Sleeping with the Enemy

However, Roberts is far more than just a rom-com actress and in 1991's 'Sleeping With the Enemy' film goers saw her show off her dramatic skills.

In the thriller, Julia plays Laura Williams Burney, an abused wife who fakes her own death to escape her controlling husband Martin Burney (Patrick Bergin) and start a new life. Roberts described the role as tiring and taxing, admitting: "It was difficult. But, after all, it's just a movie. You have to keep that in perspective. When I go home, after we wrap, there's nobody home, waiting for me, to be afraid of."