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.