Julianna Margulies Biography: Awards, Books, Movies, Husband, Kids, Age, Net Worth, Siblings, Parents

Julianna Luisa Margulies (born June 8, 1966) is an American actress and producer whose name became familiar in the mid-1990s as the compassionate Carol Hathaway on NBC’s ER (1994–2000; 2009).

Her performance as nurse-turned-physician saved the ER from losing a central character and earned her a Primetime Emmy Award and six Screen Actors Guild Awards.

In 2009, she reemerged as Alicia Florrick in CBS’s The Good Wife (2009–2016), winning two more Emmys, a Golden Globe, and two additional SAG Awards for her portrayal of a law firm associate navigating scandal and politics.

Profile

• Full name: Julianna Luisa Margulies
• Date of birth: June 8, 1966
• Age: 59 years old
• Gender: Female
• Place of birth: Spring Valley, New York, U.S.
• State of origin: New York
• Nationality: American
• Profession: Actress; television producer
• Height: 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
• Eye color: Brown
• Hair color: Dark brown
• Parents: Paul Margulies (father); Francesca Goldberg Gardner (mother)
• Siblings: Two older sisters (names not publicly documented)
• Spouse: Keith Lieberthal (m. November 10, 2007)
• Children: Kieran Lindsay Lieberthal
• Relationship status: Married to Keith Lieberthal
• Religion: Ethnically Jewish; does not practice a faith
• Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish descent
• Net worth: US$24 million

Early Life and Education

Julianna Margulies is now 59 years old. She was born on June 8, 1966, in Spring Valley, New York, the youngest of three daughters of Paul Margulies, a writer, advertising executive, and philosopher, and Francesca Goldberg Gardner, a ballet dancer and eurythmy teacher.

Her parents, both descendants of Ashkenazi Jewish immigrants, separated when she was one; her early years included moves among New York, Sussex (England), and Paris, where French was initially her first language.

Margulies attended Green Meadow Waldorf School and High Mowing School before earning a Bachelor of Arts in liberal arts, focusing on art history, English, and theater at Sarah Lawrence College in 1988.

Personal Life

From 1991 to 2003, Margulies was in a relationship with actor Ron Eldard, whom she met in an acting class early in her career. On November 10, 2007, she married attorney Keith Lieberthal in Lenox, Massachusetts; their son, Kieran Lindsay Lieberthal, was born in January 2008.

The family maintains residences in Manhattan and Upstate New York. Margulies is a longtime advocate for Erin’s Law, which requires schools to teach students about sexual abuse prevention, and serves on the board of MCC Theater in New York City.

Career

Margulies made her screen debut in Out for Justice (1991) and appeared in guest roles on Murder, She Wrote and Law & Order before landing Carol Hathaway on ER in 1994.

Although Carol’s character was scripted to die, test audiences persuaded producers to keep her alive; Margulies remained a series regular through 2000 and returned for the finale in 2009.

In 2001, she starred as Morgaine in TNT’s The Mists of Avalon and appeared in films such as Ghost Ship (2002) and Snakes on a Plane (2006).

In 2009, she began her critically acclaimed run as Alicia Florrick on The Good Wife, also serving as a producer from season three onward; the series concluded in 2016 after seven seasons. Her later television work includes National Geographic’s The Hot Zone (2019) and Apple TV+’s The Morning Show (2021–2023).

Awards

• Primetime Emmy Award – Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series – ER (2005)
• Primetime Emmy Award – Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series – The Good Wife (2011)
• Primetime Emmy Award – Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series – The Good Wife (2014)
• Golden Globe Award – Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama – The Good Wife (2010)
• Screen Actors Guild Award – Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series – ER (1996; 1997; 1998; 1999)
• Screen Actors Guild Award – Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series – ER (1998)
• Screen Actors Guild Award – Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series – The Good Wife (2010)
• Screen Actors Guild Award – Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series – The Good Wife (2011)
• Television Critics Association Award – Individual Achievement in Drama – The Good Wife (2010)
• Hollywood Walk of Fame – Star awarded 2015

Net worth

Julianna Margulies’s net worth stands at US$24 million, accrued through her award-winning television roles on ER and The Good Wife, producing credits, speaking engagements, and royalties from her two books.

Controversy

Margulies declined to reprise Alicia Florrick on The Good Fight in 2019 due to salary negotiations; she publicly noted disparities in compensation practices for women versus men on the spin-off series, an incident that underscored ongoing industry conversations about pay equity.

Social Media

• Instagram: @juliannamargulies
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Filmography

• Out for Justice (1991)
• Murder, She Wrote (1993)
• Law & Order (1993)
• Homicide: Life on the Street (1994)
• ER (1994–2000; 2009)
• The Mists of Avalon (2001)
• Evelyn (2002)
• Ghost Ship (2002)
• Snakes on a Plane (2006)
• City Island (2009)
• Stand Up Guys (2012)
• Dietland (2018)
• The Hot Zone (2019)
• Billions (2020)
• The Morning Show (2021–2023)

Books

• Three Magic Balloons (2016)
• Sunshine Girl: An Unexpected Life (2021)