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Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Born 1961-01-13
📍 New York City, New York, USA

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.

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Filmography 106

Avengers: Secret Wars
as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
2027
Tangles
2026
The Sheep Detectives
as Lily (voice)
2026
Thunderbolts*
as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
2025
The Academy of Armando
as Self
2025
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
as Self
2025
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
as Self
2025
The Day Drinking with Seth Meyers New Year's Special
as Self (archive footage)
2024
The Little Pageant That Could
as Self (archive footage)
2024
Tuesday
as Zora
2024
You Hurt My Feelings
as Beth
2023
Being Mary Tyler Moore
as Self (voice)
2023
You People
as Shelley
2023
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
2022
Be My Guest with Ina Garten
as Self - Guest
2022
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye
as Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (archive footage)
2022
Black Widow
as Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (uncredited)
2021
Senior Entourage
as Self
2021
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
as Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
2021
Marvel Studios Assembled
as Self - Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
2021
Onward
as Laurel Lightfoot (voice)
2020
Downhill
as Billie Stanton
2020
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman
as Self
2018
The Words That Built America
as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
2017
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2015
The Weekly with Charlie Pickering
as Self
2015
Generosity of Eye
as Herself
2015
Live from New York!
as Self
2015
Hot Ones
as Self
2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
2014
Barely Legal Pawn
as Julia Louis-Dreyfus
2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
as Self
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend
as Self
2013
Making a Scene | 11 Performances
2013
Enough Said
as Eva
2013
Planes
as Rochelle (voice)
2013
Picture Paris
as Ellen Larson
2012
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
as Self
2012
Veep
as Selina Meyer
2012
Inside Comedy
as Self
2012
Web Therapy
as Shevaun Haig
2011
Conan
as Self
2010
The Women of SNL
as Various (archive footage)
2010
The Jay Leno Show
as Self
2009
Web Therapy
as Shevaun Haig
2008
The Pixar Story
as Atta (voice) (archive footage)
2007
Jerry Seinfeld: Submarine Captain
as Self
2007
30 Rock
as Liz Lemon
2006
The Megan Mullally Show
as Self - Guest
2006
Talkshow with Spike Feresten
2006
The One Show
as Self
2006
The New Adventures of Old Christine
as 'Old' Christine Campbell
2006
Earth to America
as Self
2005
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
as Self
2005
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
as Self
2005
The Seinfeld Story
as Self
2004
Seinfeld: How It Began
as Self/Elaine Benes
2004
Arrested Development
as Maggie Lizer
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003
Naqoyqatsi
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2002
Watching Ellie
as Eleanor 'Ellie' Riggs
2002
Primetime Glick
2001
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Julia Louis-Dreyfus
2000
Geppetto
as Blue Fairy
2000
The Early Show
as Self
1999
Animal Farm
as Mollie (voice)
1999
A Bug's Life
as Atta (voice)
1998
Deconstructing Harry
as Leslie
1997
The View
as Self
1997
The View
as Self - Guest
1997
Fathers' Day
as Carrie Lawrence
1997
Hey Arnold!
as Miss Felter (voice)
1996
London Suite
as Debra Dolby
1996
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
The Single Guy
as Tina, Danger Girl
1995
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
as Julia (voice)
1995
Extra
as Self (Archive Footage)
1994
Inside the Actors Studio
as Self
1994
North
as North's Mom
1994
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
as Kathy Lee Kathy
1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self
1993
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Guest
1993
Jack the Bear
as Peggy Etinger
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Self
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Self - Guest
1992
Dinosaurs
as Heather Worthington (voice)
1991
The Simpsons
as Gloria (voice)
1989
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
as Margo Chester
1989
Seinfeld
as Elaine Benes
1989
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
1988
Day by Day
as Eileen Swift / Sally
1988
Soul Man
as Lisa Stimson
1986
Hannah and Her Sisters
as Mary
1986
Troll
as Jeanette Cooper
1986
Family Ties
as Susan "Raindrop" White
1982
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Various Characters
1975
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
1975
Saturday Night Live
as Self
1975
The Oscars
as Self
1953
The Art of Being Nick
as Rachel