The Truth About George Clooney's First Wife

Publish date: 2023-12-19

Talia Balsam is the daughter of Academy Award-winning actor Martin Balsam, and she even played his daughter on-screen in a 1980 episode of Archie Bunker's Place, as per TV Guide.

In 1998, Balsam married John Slattery, an actor who is best-known for his portrayal as Roger Sterling in AMC's Mad Men. Balsam played Mona Sterling (Roger's ex-wife) on the show, but the actress joked that fans recognize her husband and not her. "He's very recognized," she told the Daily Express in 2013, "I'm always a little bit under the radar. John will say, 'You know, this is Mona!'" 

Speaking to CBS' KCAL9, Balsam revealed how she felt comfortable on set because her husband was already working on the show. "Sometimes I feel like it's the first day of school on jobs, but with Mad Men I didn't feel that way because I knew everyone there," she said. Not only has Balsam worked with Slattery, but so has her ex-husband. The No Strings Attached actress told the Daily Express that "George and John have worked together since and get on very well."

ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7r7XCpKCsr5mbwW%2BvzqZmbG5haoN5e9OhnGasoqrBqXnAm6aurF2csrC%2Bxp5knKSfpLumxdJmnaKqo6l6uLXFnmY%3D