It’s hard to believe NBC’s iconic medical drama seriesERcelebrated its 30th anniversary last year. At that time, one of its stars,Julianna Margulies, revealed in a panel that she andGeorge Clooney— another standout from the show — stillsign their personal emails to each other with their characters’ERnames: Carol and Doug. MovieWeb recently caught up with Margulies while she was promoting her latest project, and the Emmy-winning actress took time to share more about her longtime friendship with Clooney and what they’ve been up to of late.
“He’s in New York. I just finished doing a play on Broadway, and he’s just started rehearsals,” Margulies told us. “He came to see the show a couple weeks ago, and we probably email each other, I would say, almost once a day just because he hasn’t done stage in a long time, and I had just been in it. So, you know, I’m giving him advice and making sure he’s taking care of himself, and I just think he’s being so brave. He doesn’t have to do a play… You have to be brave to get up there. And he’s definitely not in a place in his life where he has to do a play. So I’m very proud. I know it sounds a bit weird to say it, but I am.” Margulies continued:
“I’ve known him for so long. He’s like my brother, so I’m very proud of him. He took the hard road. He didn’t just cash in his chips. And you take a real chance when you get out on a stage live. And someone of his status, you know, I always think of myself as a working actor, and he’s like the movie star, even though we both came out ofER. But I think it’s a much scarier place for him to get on stage than it is for me. So I’m really proud of him. And yeah, I talk to him all the time.”
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Julianna Margulies Reflects on ‘The Good Wife’
Margulies' new starring vehicle isMillers in Marriage, an ensemble film written and directed by Edward Burns. Given the title, fans of Margulies might recallher iconic seriesfrom years earlier:The Good Wife, which earned her a coveted Primetime Emmy. She opened up to us about that past experience and how it ties into her latest film.
“I think the writing was so good onThe Good Wife, and it was such a huge part of my life for seven years, that the bar has been set pretty high. So the material, it’s hard for me when the scripts aren’t up to par, for me to say yes to a project. It’s very easy for me to say yes to a project when I love the script so much.”
From Republic Pictures,Millers in Marriageis now available in theaters and on digital.
Millers in Marriage
