Acting
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
EN cinema · 51 credits
Born
13 January 1961 (age 65)
Birthplace
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 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
Filmography
Avengers: Secret Wars
as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
Tangles
as Midge Leavitt (voice), Producer
The Sheep Detectives
as Lily (voice)
Thunderbolts*
as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
Tuesday
as Zora
The Day Drinking with Seth Meyers New Year's Special
as Self (archive footage)
The Little Pageant That Could
as Self (archive footage)
You People
as Shelley
You Hurt My Feelings
as Beth, Producer
Being Mary Tyler Moore
as Self (voice)
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye
as Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (archive footage)
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
Black Widow
as Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (uncredited)
Senior Entourage
as Self
Onward
as Laurel Lightfoot (voice)
Downhill
as Billie Stanton, Producer
The Words That Built America
as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Generosity of Eye
as Herself, Producer
Barely Legal Pawn
as Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Planes
as Rochelle (voice)
Enough Said
as Eva
Picture Paris
as Ellen Larson, Producer
The Women of SNL
as Various (archive footage)
The Pixar Story
as Atta (voice) (archive footage)
Earth to America
as Self
Seinfeld: How It Began
as Self/Elaine Benes
Naqoyqatsi
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Geppetto
as Blue Fairy, Songs
Animal Farm
as Mollie (voice)
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
as (archive footage)
A Bug's Life
as Atta (voice)
Deconstructing Harry
as Leslie
Fathers' Day
as Carrie Lawrence
London Suite
as Debra Dolby
North
as North's Mom
Jack the Bear
as Peggy Etinger
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
as Margo Chester
Troll
as Jeanette Cooper
Soul Man
as Lisa Stimson