Julia Roberts' three children—Hazel Patricia, Phinnaeus Walter, and Henry Daniel Moder—have grown up largely out of the public eye, a deliberate choice by the Oscar-winning actress and her husband, cinematographer Danny Moder. As of 2025, all three are in college, making Roberts an official empty nester. The twins, Hazel and Phinnaeus, turned 21 on 28 November 2025, while Henry turned 19 in June 2026.
Julia Roberts' Family: A Private Life
Roberts, born on 28 October 1967 in Atlanta, Georgia, has been married to Danny Moder since 2002. The couple met on the set of the 2001 film The Mexican and married in a private ceremony on Independence Day 2002. Roberts was 36 when she became a mother, and 37 when she gave birth to the twins on 28 November 2004. Henry was born on 18 June 2007.
Throughout her career, which began in 1987, Roberts has kept her family life private. She has an Academy Award, a BAFTA, three Golden Globes, and a net worth estimated at $300 million as of 2026. Her income sources include film salaries, endorsements, real estate, and her production company, Red Om Films.
Hazel Patricia Moder: The Most Visible
Hazel, the only daughter, is the most publicly visible of the three children. She made her red carpet debut at the Cannes Film Festival in July 2021, joining her father for the premiere of Flag Day, which he shot as cinematographer. She wore an off-white dress and black shoes, with her hair in a ponytail, looking strikingly like her mother.
Hazel had a tiny uncredited role in Julia's 2016 film Mother's Day, playing the "cartwheel kid," according to her IMDb. Roberts also brought Hazel to the 2017 Women's March in Washington, D.C. Roberts has spoken about saving love letters from Danny for Hazel, telling CBS Sunday Morning: "The first letter he ever wrote me, which was seven pages long, I still have tucked away. One day I'll show it to Hazel and say, 'That's what you're looking for.'"
Phinnaeus and Henry Moder: College and Hobbies
Phinnaeus, known as Finn, shares his twin sister's birthday and a love of skateboarding with his younger brother. In August 2025, he was seen riding his skateboard in a video on Moder's Instagram. On the twins' 21st birthday, Roberts wrote on Instagram: "These game changers, life alterers, expanders once were 1 and now are 21!"
Henry, the youngest, is attending college in New York City. Photos from Page Six in June 2026 show the 19-year-old towering over his mother during a family outing the day after his birthday, joined by Hazel. Henry has also worn some of his mother's iconic clothes, including the grey Armani men's suit she wore at the 1990 Golden Globe Awards. Roberts told Extra in September 2025 that Henry "had it on the other day."
Raising Kids Out of the Spotlight
Roberts and Moder made a conscious decision to keep their children private. Roberts explained: "I think that the luckiest aspect of my work life/family life is that the success of my work life came earlier. So by the time I had the success of my family life and had a husband and children who wanted to stay home, I had been working for 18 years."
She added: "It was easy to pause work life to nurture my home life. To be allowed the luxury of staying home and being with my family, I had a deep gratitude for that time." Roberts also said, "I think part of it is just Danny and I are definitely aligned in our core values and always have been. I think when kids are little, kids only know what you let them know."
Empty Nester and Next Steps
Roberts revealed on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert that her youngest son, Henry, had moved out, joking: "I don't know if sobbing now is the best jumping-off point to our interview. I love hanging out with them and spending time with them. Fortunately, we have had lots of visits along the way (to) this empty nest."
With more time, Roberts said: "I think I'd like to do another play. Now that my kids are out of the house, I think that I could devote that kind of laser focus again to something like that." She starred in After the Hunt, a 2025 film directed by Luca Guadagnino, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival in August 2025 before its US release in October 2025.
