Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Actress
Julia Louis-Dreyfus earned worldwide acclaim and recognition for
her portrayal of Elaine Benes in the hit NBC series
Seinfeld. She received two Emmy awards, a Golden Globe
award, five Screen Actors Guild awards, and four American Comedy
Awards during the show's nine-year run.
Louis-Dreyfus currently stars on CBS' hit comedy The New
Adventures of Old Christine. She won an Emmy for her portrayal
of Christine Campbell, a recently divorced working mom who's
juggling career, motherhood and romance. The New Adventures of
Old Christine comes from Creator/Executive Producer Kari Lizer
(Will and Grace), and reunites Louis-Dreyfus with
Seinfeld director/producer Andy Ackerman.
Her other television credits include a recurring role in 2003 on
Fox's critically acclaimed Arrested Development, NBC's
2002 real-time sitcom Watching Ellie, and the TNT animated
film Animal Farm to which she lent her voice alongside Ian
Holm, Kelsey Grammer and Patrick Stewart. Louis-Dreyfus first made
her mark on television during a three-year stint (1982-1985) on
Saturday Night Live opposite the likes of Billy Crystal,
Christopher Guest and Eddie Murphy.
Louis-Dreyfus' feature film credits include Pixar's animated hit
A Bug's Life; Woody Allen's Academy-award winning
Hannah and Her Sisters, with Mia Farrow and Michael Caine;
Allen's Deconstructing Harry, with Judy Davis; Rob
Reiner's North; Ivan Reitman's Fathers' Day with
Robin Williams and Billy Crystal; and Jack the Bear with
Danny DeVito and Gary Sinise.
Louis-Dreyfus studied theater at Northwestern University. During
college, she was a member of The Practical Theater Company, and
subsequently joined Chicago's famed Second-City comedy troupe.