Julia Louis-Dreyfus (innate January 13, 1961) is an American actress and comedian of French Jewish descent.

Innate inside New York City, Louis-Dreyfus was a cast member in NBC's Saturday Night Live from 1982 to 1985. She has likewise appeared within quite few sitcoms and films over a years however is better known for her nine-year role when "Elaine Benes" on Seinfeld from 1990 to 1998.

When Seinfeld, Louis-Dreyfus began the freshly sitcom, Watching Ellie, which was soon cancelled. She got a notable 4-episode guest role when the obsessionally mendacious prosecuting officer Maggie Lizer in Arrested Development.

She occurs as member of the famed New York financial Dreyfus family. Her father is French billionaire Gerard Louis-Dreyfus (who changed his title to William in the 1940s); her grandfather Pierre Louis-Dreyfus fought for the French Resistance during World War II. Her cousin-german Robert Louis-Dreyfus is the current creator of Adidas and the French football club Olympique de Marseille. Occasionally life claim she is related to the late Alfred Dreyfus, a French officer better known for existence a focus of the Dreyfus affair.

She is married to actor/writer Brad Hall since 1987, whom she met while it were students at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. A few has deuce sons.

Since Might 2005 she's been a contributive blogger at The Huffington Post.

Selected filmography
Old Christine (2005) Arrested Development (2004) Watching Ellie (2002) Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000) ''A Bug's Life (1998) Father's Day (1997) Deconstructing Harry (1997) London Suite (1996) N (1994) Jack the Bear (1993) Seinfeld (1989–1998) Nat'l Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) Day by Day (television) (1988) Soul Man (1986) Troll (1986) Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) Saturday Night Live'' (1982–1985)

Trivia
Her sons come Henry (innate 1992) & Charles (born 1997).