Julia Louis-Dreyfus

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus

New Adventures of Old Christine, Seinfeld

Julia Louis-Dreyfus earned worldwide acclaim and recognition for her portrayal of Elaine Benes in the hit series Seinfeld. She received an Emmy award, a Golden Globe award, five Screen Actors Guild awards and four American Comedy Awards during the show's nine year run. Most recently, she won the Emmy Award as Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series for her lead role on The New Adventures of Old Christine.

Her other recent television credits include a recurring role on Arrested Development. She also starred in the series Watching Ellie and lent her voice to the television movie Animal Farm.

Julia first made her mark on television during a three year stint (1982-1985) on Saturday Night Live opposite Billy Crystal, Christopher Guest and Eddie Murphy.

Her feature film credits include the animated hit A Bug's Life to which she lent her voice for the character Princess Atta, Woody Allen's Academy Award-winning Hannah and Her Sisters, Deconstructing Harry, North, Fathers' Day, and Jack the Bear.

Prior to moving to Los Angeles, Julia studied theater at Northwestern University. While in college, she was a member of the Practical Theater Company and subsequently joined Chicago's famed Second City comedy troupe.