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| 8 | ->'''''[[CharacterCatchphrase "GET OUT!"]]''''' |
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| 10 | Julia Scarlett Elizabeth Louis-Dreyfus (born January 13, 1961 in New York City) is an American actor and comedian (of French Jewish ancestry), best known for her work on ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'' and ''Series/{{Veep}}''. |
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| 12 | A [[Creator/TheSecondCity Second City]] veteran, Louis-Dreyfus started in the Practical Theatre Company in UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}} before getting cast on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' in 1982. Despite being overshadowed by the likes of Creator/EddieMurphy and Creator/JoePiscopo (and later, Creator/ChristopherGuest, Creator/BillyCrystal, and Creator/MartinShort), Louis-Dreyfus managed to make the most of her time on the show. |
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| 14 | Her notable recurring characters include Patty-Lynn Hunnsucker (a teenage commentator for "Saturday Night News"[[note]]Weekend Update[[/note]]), Weather Woman (a parody of ComicBook/{{Storm|MarvelComics}} in the recurring sketch, "The Interesting Four"), April May June (a female televangelist), and Consuela (a Hispanic TV show host), and her celebrity impressions include Creator/JoAnneWorley, Creator/AndieMacDowell, Linda Ellerbee (back before she did ''Series/{{Nick News|WithLindaEllerbee}}''), Music/LindaRonstadt, and Marie Osmond (in the infamous Christmas sketch where Marie and Donny Osmond make out). She even found love on ''SNL''; her husband is former cast member Creator/BradHall, who was an anchor for the "Saturday Night News" segment for season eight and parts of season nine. She was the first female former cast member to host SNL, hosting the penultimate episode of season 31 (2005-06). |
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| 16 | Louis-Drefyus's biggest success was as Elaine Benes on ''Seinfeld''. She has also acted in such movies as ''Film/NationalLampoonsChristmasVacation'', ''Film/HannahAndHerSisters'' and ''Film/DeconstructingHarry''. She is an 11-time UsefulNotes/{{Emmy Award}} winner (eight for acting, three for producing), and the only actress to win for three different comedy series: ''Seinfeld'', ''Series/TheNewAdventuresOfOldChristine'' and ''Veep''. That last one also gave her the current record for the most Emmy wins for playing a single character, with six. Along with the two she got from ''Seinfeld'', she's tied with Creator/ClorisLeachman for the most acting Emmys. |
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| 18 | Oh, and if you're wondering -- yes, she's related to ''the'' Louis-Dreyfus family of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Dreyfus_Company Louis Dreyfus Company]], a.k.a. one of the "Five Great Fortunes of France". Her late father Gérard "William" Louis-Dreyfus was the chairman of family conglomerate for decades, and left Julia with a massive fortune that meant she didn't have to work a day in her life. That she chose to [[NonIdleRich not only work, but become one of the hardest-working actresses in American comedy for over 40 years]], has earned her a lot of respect in the comedy community. |
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| 21 | !! She has appeared in: |
| 22 | * ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' (1982-1985) |
| 23 | * ''Film/{{Troll|1986}}'' (1986) |
| 24 | * ''Film/HannahAndHerSisters'' (1986) |
| 25 | * ''Film/SoulMan'' (1986) |
| 26 | * ''Film/NationalLampoonsChristmasVacation'' (1989) |
| 27 | * ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'' (1990-98) |
| 28 | * ''Film/{{North}}'' (1994) |
| 29 | * ''Film/{{Fathers Day|1997}}'' (1997) |
| 30 | * ''Film/DeconstructingHarry'' (1997) |
| 31 | * ''WesternAnimation/ABugsLife'' (1998) |
| 32 | * ''Series/CurbYourEnthusiasm'' (2000, 2001, 2009) |
| 33 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'' (2005) |
| 34 | * ''Series/TheNewAdventuresOfOldChristine'' (2006-10) |
| 35 | * ''Film/EnoughSaid'' (2011) |
| 36 | * ''Series/{{Veep}}'' (2012-19) |
| 37 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Planes}}'' (2013) |
| 38 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Onward}}'' (2020) |
| 39 | * Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse (2021 — present) as [[ComicBook/{{HYDRA}} Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine]] |
| 40 | ** ''Series/TheFalconAndTheWinterSoldier'' (2021) |
| 41 | ** ''Film/{{Black Widow|2021}}'' (2021) [[note]]This was intended to be her introductory appearance, but the film's delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic meant the fans first met her in ''Falcon and Winter Soldier''.[[/note]] |
| 42 | ** ''Film/BlackPantherWakandaForever'' (2022) |
| 43 | ** ''Film/{{Thunderbolts|2024}}'' (2024) |
| 44 | * ''Film/YouPeople'' (2023) |
| 45 | * ''Film/YouHurtMyFeelings'' (2023) |
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| 47 | !! Tropes associated with her work include: |
| 48 | * AsHerself: In 1996's ''Good Money'' and in several episodes of ''Series/CurbYourEnthusiasm''. |
| 49 | * BigApplesauce: Her career is strongly associated with the Big Apple. Broke through on TV on ''[=SNL=]'', played Elaine on ''Seinfeld'',[[note]]even though the show was actually [[CaliforniaDoubling shot in Los Angeles]][[/note]] starred in Creator/WoodyAllen movies... Plus, she was born there. |
| 50 | * TheDanza: "Julia" on the "Ben Treats" episode of ''WesternAnimation/DrKatzProfessionalTherapist''. |
| 51 | * {{Expy}}: While the character is largely seen as autobiographical, Creator/TinaFey has also cited her as an inspiration for her ''Series/ThirtyRock'' character Liz Lemon. Appropiately enough, Louis-Dreyfus played Lemon in one of ''30 Rock'''s live episodes. |
| 52 | * GetOut: After all, it is her {{Catchphrase}}. |
| 53 | * MsFanservice: Remember the dress she wore to the 1995 Emmy Awards? Or the scene from the debut episode of ''Watching Ellie'' of her running around her apartment and, with her back to the camera, taking off her bra? Hell, there was a time during ''Seinfeld'''s run when Elaine's ''hair'' was considered sexy. Her clothes-free cover for ''Rolling Stone'' in 2014 shows she can still bring the fanservice as time goes on. |
| 54 | * OlderThanTheyLook: She was in her 50s when on Veep but could easily pass for a decade younger. |
| 55 | * RomanceOnTheSet: Of ''[=SNL=]'' with her husband Creator/BradHall, whom she met at Northwestern University. |
| 56 | * SesameStreetCred: Appeared on ''Sesame Street's All Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Streets Forever'' in 1994, and voiced "Miss Felter" on the 1997 ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'' episode "Helga's Boyfriend/Crush on Teacher." |
| 57 | * {{Sitcom}}: Along with ''[=Seinfeld=]'', of course, ''Watching Ellie'', ''Series/TheNewAdventuresOfOldChristine'' and ''Series/{{Veep}}''. |
| 58 | * WhatCouldHaveBeen: Among the roles she was apparently considered for were Madison in ''Film/{{Splash}}'' and Susan Mayer on ''Series/DesperateHousewives.'' |
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