Actors Who Turned Down Roles That Could Have Changed Their Careers

Julia Roberts, Shakespeare in Love

Gwyneth Paltrow shot to stardom through the role of Viola De Lesseps in 1998’s Shakespeare in Love. Although Paltrow’s performance earned her an Oscar, she wasn’t the first choice for Shakespeare in Love—Julia Roberts pulled out of the production only six weeks prior to filming.

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