Julianna Margulieschose to end her run onERin 2000 following six seasons — even after a $27 million offer was put on the table to have her continue on for two more seasons.
During an upcoming appearance onOprah Winfrey’s discovery+ series,Super Soul, Margulies explains what ultimately convinced her to part ways from the acclaimed medical drama.
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Margulies found her sign to move on following a visit to the Bodhi Tree Bookstore in Los Angeles, however.
“I had heard a friend got some spiritual books and I had been studying some Buddhism, so I went [to the bookstore],” she continues. “And I ran my finger down a shelf and I picked out a book,Awakening the Buddha Within.”
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“I brought it home and I said nothing. I walked into my bedroom, I opened the book, I closed my eyes and I [pointed to a line in the book]. And I opened my eyes and the line was, ‘I knew I wanted to learn more, not earn more,'” she adds.
Margulies played Carol Hathaway on the long-running series, which ended in 2009 after 15 seasons. For her efforts onER, she earned an Emmy in 1995 for supporting actress in a drama series.
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On April 22, theGood Wifealumreunited with several of her formerERcastmates, includingGeorge ClooneyandNoah Wyle. During the virtual reunion, Margulies, who was originally a guest star onER, revealed that Clooney urged her to not take another job just in case she was asked to return.
“George called me. He said, ‘If you’re thinking about taking a job, I urge you not to. I think in the next couple of days, you might be offered a series regular role,'” she recalled. “And I was like, ‘But I died! How does that work?’ He was like, ‘I don’t know, but I think it’s going to work.'”
She added, “I was about to go doHomicide: Life on the Streetbecause I had done two episodes of it before I did the pilot ofERand they wanted me back. I didn’t take the job. And a week later, they called and said, ‘We’re going to make you a series regular.'”
Super Soulpremieres Saturday on discovery+.
source: people.com
