Julia Louis-Dreyfus

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus (2012)

Julia Elizabeth Scarlett Louis-Dreyfus (born January 13, 1961 in New York City , New York ) is an American actress , film producer , comedian and singer . After she was known from 1982 to 1985 as a member of the ensemble of Saturday Night Live , she experienced the sitcom Seinfeld (1989-1998) her greatest success to date and won a Golden Globe and an Emmy for the role of Elaine Benes . After a few years she was able to build on this with leading roles in the series The New Adventures of Old Christine (2006-2010) and Veep - Die Vizepäsidentin (2012-2019), for which she received wide praise and for the role of Selina Meyer in Veep six times was awarded the Emmy in a row. Overall, Louis-Dreyfus has received a Golden Globe, eleven Emmys as actress and producer, and nine Screen Actors Guild Awards , with her eight acting Emmys being a record she shares with Cloris Leachman .

life and career

Louis-Dreyfus at the 46th Emmy Awards (1994)

Julia Louis-Dreyfus is the eldest daughter of the French- American billionaire Gérard Louis-Dreyfus (1932-2016), who changed his first name to William in the 1940s and later headed "Louis Dreyfus Energy Services", an offshoot of the Louis Dreyfus Group . Her maternal half-sister, Lauren Bowles , is also an actress. She also has two half-sisters from her father's second marriage.

Her grandfather, Pierre Louis-Dreyfus, fought in the Resistance during World War II . Her cousin Robert Louis-Dreyfus was the main shareholder of adidas and ran the Olympique Marseille football club .

Louis-Dreyfus began her career as the youngest member of the ensemble in the comedy show Saturday Night Live (1982–1985). She has also appeared in several sitcoms and films (including Hannah and Her Sisters ), but best known for the role of Elaine Benes in the sitcom Seinfeld (1989-1998). In 1996 she won an Emmy in the category Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series and in 1995, 1997 and 1999 a total of five Screen Actors Guild Awards in various categories.

After Seinfeld , Louis-Dreyfus starred in the sitcom Watching Ellie , which was soon canceled. She also had a notable guest role in the television series Arrested Development . Between 2006 and 2010 she played the title role on the CBS sitcom The New Adventures of Old Christine . For this she won the Emmy in 2006 in the category: Best Actress in a Comedy Series and a 2007 nomination in the same category for the Golden Globe.

In May 2010 Louis-Dreyfus was honored with a television star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (at 6250 Hollywood Boulevard ). When it was revealed, however, it turned out that her last name was misspelled ("Julia L u is Dreyfus"). The defective part was replaced.

Louis-Dreyfus with her Emmy at the 66th award ceremony (2014)

Her last big project was the television series Veep - The Vice President of the US pay-TV channel HBO , in which she plays the Vice President of the United States. The series started in April 2012 and went into the fifth season in 2016. For this role, she received the Emmy for Best Actress in a Comedy Series six times in a row from 2012 to 2017, as well as other Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2014 and 2017 . She also received her seventh nomination for work on the project for her performance in the final seventh season, which was broadcast in 2019 after a year break.

Louis-Dreyfus has been married to fellow actor and writer Brad Hall since 1987 , whom she met while studying at Northwestern University in Evanston , Illinois . The couple have two sons.

On September 28, 2017, she announced on Twitter that she had breast cancer . She was diagnosed on September 18, 2017, the day after she won her sixth Emmy for Veep .

Filmography (selection)

Awards

Primetime Emmy Award

  • 1996 : Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for Seinfeld
  • 2006 : Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series for The New Adventures of Old Christine
  • 2012 : Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series for Veep - The Vice President
  • 2013 : Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series for Veep - The Vice President
  • 2014 : Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series for Veep - The Vice President
  • 2015 : Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series for Veep - The Vice President
  • 2015: Award for the best comedy series for Veep - The Vice President (as producer)
  • 2016 : Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series for Veep - The Vice President
  • 2016: Award for the best comedy series for Veep - The Vice President (as producer)
  • 2017 : Award for best leading actress in a comedy series for Veep - The Vice President
  • 2017: Award for the best comedy series for Veep - The Vice President (as producer)
  • 2019 : Nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy Series for Veep - The Vice President

Golden Globe Award

Screen Actors Guild Award

  • 1995: Award for Best Acting Ensemble in a TV Series - Comedy for Seinfeld
  • 1996 : Award for Best Actress in a TV Series - Comedy for Seinfeld
  • 1996: Award for Best Acting Company in a TV Series - Comedy for Seinfeld
  • 1997 : Award for Best Actress in a TV Series - Comedy for Seinfeld
  • 1997: Award for Best Acting Ensemble in a TV Series - Comedy for Seinfeld
  • 2014 : Award for Best Actress in a TV Series - Comedy for Veep - The Vice President
  • 2017 : Award for Best Actress in a TV Series - Comedy for Veep - The Vice President
  • 2018 : Award for Best Actress in a TV Series - Comedy for Veep - The Vice President
  • 2018: Award for Best Acting Company in a TV Series - Comedy for Veep - The Vice President

Mark Twain Prize

  • 2018: Award

Web links

Commons : Julia Louis-Dreyfus  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ One star and two spelling mistakes. In: Gala , May 5, 2010, accessed May 7, 2010
  2. ↑ Christian Junklewitz: Veep: Julia Louis-Dreyfus signs as Vice-President. In: Serienjunkies.de . November 23, 2010, accessed November 23, 2010 .
  3. ↑ Julia Louis-Dreyfus: Just when you thought… In: Twitter . September 28, 2017, accessed September 28, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Louis-Dreyfus, Julia
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Louis-Dreyfus, Julia Elizabeth Scarlett (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actress, film producer, comedian and singer
DATE OF BIRTH January 13, 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City , New York, United States