Julianna Margulies says her character in CBS' new fall drama "The Good Wife" is no "silly little wallflower."

Margulies stars as Alicia Florrick, the wife of a politician who faces a sex and corruption scandal. Chris Noth of "Sex and the City" plays her spouse.

In the pilot episode, Alicia is seen standing tensely but quietly by her husband's side at a news conference about his transgressions. When they're alone afterward, she gives him a ferocious slap _ which left Noth with a red welt across his face.

Margulies told the Television Critics Association on Monday that it took several times to deliver the blow properly, but Noth was a good sport.

"He was like, `Oh please I've been hit so many times,'" she recounted, smiling.

The former "ER" star said she has a newfound respect for wives of politicians caught in scandals, adding that Patti Blagojevich, wife of ousted Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich, is not in the same category.

"He didn't cheat on her, he cheated on everyone else, right? Then she went on some reality show," said Margulies, a reference to NBC's "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here!"

Rod Blagojevich has pleaded not guilty to federal corruption charges, which allege that he sought to sell or trade President Barack Obama's former U.S. Senate seat and use his office to gain campaign donations.

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