Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Acting • Born 1961-01-13
Biography
Julia Scarlett Elizabeth Louis-Dreyfus (born January 13, 1961) is an American actress and comedian. Often described as one of the most outstanding performers in television history, she is widely known for her roles as various characters on Saturday Night Live (1982–1985), Elaine Benes on Seinfeld (1990–1998), Christine Campbell on The New Adventures of Old Christine (2006–2010), and Selina Meyer on Veep (2012–2019). Her list of accolades makes her one of the most award-winning actresses in American television history, and she has received more Primetime Emmy Awards and more Screen Actors Guild Awards than any other performer. Louis-Dreyfus was born in New York City, the daughter of the French billionaire Gérard Louis-Dreyfus, and entered comedy as a performer with the Practical Theatre Company in Chicago. This led to her being cast in the sketch show Saturday Night Live. Her breakthrough came in 1990 with her debut at the start of a nine-season run on Seinfeld, which became one of the most critically and commercially successful sitcoms. In addition to leading roles on The New Adventures of Old Christine and Veep, she has made guest appearances on shows such as Arrested Development, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and 30 Rock. On film, Louis-Dreyfus has had supporting film roles in Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989), Deconstructing Harry (1997), and You People (2023), and leading film roles in Enough Said (2013), Downhill (2020), You Hurt My Feelings (2023), and Tuesday (2023). Her voice-acting work includes A Bug's Life (1998), Planes (2013), and Onward (2020). Since 2021, she has played Valentina Allegra de Fontaine in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in three films and one Disney+ miniseries. Louis-Dreyfus has received 11 Primetime Emmy Awards (eight for acting and three for producing), nine Screen Actors Guild Awards, and one Golden Globe Award. 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 one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people in the world in 2016. She has also received numerous honors including the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2018 and the National Medal of Arts in 2021.
Filmography
108 credits
Animal Farm
Movie • 1999
Mollie (voice)
Deconstructing Harry
Movie • 1997
Leslie
You People
Movie • 2023
Shelley
Hannah and Her Sisters
Movie • 1986
Mary
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Movie • 1989
Margo Chester
Geppetto
Movie • 2000
Blue Fairy
North
Movie • 1994
North's Mom
You Hurt My Feelings
Movie • 2023
Beth
Troll
Movie • 1986
Jeanette Cooper
Soul Man
Movie • 1986
Lisa Stimson
A Bug's Life
Movie • 1998
Atta (voice)
Fathers' Day
Movie • 1997
Carrie Lawrence
Jack the Bear
Movie • 1993
Peggy Etinger
Being Mary Tyler Moore
Movie • 2023
Self (voice)
London Suite
Movie • 1996
Debra Dolby
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye
Movie • 2022
Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (archive footage)
Picture Paris
Movie • 2012
Ellen Larson
Planes
Movie • 2013
Rochelle (voice)
Barely Legal Pawn
Movie • 2014
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Enough Said
Movie • 2013
Eva
Jerry Seinfeld: Submarine Captain
Movie • 2007
Self
The Pixar Story
Movie • 2007
Atta (voice) (archive footage)
Thunderbolts*
Movie • 2025
Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
Earth to America
Movie • 2005
Self
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Movie • 2022
Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
Generosity of Eye
Movie • 2015
Herself
Seinfeld: How It Began
Movie • 2004
Self/Elaine Benes
Tangles
Movie
Avengers: Secret Wars
Movie • 2027
Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
The Words That Built America
Movie • 2017
Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Onward
Movie • 2020
Laurel Lightfoot (voice)
Downhill
Movie • 2020
Billie Stanton
The Women of SNL
Movie • 2010
Various (archive footage)
Live from New York!
Movie • 2015
Self
James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend
Movie • 2013
Self
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
Movie • 2005
Self
Black Widow
Movie • 2021
Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (uncredited)
Tuesday
Movie • 2024
Zora
Naqoyqatsi
Movie • 2002
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Movie • 1994
Kathy Lee Kathy
The Day Drinking with Seth Meyers New Year's Special
Movie • 2024
Self (archive footage)
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Movie • 2025
Self
The Academy of Armando
Movie • 2025
Self
The Sheep Detectives
Movie • 2026
Lily (voice)
The Seinfeld Story
Movie • 2004
Self
The Little Pageant That Could
Movie • 2024
Self (archive footage)
Senior Entourage
Movie • 2021
Self
Making a Scene | 11 Performances
Movie • 2013
Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo
Movie • 2004
Self
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Movie • 2005
Self
Veep
Movie • 2019
Selina Meyer
Talkshow with Spike Feresten
TV • 2006
Family Ties
TV • 1982
Susan "Raindrop" White
Watching Ellie
TV • 2002
Eleanor 'Ellie' Riggs
Inside the Actors Studio
TV • 1994
Self
Seinfeld
TV • 1989
Elaine Benes
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV • 2003
Self
The Tony Danza Show
TV • 2004
Self
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Self
The Single Guy
TV • 1995
Tina, Danger Girl
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Various Characters
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self - Guest
The View
TV • 1997
Self
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
TV • 1995
Julia (voice)
Dinosaurs
TV • 1991
Heather Worthington (voice)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
Self
Veep
TV • 2012
Selina Meyer
Inside Comedy
TV • 2012
Self
The Early Show
TV • 1999
Self
30 Rock
TV • 2006
Liz Lemon
The New Adventures of Old Christine
TV • 2006
'Old' Christine Campbell
The Jay Leno Show
TV • 2009
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
Arrested Development
TV • 2003
Maggie Lizer
Day by Day
TV • 1988
Eileen Swift / Sally
The Art of Being Nick
TV
Rachel
The View
TV • 1997
Self - Guest
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
TV • 2021
Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
Marvel Studios Assembled
TV • 2021
Self - Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
TV • 2012
Self
Hot Ones
TV • 2015
Self
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Host
Hey Arnold!
TV • 1996
Miss Felter (voice)
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman
TV • 2018
Self
Web Therapy
TV • 2008
Shevaun Haig
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self
Web Therapy
TV • 2011
Shevaun Haig
Curb Your Enthusiasm
TV • 2000
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self - Guest
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
Primetime Glick
TV • 2001
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Gloria (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self
Conan
TV • 2010
Self
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
TV • 2014
Self
The Megan Mullally Show
TV • 2006
Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest
Be My Guest with Ina Garten
TV • 2022
Self - Guest
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV • 2014
Self
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self
The One Show
TV • 2006
Self
The Weekly with Charlie Pickering
TV • 2015
Self
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
TV • 2025
Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
Self - Guest
Extra
TV • 1994
Self (Archive Footage)
Late Show with David Letterman
TV • 1993
Self
The Nanny Squatter
TV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self