Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Acting
Born: January 13, 1961 (age 65) · New York City, New York, USA
Highest Rated
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
Black Widow
2021
The Simpsons
1989
A Bug's Life
1998
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
2021
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2022
Onward
2020
Thunderbolts*
2025
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
1989
Seinfeld
1989
Planes
2013
Arrested Development
2003
Hannah and Her Sisters
1986
Photos (9)
Movies (31)
The Sheep Detectives
Lily (voice)
Thunderbolts*
Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
Black Widow
Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (uncredited)
A Bug's Life
Atta (voice)
Onward
Laurel Lightfoot (voice)
Planes
Rochelle (voice)
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Margo Chester
Deconstructing Harry
Leslie
London Suite
Debra Dolby
Hannah and Her Sisters
Mary
You Hurt My Feelings
Beth
You People
Shelley
The Pixar Story
Atta (voice) (archive footage)
Tuesday
Zora
Fathers' Day
Carrie Lawrence
Enough Said
Eva
Downhill
Billie Stanton
Troll
Jeanette Cooper
North
North's Mom
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye
Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
(archive footage)
Soul Man
Lisa Stimson
Animal Farm
Mollie (voice)
Jack the Bear
Peggy Etinger
The Women of SNL
Various (archive footage)
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Kathy Lee Kathy
Geppetto
Blue Fairy
Barely Legal Pawn
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Making a Scene | 11 Performances
2013
Picture Paris
Ellen Larson
TV Shows (19)
The Simpsons
Gloria (voice) · 3 eps
Seinfeld
Elaine Benes · 180 eps
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Julia Louis-Dreyfus · 8 eps
Arrested Development
Maggie Lizer · 4 eps
30 Rock
Liz Lemon · 1 eps
Hey Arnold!
Miss Felter (voice) · 1 eps
Family Ties
Susan "Raindrop" White · 1 eps
Dinosaurs
Heather Worthington (voice) · 1 eps
Veep
Selina Meyer · 65 eps
The New Adventures of Old Christine
'Old' Christine Campbell · 88 eps
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
Julia (voice) · 1 eps
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine · 2 eps
The Single Guy
Tina, Danger Girl · 1 eps
Web Therapy
Shevaun Haig · 3 eps
Web Therapy
Shevaun Haig · 1 eps
Primetime Glick
1 eps
Day by Day
Eileen Swift / Sally · 33 eps
Talkshow with Spike Feresten
1 eps
Watching Ellie
Eleanor 'Ellie' Riggs · 19 eps
Self / Appearances (57)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 1 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 5 eps
The Daily Show
Self · 3 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · 2 eps
Late Show with David Letterman
Self · 1 eps
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Various Characters · 56 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 3 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self · 1 eps
Conan
Self · 2 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 8 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · 2 eps
The View
Self · 3 eps
The View
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Self · 1 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · 4 eps
Hot Ones
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 3 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · 4 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self · 4 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · 1 eps
The One Show
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 2 eps
The Megan Mullally Show
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Jay Leno Show
Self · 1 eps
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Self · 1 eps
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Marvel Studios Assembled
Self - Valentina Allegra de Fontaine · 1 eps
The Weekly with Charlie Pickering
Self · 1 eps
Inside Comedy
Self · 1 eps
Extra
Self (Archive Footage) · 1 eps
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Self · 1 eps
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman
Self · 1 eps
Be My Guest with Ina Garten
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Being Mary Tyler Moore
Self (voice)
Naqoyqatsi
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Early Show
Self · 4 eps
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
The Words That Built America
Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Earth to America
Self
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Self
Senior Entourage
Self
James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend
Self
Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo
Self
The Little Pageant That Could
Self (archive footage)
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
Self
Live from New York!
Self
The Seinfeld Story
Self
The Academy of Armando
Self
Seinfeld: How It Began
Self/Elaine Benes
The Day Drinking with Seth Meyers New Year's Special
Self (archive footage)
Jerry Seinfeld: Submarine Captain
Self
Generosity of Eye
Herself
