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Julianna Margulies brought her recognition and fame.

She was born in Spring Valley, New York on June 8, 1966, the youngest of three daughters. Her father is an advertising writer, and her mother is a former dancer with the American Ballet Theatre. As a child, she lived in New York, France and England. Although her parents were Jewish, Margulies' mother converted to Roman Catholicism at some point in her life and raised Julianna in the Catholic faith as well.

She obtained a B.A. from Sarah Lawrence College, where she appeared on campus in several plays. Her first movie role was as a prostitute looking to go straight, in the Steven Seagal film , as a character who attempted suicide, despondent over her relationship with George Clooney's character. Due to audience response, the plot was changed, and she went on to play the role of Nurse Hathaway for six years, winning an Emmy nomination every year she was on the show, and the award itself for her first year's performance.

She turned down a $27 million offer to stay on the hit show, which would have made her one of the best-paid actresses on television. Since her departure, she has worked regularly on stage and screen. On stage she has appeared in Kate Robin's