Julianna Margulies, born on June eighth, nineteen sixty-six, is a celebrated American actress known for her versatile roles across television, film, and stage. She first gained widespread recognition for her portrayal of Carol Hathaway in the iconic NBC medical drama series ER, which aired from nineteen ninety-four to two thousand and featured a brief return in two thousand nine. Her performance earned her a Primetime Emmy Award and six Screen Actors Guild Awards, alongside four Golden Globe Award nominations.
In two thousand nine, Margulies took on the lead role of Alicia Florrick in the CBS legal drama series The Good Wife, which ran until two thousand sixteen. Her work in this series was met with critical acclaim, resulting in two additional Primetime Emmy Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a Television Critics Association Award.
Beyond her television success, Margulies has appeared in various notable projects, including the TNT miniseries The Mists of Avalon, the HBO crime drama The Sopranos, and the National Geographic miniseries The Hot Zone. More recently, she portrayed Laura Peterson in the Apple TV+ drama series The Morning Show from twenty twenty-one to twenty twenty-three.
Her film career includes roles in the adventure film Dinosaur, the drama Evelyn, the supernatural horror film Ghost Ship, the action horror film Snakes on a Plane, the comedy drama City Island, the crime comedy Stand Up Guys, and the comedy drama The Upside. Margulies has received numerous accolades, including one Golden Globe Award, three Primetime Emmy Awards, and eight Screen Actors Guild Awards, making her the second most awarded woman in SAG history after Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
In recognition of her contributions to the entertainment industry, she has been honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In two thousand fifteen, Time magazine named her one of the one hundred most influential people in the world.