Julia Louis-Dreyfus
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 13, 1961
- Birthplace
- 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Julia Louis-Dreyfus, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Avengers: Secret Wars 2027
as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
Tangles 2026
as Midge Leavitt (voice), Producer
The Sheep Detectives 2026
as Lily (voice)
Thunderbolts* 2025
as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
The Academy of Armando 2025
as Self
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert 2025
as Self
The Day Drinking with Seth Meyers New Year's Special 2024
as Self (archive footage)
The Little Pageant That Could 2024
as Self (archive footage)
Tuesday 2024
as Zora
You Hurt My Feelings 2023
as Beth, Producer
Being Mary Tyler Moore 2023
as Self (voice)
You People 2023
as Shelley
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever 2022
as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye 2022
as Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (archive footage)
Black Widow 2021
as Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (uncredited)
Senior Entourage 2021
as Self
Onward 2020
as Laurel Lightfoot (voice)
Downhill 2020
as Billie Stanton, Producer
The Words That Built America 2017
as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Generosity of Eye 2015
as Herself, Producer
Live from New York! 2015
as Self
Barely Legal Pawn 2014
as Julia Louis-Dreyfus
James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend 2013
as Self
Making a Scene | 11 Performances 2013
Actor
Enough Said 2013
as Eva
Planes 2013
as Rochelle (voice)
Picture Paris 2012
as Ellen Larson, Producer
The Women of SNL 2010
as Various (archive footage)
The Pixar Story 2007
as Atta (voice) (archive footage)
Jerry Seinfeld: Submarine Captain 2007
as Self
Earth to America 2005
as Self
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found 2005
as Self
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live 2005
as Self
The Seinfeld Story 2004
as Self
Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo 2004
as Self
Seinfeld: How It Began 2004
as Self/Elaine Benes
Naqoyqatsi 2002
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Geppetto 2000
as Blue Fairy, Songs
Animal Farm 1999
as Mollie (voice)
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special 1999
as (archive footage)
A Bug's Life 1998
as Atta (voice)
Deconstructing Harry 1997
as Leslie
Fathers' Day 1997
as Carrie Lawrence
London Suite 1996
as Debra Dolby
North 1994
as North's Mom
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! 1994
as Kathy Lee Kathy
Jack the Bear 1993
as Peggy Etinger
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 1989
as Margo Chester
Soul Man 1986
as Lisa Stimson
Hannah and Her Sisters 1986
as Mary
Troll 1986
as Jeanette Cooper
Credits from TMDB.