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Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Julia Louis-Dreyfus earned worldwide acclaim her portrayal of Elaine Benes in the hit series "Seinfeld." She received an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, five Screen Actors Guild Awards and four American Comedy Awards during the show's nine-year run on NBC.

Her other television credits include a recurring role in "Arrested Development," the short-lived series "Watching Ellie" and a voice role in the television movie "Animal Farm."

She was first noticed as a comedian during a three-year stint on "Saturday Night Live" in the 1980s.


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Louis-Dreyfus' feature film credits include "A Bug's Life," "Hannah and Her Sisters," "Deconstructing Harry," "North," "Father's Day" and "Jack the Bear."
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