Julia Scarlett Elizabeth Louis-Dreyfus (born January 13, 1961) is an American actress and comedian. Often described as one of the most outstanding performers in television history, she is widely known for her roles as various characters on Saturday Night Live (1982–1985), Elaine Benes on Seinfeld (1990–1998), Christine Campbell on The New Adventures of Old Christine (2006–2010), and Selina Meyer on Veep (2012–2019). Her list of accolades makes her one of the most award-winning actresses in American television history, and she has received more Primetime Emmy Awards and more Screen Actors Guild Awards than any other performer.
Julia Scarlett Elizabeth Louis-Dreyfus (born January 13, 1961) is an American actress and comedian. Often described as one of the most outstanding performers in television history, she is widely known for her roles as various characters on Saturday Night Live (1982–1985), Elaine Benes on Seinfeld (1990–1998), Christine Campbell on The New Adventures of Old Christine (2006–2010), and Selina Meyer on Veep (2012–2019). Her list of accolades makes her one of the most award-winning actresses in American television history, and she has received more Primetime Emmy Awards and more Screen Actors Guild Awards than any other performer.
Louis-Dreyfus was born in New York City, the daughter of the French billionaire Gérard Louis-Dreyfus, and entered comedy as a performer with the Practical Theatre Company in Chicago. This led to her being cast in the sketch show Saturday Night Live. Her breakthrough came in 1990 with her debut at the start of a nine-season run on Seinfeld, which became one of the most critically and commercially successful sitcoms. In addition to leading roles on The New Adventures of Old Christine and Veep, she has made guest appearances on shows such as Arrested Development, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and 30 Rock. On film, Louis-Dreyfus has had supporting film roles in Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989), Deconstructing Harry (1997), and You People (2023), and leading film roles in Enough Said (2013), Downhill (2020), You Hurt My Feelings (2023), and Tuesday (2023). Her voice-acting work includes A Bug's Life (1998), Planes (2013), and Onward (2020). Since 2021, she has played Valentina Allegra de Fontaine in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in three films and one Disney+ miniseries.
Louis-Dreyfus has received 11 Primetime Emmy Awards (eight for acting and three for producing), nine Screen Actors Guild Awards, and one Golden Globe Award. She received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2010. She was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 2014. She was named one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people in the world in 2016. She has also received numerous honors including the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2018 and the National Medal of Arts in 2021.
External links
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/nm0000506
Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q232072
Facebook: https://facebook.com/
Instagram: https://instagram.com/officialjld
Filmography (Movies)
Avengers: Secret Wars
Character:Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
Release Date:16/12/2027
The Sheep Detectives
Character:Lily (voice)
Release Date:07/05/2026
Thunderbolts*
Character:Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
Release Date:30/04/2025
The Academy of Armando
Character:Self
Release Date:03/03/2025
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Character:Self
Release Date:14/02/2025
The Day Drinking with Seth Meyers New Year's Special
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:31/12/2024
The Little Pageant That Could
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:13/06/2024
Tuesday
Character:Zora
Release Date:07/06/2024
You Hurt My Feelings
Character:Beth
Release Date:26/05/2023
Being Mary Tyler Moore
Character:Self (voice)
Release Date:13/03/2023
You People
Character:Shelley
Release Date:20/01/2023
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Character:Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
Release Date:09/11/2022
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye
Character:Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (archive footage)
Release Date:09/02/2022
Black Widow
Character:Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (uncredited)
Release Date:07/07/2021
Senior Entourage
Character:Self
Release Date:03/05/2021
Onward
Character:Laurel Lightfoot (voice)
Release Date:29/02/2020
Downhill
Character:Billie Stanton
Release Date:06/02/2020
Veep
Character:Selina Meyer
Release Date:12/05/2019
The Words That Built America
Character:Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Release Date:04/07/2017
Generosity of Eye
Character:Herself
Release Date:18/04/2015
Live from New York!
Character:Self
Release Date:15/04/2015
Barely Legal Pawn
Character:Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Release Date:19/08/2014
James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend
Character:Self
Release Date:22/12/2013
Making a Scene | 11 Performances
Character:
Release Date:25/11/2013
Enough Said
Character:Eva
Release Date:18/09/2013
Planes
Character:Rochelle (voice)
Release Date:09/08/2013
Picture Paris
Character:Ellen Larson
Release Date:17/12/2012
The Women of SNL
Character:Various (archive footage)
Release Date:01/11/2010
The Pixar Story
Character:Atta (voice) (archive footage)
Release Date:28/08/2007
Jerry Seinfeld: Submarine Captain
Character:Herself
Release Date:02/07/2007
Earth to America
Character:Self
Release Date:20/11/2005
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Character:Self
Release Date:15/04/2005
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
Character:Self
Release Date:20/02/2005
The Seinfeld Story
Character:Self
Release Date:25/11/2004
Seinfeld: How It Began
Character:Self/Elaine Benes
Release Date:23/11/2004
Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo
Character:Self
Release Date:23/11/2004
Naqoyqatsi
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:02/09/2002
Geppetto
Character:Blue Fairy
Release Date:07/05/2000
Animal Farm
Character:Mollie (voice)
Release Date:03/10/1999
A Bug's Life
Character:Atta (voice)
Release Date:25/11/1998
Deconstructing Harry
Character:Leslie
Release Date:12/12/1997
Fathers' Day
Character:Carrie Lawrence
Release Date:09/05/1997
London Suite
Character:Debra Dolby
Release Date:15/09/1996
North
Character:North's Mom
Release Date:22/07/1994
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Character:Kathy Lee Kathy
Release Date:18/05/1994
Jack the Bear
Character:Peggy Etinger
Release Date:02/04/1993
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Character:Margo Chester
Release Date:30/11/1989
Soul Man
Character:Lisa Stimson
Release Date:24/10/1986
Hannah and Her Sisters
Character:Mary
Release Date:07/02/1986
Troll
Character:Jeanette Cooper
Release Date:17/01/1986
Television Appearances
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Character:Self
Be My Guest with Ina Garten
Character:Self - Guest
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Character:Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
Marvel Studios Assembled
Character:Self - Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman
Character:Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self - Guest
The Weekly with Charlie Pickering
Character:Self
Hot Ones
Character:Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Character:Self
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Character:Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Character:Self
Veep
Character:Selina Meyer
Inside Comedy
Character:Self
Web Therapy
Character:Shevaun Haig
Conan
Character:Self
The Jay Leno Show
Character:Self
Web Therapy
Character:Shevaun Haig
30 Rock
Character:Liz Lemon
The Megan Mullally Show
Character:Self - Guest
Talkshow with Spike Feresten
Character:
The One Show
Character:Self
The New Adventures of Old Christine
Character:'Old' Christine Campbell
The Tony Danza Show
Character:Self
Arrested Development
Character:Maggie Lizer
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self - Guest
Watching Ellie
Character:Eleanor 'Ellie' Riggs
Primetime Glick
Character:
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Character:Julia Louis-Dreyfus
The Early Show
Character:Self
The View
Character:Self
The View
Character:Self - Guest
Hey Arnold!
Character:Miss Felter (voice)
The Daily Show
Character:Self
The Single Guy
Character:Tina, Danger Girl
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
Character:Julia (voice)
Inside the Actors Studio
Character:Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character:Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Character:Self
Dinosaurs
Character:Heather Worthington (voice)
The Simpsons
Character:Gloria (voice)
Seinfeld
Character:Elaine Benes
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:Self - Guest
Day by Day
Character:Eileen Swift / Sally
Family Ties
Character:Susan "Raindrop" White
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Various Characters
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self
The Oscars
Character:Self
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