Information about Julia Louis Dreyfus
This article is about the American actress. For the French actress, see Julie Dreyfus.
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Julia Scarlett Elizabeth Louis-Dreyfus[1] (born January 13, 1961) is an Emmy, Golden Globe, and SAG Award-winning American actress and comedian who gained popularity while playing the role of Elaine Benes on the NBC sitcom Seinfeld in the 1990s. She currently stars in the CBS sitcom The New Adventures of Old Christine.
Biography
Personal life
Louis-Dreyfus was born in New York City to a wealthy family known for owning the Louis Dreyfus Group, an international commodities trading and merchandising firm. Her mother, Judith, is a writer, and her father, Gérard Louis-Dreyfus (who changed his name to William in the 1940s), is an attorney and business executive.[1][2] Her parents divorced during her childhood and her mother remarried to L. Thompson Bowles.[1] Louis-Dreyfus' paternal grandfather, Pierre Louis-Dreyfus, was a French Jew who was a member of the French Resistance during World War II; he was the grandson of Leopold Louis-Dreyfus, who founded the Louis-Dreyfus Group.[1][3] Her cousin, Robert Louis-Dreyfus, is the former CEO of Adidas (1993–2001); another cousin, Kaitlin Coble, is Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2007.[4]Louis-Dreyfus spent her childhood in several countries, living with her mother and stepfather.[1] She was later raised in Bethesda, Maryland, and graduated from the Holton-Arms School. She attended Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, where she studied theater and was a member of the Delta Gamma sorority which she left after a semester of membership. She did not graduate from Northwestern and dropped out to pursue her career. She was, however, awarded a honorary Doctor of Arts degree from Northwestern University in 2007. Since 1987 she has been married to actor/writer Brad Hall, whom she met while they were students at Northwestern. Hall also worked on SNL. They have two sons, Henry (born 1992) and Charles (born 1997).
Career
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Louis-Dreyfus at the 1994 Academy Awards
Recurring characters on Saturday Night Live
- April May June, a female televangelist
- Becky, El Dorko's (Gary Kroeger) date
- Consuela, Chi Chi's friend and co-host of Let's Watch TV
- Darla in SNL's parody of The Little Rascals
- Weather Woman, a female superhero who controls the weather
- Patti Lynn Hunnsucker, a teenage correspondent on Saturday Night News (Weekend Update)
Filmography
- Saturday Night Live (1982–1985)
- Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
- Troll (1986)
- Soul Man (1986)
- Day by Day (television) (1988)
- National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
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Jerry Seinfeld and Julia Louis-Dreyfus at the 1997 Emmy Awards
- Seinfeld (1989–1998)
- Jack the Bear (1993)
- North (1994)
- London Suite (1996)
- Deconstructing Harry (1997)
- Fathers' Day (1997)
- A Bug's Life (1998)
- Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)
- Watching Ellie (2002)
- Arrested Development (2004)
- Simpsons (Snake's girlfriend) (Various)
- The New Adventures of Old Christine (2006–present)
Awards and nominations
Emmy Awards- 1992: nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series -- Seinfeld
- 1993: nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series -- Seinfeld
- 1994: nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series -- Seinfeld
- 1995: nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series -- Seinfeld
- 1996: won for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series -- Seinfeld
- 1997: nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series -- Seinfeld
- 1998: nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series -- Seinfeld
- 2006: won for Best Actress in a Comedy Series -- The New Adventures of Old Christine
- 2007: nominated for Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series -- The New Adventures of Old Christine
- 1994: won for Best Supporting Actress in a TV production -- Seinfeld
- 1995: nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a TV production -- Seinfeld
- 2007: nominated for Best Actress in a TV Series-Comedy -- The New Adventures of Old Christine
- 1995: nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Comedy Series -- Seinfeld
- 1996: nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Comedy Series -- Seinfeld
- 1997: won for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Comedy Series -- Seinfeld
- 1998: won for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Comedy Series -- Seinfeld
- 1999: nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Comedy Series -- Seinfeld
- 2006: nominated for Outstanding Performance By an Actress in a Comedy Series -- The New Adventures of Old Christine
References
1. ^ Stated in interview at Inside the Actors Studio
2. ^ Forbes World's Richest People. Gérard Louis-Dreyfus & family
3. ^ [1]
4. ^ "Can tarnished crown be polished? After controversy over last year's Miss Teen USA, Charlotte's Coble, other hopefuls scrutinized.", Charlotte Observer, 2007-08-23. Retrieved on 2007-08-23.
2. ^ Forbes World's Richest People. Gérard Louis-Dreyfus & family
3. ^ [1]
4. ^ "Can tarnished crown be polished? After controversy over last year's Miss Teen USA, Charlotte's Coble, other hopefuls scrutinized.", Charlotte Observer, 2007-08-23. Retrieved on 2007-08-23.
External links
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus at the Internet Movie Database
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus at Yahoo! Movies
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus at TV.com
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| NAME | Louis-Dreyfus, Julia |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Louis-Dreyfus, Julia Elizabeth Scarlett |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actress, comedian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 13 1961 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City, New York, United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
Julie Dreyfus (born October 31, 1972 in Paris, France) is a French actress.
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Gérard C. Louis-Dreyfus (born 1932, Paris), also known as William Louis-Dreyfus, is a French-American businessman. With his family's net worth estimated at $3.4 billion by Forbes, he is one of the richest men in the world.
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