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Julia Louis-Dreyfus

  • Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
  • Birthday: January 13, 1961

After getting her start as a regular performer on "Saturday Night Live" (NBC, 1975- ) during the early 1980s, comedic actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus was forever immortalized as the assertive, serial-dating, awkward-dancing spongeophile Elaine Benes on the iconic sitcom, "Seinfeld" (NBC, 1989-1998). Prior to her superstardom gained from the show, Louis-Dreyfus made her feature debut with a minor role in Woody Allen's "Hannah and Her Sisters" (1986), and followed with rather ignominious appearances in "Soul Man…more

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Career Milestones

  • 2012

    Starred on HBO's "Veep" as the hapless yet well-meaning U.S. vice president Selina Meyer

  • 2010

    Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

  • 2006 to 2010

    Starred as the anxiety-riddled divorced mom on the CBS sitcom "The New Adventures of Old Christine"; received Golden Globe (2006), SAG (2006, 2009) and Emmy (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010) nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

  • 2004

    Landed a recurring role as the compulsively lying prosecutor Maggie Lizer on "Arrested Development" (Fox)

  • 2002 to 2003

    Starred on short-lived sitcom "Watching Ellie" (NBC)

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Awards

  • 2006

    Emmy Award: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

  • 1998

    American Comedy Award: Funniest Supporting Female Performer in a Television Series

  • 1997

    American Comedy Award: Funniest Supporting Female Performer in a Television Series

  • 1997

    Screen Actors Guild Award: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series

  • 1997

    Screen Actors Guild Award: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

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