Julia Scarlett Elizabeth LouisDreyfus born January 13 1961 is an American actress comedian and producer She is known for her work on the comedy television series Saturday Night Live 19821985 as well as her roles on Seinfeld 19891998 The New Adventures of Old Christine 20062010 and Veep 20122019 She is one of the most awardwinning actresses in American television history having received more Primetime Emmy Awards and more Screen Actors Guild Awards than any other performer tying Cloris Leachman with eight for the most acting wins She broke into comedy as a performer in The Practical Theatre Company in Chicago Illinois which led to her casting in the sketch show Saturday Night Live from 1982 to 1985 Her breakthrough came in 1990 with a nineseason run playing Elaine Benes on Seinfeld one of the most critically and commercially successful sitcoms of all time Her other television roles include Christine Campbell in The New Adventures of Old Christine which had a fiveseason run on CBS and Selina Meyer in Veep which ran for seven seasons on HBO Her film roles include Hannah and Her Sisters 1986 National Lampoons Christmas Vacation 1989 Deconstructing Harry 1997 and Enough Said 2013 She also provided voices for the animated films A Bugs Life 1998 Planes 2013 and Onward 2020 In 2021 she began portraying Valentina Allegra de Fontaine in the Marvel Cinematic Universe She has received eleven Emmy Awards eight for acting and three for producing She has also received a Golden Globe Award nine Screen Actors Guild Awards five American Comedy Awards and two Critics Choice Television Awards LouisDreyfus received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2010 and was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 2014 In 2016 Lena Dunham in Time named LouisDreyfus as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in the artists category in the annual Time 100 list In 2018 she received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor presented by the Kennedy Center as Americas highest comedy honor Description above from the Wikipedia article Julia LouisDreyfus licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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