1961-01-13 New York City, New York, USA
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.
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Thunderbolts | Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine | 2025-07-23 |
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You Hurt My Feelings | Beth | 2023-05-26 |
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Tuesday | Zora | 2023-08-31 |
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You People | Shelley | 2023-01-20 |
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Being Mary Tyler Moore | Self (voice) | 2023-03-13 |
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Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye | Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (archive footage) | 2022-02-09 |
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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | Valentina Allegra de Fontaine | 2022-11-09 |
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Black Widow | Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (uncredited) | 2021-07-07 |
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Downhill | Billie Stanton | 2020-02-06 |
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Onward | Laurel Lightfoot (voice) | 2020-02-29 |
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize | Self | 2018-11-19 |
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The Words That Built America | Reader - Declaration of Independence | 2017-07-04 |
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Generosity of Eye | Herself | 2015-04-18 |
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Live from New York! | Self | 2015-04-15 |
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Barely Legal Pawn | Julia Louis-Dreyfus | 2014-08-19 |
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Planes | Rochelle (voice) | 2013-08-09 |
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Making a Scene | Woman | 2013-11-25 |
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The Making of 'Making a Scene' | 2013-11-25 | |
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James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend | Herself | 2013-12-22 |
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Enough Said | Eva | 2013-09-18 |
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Picture Paris | Ellen Larson | 2012-12-17 |
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Saturday Night Live Backstage | 2011-02-20 | |
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The Women of SNL | Various | 2010-11-01 |
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The Pixar Story | Atta (voice) (archive footage) | 2007-08-28 |
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Jerry Seinfeld: Submarine Captain | Herself | 2007-07-02 |
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Earth to America | Self | 2005-11-20 |
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Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live | Self | 2005-02-20 |
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Seinfeld: How It Began | Herself/Elaine Benes | 2004-11-23 |
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Naqoyqatsi | Self (archive footage) | 2002-09-02 |
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Geppetto | Blue Fairy | 2000-05-07 |
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Animal Farm | Mollie (voice) | 1999-10-03 |
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A Bug's Life | Atta (voice) | 1998-11-25 |
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Fathers' Day | Carrie Lawrence | 1997-05-09 |
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Deconstructing Harry | Leslie | 1997-12-12 |
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Neil Simon's London Suite | Debra Dolby | 1996-09-15 |
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Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! | Kathy Lee Kathy | 1994-05-18 |
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North | North's Mom | 1994-07-22 |
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Jack the Bear | Peggy Etinger | 1993-04-02 |
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National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | Margo Chester | 1989-11-30 |
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Hannah and Her Sisters | Mary | 1986-02-07 |
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Troll | Jeanette Cooper | 1986-01-17 |
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Soul Man | Lisa Stimson | 1986-10-24 |
