Julianna Margulies Reveals Why She Decided to Leave 'ER' After Being Offered $27 Million to Stay

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Julianna Margulies is getting candid about leaving ER. In an upcoming episode of Oprah Winfrey‘s Super Soul show, the 54-year-old actress revealed why she turned down a $27 million offer to stay on the show for two more seasons. Click inside to find out why she decided to move on… Juliana had starred on the medical drama for six seasons as Carol Hathaway alongside George Clooney and was ready for a new challenge. “I was going back to New York to go and do this play and then all this money came up,” she recalled. “Everyone I asked said, ‘You’d be crazy [not to].

Take the money, take the money.’” However, she had already made up her mind about leaving the show. “I felt very alone because I had already planned what I was going to do