Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Biography
Julia Scarlett Elizabeth Louis-Dreyfus (born January 13, 1961) is an American actress, comedian, and producer. She is known for her work on the comedy television series Saturday Night Live (1982–1985), as well as her roles on Seinfeld (1989–1998), The New Adventures of Old Christine (2006–2010), and Veep (2012–2019). She is one of the most award-winning actresses in American television history, having received more Primetime Emmy Awards and more Screen Actors Guild Awards than any other performer, tying Cloris Leachman (with eight) for the most acting wins. She broke into comedy as a performer in The Practical Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois, which led to her casting in the sketch show Saturday Night Live from 1982 to 1985. Her breakthrough came in 1990 with a nine-season run playing Elaine Benes on Seinfeld, one of the most critically and commercially successful sitcoms of all time. Her other television roles include Christine Campbell in The New Adventures of Old Christine, which had a five-season run on CBS; and Selina Meyer in Veep, which ran for seven seasons on HBO. Her film roles include Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989), Deconstructing Harry (1997), and Enough Said (2013). She also provided voices for the animated films A Bug's Life (1998), Planes (2013), and Onward (2020). In 2021, she began portraying Valentina Allegra de Fontaine in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. She has received eleven Emmy Awards, eight for acting and three for producing. She has also received a Golden Globe Award, nine Screen Actors Guild Awards, five American Comedy Awards, and two Critics' Choice Television Awards. Louis-Dreyfus received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2010 and was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 2014. In 2016, Lena Dunham in Time named Louis-Dreyfus as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in the artists category in the annual Time 100 list. In 2018, she received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, presented by the Kennedy Center as America's highest comedy honor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Julia Louis-Dreyfus, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Actor
as Rachel
as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
as Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
as Zora
as Beth
as Self (voice)
as Shelley
as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
as Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (archive footage)
as Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (uncredited)
as Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
as Self - Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
as Laurel Lightfoot (voice)
as Billie Stanton
as Self - Reader - Declaration of Independence
as Elaine Benes (archive footage)
as Herself
as Self
as Self
as Julia Louis-Dreyfus
as Self
as Self
as Woman
as Self
as Eva
as Rochelle (voice)
as Ellen Larson
as Self
as Selina Meyer
as Self
as Shevaun Haig
as Various (archive footage)
as Self
as Self
as Shevaun Haig
as Atta (voice) (archive footage)
as Herself
as Liz Lemon
as Self - Guest
as 'Old' Christine Campbell
as Self
as Herself/Elaine Benes
as Self
as Maggie Lizer
as Self
as Self
as Self (archive footage)
as Eleanor 'Ellie' Riggs
as Blue Fairy
as Julia Louis-Dreyfus
as Mollie (voice)
as Self
as Atta (voice)
as Leslie
as Carrie Lawrence
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Debra Dolby
as Miss Felter (voice)
as Self
as Tina, Danger Girl
as Julia (voice)
as North's Mom
as Kathy Lee Kathy
as Self
as Peggy Etinger
as Self - Guest
as Heather Worthington (voice)
as Margo Chester
as Gloria (voice)
as Elaine Benes
as Self
as Eileen Swift / Sally
as Lisa Stimson
as Mary
as Jeanette Cooper
as Susan "Raindrop" White
as Self - Various Characters
as Self - Host
as Self
Producer
as Producer
as Producer
as Producer
as Producer
as Producer
as Producer
as Producer
Sound
as Songs
Crew
as Additional Writing