Julia Louis-Dreyfus
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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Movies (51)
Avengers: Secret Wars
2027 · Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
Tangles
2026 · Midge Leavitt (voice), Producer
The Sheep Detectives
2026 · Lily (voice)
Thunderbolts*
2025 · Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
The Academy of Armando
2025 · Self
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025 · Self
The Day Drinking with Seth Meyers New Year's Special
2024 · Self (archive footage)
The Little Pageant That Could
2024 · Self (archive footage)
Tuesday, Abrazando La Vida
2024 · Zora
Me Heriste
2023 · Beth, Producer
Mary Tyler Moore: La Dama de la TV
2023 · Self (voice)
Ustedes
2023 · Shelley
Pantera Negra: Wakanda por siempre
2022 · Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
Creando Hawkeye
2022 · Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (archive footage)
Black Widow
2021 · Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (uncredited)
Senior Entourage
2021 · Self
Unidos
2020 · Laurel Lightfoot (voice)
Cuesta abajo
2020 · Billie Stanton, Producer
Las Palabras Que Construyeron a Estados Unidos
2017 · Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Generosity of Eye
2015 · Herself, Producer
Live from New York!
2015 · Self
Barely Legal Pawn
2014 · Julia Louis-Dreyfus
James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend
2013 · Self
Making a Scene | 11 Performances
2013
Una segunda oportunidad
2013 · Eva
Aviones
2013 · Rochelle (voice)
Picture Paris
2012 · Ellen Larson, Producer
The Women of SNL
2010 · Various (archive footage)
La historia de Pixar: un documental de Leslie Iwerks
2007 · Atta (voice) (archive footage)
Jerry Seinfeld: Submarine Captain
2007 · Self
Earth to America
2005 · Self
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005 · Self
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
2005 · Self
The Seinfeld Story
2004 · Self
Seinfeld: How It Began
2004 · Self/Elaine Benes
Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo
2004 · Self
Naqoyqatsi
2002 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Geppetto
2000 · Blue Fairy, Songs
Rebelión en la granja
1999 · Mollie (voice)
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999 · (archive footage)
Bichos: Una Aventura en Miniatura
1998 · Atta (voice)
Deconstructing Harry
1997 · Leslie
Un papá de sobra
1997 · Carrie Lawrence
London Suite
1996 · Debra Dolby
North
1994 · North's Mom
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994 · Kathy Lee Kathy
Jack the Bear
1993 · Peggy Etinger
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
1989 · Margo Chester
Soul Man
1986 · Lisa Stimson
Hannah and Her Sisters
1986 · Mary
Troll
1986 · Jeanette Cooper
TV shows (53)
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
2025 · Self - Guest
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
2025 · Self
Be My Guest with Ina Garten
2022 · Self - Guest
Falcon Y El Soldado Del Invierno
2021 · Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
Marvel Studios: Unidos
2021 · Self - Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
No necesitan presentación con David Letterman
2018 · Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self - Guest
The Weekly with Charlie Pickering
2015 · Self
Hot Ones
2015 · Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 · Self
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014 · Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self, Self - Guest
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
2012 · Self
Veep
2012 · Selina Meyer, Producer, Executive Producer
Inside Comedy
2012 · Self
Web Therapy
2011 · Shevaun Haig
Conan
2010 · Self
The Jay Leno Show
2009 · Self
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
2009 · Self - Guest
Web Therapy
2008 · Shevaun Haig
30 Rock
2006 · Liz Lemon
The Megan Mullally Show
2006 · Self - Guest
Talkshow with Spike Feresten
2006
The One Show
2006 · Self
Las nuevas aventuras de Christine
2006 · 'Old' Christine Campbell, Producer
The Tony Danza Show
2004 · Self
Arrested Development
2003 · Maggie Lizer
Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self - Guest, Self
Watching Ellie
2002 · Eleanor 'Ellie' Riggs, Producer
Primetime Glick
2001
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000 · Julia Louis-Dreyfus
The Early Show
1999 · Self
The View
1997 · Self, Self - Guest
¡Oye, Arnold!
1996 · Miss Felter (voice)
The Daily Show
1996 · Self
The Single Guy
1995 · Tina, Danger Girl
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
1995 · Julia (voice), Additional Writing
Extra
1994 · Self (Archive Footage)
Inside the Actors Studio
1994 · Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Self - Guest
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 · Self, Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 · Self, Self - Guest
Dinosaurios
1991 · Heather Worthington (voice)
Los Simpson
1989 · Gloria (voice)
Seinfeld
1989 · Elaine Benes
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Self - Guest
Day by Day
1988 · Eileen Swift
Family Ties
1982 · Susan "Raindrop" White
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Various Characters, Self - Host, Self
The Oscars
1953 · Self
The Art of Being Nick
· Rachel