Julianna Margulies

Broadway debut in the intense family drama, "Festen" opposite Ali MacGraw and Jeremy Sisto

Co-starred with Samuel L. Jackson in the summer thriller, "Snakes on a Plane"

Guest-starred as a real-estate agent on the HBO mob drama, "The Sopranos"

Cast as NSA Agent Maya Jackson in the TNT six-hour TNT limited series "The Grid"; received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Mini Series or TV movie

Guest starred on NBC's comedy "Scrubs," as a malpractice attorney

Starred in the CBS' miniseries "Hitler: The Rise of Evil"

Acted alongside real-life love Ron Eldard in the thriller "Ghost Ship"

Co-starred with Pierce Brosnan in "Evelyn"

Cast as Morgaine (Morgan LeFay) in the TNT miniseries "The Mists of Avalon"

Co-starred with Donald Sutherland in Jon Robin Baitz's drama "Ten Unknowns," produced Off-Broadway at Lincoln Center

Had featured role in "The Man From Elysian Fields"; screened at Toronto

Appeared on the NYC stage in "The Vagina Monologues"

Had featured role in the ensemble comedy-drama "What's Cooking?"; screened at Sundance

Voiced Neera, the female companion of an iguanadon in the animated/live-action "Dinosaur"

Starred opposite Ivan Sergei in the festival screened "The Big Day/We Met on the Vineyard"

Turned down a reported salary of $27 million over two seasons, to continue her role on "ER" (NBC), in order to pursue other projects

Played the love interest of Matthew McConaughey in "The Newton Boys"

Returned to features as co-star in "Paradise Road" and "Traveller"

Had recurring role on "Homicide: Life on the Street" (NBC), as a waitress involved with Ned Beatty's Detective Bolander

TV series debut in a regular role as Nurse Carol Hathaway on the medical drama "ER" (NBC); her character had committed suicide in the pilot but test audiences responded so well to Hathaway, she was "revived" for the series

TV debut in a guest role, "Law & Order"

Feature film debut, "Out For Justice"

Acted in regional theater

Grew up living in Paris, France, London, England and NYC

Had early exposure in a McDonald's commercial