Julianna margulies was born on june 8, 1966, in spring valley (near new york city), as the youngest of three daughters of francesca (goldberg), a teacher and dancer in american ballet, and paul รขโ‚ฌยฆ In 2009, she took on the lead role of alicia florrick in the cbs legal drama series the good wife (2009รขโ‚ฌ2016). Her performance garnered critical acclaim, winning an additional two primetime emmy รขโ‚ฌยฆ