1993, she married country singer Lyle Lovett ; the wedding took place at St. James Lutheran Church in Marion, Indiana . They separated in March 1995 and subsequently divorced. From 1998 to 2001, Roberts dated actor Benjamin Bratt . Roberts and her husband, cameraman Daniel Moder , met on the set of her film The Mexican in 2000 while she
14478-405: The west to Queensway in the east, crossing over Portobello Road. It was noted as "fashionable" and "up-and-coming" from the 1990s since then it has attracted many designer label outlets as well as independent and chain retailers. The Notting Hill Carnival passes along the central part of Westbourne Grove. Westbourne Green is the area in between Westbourne Park Station and Royal Oak Station and
14605-488: Was a commercial success throughout its limited run, her performance drew criticism. Ben Brantley of The New York Times described Roberts as being fraught with "self-consciousness (especially in the first act) [and] only glancingly acquainted with the two characters she plays." Brantley also criticized the overall production, writing that "it's almost impossible to discern its artistic virtues from this wooden and splintered interpretation, directed by Joe Mantello." Writing in
14732-468: Was blocked off, and the cinema screen is placed within the proscenium arch. The projection equipment was housed in the former dress circle bar. In 1931, the cinema became part of Gaumont British , and it was at this time that the theatre boxes were removed. In 1950, it was renamed the Gaumont and the upper tier was closed for seating, and capacity was therefore reduced to 196 in the dress circle and 319 in
14859-663: Was born. Roberts' parents married in 1955. Her mother filed for divorce in 1971; the divorce was finalized in early 1972. From 1972, Roberts lived in Smyrna, Georgia , where she attended Fitzhugh Lee Elementary School, Griffin Middle School, and Campbell High School . In 1972, her mother married Michael Motes, who was abusive and often unemployed; Roberts despised him. The couple had a daughter, Nancy, who died at 37 on February 9, 2014, of an apparent drug overdose. The marriage ended in 1983, with Betty Lou divorcing Motes on cruelty grounds; she had stated that marrying him
14986-510: Was created in 1892 out of a former area of pig slurry called "the Ocean". This was part of a general clean-up of the area which had become known as the Potteries and Piggeries. The area remained rural until London's westward expansion reached Bayswater in the early 19th century. The Ladbroke family was Notting Hill's main landowner, and from the 1820s James Weller Ladbroke began to develop
15113-693: Was estranged for several years until 2004, older sister Lisa Roberts Gillan (b. 1965), and niece Emma Roberts , are also actors. She also had a younger half-sister named Nancy Motes. Roberts's parents, one-time actors and playwrights, met while performing in theatrical productions for the United States Armed Forces . They later co-founded the Atlanta Actors and Writers Workshop in Atlanta , off Juniper Street in Midtown. They ran
15240-554: Was met with a polarized critical reception, but made a profit at the box office and has since been considered a cult film . In 1991, Roberts played a battered wife attempting to begin a new life in Iowa in the thriller Sleeping with the Enemy , a winged, six-inch-tall tomboyish Tinkerbell in Steven Spielberg 's fantasy film Hook and an outgoing yet cautious nurse in her second collaboration with director Joel Schumacher,
15367-437: Was not released until 1989.) In 1988, Roberts had a role in the fourth-season finale of Miami Vice and her first critical success with moviegoers came with the independent romantic comedy Mystic Pizza , in which she played a Portuguese-American teenage girl working as a waitress at a pizza parlor. Roger Ebert found Roberts to be a "major beauty with a fierce energy" and observed that the film "may someday become known for
15494-535: Was paid $ 300,000 for the part. Pretty Woman saw the highest number of ticket sales in the U.S. ever for a romantic comedy, and made $ 463.4 million worldwide. The red dress Roberts wore in the film has been considered one of the most famous gowns in cinema. Her next film release following Pretty Woman was Joel Schumacher 's supernatural thriller Flatliners (also 1990), in which Roberts starred as one of five students conducting clandestine experiments that produce near-death experiences . The production
15621-548: Was still dating Bratt. At the time, Moder was married to Vera Steimberg. He filed for divorce a little over a year later, and after it was finalized, he and Roberts wed on July 4, 2002, at her ranch in Taos, New Mexico . Together, they have three children: twins, a daughter and a son, born in November 2004, and another son born in June 2007. In 2010, Roberts said she was Hindu , having converted for "spiritual satisfaction". Roberts
15748-511: Was the biggest mistake of her life. Roberts's own father died of cancer when she was ten. Roberts wanted to be a veterinarian as a child. She played the clarinet in her school band. After graduating from Smyrna's Campbell High School , she headed to New York City to pursue a career in acting. Once there, she signed with the Click Modeling Agency and enrolled in acting classes. Following her first television appearance as
15875-591: Was the voice of Mother Nature in a short film for the Conservation International campaign Nature Is Speaking , intended to raise awareness about climate change . Roberts runs the production company Red Om Films (Red Om is "Moder" spelled backwards, after her husband's last name ) with her sister, Lisa Roberts Gillan, and Marisa Yeres Gill. 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
16002-435: Was to call the district Kensington Park , and other roads (notably Kensington Park Road and Kensington Park Gardens ) are reminders of this. The local telephone prefix 7727 (originally 727) is based on the old telephone exchange name of PARk. Ladbroke left the actual business of developing his land to the firm of City solicitors, Smith, Bayley (known as Bayley and Janson after 1836), who worked with Allason to develop
16129-554: Was used for its larger productions, and a 40-seater space for smaller theatre pieces, play readings, and art exhibitions. In July 2014, it was announced that The Print Room was taking over the Coronet Cinema in Notting Hill Gate as its new home. In May 2019, Print Room at the Coronet re-branded the company to the original 1898 name The Coronet Theatre . The Coronet featured in the 1999 film Notting Hill , as
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