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Julianna Margulies

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Julianna Margulies was born on June 8, 1966 in Spring Valley (near New York City), as the youngest of three daughters of Francesca (Goldberg), a teacher and dancer in American Ballet, and Paul Margulies, an advertising writer and philosopher. She is of Ashkenazi Jewish heritage (from Romania, Austria, Hungary, and Russia). Until beginning high school in New Hampshire at age 14, she lived several years with her family in Paris and in England. She obtained a B.A. degree in liberal arts from Sarah Lawrence College, where she appeared in several plays on campus. She jobbed as a waitress until her first role as a prostitute looking to go straight in Out for Justice (1991). It took more than a year to find another role; during that time, she managed to support herself from several regional theater productions and national TV ads. Until she became a regular in ER (1994), she guest starred in several television series and a pilot. Since then, she has starred in several films, including Ghost Ship (2002), Evelyn (2002), and Snakes on a Plane (2006), and headlines the CBS drama The Good Wife (2009), for which she has won both an Emmy and a Golden Globe.
BornJune 8, 1966
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  • Won 3 Primetime Emmys

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Julianna Margulies, Michael Imperioli, and Steve Schirripa in Talking Sopranos (2020)
Julianna Margulies and Milana Vayntrub in ER (1994)
Julianna Margulies and Milana Vayntrub in ER (1994)
Julianna Margulies and Milana Vayntrub in ER (1994)
Julianna Margulies and Milana Vayntrub in ER (1994)
Julianna Margulies and Milana Vayntrub in ER (1994)
Julianna Margulies and Milana Vayntrub in ER (1994)
George Clooney and Julianna Margulies in ER (1994)
Julianna Margulies, Meg Foster, and Milana Vayntrub in ER (1994)
Julianna Margulies and Reese Witherspoon in Laura (2021)
George Clooney, Julianna Margulies, and Amy Ryan in ER (1994)
George Clooney, Julianna Margulies, Iyari Limon, and Amy Ryan in ER (1994)

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George Clooney, Anthony Edwards, Julianna Margulies, Ming-Na Wen, Noah Wyle, Laura Innes, Alex Kingston, Eriq La Salle, Kellie Martin, Paul McCrane, Michael Michele, Erik Palladino, Maura Tierney, and Goran Visnjic in ER (1994)
ER
7.9
TV Series
  • Carol Hathaway
Ghost Ship (2002)
Ghost Ship
5.5
  • Epps
  • 2002
Andy Garcia, Julianna Margulies, Dominik Garcia, Emily Mortimer, Steven Strait, and Ezra Miller in City Island (2009)
City Island
7.4
  • Joyce Rizzo
  • 2009
Samuel L. Jackson and Nathan Phillips in Snakes on a Plane (2006)
Snakes on a Plane
5.5
  • Claire Miller
  • 2006

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Actress

  • Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, and Steve Carell in The Morning Show (2019)
    The Morning Show
  • Billions (2016)
    Billions
  • Julianna Margulies in The Hot Zone (2019)
    The Hot Zone
  • Dietland (2018)
    Dietland
  • Richard Gere, Peter Dinklage, Walton Goggins, and Bradley Whitford in Three Christs (2017)
    Three Christs
  • Bryan Cranston and Kevin Hart in The Upside (2017)
    The Upside
  • Paulina Porizkova, Alexandra Wentworth, Lauren Blumenfeld, Ashley Park, and Don Fanelli in Nightcap (2016)
    Nightcap
  • Julianna Margulies in The Good Wife (2009)
    The Good Wife
  • Al Pacino, Alan Arkin, and Christopher Walken in Stand Up Guys (2012)
    Stand Up Guys
  • Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, David Rudman, Matt Vogel, and Ryan Dillon in Sesame Street (1969)
    Sesame Street
  • Andy Garcia, Julianna Margulies, Dominik Garcia, Emily Mortimer, Steven Strait, and Ezra Miller in City Island (2009)
    City Island
  • George Clooney, Anthony Edwards, Julianna Margulies, Ming-Na Wen, Noah Wyle, Laura Innes, Alex Kingston, Eriq La Salle, Kellie Martin, Paul McCrane, Michael Michele, Erik Palladino, Maura Tierney, and Goran Visnjic in ER (1994)
    ER
  • Julianna Margulies in Canterbury's Law (2008)
    Canterbury's Law
  • Lorraine Bracco, James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Steven Van Zandt, Dominic Chianese, Robert Iler, Michael Imperioli, Vincent Pastore, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, and Tony Sirico in The Sopranos (1999)
    The Sopranos
  • American Masters (1985)
    American Masters
    • (voice)

Producer

  • Julianna Margulies in The Good Wife (2009)
    The Good Wife
  • Julianna Margulies in Canterbury's Law (2008)
    Canterbury's Law

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What Goes Around Comes Around
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What Goes Around Comes Around
Trade-Off
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Trade-Off
Sweet Sixteen
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Sweet Sixteen
Sick As Your Secrets
Clip 1:55
Sick As Your Secrets
Baggage
Clip 1:54
Baggage
City Island
Clip 0:38
City Island
City Island
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City Island
City Island
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City Island
City Island
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City Island
City Island
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City Island
City Island
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City Island
City Island
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City Island

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    • June 8, 1966
    • Spring Valley, New York, USA
    • Keith LieberthalNovember 10, 2007 - present (1 child)
    • Alexandra Margulies(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Plays Helene in "Festen" play by David Eldridge based on the "Dogme" film and play by Thomas Vinterberg, Mogens Rukov and Lars Bo Jensen (Music Box Theatre, New York City, New York, USA).
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Print Biographies
    • 7 Interviews
    • 13 Articles
    • 4 Pictorials
    • 58 Magazine Cover Photos

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  • Trivia
    Cites her 7 minutes of screen time in the pilot of ER (1994) as the turning point in her career. Michael Crichton and Steven Spielberg had been duly impressed with her death scene, as filmed through the eyes of series boyfriend Doug Ross (George Clooney), a decision was made to 'resurrect' her character.
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    Small gestures can have a big impact. If you walk down the street and smile at someone, that will get passed on to the next person. That has the power to change someone's day.
    • Her raven-coloured ringlets

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