Julia Louis-Dreyfus
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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Julia Louis-Dreyfus, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Credits
The Sheep Detectives (2026)
as Lily (voice)
Thunderbolts* (2025)
as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
A Bug's Life (1998)
as Atta (voice)
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
Black Widow (2021)
as Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (uncredited)
Avengers: Secret Wars (2027)
as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
Onward (2020)
as Laurel Lightfoot (voice)
Planes (2013)
as Rochelle (voice)
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
as Margo Chester
Troll (1986)
as Jeanette Cooper
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
as Mary
You People (2023)
as Shelley
Enough Said (2013)
as Eva
Deconstructing Harry (1997)
as Leslie
North (1994)
as North's Mom
Fathers' Day (1997)
as Carrie Lawrence
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert (2025)
as Self
Soul Man (1986)
as Lisa Stimson
Animal Farm (1999)
as Mollie (voice)
The Pixar Story (2007)
as Atta (voice) (archive footage)
Downhill (2020)
as Billie Stanton
You Hurt My Feelings (2023)
as Beth
Tangles (2026)
as Midge (voice)
Tuesday (2024)
as Zora
Naqoyqatsi (2002)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jack the Bear (1993)
as Peggy Etinger
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye (2022)
as Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (archive footage)
The Words That Built America (2017)
as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (1994)
as Kathy Lee Kathy
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found (2005)
as Self
Barely Legal Pawn (2014)
as Julia Louis-Dreyfus
The Women of SNL (2010)
as Various (archive footage)
Live from New York! (2015)
as Self
Geppetto (2000)
as Blue Fairy
Earth to America (2005)
as Self
Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo (2004)
as Self
Being Mary Tyler Moore (2023)
as Self (voice)
London Suite (1996)
as Debra Dolby
The Little Pageant That Could (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
Making a Scene | 11 Performances (2013)
Actor
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live (2005)
as Self
Seinfeld: How It Began (2004)
as Self/Elaine Benes
James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend (2013)
as Self
Senior Entourage (2021)
as Self
The Academy of Armando (2025)
as Self
The Day Drinking with Seth Meyers New Year's Special (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
The Seinfeld Story (2004)
as Self
Picture Paris (2012)
as Ellen Larson
Generosity of Eye (2015)
as Herself
Jerry Seinfeld: Submarine Captain (2007)
as Self