Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

1961-01-13 New York City, New York, USA 54 Credits

Biography

Julia Scarlett Elizabeth Louis-Dreyfus (/ˌluːiˈdraɪfəs/ LOO-ee DRY-fəs) is an American actress and comedian. Often described as one of the most outstanding performers in television history, she is widely known for her roles as various characters on Saturday Night Live (1982–1985), Elaine Benes on Seinfeld (1990–1998), Christine Campbell on The New Adventures of Old Christine (2006–2010), and Selina Meyer on Veep (2012–2019). Her list of accolades makes her one of the most award-winning actresses...

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Avengers: Secret Wars

Avengers: Secret Wars

2027

as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine

Acting

An upcoming film in Phase 6 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and the finale of The Multiverse Saga. Plot TBA.

Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie

Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie

2026

Acting

George Hardy, a shepherd who loves his sheep and raises them only for their wool. Every night he reads aloud a murder mystery, pretending his sheep ca...

Thunderbolts*

Thunderbolts*

2025

as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine

7.4
Acting

After finding themselves ensnared in a death trap, seven disillusioned castoffs must embark on a dangerous mission that will force them to confront th...

The Academy of Armando

The Academy of Armando

2025

as Self

Acting

Alan Yentob profiles the stellar career of one of the great satirists of our age, Armando Iannucci, whose impressive body of work includes The Day Tod...

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

2025

as Self

7.3
Acting

Live from Radio City Music Hall, witness the concert of a lifetime with a star-studded lineup bringing together legendary Saturday Night Live hall-of-...

The Day Drinking with Seth Meyers New Year's Special

The Day Drinking with Seth Meyers New Year's Special

2024

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

The Late Night host is looking back his buzziest moments with Rihanna, Kevin Hart, and more celebs on NYE.

The Little Pageant That Could

The Little Pageant That Could

2024

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

A documentary that chronicles the journey of L.A.’s “Best in Drag Show” to support the Alliance for Housing and Healing. The event, which started as a...

Tuesday

Tuesday

2024

as Zora

6.8
Acting

A mother and her teenage daughter must confront Death when it arrives in the form of an astonishing talking bird.

You Hurt My Feelings

You Hurt My Feelings

2023

as Beth

6.4
Acting

A novelist's longstanding marriage is suddenly upended when she overhears her husband giving his honest reaction to her latest book.

You Hurt My Feelings

You Hurt My Feelings

2023

Producer

6.4
Producing

A novelist's longstanding marriage is suddenly upended when she overhears her husband giving his honest reaction to her latest book.

Being Mary Tyler Moore

Being Mary Tyler Moore

2023

as Self (voice)

6.8
Acting

With unprecedented access to the Mary Tyler Moore Estate, friends, family, and colleagues, Being Mary Tyler Moore constructs an intimate mosaic of Mar...

You People

You People

2023

as Shelley

5.6
Acting

A new couple and their families reckon with modern love amid culture clashes, societal expectations and generational differences.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

2022

as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine

7.1
Acting

Queen Ramonda, Shuri, M’Baku, Okoye and the Dora Milaje fight to protect their nation from intervening world powers in the wake of King T’Challa’s dea...

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye

2022

as Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (archive footage)

7.2
Acting

Join the likes of Jeremy Renner, Hailee Steinfeld, Florence Pugh, and Vincent D’Onofrio as they reveal how Marvel Studios’ “Hawkeye” was conceived and...

Black Widow

Black Widow

2021

as Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (uncredited)

7.2
Acting

Natasha Romanoff, also known as Black Widow, confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises. Pursue...

Onward

Onward

2020

as Laurel Lightfoot (voice)

7.7
Acting

In a suburban fantasy world, two teenage elf brothers embark on an extraordinary quest to discover if there is still a little magic left out there.

Downhill

Downhill

2020

as Billie Stanton

5.3
Acting

Barely escaping an avalanche during a family ski vacation in the Alps, a married couple is thrown into disarray as they are forced to reevaluate their...

Downhill

Downhill

2020

Producer

5.3
Producing

Barely escaping an avalanche during a family ski vacation in the Alps, a married couple is thrown into disarray as they are forced to reevaluate their...

The Words That Built America

The Words That Built America

2017

as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence

6.0
Acting

In recognition of the 4th of July, several celebrities and politicians of differing ideologies join to read the historic documents which laid the foun...

Generosity of Eye

Generosity of Eye

2015

as Herself

Acting

The story of a major art collection of the Louis-Dreyfus family to be sold to create an endowment for education of African American kids in the Harlem...

Generosity of Eye

Generosity of Eye

2015

Producer

Producing

The story of a major art collection of the Louis-Dreyfus family to be sold to create an endowment for education of African American kids in the Harlem...

Live from New York!

Live from New York!

2015

as Self

5.9
Acting

Saturday Night Live has been reflecting and influencing life in the United States for forty years. LIVE FROM NEW YORK! goes deep inside this televisio...

Barely Legal Pawn

Barely Legal Pawn

2014

as Julia Louis-Dreyfus

10.0
Acting

Two men open a pawn shop together. Julia Louis-Dreyfus is one of their clients, trying to offload television’s most coveted item.

James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend

James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend

2013

as Self

7.3
Acting

In the half-hour tribute, friends and colleagues remember the three-time Emmy winner, who died June 19 at age 51. The special features clips of Gandol...

Making a Scene

Making a Scene

2013

as Woman

5.4
Acting

For this year's Movies Issue, The New York Times Magazine commissioned lines from an eclectic and talented group of screenwriters — writers responsibl...

The Making of 'Making a Scene'

The Making of 'Making a Scene'

2013

as Self

6.5
Acting

A behind-the-scenes look at the year's [2013] best performers starring in 11 original (very) short films directed by Oscar-winning cinematographer Jan...

Enough Said

Enough Said

2013

as Eva

6.7
Acting

Eva is a divorced soon-to-be empty-nester wondering about her next act. Then she meets Marianne, the embodiment of her perfect self. Armed with a rest...

Planes

Planes

2013

as Rochelle (voice)

5.9
Acting

Dusty is a cropdusting plane who dreams of competing in a famous aerial race. The problem? He is hopelessly afraid of heights. With the support of his...

Picture Paris

Picture Paris

2012

as Ellen Larson

6.0
Acting

When her son leaves for college, ordinary mom plans the romantic trip of a lifetime to France with her husband. But Paris doesn't turn out to be quite...

Picture Paris

Picture Paris

2012

Producer

6.0
Producing

When her son leaves for college, ordinary mom plans the romantic trip of a lifetime to France with her husband. But Paris doesn't turn out to be quite...

The Women of SNL

The Women of SNL

2010

as Various (archive footage)

6.0
Acting

A look back at some of the funniest female characters and sketches in SNL's 39-year history.

The Pixar Story

The Pixar Story

2007

as Atta (voice) (archive footage)

7.6
Acting

A look at the first years of Pixar Animation Studios - from the success of "Toy Story" and Pixar's promotion of talented people, to the building of it...

Jerry Seinfeld: Submarine Captain

Jerry Seinfeld: Submarine Captain

2007

as Herself

6.5
Acting

A half-hour look at what Seinfeld did to pull the show together to get season 8 going and what he did behind-the-scenes to substitute for Larry David....

Earth to America

Earth to America

2005

as Self

8.0
Acting

Tom Hanks is the host of this show with a comic approach to raise awareness concerning the environment.

Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live

Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live

2005

as Self

7.2
Acting

A retrospective of the first 5 years of Saturday Night Live.

The Seinfeld Story

The Seinfeld Story

2004

as Self

7.5
Acting

The origins of the "Seinfeld" TV series.

Seinfeld: How It Began

Seinfeld: How It Began

2004

as Self/Elaine Benes

7.5
Acting

A documentary detailing the troubled beginnings of “the show about nothing”.

Naqoyqatsi

Naqoyqatsi

2002

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

6.1
Acting

A visual montage portrait of our contemporary world dominated by globalized technology and violence.

Geppetto

Geppetto

2000

as Blue Fairy

5.9
Acting

Toymaker Geppetto is desperate for a son, so he is overjoyed when a wooden puppet boy, Pinocchio, is magically brought to life. However, the relations...

Geppetto

Geppetto

2000

Songs

5.9

Toymaker Geppetto is desperate for a son, so he is overjoyed when a wooden puppet boy, Pinocchio, is magically brought to life. However, the relations...

Animal Farm

Animal Farm

1999

as Mollie (voice)

5.7
Acting

Animals on a farm lead a revolution against the farmers to put their destiny in their own hands. However this revolution eats their own children and t...

A Bug's Life

A Bug's Life

1998

as Atta (voice)

7.0
Acting

On behalf of "oppressed bugs everywhere," an inventive ant named Flik hires a troupe of warrior bugs to defend his bustling colony from a horde of fre...

Deconstructing Harry

Deconstructing Harry

1997

as Leslie

7.3
Acting

Writer Harry Block draws inspiration from people he knows, and from events that happened to him, sometimes causing these people to become alienated fr...

Fathers' Day

Fathers' Day

1997

as Carrie Lawrence

5.5
Acting

A woman cons two old boyfriends into searching for her runaway son by convincing both that they are the boy's father.

London Suite

London Suite

1996

as Debra Dolby

4.7
Acting

On one day at an English Hotel, four different stories are shown. Diana is in London to promote her Television Series and her ex-husband Sidney shows ...

North

North

1994

as North's Mom

5.0
Acting

Eleven-year-old North has had it with his parents. They are always busy with their careers and don't give North the attention he needs, so he files a ...

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

1994

as Kathy Lee Kathy

7.0
Acting

Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! was a 1994 TV special that aired on ABC to celebrate Sesame Street's 25th anniversary....

Jack the Bear

Jack the Bear

1993

as Peggy Etinger

6.4
Acting

Story of the relationships between two sons and their father, who moves the family to California and becomes a tv horror show host after the death of ...

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

1989

as Margo Chester

7.2
Acting

It's Christmastime, and the Griswolds are preparing for a family seasonal celebration. But things never run smoothly for Clark, his wife Ellen, and th...

Soul Man

Soul Man

1986

as Lisa Stimson

5.3
Acting

A white prospective grad student's affluent family won't pay his way through law school, so he takes tanning pills to darken his skin in order to qual...

Hannah and Her Sisters

Hannah and Her Sisters

1986

as Mary

7.5
Acting

Between two Thanksgivings, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondriac ex-husband rekindles his relationship with her ...

Troll

Troll

1986

as Jeanette Cooper

5.0
Acting

When a family moves into a San Francisco apartment, an opportunistic troll decides to make his move and take possession of little Wendy, thereby pavin...

Tangles

N/A

Acting

When Alzheimer’s disease begins to strip away her mother’s vibrant personality, a headstrong young woman is forced to return to her oddball family in ...

Tangles

N/A

Producer

Producing

When Alzheimer’s disease begins to strip away her mother’s vibrant personality, a headstrong young woman is forced to return to her oddball family in ...