Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Louis-Dreyfus was born in New York City, the daughter of the French billionaire Gérard Louis-Dreyfus, and entered comedy as a performer with the Practical Theatre Company in Chicago. This led to her being cast in the sketch show ''Saturday Night Live''. Her breakthrough came in 1990 with her debut at the start of a nine-season run on ''Seinfeld'', which became one of the most critically and commercially successful sitcoms. In addition to leading roles on ''The New Adventures of Old Christine'' and ''Veep'', she has made guest appearances on shows such as ''Arrested Development'', ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'', and ''30 Rock''. On film, Louis-Dreyfus has had supporting film roles in ''Hannah and Her Sisters'' (1986), ''National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation'' (1989), ''Deconstructing Harry'' (1997), and ''You People'' (2023), and leading film roles in ''Enough Said'' (2013), ''Downhill'' (2020), ''You Hurt My Feelings'' (2023), and ''Tuesday'' (2023). Her voice acting work includes ''A Bug's Life'' (1998), ''Planes'' (2013), and ''Onward'' (2020). Since 2021, she has played Valentina Allegra de Fontaine in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in three films and one Disney+ miniseries.
Louis-Dreyfus has received 11 Primetime Emmy Awards (eight for acting and three for producing) in addition to nine Screen Actors Guild Awards and one Golden Globe Award. She received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2010 and was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 2014. She was named as one of ''Time'' magazine's 100 most influential people in the world in 2016. She has also received numerous honors including the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2018 and the National Medal of Arts in 2021. Provided by Wikipedia