Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1961-01-13
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Biography
Julia Scarlett Elizabeth Louis-Dreyfus (/ˌluːiˈdraɪfəs/ LOO-ee DRY-fəs) 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Julia Louis-Dreyfus, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also Known For
Animal Farm
Oct 03, 1999
Deconstructing Harry
Dec 12, 1997
You People
Jan 20, 2023
Hannah and Her Sisters
Feb 07, 1986
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Nov 30, 1989
Geppetto
May 07, 2000
North
Jul 22, 1994
You Hurt My Feelings
May 26, 2023
Troll
Jan 17, 1986
Soul Man
Oct 24, 1986
A Bug's Life
Nov 25, 1998
Fathers' Day
May 09, 1997
Jack the Bear
Apr 02, 1993
Being Mary Tyler Moore
Mar 13, 2023
London Suite
Sep 15, 1996
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye
Feb 09, 2022
Picture Paris
Dec 17, 2012
Planes
Aug 09, 2013
Barely Legal Pawn
Aug 19, 2014
Enough Said
Sep 18, 2013
Jerry Seinfeld: Submarine Captain
Jul 02, 2007
The Pixar Story
Aug 28, 2007
Thunderbolts*
Apr 30, 2025
Earth to America
Nov 20, 2005
Making a Scene
Nov 25, 2013
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Nov 09, 2022
Generosity of Eye
Apr 18, 2015
Seinfeld: How It Began
Nov 23, 2004
Tangles
Avengers: Secret Wars
Dec 17, 2027
The Words That Built America
Jul 04, 2017
Onward
Feb 29, 2020
Downhill
Feb 06, 2020
The Women of SNL
Nov 01, 2010
The Making of 'Making a Scene'
Nov 25, 2013
Live from New York!
Apr 15, 2015
James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend
Dec 22, 2013
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
Feb 20, 2005
Black Widow
Jul 07, 2021
Tuesday
Jun 07, 2024
Naqoyqatsi
Sep 02, 2002
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
May 18, 1994
The Day Drinking with Seth Meyers New Year's Special
Dec 31, 2024
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Feb 14, 2025
The Academy of Armando
Mar 03, 2025
Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie
Nov 13, 2026
The Seinfeld Story
Nov 25, 2004
The Little Pageant That Could
Jun 13, 2024
Talkshow with Spike Feresten
Sep 16, 2006
Family Ties
Sep 22, 1982
Watching Ellie
Feb 26, 2002
Inside the Actors Studio
Aug 14, 1994
Seinfeld
Jul 05, 1989
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Sep 08, 2003
The Tony Danza Show
Sep 13, 2004
The Daily Show
Jul 22, 1996
Saturday Night Live
Oct 11, 1975
The Single Guy
Sep 21, 1995
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Sep 05, 1988
The View
Aug 11, 1997
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
May 28, 1995
Dinosaurs
Apr 26, 1991
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
May 25, 1992
Veep
Apr 22, 2012
Inside Comedy
Jan 26, 2012
The Early Show
Nov 01, 1999
30 Rock
Oct 11, 2006
The New Adventures of Old Christine
Mar 13, 2006
The Jay Leno Show
Sep 14, 2009
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Sep 13, 1993
Arrested Development
Nov 02, 2003
Day by Day
Feb 29, 1988
The Art of Being Nick
The View
Aug 11, 1997
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Mar 19, 2021
Marvel Studios Assembled
Mar 12, 2021
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Jul 19, 2012
Hot Ones
Mar 12, 2015
Saturday Night Live
Oct 11, 1975
Hey Arnold!
Oct 07, 1996
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman
Jan 12, 2018
Web Therapy
Sep 22, 2008
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Feb 25, 2014
Web Therapy
Jul 19, 2011
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Oct 15, 2000
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Sep 08, 2015
The Oscars
Mar 19, 1953
Primetime Glick
Jun 20, 2001
The Simpsons
Dec 17, 1989
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Feb 17, 2014
Conan
Nov 08, 2010
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Apr 27, 2014
The Megan Mullally Show
Sep 18, 2006
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jan 26, 2003
Be My Guest with Ina Garten
Mar 26, 2022
Lie Detector
Mar 01, 2018
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Dec 21, 2014
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Jan 16, 2025
Saturday Night Live
Oct 11, 1975
The One Show
Aug 14, 2006
