Juliana Margulies — actress with roots in the Russian Empire
Julianna Margulies (born 8 June 1966, Spring Valley, New York) is an American actress. She played Carol Hathaway in ER (1994–2000), winning the 1995 Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, and Alicia Florrick in The Good Wife (2009–2016), winning the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 2011 and 2014. She has received 10 Emmy nominations and a Golden Globe.
Tracing the roots — Russia (town not documented)
Her parents, Paul Margulies, a writer and advertising executive, and Francesca Gardner, a ballet dancer, were both Jewish, descendants of Ashkenazi Jewish immigrants from Austria, Hungary, Romania and Russia. Which line came from Russia, and from where, is not documented.
Russia (town not documented). At the time, this region lay within the Russian Empire, which spanned from Poland to the Pacific.