Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Biography: The quick-witted Louis-Dreyfus sharpened her comedic chops while at Northwestern University, where she performed as the only female member of an improvisational comedy troupe under the direction of Brad Hall, who later became her husband as well as her Saturday Night Live costar. After her three-year stint on SNL---during which she played a memorably loopy female televangelist, among other colorful characters---Louis-Dreyfus appeared in a handful of features before landing her breakout role on the lauded sitcom Seinfeld. Her eight-year run as Jerry Seinfeld's neurotic buddy, Elaine Benes, earned her seven Emmy nods and one statuette. After the series ended, the actress attempted to headline her own show, Watching Ellie. But the sitcom went bust, despite being specifically created for her by Hall. She fared much better in her second star outing, The New Adventures of Old Christine. Her effective turn as daffy divorced mom Christine Campbell awarded her no less than three EmmyThe quick-witted Louis-Dreyfus sharpened her comedic chops while at Northwestern University, where she performed as the only female member of an improvisational comedy troupe under the direction of Brad Hall, who later became her husband as well as her Saturday Night Live costar. After her three-year stint on SNL---during which she played a memorably loopy female televangelist, among other colorful characters---Louis-Dreyfus appeared in a handful of features before landing her breakout role on the lauded sitcom Seinfeld. Her eight-year run as Jerry Seinfeld's neurotic buddy, Elaine Benes, earned her seven Emmy nods and one statuette. After the series ended, the actress attempted to headline her own show, Watching Ellie. But the sitcom went bust, despite being specifically created for her by Hall. She fared much better in her second star outing, The New Adventures of Old Christine. Her effective turn as daffy divorced mom Christine Campbell awarded her no less than three Emmy nominations and her second career Emmy in 2006. This effectively broke the so-called "Seinfeld curse," coined when Seinfeld stars flopped in their various follow-up projects. Curse or no curse, the comedienne reunited with her Seinfeld colleagues in 2009 when they appeared together in Season 7 episodes of Larry David's Curb Your Enthusiasm. In 2010, she received her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, but the honor didn't come without a stumble: Officials misspelled her name, imprinting it "Julia Luis Dreyfus." True to her strong sense of humor, she laughed off the typo. Expand

Julia Louis-Dreyfus' Scores

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Average career score: 59
Highest Metascore: 90 Hannah and Her Sisters
Lowest Metascore: 30 Troll
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 14
  2. Negative: 3 out of 14
14 movie reviews
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
68 Thunderbolts* May 2, 2025 Valentina Allegra De Fontaine tbd
69 Tuesday Jun 7, 2024 Zora tbd
80 You Hurt My Feelings May 26, 2023 Producer / Beth 6.2
50 You People Jan 20, 2023 Principal Cast / Principal Cast 8.1
61 Onward Mar 6, 2020 Principal Cast / Principal Cast / Ian And Barley's Mom / Ian And Barley's Mom / Laurel Lightfoot / Laurel Lightfoot tbd
49 Downhill Feb 14, 2020 Producer / Billie 4.2
78 Enough Said Sep 18, 2013 Cast / Cast / Eva / Eva / Eva / Eva 6.6
39 Planes Aug 9, 2013 Rochelle / Rochelle 4.8
59 Naqoyqatsi Oct 18, 2002 Herself / Herself 6.0
78 A Bug's Life Nov 25, 1998 Atta 7.6
43 Fathers' Day May 9, 1997 Carrie Lawrence 5.5
33 Soul Man Oct 24, 1986 Lisa Stimson / Lisa Stimson 6.4
90 Hannah and Her Sisters Feb 1, 1986 Mary 8.0
30 Troll Jan 17, 1986 Jeanette Cooper 5.2