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Julia Louis-Dreyfus Biography (1961-)

Surname is pronounced Loo-ee-Dry-fuss; born January 13, 1961, in New York, NY; daughter of William (an attorney and business executive) and Judith (a writer; present surname, Bowles) Louis-Dreyfus; married Brad Hall (an actor, producer, and writer), 1987; children: Henry, Charles. Addresses: Agent: Bryan Lourd, Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212; or United Talent Agency, Inc., 9560 Wilshire Blvd., 5th Floor, BeverlyHills, CA 90212.; Manager: Judy Hofflund, Hofflund/Polone, 9465 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 820, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Publicist: Lori Jonas, Jonas Public Relations, 240 26th St., Suite 3, Santa Monica, CA 90402.

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress, producer

Birth Details

January 13, 1961

New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night, Saturday Night Live 80, SNL, and SNL 25), NBC, 1982-1985
• Eileen Swift, Day by Day, NBC, 1988
• Elaine Benes, Seinfeld, NBC, 1989-1998
• Eleanor "Ellie" Riggs, Watching Ellie (also known as 22 Minuteswith Eleanor Riggs), NBC, 2002
• Movies
• Debra Dolby, London Suite (also known as Neil Simon's "London Suite"), NBC, 1996
• Voice of Mollie, Animal Farm, TNT, 1999
• Blue Fairy, Geppetto, ABC, 2000
• Specials
• Host, Spy Magazine's Hit List: The 100 Most Annoying and Alarming People and Events of 1992, NBC, 1992
• Kathy Lee Kathy, Sesame Street's All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (also known as All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!), ABC, 1994
• Canned Ham: Deconstructing Harry, Comedy Central, 1997
• Elaine Benes, Seinfeld: The Chronicle, NBC, 1998
• Slipper shop lady, Blue's Big Pajama Party, Nickelodeon, 1999
• Multiple roles, Speak Truth to Power, PBS, 2000
• Just Cause, Oxygen Network, 2001
• Episodic
• Susan "Raindrop" White, "Read It and Weep: Part 2," Family Ties, 1988
• Voice of Miss Felter, "Helga's Boyfriend/Crush on Teacher," Hey Arnold!, 1997
• Voice, Dr. Katz: Professional Therapist (animated), Comedy Central, 1997
• Tina (Danger Girl), "Mugging," The Single Guy, NBC, 1995
• Herself, "The Wire," Curb Your Enthusiasm, HBO, 2000
• Herself, "The Shrimp Incident," Curb Your Enthusiasm, HBO, 2001
• Herself, "The Thong," Curb Your Enthusiasm, HBO, 2001
• Voice of Gloria, "A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love," The Simpsons (animated), Fox, 2001
• Also appeared as voice of Heather, Dinosaurs, ABC; in an episode of Primetime Glick, Comedy Central.
• Awards Presentations
• 7th Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1993
• The American Television Awards, ABC, 1993
• Presenter, 45th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, ABC, 1993
• Presenter, Fourth Annual Environmental Media Awards, TBS, 1994
• Presenter, 47th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Fox, 1995
• Presenter, Screen Actors Guild Awards, NBC, 1995
• Presenter, The 22nd Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1996
• Presenter, 50th Emmy Awards, NBC, 1998
• 12th Annual American Comedy Awards, Fox, 1998
• Presenter, The 1998 VH1 Fashion Awards, VH1, 1998
• Presenter, The 5th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, TNT, 1999
• The Stars Come Out: The GLAAD Awards, E! Entertainment Television,2000
• Presenter, 1st Annual Laureus Sports Awards, TNT, 2000
• Presenter, The 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 2002
• Pilots
• Rachel, The Art of Being Nick, NBC, 1987
• Television Work
• Series
• Producer, Watching Ellie (also known as 22 Minutes with EleanorRiggs), NBC, 2002
• Film Appearances
• Jeanette Cooper, Troll, Empire, 1986
• Mary, Hannah and Her Sisters, Orion, 1986
• Lisa Stinson, Soul Man (also known as The Imposter), New World, 1986
• Margo Chester, Christmas Vacation (also known as National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation and National Lampoon's Winter Holiday), Warner Bros., 1989
• Peggy Etinger, Jack the Bear, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1993
• North's mother, North, Columbia, 1994
• Good Money, 1996
• Leslie, Deconstructing Harry, Fine Line, 1997
• Carrie Lawrence, Father's Day, Warner Bros., 1997
• Voice of Princess Atta, A Bug's Life (animated), Buena Vista/WaltDisney, 1998
• First judge, Queen of the Whole Wide World, 2001

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

• Newsmakers 1994, Issue 4, Gale, 1994

Periodicals

• Entertainment Weekly, March 1, 2002, pp. 24-29
• Ladies Home Journal, October, 1997, pp. 178-182
• Los Angeles, September, 1993, p. 38
• Movieline, September, 1998, pp. 6, 58-62, 96
• Parade, August 16, 1998, pp. 4-6
• People Weekly, April 18, 1988, p. 79; November 23, 1992, p. 165; May 11, 1998, p. 171; September 14, 1998, p. 147
• Playboy, June, 1996, pp. 130-132
• Redbook, January, 1994, p. 56
• Rolling Stone, May 28, 1998, pp. 64-75, 200-206
• TV Guide, August 3, 1991, p. 10; December 18, 1993, p. 18; February 17, 1996, p. 28; March 30, 2002, pp. 28-31
• Us, March 18, 2002, pp. 24-25
• Variety, September 9, 1987, p. 61