As an Emmy, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild award winner,Julianna Margulieshas achieved success in television, theater, and film. Margulies starred as Alicia Florrick on the long-running hit CBS showThe Good Wife, which she also produced, and is also well known for her role as one of the original cast members ofER. More recently, Margulies has starred on critically acclaimed series including The Morning Show, Billions, and The Hot Zone. She has been involved with Project ALS and Erin's Law and is also a board member of the New York City-based MCC Theater company. She resides in New York City with her husband and son.
“Over the course of her illustrious career on screen, Julianna
Margulies has played any number of unforgettable characters but as
this memoir proves, she might be most fascinating as herself. . . .
Not every celebrity autobiography has a truly compelling story to
tell, but this one does and tells it with style, humor, and
flair.”—Town & Country
“Sunshine Girl is a probing, fearless, beautifully written
coming-of-age story. The word that comes to mind is ‘transcendent.’
Julianna Margulies has transcended a complicated childhood,
transcended a difficult ten-year relationship, transcended her own
demons, transcended fame itself to become whole and wise. I loved
this book.”—Dani Shapiro, New York Times bestselling author of
Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love
“It should be no surprise that Julianna writes with the same
insight, precision, and kindness with which she imbues the
characters she portrays. This book is a revelation. Be prepared to
gasp!”—Alan Cumming, New York Times bestselling author of Not My
Father’s Son: A Memoir
“I read this book in one day and truly loved it. Julianna
Margulies’s level of introspection is remarkable. Personality and
destiny are largely forged from childhood and family, yet few of us
are able to weave that journey into a compelling memoir that
examines the harder parts of our lives with such honesty.
Margulies’s engrossing story of the difficulties and nuances of
growing up between two households paints a candid but loving
portrait of the brutal insecurities of adolescence and the
unbreakable bonds of all imperfect families. I rooted for her at
every turn, especially during her present chapter.”—Lee Woodruff,
New York Times bestselling author of In an Instant: A Family’s
Journey of Love and Healing
“Sunshine Girl is at once a tender coming-of-age story and a deeply
personal look at a young woman making sense of the world against a
chaotic and peripatetic childhood. We are all so fortunate that
Julianna Margulies discovered her passion. You will feel inspired
by the way she has lived her life: with grit, grace, and
gratitude.”—Katie Couric
“[An] intriguing tale . . . This book is more about the strength of
the storytelling than the star power of the author. . . . What the
author shares and doesn’t is deliberate, all offered to advance the
fascinating story she wants to tell. It’s the mark of a talented
storyteller. . . . Margulies’s unflinching quest to explain
her life makes her well-crafted memoir compelling whether you know
her roles or not.”—Kirkus Reviews
“[Sunshine Girl is] full of piquant anecdotes . . . and
subtle, evocative character studies. . . . The result is an
entertaining and revealing portrait.”—Publishers Weekly
“[A] thought-provoking and revelatory memoir . . . Though
Margulies’s anecdotes may be outside readers’ own realms of
experience, she relates them with such intimacy and candor that
readers might recognize in her a kindred spirit. . . . A deeply
reflective narrative that will appeal to both Margulies’s fans and
anyone who enjoys a warm and well-crafted memoir.”—Library
Journal
“Margulies . . . shares her path to stardom in this frank memoir. .
. . Readers looking for salacious Hollywood tales won’t find them
here; instead Margulies’s fans and all readers interested in TV
careers will enjoy learning her origin story.”—Booklist
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