Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Elaine Benes

Julia Louis-Dreyfus stars opposite Jerry Seinfeld in the critically acclaimed Castle Rock Entertainment/NBC series "Seinfeld" , a sitcom about the life of a stand-up comedian.

Adept at both comedy and drama, Julia has starred in Woody Allen's "Hannah and Her Sisters," "Soul Man," National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation," with Chevy Chase and "Jack the Bear," with Danny DeVito. Julia has also starred alongside Jon Lovitz, Elijah Wood and Jason Alexander in Rob Reiner's "North" for Castle Rock/Columbia and is also the newest "Nice and Easy Girl" for Clairol.

Born in New York City, Julia was raised in Washington D.C.. She became interested in acting at a very early age and went on to study theater at Northwestern University. During college, she worked extensively as a member of the Practial Theater Company, an improvisational group with a large following in the Chicago area.

Julia's innate talent and quick timing led her to the world-renowned Second City, the troupe which launched the careers of such comedy innovators as John Belushi, Gilda Radner and Bill Murray. While with Second City, she continued her work with the Practical Theater. It was during one of their special revue performances, "The Practical Theater's Golden 50th Anniversary Jubilee," that she was asked to join the ensemble cast of "Saturday Night Live." During this period, when the show was in turmoil and cast members came and went with great frequency, Julia's versatility made her a three-year veteran.

Julia is married to writer/actor Brad Hall. The two have known each other since their college days at Northwestern and were co-stars on "Saturday Night Live." They've been married for four years and currenly reside in Los Angeles with their son Henry.

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