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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

113

Gender

Female

Birthday

1961-01-13 (64 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

줄리아 루이스-드레이퍼스

Τζούλια Λούις-Ντρέιφους

JLD

Julia Scarlett Elizabeth Louis-Dreyfus

جولیا لوئی-درایفوس

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Biography

Julia Scarlett Elizabeth Louis-Dreyfus (/ˌluːiˈdraɪfəs/ LOO-ee DRY-fəs; born January 13, 1961) 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.

Known For

Acting

Animal Farm

1999

Animal Farm

as

Mollie (voice)

You People

2023

You People

as

Shelley

Geppetto

2000

Geppetto

as

Blue Fairy

North

1994

North

as

North's Mom

Troll

1986

Troll

as

Jeanette Cooper

Soul Man

1986

Soul Man

as

Lisa Stimson

A Bug's Life

1998

A Bug's Life

as

Atta (voice)

Fathers' Day

1997

Fathers' Day

as

Carrie Lawrence

Jack the Bear

1993

Jack the Bear

as

Peggy Etinger

Being Mary Tyler Moore

2023

Being Mary Tyler Moore

as

Self (voice)

London Suite

1996

London Suite

as

Debra Dolby

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye

2022

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye

as

Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (archive footage)

Picture Paris

2012

Picture Paris

as

Ellen Larson

Planes

2013

Planes

as

Rochelle (voice)

Barely Legal Pawn

2014

Barely Legal Pawn

as

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Enough Said

2013

Enough Said

as

Eva

The Pixar Story

2007

The Pixar Story

as

Atta (voice) (archive footage)

Thunderbolts*

2025

Thunderbolts*

as

Valentina Allegra de Fontaine

Making a Scene

2013

Making a Scene

as

Woman

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

2022

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

as

Valentina Allegra de Fontaine

Generosity of Eye

2015

Generosity of Eye

as

Herself

Seinfeld: How It Began

2004

Seinfeld: How It Began

as

Self/Elaine Benes

Avengers: Secret Wars

2027

Avengers: Secret Wars

as

Valentina Allegra de Fontaine

The Words That Built America

2017

The Words That Built America

as

Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence

Onward

2020

Onward

as

Laurel Lightfoot (voice)

Downhill

2020

Downhill

as

Billie Stanton

The Women of SNL

2010

The Women of SNL

as

Various (archive footage)

Black Widow

2021

Black Widow

as

Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (uncredited)

Tuesday

2024

Tuesday

as

Zora

Naqoyqatsi

2002

Naqoyqatsi

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Family Ties

Family Ties

as

Susan "Raindrop" White

Watching Ellie

Watching Ellie

as

Eleanor 'Ellie' Riggs

Seinfeld

Seinfeld

as

Elaine Benes

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as

Self - Various Characters

The Single Guy

The Single Guy

as

Tina, Danger Girl

The View

The View

as

Self

Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs

as

Heather Worthington (voice)

Veep

Veep

as

Selina Meyer

30 Rock

30 Rock

as

Liz Lemon

The New Adventures of Old Christine

The New Adventures of Old Christine

as

'Old' Christine Campbell

Arrested Development

Arrested Development

as

Maggie Lizer

Day by Day

Day by Day

as

Eileen Swift / Sally

The View

The View

as

Self - Guest

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

as

Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine

Marvel Studios Assembled

Marvel Studios Assembled

as

Self - Valentina Allegra de Fontaine

Hot Ones

Hot Ones

as

Self

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as

Self - Host

Hey Arnold!

Hey Arnold!

as

Miss Felter (voice)

Web Therapy

Web Therapy

as

Shevaun Haig

Web Therapy

Web Therapy

as

Shevaun Haig

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Curb Your Enthusiasm

as

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

as

Gloria (voice)

Conan

Conan

as

Self

Lie Detector

Lie Detector

as

Self (archive footage)

Production

Crew

Directing