Julia Louis-Dreyfus
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 13, 1961 (age 65)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Julia Scarlett Elizabeth Louis-Dreyfus (/ˌluːiˈdraɪfəs/ LOO-ee DRY-fəs; born January 13, 1961) is an American actress, comedian, and producer. She is known for her roles in a string of successful comedy series and several comedy films. She has received numerous accolades, including 11 Primetime Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and nine Screen Actors Guild Awards. The daughter of French billionaire Gérard Louis-Dreyfus, she entered comedy as a performer with the Practical Theatre Company. She was a cast member on the sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1982 to 1985. Her breakthrough came playing Elaine Benes on the NBC sitcomSeinfeld (1990–1998), one of the most successful sitcoms in television history. She earned further acclaim for her roles as Christine Campbell on The New Adventures of Old Christine (2006–2010) and Selina Meyer on Veep (2012–2019), and has guest-starred on shows such as Arrested Development, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and 30 Rock. Louis-Dreyfus has had leading film roles in the comedy-dramas Enough Said (2013), Downhill (2020), You Hurt My Feelings (2023), and Tuesday (2023), with supporting film roles in comedy films such as Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989), Deconstructing Harry (1997), and You People (2023). Her voice acting work includes roles in the Disney animated films A Bug's Life (1998), Planes (2013), and Onward (2020). She has played Valentina Allegra de Fontaine in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since 2021. Louis-Dreyfus is one of the most awarded actors in television history, winning more Emmys and Screen Actors Guild Awards than any other performer. 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 as one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people in the world in 2016. She also received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humour 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.
Known For
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Filmography
The Art of Being Nick
TV · as Rachel · 3 eps
Avengers: Secret Wars
Movie · as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
Tangles
Movie · as Midge Leavitt (voice)
The Sheep Detectives
Movie · as Lily (voice)
Thunderbolts*
Movie · as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Movie · as Self
The Academy of Armando
Movie · as Self
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Tuesday
Movie · as Zora
The Day Drinking with Seth Meyers New Year's Special
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Little Pageant That Could
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
You People
Movie · as Shelley
You Hurt My Feelings
Movie · as Beth
Being Mary Tyler Moore
Movie · as Self (voice)
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye
Movie · as Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (archive footage)
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Movie · as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
Be My Guest with Ina Garten
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Black Widow
Movie · as Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (uncredited)
Senior Entourage
Movie · as Self
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
TV · as Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine · 2 eps
Marvel Studios Assembled
TV · as Self - Valentina Allegra de Fontaine · 1 ep
Onward
Movie · as Laurel Lightfoot (voice)
Downhill
Movie · as Billie Stanton
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Words That Built America
Movie · as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Generosity of Eye
Movie · as Herself
Live from New York!
Movie · as Self
Hot Ones
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Guest · 5 eps
The Weekly with Charlie Pickering
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Barely Legal Pawn
Movie · as Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Planes
Movie · as Rochelle (voice)
Enough Said
Movie · as Eva
James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend
Movie · as Self
Making a Scene | 11 Performances
Movie
Picture Paris
Movie · as Ellen Larson
Veep
TV · as Selina Meyer · 65 eps
Inside Comedy
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Web Therapy
TV · as Shevaun Haig · 1 ep
The Women of SNL
Movie · as Various (archive footage)
Conan
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Jay Leno Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Web Therapy
TV · as Shevaun Haig · 3 eps
Jerry Seinfeld: Submarine Captain
Movie · as Self
The Pixar Story
Movie · as Atta (voice) (archive footage)
Talkshow with Spike Feresten
TV · 1 ep
30 Rock
TV · as Liz Lemon · 1 ep
The New Adventures of Old Christine
TV · as 'Old' Christine Campbell · 88 eps
The Megan Mullally Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
The One Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Earth to America
Movie · as Self
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
Movie · as Self
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Movie · as Self
Seinfeld: How It Began
Movie · as Self/Elaine Benes
The Seinfeld Story
Movie · as Self
Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo
Movie · as Self
The Tony Danza Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Arrested Development
TV · as Maggie Lizer · 4 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest · 8 eps
Naqoyqatsi
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Watching Ellie
TV · as Eleanor 'Ellie' Riggs · 19 eps
Primetime Glick
TV · 1 ep
Geppetto
Movie · as Blue Fairy
Curb Your Enthusiasm
TV · as Julia Louis-Dreyfus · 8 eps
Animal Farm
Movie · as Mollie (voice)
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Movie · as (archive footage)
The Early Show
TV · as Self · 4 eps
A Bug's Life
Movie · as Atta (voice)
Deconstructing Harry
Movie · as Leslie
Fathers' Day
Movie · as Carrie Lawrence
The View
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 3 eps
London Suite
Movie · as Debra Dolby
The Daily Show
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Hey Arnold!
TV · as Miss Felter (voice) · 1 ep
The Single Guy
TV · as Tina, Danger Girl · 1 ep
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
TV · as Julia (voice) · 1 ep
North
Movie · as North's Mom
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Movie · as Kathy Lee Kathy
Inside the Actors Studio
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Extra
TV · as Self (Archive Footage) · 1 ep
Jack the Bear
Movie · as Peggy Etinger
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
Late Show with David Letterman
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 4 eps
Dinosaurs
TV · as Heather Worthington (voice) · 1 ep
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Movie · as Margo Chester
Seinfeld
TV · as Elaine Benes · 180 eps
The Simpsons
TV · as Gloria (voice) · 3 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self - Guest · 4 eps
Day by Day
TV · as Eileen Swift · 33 eps
Hannah and Her Sisters
Movie · as Mary
Troll
Movie · as Jeanette Cooper
Soul Man
Movie · as Lisa Stimson
Family Ties
TV · as Susan "Raindrop" White · 1 ep
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Various Characters, Self - Host · 56 eps
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 2 eps