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| Birth Name(s) : Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
Date of Birth: January 13, 1961 |
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Married
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Partner:
Brad Hall |
| Profession:
Actor |
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Full Julia Louis-Dreyfus Biography
Julia Louis-Dreyfus was born on January 13, 1961 in Manhattan. Her parents divorced when she was still young, and she spent her childhood in Washington, D.C. and New York. She met her husband, Brad Hall, while in college.
She made her movie debut in 1986 in the Woody Allen film "Hannah and Her Sisters". She currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband and her two kids. |
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Additional Julia Louis-Dreyfus Biography
Louis-Dreyfus spent her childhood in several countries, living with her mother and stepfather. She was later raised in Bethesda, Maryland, and graduated from the Holton-Arms School. She attended Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, where she studied theater and was a member of the Delta Gamma sorority which she left after a semester of membership. She did not graduate from Northwestern and dropped out to pursue her career. She was, however, awarded a honorary Doctor of Arts degree from Northwestern University in 2007. Since 1987 she has been married to actor/writer Brad Hall, whom she met while they were students at Northwestern. Hall also worked on SNL. They have two sons, Henry (born 1992) and Charles (born 1997).
Louis-Dreyfus was a cast member on NBC's Saturday Night Live from 1982 to 1985. While on SNL, she met writer Larry David, who would later co-create Seinfeld. Louis-Dreyfus also appeared in quite a few sitcoms and films over the years but is best known for her nine-season role as "Elaine Benes" on NBC's Seinfeld from 1990 to 1998, in which she appeared in all but three episodes.
Emmy Awards
- 1992: nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series -- Seinfeld
- 1993: nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series -- Seinfeld
- 1994: nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series -- Seinfeld
- 1995: nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series -- Seinfeld
- 1996: won for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series -- Seinfeld
- 1997: nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series -- Seinfeld
- 1998: nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series -- Seinfeld
- 2006: won for Best Actress in a Comedy Series -- The New Adventures of Old Christine
- 2007: nominated for Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series -- The New Adventures of Old Christine
Golden Globe Awards
- 1994: won for Best Supporting Actress in a TV production -- Seinfeld
- 1995: nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a TV production -- Seinfeld
- 2007: nominated for Best Actress in a TV Series-Comedy -- The New Adventures of Old Christine
Screen Actors Guild Awards
- 1995: nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Comedy Series -- Seinfeld
- 1996: nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Comedy Series -- Seinfeld
- 1997: won for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Comedy Series -- Seinfeld
- 1998: won for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Comedy Series -- Seinfeld
- 1999: nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Comedy Series -- Seinfeld
- 2006: nominated for Outstanding Performance By an Actress in a Comedy Series -- The New Adventures of Old Christine |
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