Sunshine Girl: An Unexpected LifeKnown for her outstanding performances on the groundbreaking television series The Good Wife and ER, Julianna Margulies deftly chronicles her life and her work in this deeply powerful memoir. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY GOOD HOUSEKEEPING • “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.”—Katie Couric As an apple-cheeked bubbly child, Julianna was bestowed with the family nickname “Sunshine Girl.” Shuttled back and forth between her divorced parents, often on different continents, she quickly learned how to be of value to her eccentric mother and her absent father. Raised in fairly unconventional ways in various homes in Paris, England, New York, and New Hampshire, Julianna found that her role among the surrounding turmoil and uncertainty was to comfort those around her, seeking organization among the disorder, making her way in the world as a young adult and eventually an award-winning actress. Throughout, there were complicated relationships, difficult choices, and overwhelming rejections. But there were also the moments where fate, faith, and talent aligned, leading to the unforgettable roles of a lifetime, both professionally and personally—moments when chaos had finally turned to calm. Filled with intimate stories and revelatory moments, Sunshine Girl is at once unflinchingly honest and perceptive. It is a riveting self-portrait of a woman whose resilience in the face of turmoil will leave readers intrigued and inspired. |
Contents
Nothing Was Planned | 3 |
From Left Bank to Right Bank 9 | 9 |
Jesus and the Van | 14 |
Wanted to Be Just Like Them | 32 |
Lets Just Stick It Out for the Year | 49 |
Barely There Branches | 72 |
Grin and Bear It | 92 |
Time Well Spent | 105 |
ER | 157 |
My Decision | 177 |
Waking Up | 186 |
New Life | 197 |
The Whole Elephant | 204 |
The Good Wife | 213 |
This Is Where I Belong | 225 |
Acknowledgments | 231 |
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