Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Acting
Biography
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.
Born: January 13, 1961
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
as Self
as Self
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Zora
as Beth
as Self (voice)
as Shelley
as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
as Self - Guest
as Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (archive footage)
as Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (uncredited)
as Self
as Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
as Self - Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
as Laurel Lightfoot (voice)
as Billie Stanton
as Self
as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
as Herself
as Self
as Self
as Julia Louis-Dreyfus
as Self
as Eva
as Rochelle (voice)
as Ellen Larson
as Selina Meyer
as Self
as Shevaun Haig
as Self
as Various (archive footage)
as Self
as Shevaun Haig
as Atta (voice) (archive footage)
as Herself
as Liz Lemon
as Self - Guest
as Self
as 'Old' Christine Campbell
as Self
as Self
as Self/Elaine Benes
as Maggie Lizer
as Self
as Self
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Eleanor 'Ellie' Riggs
as Julia Louis-Dreyfus
as Blue Fairy
as Self
as Mollie (voice)
as Atta (voice)
as Leslie
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Carrie Lawrence
as Miss Felter (voice)
as Debra Dolby
as Self
as Tina, Danger Girl
as Julia (voice)
as Self
as North's Mom
as Kathy Lee Kathy
as Self - Guest
as Peggy Etinger
as Heather Worthington (voice)
as Gloria (voice)
as Margo Chester
as Elaine Benes
as Self - Guest
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
as Self
as Rachel