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Julia Louis-Dreyfus

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus was born on January 13, 1961, in the New York City borough of Manhattan, to Judith (LeFever), a special needs tutor and author, and Gérard Louis-Dreyfus, a billionaire businessman. Her parents divorced when she was young, and she spent her childhood in Washington, D.C., and New York. She met her husband, Brad Hall, while in college, and made her feature movie debut in the Woody Allen film Hannah and Her Sisters (1986). She lives in Los Angeles with Brad and their two children. Her father was born in France, and her grandfather Pierre Louis-Dreyfus was in the French Resistance against the Nazis.
BornJanuary 13, 1961
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    • Won 11 Primetime Emmys
      • 58 wins & 115 nominations total

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    Known for

    Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Alexander, and Michael Richards in Seinfeld (1989)
    Seinfeld
    8.9
    TV Series
    • Elaine Benes
    Julia Louis-Dreyfus and James Gandolfini in Enough Said (2013)
    Enough Said
    7.0
    • Eva
    • 2013
    Julia Louis-Dreyfus in The New Adventures of Old Christine (2006)
    The New Adventures of Old Christine
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Christine Campbell
    Veep (2012)
    Veep
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Selina Meyer

    Credits

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    Actress

    • Thunderbolts*
      • Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
      • Post-production
      • 2025
    • Tangles: A Story About Alzheimer's, My Mother and Me
      • Pre-production
    • Julia Louis-Dreyfus in Tuesday (2023)
      Tuesday
      6.3
      • Zora
      • 2023
    • Lisa Kudrow, Clea DuVall, Nat Faxon, Will Forte, Tony Hale, Sharon Horgan, Jason Mantzoukas, Greta Lee, Bresha Webb, and Sam Richardson in HouseBroken (2021)
      HouseBroken
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Boaracle (voice)
      • 2023
    • Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Tobias Menzies in You Hurt My Feelings (2023)
      You Hurt My Feelings
      6.6
      • Beth
      • 2023
    • David Duchovny, Nia Long, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Eddie Murphy, Jonah Hill, and Lauren London in You People (2023)
      You People
      5.5
      • Shelley
      • 2023
    • Angela Bassett, Florence Kasumba, Danai Gurira, Lupita Nyong'o, Tenoch Huerta, Alex Livinalli, Michaela Coel, Letitia Wright, Mabel Cadena, and Winston Duke in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
      Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
      6.7
      • Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
      • 2022
    • Rachel Weisz, Scarlett Johansson, David Harbour, Shaina West, O-T Fagbenle, Olga Kurylenko, and Florence Pugh in Black Widow (2021)
      Black Widow
      6.6
      • Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (uncredited)
      • 2021
    • Daniel Brühl, Wyatt Russell, Emily VanCamp, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, and Erin Kellyman in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021)
      The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
      • 2021
    • Keke Palmer: Actually Vote (2020)
      Keke Palmer: Actually Vote
      5.8
      Music Video
      • Julia Louis-Dreyfus
      • 2020
    • Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Will Ferrell in Downhill (2020)
      Downhill
      4.9
      • Billie
      • 2020
    • Onward (2020)
      Onward
      7.4
      • Laurel Lightfoot (voice)
      • 2020
    • Tony Hale in Archibald's Next Big Thing (2019)
      Archibald's Next Big Thing
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Claire (voice)
      • 2019
    • Veep (2012)
      Veep
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Selina Meyer
      • 2012–2019
    • Stars in Shorts: No Ordinary Love (2016)
      Stars in Shorts: No Ordinary Love
      6.7
      • Ellen Larson
      • 2016
    • Inside Amy Schumer (2013)
      Inside Amy Schumer
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Julia Louis-Dreyfus
      • 2015
    • Making a Scene (2013)
      Making a Scene
      5.7
      Short
      • Woman
      • 2013

    Producer

    • Tangles: A Story About Alzheimer's, My Mother and Me
      • producer
      • Pre-production
    • Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Tobias Menzies in You Hurt My Feelings (2023)
      You Hurt My Feelings
      6.6
      • producer (produced by)
      • 2023
    • Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Will Ferrell in Downhill (2020)
      Downhill
      4.9
      • producer (produced by, p.g.a.)
      • 2020
    • Veep (2012)
      Veep
      8.4
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2012–2019
    • Generosity of Eye (2015)
      Generosity of Eye
      8.7
      • producer
      • 2015
    • Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Brad Hall at 2012 Tribeca Film Festival
      Picture Paris
      7.4
      Short
      • producer
      • 2011
    • Julia Louis-Dreyfus in The New Adventures of Old Christine (2006)
      The New Adventures of Old Christine
      7.2
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2009–2010
    • Julia Louis-Dreyfus in Watching Ellie (2002)
      Watching Ellie
      6.0
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2002–2003

    Writer

    • Jonathan Katz in Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (1995)
      Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
      7.7
      TV Series
      • additional material
      • 1997
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    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Julia Louis-Dreyfuss
    • Height
      • 1.60 m
    • Born
      • January 13, 1961
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Spouse
      • Brad HallJune 25, 1987 - present (2 children)
    • Children
        Henry Hall
    • Parents
        Gérard Louis-Dreyfus
    • Relatives
        Lauren Bowles(Half Sibling)
    • Other works
      TV commercial for Clairol Nice-N-Easy
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      • 8 Interviews
      • 20 Articles
      • 6 Pictorials
      • 20 Magazine Cover Photos

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    • Trivia
      Received her 14th Emmy Award nomination in 2014 making her the most-nominated comedic actress in the lead and supporting categories in Emmy Award history.
    • Quotes
      I'm not somebody who really believes in curses, but curse this baby! [on the so called "Seinfeld curse", in which little or no success has come since the show to the four main actors, upon accepting her Emmy Award for The New Adventures of Old Christine (2006)]
    • Trademark
        Frequently plays feisty characters
    • Nickname
      • Little Yum-Yum
    • Salaries
        Veep
        (2012)
        $250,000 an episode

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