Julia Louis-Dreyfus
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus should not be confused with French actress Julie Dreyfus.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus (born January 13, 1961) is an American actress and comedian of French Jewish descent.
Born in New York City, Louis-Dreyfus was a cast member on NBC's Saturday Night Live from 1982 to 1985. She has also appeared in quite a few sitcoms and films over the years, but is best known for her nine-season role as "Elaine Benes" on Seinfeld from 1990 to 1998.
After Seinfeld, Louis-Dreyfus began a new sitcom - Watching Ellie - which was soon cancelled; and had a notable four-episode guest role as the compulsively lying prosecutor Maggie Lizer on Arrested Development.
She is a member of the famous New York financial Dreyfus family. Her father is French billionaire Gerard Louis-Dreyfus; her grandfather Pierre Louis-Dreyfus fought for the French Resistance during World War II. Her cousin Robert Louis-Dreyfus is the current owner of Adidas and the French football (soccer) club Olympique de Marseille. Some biographies claim she is related to the late Alfred Dreyfus, a French military officer best known for being the focus of the Dreyfus affair.
She is married to actor/writer Brad Hall since 1987, whom she met while they were students at Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois). The couple have two sons.
Since May 2005 she's been a contributing blogger at The Huffington Post.
Selected filmography
- Arrested Development (2004)
- Watching Ellie (2002)
- Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)
- A Bug's Life (1998)
- Father's Day (1997)
- Deconstructing Harry (1997)
- London Suite (1996)
- North (1994)
- Jack the Bear (1993)
- Seinfeld (1989 - 1998)
- Nat'l Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
- Day by Day (television) (1988)
- Soul Man (1986)
- Troll (1986)
- Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
- Saturday Night Live (1982 - 1985)
Trivia
- Her sons are Henry (born 1992) and Charles (born 1997).