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Julia Louis-Dreyfus

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Known For

64 Years Old

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.

Born

New York City, New York, USA on 13th January 1961

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Late Night with Seth Meyers Image
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Image
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
The Daily Show Image
The Daily Show
Self
Thunderbolts* Image
Thunderbolts*
Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
Conan Image
Conan
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Image
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Simpsons Image
The Simpsons
Gloria (voice)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark Image
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Image
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
The View Image
The View
Self - Guest
The View Image
The View
Self
Seinfeld Image
Seinfeld
Elaine Benes
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The Tony Danza Show
Self
Arrested Development Image
Arrested Development
Maggie Lizer
Curb Your Enthusiasm Image
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Image
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self
The Megan Mullally Show Image
The Megan Mullally Show
Self - Guest
Late Night with Conan O'Brien Image
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
Hey Arnold! Image
Hey Arnold!
Miss Felter (voice)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Image
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Image
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Self
The Jay Leno Show Image
The Jay Leno Show
Self
30 Rock Image
30 Rock
Liz Lemon
The Single Guy Image
The Single Guy
Tina, Danger Girl
Web Therapy Image
Web Therapy
Shevaun Haig
Family Ties Image
Family Ties
Susan "Raindrop" White
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Talkshow with Spike Feresten
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Image
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
The Weekly with Charlie Pickering Image
The Weekly with Charlie Pickering
Self
Veep Image
Veep
Selina Meyer
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Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Self
Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Self - Various Characters
Dinosaurs Image
Dinosaurs
Heather Worthington (voice)
Hot Ones Image
Hot Ones
Self
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Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Self
Marvel Studios Assembled Image
Marvel Studios Assembled
Self - Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist Image
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
Julia (voice)
The One Show Image
The One Show
Self
The Oscars Image
The Oscars
Self
Day by Day Image
Day by Day
Eileen Swift / Sally
The New Adventures of Old Christine Image
The New Adventures of Old Christine
'Old' Christine Campbell
Web Therapy Image
Web Therapy
Shevaun Haig
Inside Comedy Image
Inside Comedy
Self
Primetime Glick Image
Primetime Glick
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Image
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman Image
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman
Self
Black Widow Image
Black Widow
Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (uncredited)
The Early Show Image
The Early Show
Self
A Bug's Life Image
A Bug's Life
Atta (voice)
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Lie Detector
Self
Onward Image
Onward
Laurel Lightfoot (voice)
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night Image
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Self
Avengers: Secret Wars Image
Avengers: Secret Wars
Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
Planes Image
Planes
Rochelle (voice)
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Image
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Margo Chester
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Inside the Actors Studio
Self
Be My Guest with Ina Garten Image
Be My Guest with Ina Garten
Self - Guest
Deconstructing Harry Image
Deconstructing Harry
Leslie
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Watching Ellie
Eleanor 'Ellie' Riggs
Tuesday Image
Tuesday
Zora
You People Image
You People
Shelley
Hannah and Her Sisters Image
Hannah and Her Sisters
Mary
You Hurt My Feelings Image
You Hurt My Feelings
Beth
North Image
North
North's Mom
The Pixar Story Image
The Pixar Story
Atta (voice) (archive footage)
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert Image
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
Downhill Image
Downhill
Billie Stanton
Fathers' Day Image
Fathers' Day
Carrie Lawrence
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye Image
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye
Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (archive footage)
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Troll
Jeanette Cooper
Soul Man Image
Soul Man
Lisa Stimson
Enough Said Image
Enough Said
Eva
Animal Farm Image
Animal Farm
Mollie (voice)
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! Image
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Kathy Lee Kathy
The Words That Built America Image
The Words That Built America
Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie Image
Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie
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The Women of SNL
Various (archive footage)
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Naqoyqatsi
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Earth to America Image
Earth to America
Self
The Making of 'Making a Scene' Image
The Making of 'Making a Scene'
Self
Being Mary Tyler Moore Image
Being Mary Tyler Moore
Self (voice)
Jack the Bear Image
Jack the Bear
Peggy Etinger
London Suite Image
London Suite
Debra Dolby
Geppetto Image
Geppetto
Blue Fairy
Making a Scene Image
Making a Scene
Woman
The Art of Being Nick Image
The Art of Being Nick
Rachel
Seinfeld: How It Began Image
Seinfeld: How It Began
Self/Elaine Benes
Live from New York! Image
Live from New York!
Self
Barely Legal Pawn Image
Barely Legal Pawn
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
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Tangles
James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend Image
James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend
Self
The Little Pageant That Could Image
The Little Pageant That Could
Self (archive footage)
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live Image
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
Self
Picture Paris Image
Picture Paris
Ellen Larson
The Seinfeld Story Image
The Seinfeld Story
Self
The Day Drinking with Seth Meyers New Year's Special Image
The Day Drinking with Seth Meyers New Year's Special
Self (archive footage)
The Academy of Armando Image
The Academy of Armando
Self
Jerry Seinfeld: Submarine Captain Image
Jerry Seinfeld: Submarine Captain
Herself
Generosity of Eye Image
Generosity of Eye
Herself