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Julia Elizabeth Scarlett Louis-Dreyfus (born January 13, 1961) is an Emmy, Golden Globe, and SAG Award-winning American actress and comedienne who gained popularity while playing the role of Elaine Benes on the NBC sitcom Seinfeld in the 1990s. She currently stars in the popular CBS sitcom The New Adventures of Old Christine. Image File history File links Julia_Louis-Dreyfus_(1994). ... An Emmy Award. ... This article is about the date September 11 in general. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham, NYC Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1613 - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area - City 1,214. ... Saturday Night Live (SNL) is a weekly late night 90-minute American comedy-variety show based in New York City which has been broadcast by NBC on Saturday nights since October 11, 1975. ... Troll is a 1986 fantasy movie. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... This article is about the sitcom. ... Fathers Day is a 1997 comedy film that was directed by Ivan Reitman and starred Robin Williams, Billy Crystal, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Nastassja Kinski. ... A Bugs Life is a computer animated film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Distribution in the United States on November 14, 1998, and in the United Kingdom on 5 February 1999. ... The New Adventures of Old Christine is a CBS situation comedy that debuted as a midseason replacement on March 13, 2006, after the highly rated sitcom, Two and a Half Men. ... January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... An Emmy Award. ... The Golden Globe Award The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke while waiting between takes during location filming An actor or actress is a person who acts, or plays a role, in a dramatic production. ... A comedian, or comic, is an entertainer who amuses an audience by making them laugh. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... NBC (an abbreviation for National Broadcasting Company, its former corporate name) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... This article is about the sitcom. ... CBS is one of the largest radio and television networks in the United States. ... The New Adventures of Old Christine is a CBS situation comedy that debuted as a midseason replacement on March 13, 2006, after the highly rated sitcom, Two and a Half Men. ...

Biography

Louis-Dreyfus was born in New York City. She was born on Friday the 13th. Her paternal grandparents were Dolores Neubauer and Pierre Louis-Dreyfus,^[2] a French Jew who fought in the French Resistance during World War II. Julia was raised in Bethesda, Maryland, and graduated from the Holton-Arms School. Her mother is Judith Bowles, and her father is French billionaire Gérard Louis-Dreyfus (who changed his name to William in the 1940s).^[3] Her cousin Robert Louis-Dreyfus is the former owner of Adidas (1993-2001) and the current owner of the French football club Olympique de Marseille. She claims to be related to the late Alfred Dreyfus^{[citation needed]}, a French army captain best known for being the focus of the Dreyfus affair. Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham, NYC Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1613 - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area - City 1,214. ... A Friday occurring on the 13th day of any month is considered to be a day of bad luck in English, German and Portuguese-speaking cultures around the globe. ... The French Resistance is the name used for resistance movements during World War II which fought the German occupation of France and the collaborationist Vichy regime, and was a vital and some say decisive factor in the defeat of Hitler and the Nazi revolution. ... Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000,000 Total dead: 50,000,000 Military dead: 8,000,000 Civilian dead: 4,000,000 Total dead 12,000,000 World War II (abbreviated WWII), or the Second World War, was a worldwide conflict... Bethesda is an urbanized, but unincorporated, area in southern Montgomery County, Maryland, near Washington, D.C. It takes its name from a church located there, the Bethesda Presbyterian Church, built in 1820 and rebuilt in 1850, which in turn took its name from Jerusalems Pool of Bethesda. ... Holton-Arms is an independent college-preparatory school for girls in grades 3â€“12 dedicated to the â€œeducation not only of the mind, but of the soul and spirit. ... GÃ©rard Louis-Dreyfus (born 1932) is a French businessman and one of the richest men in the world, his and his familys net worth is estimated at $2. ... Robert Louis-Dreyfus is the owner of a French football club, Olympique de Marseille, as well as the current owner of Adidas. ... For the JC Chasez single, see All Day Long I Dream About Sex. ... Olympique de Marseille is a football team that plays in Ligue 1, the top level of the French Football League, based in Marseille. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Dreyfus Affair was a political scandal which divided France during the 1890s and early 1900s. ...

Louis-Dreyfus attended Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, where she studied theater and was a member of the Delta Gamma sorority. She graduated in 1982. 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. The couple have two sons, Henry (born 1992) and Charles (born 1997). Northwestern University is a prestigious private, coeducational, non-sectarian research university, located in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois. ... Incorporated City in 1872. ... Delta Gamma (Î”Î“) Fraternity is one of the oldest and largest womens fraternities in the United States, based in Columbus, Ohio. ... Hall anchoring Weekend Update Brad Hall (born March 21, 1958, Santa Barbara, California) is an American writer and actor, best known as a Saturday Night Live news anchor on Saturday Night News. ...

Career

Louis-Dreyfus was a cast member on NBC's Saturday Night Live from 1982 to 1985. While on SNL, she met writer Larry David, who would later co-create Seinfeld. Louis-Dreyfus 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 NBC's Seinfeld from 1990 to 1998, in which she appeared in all but three episodes. NBC (an abbreviation for National Broadcasting Company, its former corporate name) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... Saturday Night Live (SNL) is a weekly late night 90-minute American comedy-variety show based in New York City which has been broadcast by NBC on Saturday nights since October 11, 1975. ... Larry David (born July 2, 1947) is an Emmy-winning American actor, writer, comedian, producer and film director born and raised in the Sheepshead Bay section of Brooklyn, New York. ... This article is about the sitcom. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

Post-Seinfeld career

After Seinfeld, Louis-Dreyfus began a new NBC sitcom, Watching Ellie, which was soon cancelled. She had a notable recurring guest role as the deceitful prosecutor Maggie Lizer on Arrested Development. Louis-Dreyfus came to be seen as a victim of "the Seinfeld Curse", a term applied to typecast actors who, after appearing in an enormously popular television series or movie, have trouble finding popularity in other roles. However, the impressive ratings for The New Adventures of Old Christine have led some to believe that the "curse" is broken. She received a Lead Actress Emmy Award for her work on the first season of The New Adventures of Old Christine. She was evidently surprised by her win, as she could barely utter her acceptance speech during the 2006 Emmy Awards. A promotional cast photo from the shows first season. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Seinfeld is a television sitcom, considered to be one of the most popular and influential of the 1990s in the U.S., to the point where it is often cited as epitomizing the self-obsessed and ironic culture of the decade. ... For other meanings, see typecasting. ... The New Adventures of Old Christine is a CBS situation comedy that debuted as a midseason replacement on March 13, 2006, after the highly rated sitcom, Two and a Half Men. ... An Emmy Award. ... The New Adventures of Old Christine is a CBS situation comedy that debuted as a midseason replacement on March 13, 2006, after the highly rated sitcom, Two and a Half Men. ...

She returned to host Saturday Night Live on May 13, 2006, becoming the first former female cast member to return as host (Gilda Radner was supposed to host in the 1987-88 season, but a writers' strike cut the season short and Radner died of ovarian cancer a year later). Louis-Dreyfus appeared with former Seinfeld mates Jason Alexander and Jerry Seinfeld in the opening monologue, parodying the so-called "Seinfeld Curse". She mocked the curse once again while accepting her Emmy award in 2006. May 13 is the 133rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (134th in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Gilda Radners Live From New York LP cover Gilda Susan Radner (28 June 1946 â€“ 20 May 1989) was an American comedian and actress, best known for her five years as part of the original cast of the NBC comedy series Saturday Night Live. ... Jason Alexander (born Jason Scott Greenspan on September 23, 1959) is a Jewish American television, cinema and musical theatre actor, best known for his role as George Costanza on the hit television series Seinfeld. ... For his character from the TV show, see Jerry Seinfeld (character). ... This article is about the sitcom. ...

She has also appeared on Seinfeld creator Larry David's show Curb Your Enthusiasm, playing herself fictionally trying to break the 'curse' by planning to star in a show in which she would play an actress affected by a Seinfeld-like curse. That storyline expanded on Seinfeld's 'show about nothing' theme by twisting it into a 'show about a show about a show about nothing'. Larry David (born July 2, 1947) is an Emmy-winning American actor, writer, comedian, producer and film director born and raised in the Sheepshead Bay section of Brooklyn, New York. ... Curb Your Enthusiasm is an American sitcom starring Seinfeld writer, co-creator, and executive producer Larry David. ...

She is currently scheduled to be the commencement speaker in June 2007 at her alma-mater of Northwestern University.

Recurring characters on Saturday Night Live

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Celebrity impersonations

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Selected filmography

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Awards and nominations

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Trivia

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