Julia Louis-Dreyfus Net Worth 2018

Julia Scarlett Elizabeth Louis-Dreyfus was born on January 13^th, 1961. Actress, producer and comedienne, she is best known for acting in “Seinfeld” during the nine years the comedy series aired in the United States. Her acting career later led her to star in two other comedy TV series: “The New Adventures of Old Christine”, which aired for four years between 2006 and 2010, and Veep, that is still on the air. Julia Louis-Dreyfus net worth has only increased over the years, given her extreme talent and versatility.

What is Julia Louis-Dreyfus Net Worth?

According to the latest statistics, Julia Louis-Dreyfus net worth is of $200 million in 2018. Her father, billionaire Gérard Louis-Dreyfus, had an estimated worth of $3,4 billion in 2006. She in the top ten richest celebrities in Hollywood today.

About Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Born in New York City, Dreyfus’ mother was a writer and her father the chairman of a French conglomerate. Julia’s great-great-grandfather founded Louis-Dreyfus Group almost seventy years ago. With an English, Scottish, French and German ancestry, Dreyfus was one year old when her parents decided to separate. She spent her childhood in Washington, D.C with her mother and her stepfather, L. Thompson Bowles, who was the Dean of the University Medical School. Owing it to her stepfather’s line of work, she traveled extensively during her childhood years in various countries, including Tunisia, Sri Lanka, and Colombia.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus Career

Dreyfus was a part of the improvisation theater group “The Second City”, which also hosted Steve Carrell, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. After the group’s performance for the 50^th Anniversary Jubilee, Julia Louis-Dreyfus joined the cast of “Saturday Night Live”. It is here that she got the opportunity to meet Jim Belushi, Eddie Murphy, and Billy Crystal.

She remained at SNL for three years. After her departure in 1985, she acted in various movies, including “Hannah and her Sisters”, “Soul Man” and “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation”.

The early 1990s found Dreyfus playing the role that would bring her global fame. She played the roles of Elaine Benes for nine seasons. She didn’t appear in only three episodes. One of the three episodes in which she doesn’t appear is the first one when Elaine Benes didn’t exist yet. However, when the executives from NBC realized the show lacked feminine characters, Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld were asked to create another character. They cast Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Elaine Benes, winning the role over Rosie O’Donnell, Megan Mullally, and Patricia Heaton.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus Awards

Julia Louis-Dreyfus received great critical acclaim, received nominations and won a plethora of TV show awards in the 90s. Her performance on “Seinfeld” brought her a Golden Globe Award, five American Comedy Awards and another five Screen Actors Guild Awards. After seven nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award, she received the distinction in 1996 for Outstanding Supporting Actress. By this time, her net worth was still increasing and could even rival the fortune of basketball star Shaquille O’Neal.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus Post-Seinfeld

TV Shows

Dreyfus’ efforts to remain a comedy actress prompted her to create a new sitcom in 2002 alongside her husband, Brad Hall, and Steve Carell. Entitled “Watching Ellie”, the premise of the TV series was to offer viewers an in-depth view of a jazz singer’s life. The show received mixed reviews and was first met with curiosity by the public. However, the interest died down with the release of the second season. The sitcom ended up being canceled in 2003. This only fueled the rumor circulating in the press claiming that none of the “Seinfeld” actors could ever be successful in the TV industry again.

2005 was a luckier year for Julia Louis-Dreyfus. She was cast as Christine Campbell in “The New Adventures of Old Christine”. The TV show aired for five years, from 2006 to 2010 and revolved around Christine, a single mom who runs a gym. The sitcom re-established Dreyfus as one of the funniest women on the screen, surpassing Ellen DeGeneres. She won a Primetime Emmy Award for Lead Actress in a TV comedy show.

In 2007, Julia Louis-Dreyfus rejoined the cast of “The Simpsons” in her role as Gloria for an episode. She reappeared on the show again a year later. “Curb your enthusiasm”, the sitcom of Larry David, reunited the “Seinfeld” cast in four episodes in 2009. These garnered great critical acclaim and received a lot of media attention.

Films

Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ first short film was created with the help of her husband and was called “Picture Paris”. The movie was released in January 2012. This was closely followed by the premiere of the actress’ new TV show, “Veep”. Her performance received incredible praise from critics. Dreyfus received compliments on her acting. It was said to rival her “Seinfeld” role. Her “Veep” character won her not only the sympathy of magazines, critics, interviewers, and reporters, but also a slew of awards. She won several Primetime Emmy Awards and Critics’ Choice TV award.

Besides “Veep”, Julia Louis-Dreyfus appeared in the animated movie “Planes” in 2013, lending her voice to Rochelle. The animation grossed more the $200 million worldwide, which helped increase Julia Louis-Dreyfus net worth. However, she’s still far from achieving the impressive fortune of J. K. Rowling. in 2018, the comedy actress also acted in “Enough Said”, which was produced by Nicole Holofcener, marking her first role as a lead actress in a full-length movie. Her performance did not disappoint. She attracted favorable reviews from critics, with Rotten Tomatoes scores giving the movie 95 percent out of 152 reviews.

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