Julianna Margulies
Julianna Margulies has won three Emmy Awards, four Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Golden Globe for her starring roles in the series "E.R." and "The Good Wife."
Pictured: Margulies during the 3rd annual "Tomorrow Is Tonight" dinner and auction to benefit Project A.L.S. at the Metropolitan Pavillion in New York City in 2000.
"The Good Wife"
As Margulies launches a seventh season of her hit series, "The Good Wife," her character, Alicia has changed - and maybe Margulies has, too.
"I know you're an actress, but it has to somehow have affected you?" asked CBS News' Jane Pauley.
"It has, absolutely," Margulies replied. "I admire the way she is silent more than she speaks. And you can see the wheels turning in her head. And I realize it's so much more powerful to actually think before you speak than to just go off the top of your head, which was so the way I used to react as an actress. I hold my emotions on my sleeve, and she holds them so deep down."
Student Production
Born in Spring Valley, N.Y. on June 8, 1966, Julianna Margulies grew up in the U.S., England and France, before graduating from Sarah Lawrence College.
Pictured: Margulies in a high school play.
Portrait
Pictured: Julianna at 18.
Portrait
A yearbook photo of Sarah Lawrence graduate Julianna Margulies, Class of '89.
"E.R."
At age 28, Margulies became a star, in the role of Nurse Carol Hathaway on "E.R.," (opposite George Clooney, pictured.). She earned an Emmy Award her first season, and would be nominated for five more for the series.
Emmy Awards
Julianna Margulies shows off her Emmy for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her work in "E.R.," backstage at the 47th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, Calif., Sunday, Sept. 10, 1995.
But after six years, Margulies decided to leave "E.R.," reportedly turning down a $27 million contract.
"A Price Above Rubies"
Julianna Margulies and Renee Zellweger in the 1998 drama, "A Price Above Rubies."
"Paradise Road"
Julianna Margulies, Jennifer Ehle and Glenn Close as women imprisoned by the Japanese during World War II in the 1997 drama, "Paradise Road."
"Ghost Ship"
Julianna Margulies and Isaiah Washington in the 2002 film, "Ghost Ship.
Red Carpet
Julianna Margulies poses for photographers at the premiere of the political thriller, "Syriana," starring George Clooney, in New York, Nov 20, 2005.
"Snakes on a Plane"
Julianna Margulies takes matters into her own hands in the thriller "Snakes on a Plane" (2006).
"City Island"
Julianna Margulies and Andy Garcia in the comedy-drama, "City Island" (2009).
"The Good Wife"
In 2009 Margulies took on the role of Alicia Florrick, "The Good Wife" of a disgraced politician - a stay-at-home mom who goes back to work as a lawyer when her husband goes to prison.
The series, now beginning its seventh season, has earned Margulies two Emmy Awards, and two additional nominations, for her performances.
"The Good Wife"
The cast of "The Good Wife" (2012), from left: Christine Baranski, Josh Charles, Julianna Margulies, Alan Cumming, Chris Noth, Matt Czuchry, and Archie Panjabi
"The Good Wife"
Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick and Taye Diggs as Dean Levine-Wilkins in "The Good Wife."
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Julianna Margulies accepts the SAG Award for Best Female Actor in a Drama Series for "The Good Wife," at the 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2011, in Los Angeles.
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Actress Julianna Margulies arrives at the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Jan. 27, 2013.
Emmy Awards
Julianna Margulies arrives at the 65th annual Primetime Emmy Awards, September 22, 2013, at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.
Emmy Awards
Actress Julianna Margulies, winner of the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Award for "The Good Wife," poses in the press room during the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on August 25, 2014 in Los Angeles.
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Actress Julianna Margulies of the series "The Good Wife" poses upon arrival at the 21st annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles, Jan. 25, 2015.
TIME 100 Gala
Actress Julianna Margulies arrives with her husband, attorney Keith Lieberthal, for the TIME 100 Gala in New York April 21, 2015. Margulies, who is also an advocate for Project ALS and the Raise Hope for Congo Campaign, was named among Time's "100 Most Influential People."