Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Birth name	Julia Elizabeth Scarlett Louis-Dreyfus
Born	January 13, 1961 in New York, New York, USA
Notable Roles	Elaine Benes in Seinfeld Christine Campbell in The New Adventures of Old Christine
Notable Episodes
Awards	star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Biography

Julia Louis-Dreyfus is an American actress best known for her role as Elaine Benes in the all-time classic sitcom Seinfeld. In 2006, she was the first Seinfeld cast member to have a hit show after the end of that series when she debuted in The New Adventures of Old Christine.

Roles

Starring Roles

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
Saturday Night Live	Cast Member	1982–1985
Day by Day	Eileen Swift	1988–1989	1	2
Seinfeld	Elaine Benes	1990–1998	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Watching Ellie	Ellie Riggs	2002–2003	1	2
The New Adventures of Old Christine	Christine Campbell	2006–2010	1	2	3	4	5
Veep	Selina Meyer	2012–	1	2	3	4	5

Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
Family Ties	Susan "Raindrop" White, Esq.	6x22 - Read It and Weep (2)	February 14, 1988
Dinosaurs	Heather	2x20 - Nuts to War (2)	February 26, 1992
Dinosaurs	Heather	2x22 - Slave to Fashion	March 30, 1992
The Single Guy	Tina	1x07 - Mugging	November 9, 1995
Curb Your Enthusiasm	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	1x06 - The Wire	November 19, 2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	2x04 - The Shrimp Incident	October 14, 2001
Curb Your Enthusiasm	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	2x07 - The Doll	November 4, 2001
Curb Your Enthusiasm	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	2x10 - The Massage	November 25, 2001
The Simpsons	Gloria	13x04 - A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love	December 2, 2001
Arrested Development	Maggie Lizer	1x16 - Altar Egos	March 17, 2004
Arrested Development	Maggie Lizer	1x17 - Justice Is Blind	March 21, 2004
Arrested Development	Maggie Lizer	2x11 - Out on a Limb	March 6, 2005
Arrested Development	Maggie Lizer	2x12 - My Hand to God	March 6, 2005
Saturday Night Live	Herself/Host	31x18 - Julia Louis-Dreyfus/Paul Simon	May 13, 2006
Saturday Night Live	Herself/Host	32x15 - Julia Louis-Dreyfus/Snow Patrol	March 17, 2007
The Simpsons	Gloria	19x04 - I Don't Wanna Know Why the Caged Bird Sings	October 14, 2007

Talk, News and Game Show Appearances

Series	Episode	Airdate
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson		October 29, 1991
Maury		November 18, 1992
Maury		April 14, 1994
Late Show with David Letterman	Show 158	May 11, 1994
Dennis Miller Live	The Family	February 9, 1996
Maury		August 13, 1996
Maury		September 22, 1997
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno		February 25, 2002
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno		April 4, 2002
The Rosie O'Donnell Show		May 5, 2000
The Rosie O'Donnell Show		March 5, 2002
Primetime Glick	Jeff Goldblum / Julia Louis-Dreyfus	March 9, 2002
Late Night with Conan O'Brien	Show 1738	April 29, 2003
The View		April 29, 2003
The Daily Show	Julia Louis-Dreyfus (April 29, 2003)	April 29, 2003
This Hour Has 22 Minutes		January 16, 2004
The Oprah Winfrey Show		November 29, 2004
Live with Regis & Kelly		November 23, 2005
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno		March 9, 2006
Live with Regis & Kelly		March 13, 2006
The View		March 17, 2006
The Ellen DeGeneres Show		March 20, 2006
Late Show with David Letterman	Show 2538	April 13, 2006
Late Night with Conan O'Brien	Show 2214	April 14, 2006
The Tony Danza Show		April 17, 2006
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson	Show 278	May 5, 2006

Producer

Series Produced

Series	Year(s)	Credit	Season(s)
Watching Ellie	2002 –2003	Producer	1	2
The New Adventures of Old Christine	2009 –2010	Producer	5

Awards and Accolades

IVy Awards

• Nominated: Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (2005-06)

The New Adventures of Old Christine

Primetime Emmy Awards

(7 Wins in 17 Nominations)

• Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998)

Seinfeld

• Won: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (1996)

Seinfeld

• Won: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (2006)

The New Adventures of Old Christine

• Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)

The New Adventures of Old Christine

• Won: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)

Veep

Golden Globe Awards

(1 Win in 8 Nominations)

• Won: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV (1994)

Seinfeld

Screen Actors Guild Awards

(3 Wins in 10 Nominations)

• Nominated: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series (1995, 1996, 1999, 2007, 2010, 2015, 2016)

• Won: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series (1997, 1998, 2014)

American Comedy TV Awards

• Won: Funniest Supporting Female Performer in a TV Series (1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998)

Seinfeld

• Nominated: Funniest Supporting Female Performer in a TV Series (1996, 1999)

Seinfeld

• Nominated: Funniest Female Guest Appearance in a TV Series (2001)

Curb Your Enthusiasm

• Nominated: Best Comedy Actress - Film (2014)

Enough Said

• Nominated: Best Comedy Actress - TV (2014)

Veep

Viewers for Quality Television Q Awards

• Won: Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Comedy Series (1992, 1993, 1994, 1997)

Seinfeld

• Nominated: Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Comedy Series (1995)

Seinfeld

Trivia

• married to fellow SNL co-star Brad Hall since 1987; two children