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This article is about the American actress. For the French actress, see Julie Dreyfus.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Louis-Dreyfus in 2019
Born	Julia Scarlett Elizabeth Louis-Dreyfus (1961-01-13) January 13, 1961 (age 64) New York City, U.S.
Occupations	Actress comedian producer
Years active	1981\u2013present
Spouse	\n Brad Hall (m. 1987)
Children	2, including Charlie Hall
Father	G\u00e9rard Louis-Dreyfus
Relatives	Lauren Bowles (maternal half-sister) Robert Louis-Dreyfus (paternal second cousin once removed) Kyril Louis-Dreyfus (paternal second cousin twice removed) Pierre Louis-Dreyfus (grandfather) Charles Louis-Dreyfus (great-grandfather) L\u00e9opold Louis-Dreyfus (great-great-grandfather)
Awards	Full list

Julia Scarlett Elizabeth Louis-Dreyfus (/\u02cclu\u02d0i \u02c8dra\u026af\u0259s/ LOO-ee DRY-f\u0259s; born January 13, 1961) is an American actress and comedian. Often described as one of the greatest performers in television history,^[1]^[2]^[3] she is widely known for her roles as various characters on Saturday Night Live (1982\u20131985), Elaine Benes on Seinfeld (1990\u20131998), Christine Campbell on The New Adventures of Old Christine (2006\u20132010), and Selina Meyer on Veep (2012\u20132019). Her list of accolades makes her one of the most award-winning actresses in American television history,^[4] and she has received more Primetime Emmy Awards and more Screen Actors Guild Awards than any other performer.\n

Louis-Dreyfus was born in New York City, the daughter of the French billionaire G\u00e9rard 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.\n

Louis-Dreyfus has received 11 Primetime Emmy Awards (eight for acting and three for producing) in addition to nine Screen Actors Guild Awards and one Golden Globe Award. She received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2010 and was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 2014. She was named as one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people in the world in 2016.^[5] She has also received numerous honors including the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2018 and the National Medal of Arts in 2021.^[6]^[7]\n

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Year\n	Title\n	Role\n	Notes\n
1986\n	Troll\n	Jeanette Cooper\n	\n
Hannah and Her Sisters\n	Marianna\n	\n
Soul Man\n	Elizabeth Stimson\n	\n
1989\n	National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation\n	Margo Chester\n	\n
1993\n	Jack the Bear\n	Peggy Etinger\n	\n
1994\n	North\n	North's Mother\n	\n
1997\n	Fathers' Day\n	Caroline Lawrence\n	\n
Deconstructing Harry\n	Leslie\n	\n
1998\n	A Bug's Life\n	Princess Atta\n	Voice^[120]\n
2013\n	Planes\n	Rochelle\n	Voice^[120]\n
Enough Said\n	Evelyn\n	\n
2020\n	Downhill\n	Billie Stanton\n	Also producer\n
Onward\n	Laurel Lightfoot\n	Voice^[121]^[120]\n
2021\n	Black Widow\n	Valentina Allegra de Fontaine\n	Cameo^[122]\n
2022\n	Black Panther: Wakanda Forever\n	^[123]\n
2023\n	You Hurt My Feelings\n	Elizabeth\n	Also producer\n
You People\n	Shelley\n	\n
Tuesday\n	Zora\n	\n
2025\n	Thunderbolts\"\n	Valentina Allegra de Fontaine\n	Post-production^[124]\n

Year\n	Title\n	Role\n	Notes\n
1982\u20131985\n	Saturday Night Live\n	Various Characters\n	57 episodes\n
1987\n	The Art of Being Nick\n	Rachel\n	Television special\n
1988\n	Family Ties\n	Susan White\n	Episode: \"Read It and Weep: Part 2\"\n
1988\u20131989\n	Day by Day\n	Eileen Swift\n	33 episodes\n
1990\u20131998\n	Seinfeld\n	Elaine Benes\n	177 episodes\n
1992\n	Dinosaurs\n	Heather Worthington (voice)\n	Episode: \"Slave to Fashion\"\n
1994\n	Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!\n	Katherine Lee Kathie\n	Television special\n
1995\n	The Single Guy\n	Christina\n	Episode: \"Mugging\"\n
1996\n	London Suite\n	Debra Dolby\n	Television film\n
1997\n	Hey Arnold!\n	Miss Felter (voice)\n	Episode: \"Crush on Teacher\"^[120]\n
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist\n	Julia (voice)\n	Episode: \"Ben Treats\"^[120]\n
1999\n	Animal Farm\n	Mollie (voice)\n	Television film^[120]\n
Blue's Clues\n	Julianna\n	Episode: \"Blue's Big Pajama Party\"\n
2000\n	Geppetto\n	The Blue Fairy\n	Television film\n
2000\u20132001, 2009\n	Curb Your Enthusiasm\n	Herself\n	8 episodes\n
2001\u20132008\n	The Simpsons\n	Gloria (voice)\n	3 episodes\n
2002\u20132003\n	Watching Ellie\n	Eleanor Riggs\n	19 episodes; also producer\n
2004\u20132005\n	Arrested Development\n	Maggie Lizer\n	4 episodes\n
2005\n	The Fairly OddParents\n	Blonda (voice)\n	Episode: \"Blondas Have More Fun!\"\n
2006\u20132010\n	The New Adventures of Old Christine\n	Christine Campbell\n	88 episodes; also producer in season 5\n
2006, 2007, 2016\n	Saturday Night Live\n	Herself\n	3 episodes, host\n
2010\n	30 Rock\n	Liz Lemon\n	Episode: \"Live Show\"\n
2012\u20132019\n	Veep\n	Selina Meyer\n	65 episodes; also executive producer\n
2012\n	Web Therapy\n	Shevaun Haig\n	Episode: \"Sister Act\"\n
2015\n	Inside Amy Schumer\n	Herself\n	Episode: \"Last Fuckable Day\"\n
2019\n	Archibald's Next Big Thing\n	Astronaut Monkey (voice)\n	Episode: \"The Chicken Has Landed/The Night of the Nibbler\"\n
2021\n	The Falcon and the Winter Soldier\n	Valentina Allegra de Fontaine\n	2 episodes\n
Marvel Studios: Assembled\n	Herself\n	Documentary; Episode: \"The Making of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier\"\n
2022\n	My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman\n	Herself\n	Episode: \"Julia Louis-Dreyfus\"\n
2023\n	HouseBroken\n	Boaracle (voice)\n	Episode: \"Who Ain't Afraid of No Ghosts?\"\n

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Early life

Career

1982\u20131989: Early career and Saturday Night Live

1990\u20131998: Seinfeld and widespread recognition

1999\u20132004: Post-Seinfeld

2005\u20132010: The New Adventures of Old Christine

2011\u20132019: Veep and acclaim

2020\u2013present: Career expansion

Reception

Personal life

Advocacy and politics

Awards and nominations

Filmography

Film

Television

References

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