Julia Roberts' Daughter Hazel Makes Her First Red Carpet Appearance

Jul 16, 2021

Julia Roberts has been one of the top leading ladies in Hollywood for over four decades since she starred in the 1990 film “Pretty Woman." Her decades-spanning career has brought her numerous accolades for her acting, including an Academy Award and three Golden Globes. When counting all of her movies, Roberts’ films have brought in box office grossing of over $3.8 billion globally.

But despite her megastar status, the actress does her best to keep herself and her family away from the public eye. In keeping with her private nature, Roberts didn't marry another celebrity, instead, she married cinematographer Daniel Moder in 2002. The couple met on the set of the movie “The Mexican,” where Daniel had been a cameraman and Roberts the leading lady. Together the couple has three children — twins Phinnaeus and Hazel, 16, and a son named Henry, 14.

For the most part, the couple's children have stayed out of the spotlight, but in a rare and unexpected appearance, 16-year-old Hazel accompanied her father to the Cannes Film Festival in France this week, where she made her red carpet debut. Daniel was there to promote the movie "Flag Day," on which he was the cinematographer and Sean Penn was the director. Despite not appearing in the film, Hazel came along to the movie's premiere with her dad and it was a truly sweet moment. 

The teenager wore a sweet pale yellow lace dress with black Mary Jane shoes and kept her hair and makeup minimal. Her natural beauty shined through and while she certainly inherited features from her mom, it's no doubt that Hazel looks a lot like her father.

Since Julia Roberts and her husband Daniel Moder prefer to stay out of the spotlight, it's no surprise that the couple has kept their children out of the limelight too. The last time we saw any of their kids — twins Phinnaeus and Hazel, and son Henry — in public appearances was quite some time ago. 

But now, we've had a glimpse of Hazel in what is her red carpet debut. Stepping out for the premiere of "Flag Day" at the Cannes Film Festival, Daniel and Hazel made a lovely pair together. Daniel dressed the part in a dapper tuxedo, while Hazel looked bright-eyed and sunkissed. Wearing a pale yellow long lace dress, Hazel accessorized her gown with contrasting patent black Mary Jane shoes. She kept her makeup very natural, with her hair scooped back into a ponytail.

What was most surprising about Hazel's appearance was seeing how closely she resembles her father! There's no doubt she is a mix of her two film industry parents, with her smile and nose resembling her mom, but her beaming blue eyes are an exact carbon copy of her dad. Daniel was a very supportive father at the event, staying by Hazel's side the entire time and putting his arm around her.

While two of Sean Penn's children appear in the movie, Hazel does not. However, she and her brothers had a tiny part in her mom's 2016 movie "Mother's Day." Hazel, who is still of school age, hasn't made it clear what kind of career she wishes to pursue, but if it turns out to be acting, she'll have no problems trying to land parts considering who her parents are.

Although the family is very private, Roberts did post a rare show of public adoration for her husband earlier this month in celebration of her and Daniel's 19-year-wedding anniversary, which happens to coincide with Independence Day. Sharing a candid photo of the two of them on a beach, Roberts is beaming, as she wears a floral shirt, orange cap and black sunglasses. Meanwhile, Daniel appears to have just had a swim, as his hair is wet and tousled and he's wrapped in a towel. Roberts has her arm around him and it appears the picture is a selfie. She captioned the sweet tribute:

"19 years ❤️🤍💙 Just getting started!"

Famous friends and fans alike congratulated the couple, including Tom Hanks' wife Rita Wilson, who commented:

"Happy happy anniversary! Gotta celebrate big on 20th!" Roberts even replied to her friend's comment, writing, "we will come to your house!🥰💓💋🥳." 

Clearly in love with her husband of nearly two decades, the “Pretty Woman” star opened up to Gwyneth Paltrow on her "Goop" podcast in 2018 to talk about her marriage to Daniel, among other topics. She said:

“Getting married to Danny. That was the first, like, my life will never be the same in the most incredible, indescribable way… He truly, to this day, to this minute, is just my favorite human. I'm more interested in what he has to say or his point of view just more than anybody. Really, we're so lucky in that way. We just really, really like each other and we just enjoy each other’s company."

It sounds like family life is going very well for the Roberts/Moder household. We can't wait to see how their other children have grown up too!

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