In 2009, she took on the lead role of Alicia Florrick in the CBS legal drama The Good Wife (2009–2016). Her father was an advertising copywriter, credited with creating the "Plop plop fizz fizz" ad campaign for Alka-Seltzer in 1953. Julianna Margulies (born June 8, 1966) is an American actress who plays the main character, Alicia Florrick, on The Good Wife. [18] She won two Primetime Emmy Awards for the series. The series ended in May 2016. Julianna Margulies is mourning the death of her father, Paul Margulies. star Julianna Margulies and her lawyer husband Keith Lieberthal welcomed a baby boy, according to the couple’s family. Paul Margulies Beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend, Paul Margulies passed away on Oct. 7, 2014. My dad said, 'If you got hit by a bus tomorrow, were you living your life truthfully, or were you waiting to get rich?' She is candid about her childhood and her adult relationships. [29][30], On November 10, 2007, Margulies married attorney Keith Lieberthal, the son of academic Kenneth Lieberthal,[31] in Lenox, Massachusetts. The series was severely affected by the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike; it was cancelled by the network after only six episodes. She played Alicia Florrick, an attorney returning to legal practice after her husband Peter Florrick (played by Chris Noth) resigned as Illinois State's Attorney amid a sex and corruption scandal. The Best Beauty Looks From the 2021 Oscars, Anthony Hopkins' Win Over Chadwick Boseman Ends 2021 Oscars, Oscars 2021: How to Watch the Nominated Films, Kourtney Kardashian Shares Steamy New PDA Pic with Travis Barker, JAY-Z Opens Up About Parenting His & Beyoncé's Kids in Rare Interview, Nicole Kidman & Javier Bardem Nearly Unrecognizable on 'Ricardos' Set, Prime Day 2021: What You Need to Know to Shop the Epic Amazon Event. Born Julianna Luisa Margulies on 8th June, 1966 in Spring Valley, New York, she is famous for Nurse Hathaway on E.R.. On stage, she appeared in a MCC Theater production of Kate Robin's Intrigue With Faye, a Lincoln Center production of Jon Robin Baitz's Ten Unknowns, and The Vagina Monologues. But it appears Margulies has inherited her father's love for music. The Emmy winner's dad passed away at the age of 79 on Oct. 7. [24], In May 2015, it was announced that Julianna Margulies will publish a picture book with Random House Children's Books in May 2016. November 11, 2014. Reese Witherspoon and Julianna Margulies take a break from shooting The Morning Show with Jennifer Aniston to hit hot spot Craig's. In March 2012, Margulies broke her silence on her decision to leave ER at the height of her career and a $27 million paycheck. Julianna Margulies has reflected on starring alongside George Clooney on the hit series ER. "My dad, who's such a fan of the show, he called me last week and said, 'I don't like where the show's going. Her mother, Francesca (née Goldberg, later Gardner), was a ballet dancer and eurythmy teacher; her father, Paul Margulies, was a writer, philosopher, and Madison Avenue advertising executive. The ER star obviously enjoyed a close relationship with her dad, and in an interview with Huffington Post last October, lovingly described how he would give his blunt opinions on her hit CBS show. Sad times for The Good Wife star Julianna Margulies. Since 2013, the actress has done voiceovers for a Chase credit card commercial. It’s hard to imagine the crisp Alicia Florrick of The Good Wife or the unflappable Carol Hathaway of ER growing up the daughter of an eccentric mother who kept moving her back and forth across the Atlantic and bringing home boyfriends while her father – author of Alka Seltzer’s “plop, plop, fizz, fizz” jingle – worried from the sidelines. 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