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Julianna Margulies On Why She Was “So Pissed Off” During ‘E.R.’ Audition
After marking the 30th anniversary of 'E.R.', Julianna Margulies recounted her audition for the NBC medical drama.
The Golden Globe winner recently explained why she “was pissed” during her audition for the Michael Crichton-created NBC medical drama, which ran for 15 seasons from 1994 to 2009, and how that helped her land the role of nurse Carol Hathaway. “I knew I’d flunked, and I walked out of the audition, and the casting director said, ‘Hold on a minute, you’re not right for that part,’ and I was like, ‘Ya think?’ But they said, ‘You might be right for this head nurse, Carol Hathaway, but she dies in the pilot. And although Carol died of a drug overdose in the original pilot, Margulies’ chemistry with co-star George Clooney helped bring her back to life.
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