| Net Worth: | $24 Million |
|---|---|
| Date of birth: | June 8, 1966 (58 years old) |
| Gender: | Female |
| Profession: | Actor, Television Producer |
| Nationality: | American |
Julianna Margulies was born June 8, 1966 in Spring Valley, New York to Jewish family. Her first role was Rica in Out for Justice. After that, she had couple of smaller roles on various TV shows but became more famous in 2000’s with movies like What’s Cooking?, Hitler: The Rise of Evil, and City Island. In 2014, you can see her as Alicia Florrick on TV series The Good Wife.
Career
Margulies made her big screen debut in the 1991 Steven Seagal film “Out for Justice,” then she guest-starred on “Murder, She Wrote” (1993), “Law & Order” (1993), and “Homicide: Life on the Street” (1994). In 1994, Julianna landed the role that would change her life: Nurse Carol Hathaway on “ER.” She spent six seasons on the show, leaving in 2000, then she returned for one episode in 2009. While starring on “ER,” Margulies appeared in several films, including “Traveller” (1997), “Paradise Road” (1997), and “A Price Above Rubies” (1998), and voiced Neera in the computer-animated Disney movie “Dinosaur,” which grossed $349.8 million at the box office. Around this time, she also guest-starred on “The Larry Sanders Show” (1995) and “Ellen” (1998), performed in a 1999 production of “The Vagina Monologues” at the Westside Theatre, and hosted a 2000 episode of “Saturday Night Live.” In 2001, Julianna played Morgaine in the Emmy-nominated miniseries “The Mists of Avalon” and appeared in the television film “Jenifer,” and the following year, she starred in the films “The Man from Elysian Fields,” “Evelyn,” and “Ghost Ship.”
Personal Life
Julianna began a relationship with Ron Eldard in 1991 after meeting him in an acting class, and they stayed together until 2003. Eldard played Ray ‘Shep’ Shepard on 17 episodes of “ER” from 1995 to 1996, and he co-starred with Margulies in the 2002 horror film “Ghost Ship.” Julianna married Keith Lieberthal, an attorney, on November 10, 2007, and they welcomed son Kieran on January 17, 2008. For years, Margulies has worked to get Erin’s Law, which would require schools to teach students about sexual abuse prevention, passed in every state. Julianna has said of the law, “Erin’s Law will give children a fighting chance, a voice, and the tools to help protect themselves. It should be passed in all 50 states. Common sense. It’s as simple as that.”
Quotes
“I’ve always had a tomboy quality to me that I embrace and don’t run away from. At the same time I’m a real girlie-girl.”
— Julianna Margulies
“I feel a tremendous responsibility to my crew, to my cast, to every guest star that comes on.”
— Julianna Margulies
“I’m one of those strange people: I really love going to the gym.”
— Julianna Margulies
“That’s what I love about acting, you get to find little pieces of yourself in every character you play.”
— Julianna Margulies
“I can tend to over-think things.”
— Julianna Margulies