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Julia Louis-Dreyfus
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American actress
Julia Louis-Dreyfus is an American actress best known for her roles in popular television comedies like "Seinfeld" and "Veep." She matters because she has become one of the most acclaimed and award-winning comedic performers in television history, influencing the landscape of comedy on screen.
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New York City, New York, USA
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…
Known for
- Tangles — Midge (voice)2027
- Avengers: Secret Wars — Valentina Allegra de Fontaine2027
- The Sheep Detectives — Lily (voice)2026
- Thunderbolts* — Valentina Allegra de Fontaine2025
- SNL50: The Homecoming Concert — Self2025
- The Academy of Armando — Self2025
- SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night — Self2025
- Good Hang with Amy Poehler — Self - Guest2025
- Tuesday — Zora2024
- The Day Drinking with Seth Meyers New Year's Special — Self (archive footage)2024
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Julia
- Family name
- Hall
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Manhattan
- Spouse
- Brad Hall
- Child
- Charlie Hall
- Father
- Gérard Louis-Dreyfus
- Sibling
- Lauren Bowles
- Occupation
- voice actor
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- American English
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus 2019 (2).jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Voice type
- soprano
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- Julia Louis-Dreyfus
- date of birth
- 1961-01-13
- social media followers
- 1325864
- relative
- Kyril Louis-Dreyfus
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- Julia Louis-Dreyfus
- start of work period
- 1982-00-00
- name in native language
- Julia Scarlett Eve Louis-Dreyfus
- birth name
- Julia Scarlett Elizabeth Louis-Dreyfus
- married name
- Julia Scarlett Elizabeth Louis Dreyfus Hall
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Encyclopedic overview
Julia Scarlett Elizabeth Louis-Dreyfus (/ˌluːi ˈdraɪfəs/ LOO-ee DRY-fəss; 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. Louis-Dreyfus has received numerous accolades including 11 Primetime Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and nine Screen Actors Guild Awards.
She entered comedy as a performer with the Practical Theatre Company, and 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 sitcom Seinfeld (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.
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