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Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Julia Scarlett Elizabeth Louis-Dreyfus 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 eleven Primetime Emmy Awards, nine Actor Awards, and a Golden Globe Award.
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entertainment · American actress and comedian (born 1961) · film producer · singer · stage actor · film actor · television actor · voice actor · art collector · actor · also Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Julia Scarlett Elizabeth Louis-Dreyfus, Julia Louis Dreyfus, Julia Louis, Julia Scarlett Elizabeth Louis-Dreyfus Hall, Louis-Dreyfus
Born 13 January 1961 · Q232072
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2026· 5 entries
“She has also left an indelible cultural mark, expanding the possibilities for women in comedy–and maybe in politics and public life as well.”
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“women who are not afraid of making themselves look bad or foolish to get a laugh”
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BroadwayWorld: Elizabeth Banks, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Bette Midler, Rita Moreno Set for Finding Your Roots to Return on PBS
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Voiced roles in The Sheep Detectives and Tangles
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2024· 2 entries
Apple announced that Wiser Than Me was the 3rd most shared show in the United States on Apple Podcasts in 2024
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Supported Vice President Kamala Harris for president in the general election
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2023· 3 entries
The podcast she hosts, Wiser Than Me, won Apple's Best Podcast of the Year
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Louis-Dreyfus became host of the podcast Wiser Than Me
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Reunited with Nicole Holofcener starring in the A24 independent comedy film You Hurt My Feelings
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2022· 1 entry
Was a guest on the Netflix show My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman
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2020· 1 entry
Louis-Dreyfus headlined the comedy-drama Downhill, opposite Will Ferrell
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2018· 3 entries
Announced on an episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live
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Awarded Mark Twain Prize for American Humor (2018).
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Was the twentieth recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
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2017· 4 entries
Louis-Dreyfus announced that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer, which she discovered the day after winning a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in Veep
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Awarded Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for Veep (2017).
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Her sixth consecutive win, and eighth acting win, overall made her the performer with the most Emmys for the same role in the same series, surpassing Candice Bergen and Don Knotts, and put her in a tie with Cloris Leachm
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On September 28, 2017, Louis-Dreyfus announced that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer, which she discovered the day after winning a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in Veep.
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2016· 4 entries
Awarded Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for Veep (2016).
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Returned to Saturday Night Live serving as host for the third time with musical guest Nick Jonas
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Won the Crossover Talent award at the 4th Annual American Reality Television Awards
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Surpassed the record previously held by Mary Tyler Moore and Candice Bergen for the most wins in that category
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2015· 3 entries
Awarded Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for Veep (2015).
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2016 and 2017 for the fourth, fifth and sixth seasons respectively
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Acted in the Comedy Central sketch series Inside Amy Schumer alongside Tina Fey and Patricia Arquette, playing a version of themselves giving advice on aging to Amy Schumer
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2014· 3 entries
Awarded TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy for Veep (2014).
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Awarded Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for Veep (2014).
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And was named as one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people in the world in 2016
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2013· 3 entries
Awarded Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series for Veep (2013).
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Awarded Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for Veep (2013).
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And 2014, ten Actor Award nominations, winning twice in 2014 and 2017, and five Television Critics Association Award nominations, winning once in 2014
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2012· 2 entries
Awarded Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for Veep (2012).
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At the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, and has received considerable critical acclaim
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2010· 2 entries
For her remarkable contribution to the broadcast television industry as both an actress and a comedian
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The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2018 and the National Medal of Arts in 2021
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2009· 1 entry
Louis-Dreyfus was granted the honorary award for Legacy of Laughter at the TV Land Awards
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2007· 2 entries
Received an honorary doctor of arts degree from Northwestern University
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Also received two nominations for a People's Choice Award due to her return to popularity, thanks to the success of Old Christine
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2006· 1 entry
Awarded Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for The New Adventures of Old Christine (2006).
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2005· 1 entry
Louis-Dreyfus was cast in the title role of a new CBS sitcom, The New Adventures of Old Christine
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2001· 1 entry
Made several special guest appearances on Seinfeld co-creator Larry David's show Curb Your Enthusiasm, playing herself fictionally trying to break the "curse" by planning to star in a show in which she would play an
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1998· 1 entry
Jerry Seinfeld decided to end the series after nine seasons
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1997· 1 entry
Awarded Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series for Seinfeld (1997).
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1996· 3 entries
Awarded Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for Seinfeld (1996).
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Awarded Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series for Seinfeld (1996).
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Won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, an award she was nominated for on seven occasions from 1992 to 1998
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1994· 3 entries
Won Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film (1994).
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Awarded Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series for Seinfeld (1994).
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Nine Actor Award nominations, winning one in 1995 and two in both 1997 and 1998, and seven American Comedy Awards, winning five times in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997 and 1998
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1987· 1 entry
Louis-Dreyfus appeared in the NBC sitcom pilot The Art of Being Nick, an intended spin-off from Family Ties starring Scott Valentine
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1979· 2 entries
Graduated from the all-girls Holton-Arms School in Bethesda, Maryland
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Where she was a member of the Delta Gamma sorority
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1962· 1 entry
A year after her birth, Louis-Dreyfus's parents divorced
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1961· 1 entry
Born 1961-01-13.
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