Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Born: 1961-01-13 in New York City, New York, USA

Known For: Acting

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.

Filmography

2027

Avengers: Secret Wars as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine

2026

The Sheep Detectives as Lily (voice)
Tangles as Midge (voice)

2022

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
Be My Guest with Ina Garten as Self - Guest
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye as Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (archive footage)

2021

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier as Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
Black Widow as Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (uncredited)
Marvel Studios Assembled as Self - Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
Senior Entourage as Self

2020

Onward as Laurel Lightfoot (voice)
Downhill as Billie Stanton

2018

My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman as Self

2017

The Words That Built America as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence

2015

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Guest
Hot Ones as Self
The Weekly with Charlie Pickering as Self
Live from New York! as Self
Generosity of Eye as Herself

2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
Barely Legal Pawn as Julia Louis-Dreyfus

2013

Planes as Rochelle (voice)
Enough Said as Eva
James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend as Self
Making a Scene | 11 Performances

2012

Veep as Selina Meyer
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee as Self
Inside Comedy as Self
Picture Paris as Ellen Larson

2011

Web Therapy as Shevaun Haig

2010

Conan as Self
The Women of SNL as Various (archive footage)

2009

The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
The Jay Leno Show as Self

2008

Web Therapy as Shevaun Haig

2007

The Pixar Story as Atta (voice) (archive footage)
Jerry Seinfeld: Submarine Captain as Self

2006

30 Rock as Liz Lemon
The One Show as Self
The New Adventures of Old Christine as 'Old' Christine Campbell
The Megan Mullally Show as Self - Guest
Talkshow with Spike Feresten

2005

Earth to America as Self
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found as Self
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live as Self

2004

The Tony Danza Show as Self
Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo as Self
The Seinfeld Story as Self
Seinfeld: How It Began as Self/Elaine Benes

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
Arrested Development as Maggie Lizer
The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self

2002

Watching Ellie as Eleanor 'Ellie' Riggs
Naqoyqatsi as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2001

Primetime Glick

2000

Curb Your Enthusiasm as Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Geppetto as Blue Fairy

1999

The Early Show as Self
Animal Farm as Mollie (voice)

1998

A Bug's Life as Atta (voice)

1997

The View as Self
Deconstructing Harry as Leslie
Fathers' Day as Carrie Lawrence

1996

The Daily Show as Self
Hey Arnold! as Miss Felter (voice)
London Suite as Debra Dolby

1995

Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist as Julia (voice)
The Single Guy as Tina, Danger Girl

1994

Extra as Self (Archive Footage)
North as North's Mom
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! as Kathy Lee Kathy
Inside the Actors Studio as Self

1993

Late Show with David Letterman as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
Jack the Bear as Peggy Etinger

1992

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self

1991

Dinosaurs as Heather Worthington (voice)

1989

The Simpsons as Gloria (voice)
Seinfeld as Elaine Benes
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation as Margo Chester

1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
Day by Day as Eileen Swift / Sally

1986

Troll as Jeanette Cooper
Hannah and Her Sisters as Mary
Soul Man as Lisa Stimson

1982

Family Ties as Susan "Raindrop" White

1975

Saturday Night Live as Self - Various Characters

1953

The Oscars as Self