Julia Louis-Dreyfus

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

Birth Location New York City, New York, USA
Born 1961-01-13

Movies

Thunderbolts* as Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
2025
Tuesday as Zora
2023
2023
Being Mary Tyler Moore as Self (voice)
2023
You People as Shelley
2023
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
2022
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye as Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (archive footage)
2022
Black Widow as Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (uncredited)
2021
Onward as Laurel Lightfoot (voice)
2020
Downhill as Billie Stanton
2020
The Words That Built America as Reader - Declaration of Independence
2017
Generosity of Eye as Herself
2015
2015
Barely Legal Pawn as Julia Louis-Dreyfus
2014
Making a Scene as Woman
2013
Enough Said as Eva
2013
Planes as Rochelle (voice)
2013
Picture Paris as Ellen Larson
2012
The Women of SNL as Various (archive footage)
2010
The Pixar Story as Atta (voice) (archive footage)
2007
2005
Seinfeld: How It Began as Herself/Elaine Benes
2004
Naqoyqatsi as Self (archive footage)
2002
Geppetto as Blue Fairy
2000
Animal Farm as Mollie (voice)
1999
A Bug's Life as Atta (voice)
1998
1997
Fathers' Day as Carrie Lawrence
1997
London Suite as Debra Dolby
1996
North as North's Mom
1994
Jack the Bear as Peggy Etinger
1993
Soul Man as Lisa Stimson
1986
1986
Troll as Jeanette Cooper
1986

Movies

2023
Downhill Producer
2020
2015
Picture Paris Producer
2012
Geppetto Songs
2000