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WASHINGTON, United States of America – Julia Louis-Dreyfus is no Tina Fey, Kristen Wiig, or Amy Poehler. Sure, they are all alumna of Saturday Night Live (Louis-Dreyfus was part of the cast in the early ’80s) and all equally beautiful and incredibly funny.
But, unlike the three, Louis-Dreyfus has been more low-profile; this is why Seinfeld fans would be more than happy to have her back in her newest HBO series, Veep.
In Seinfeld, Louis-Dreyfus played the lovable one-of-the-boys Elaine Benes for 9 years. In New Adventures of Old Christine, she played Christine Campbell, a divorced mom struggling to balance motherhood, her career and her lovelife.
She also played a recurring role in Arrested Development and starred in Watching Ellie, a series she produced with her husband, Brad Hall.
Louis-Dreyfus is a multi-awarded actress. She has two Emmy Awards, one Golden Globe Award and five Screen Actors Guild Awards tucked under her belt. She also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, which she received in May 2010.
Perhaps the most startling piece of information fans and non-fans have yet to know about Louis-Dreyfus is that she’s actually an heiress (yes, she’s Paris-Hilton-esque). Her father is French billionaire Gerard Louis-Dreyfus of the Louis Dreyfus Energy Services. Forbes magazine reported that her net worth is US$2.9 billion.
Louis-Dreyfus is also a green advocate. According to treehugger.com, her “residence is built from sustainably harvested tropical woods. The house also features a retractable roof clad in solar panels, recycled newspaper insulation and a natural ventilation system.” She is involved with environmental organizations Heal the Bay and The Trust for Public Land. She also drives a hybrid: a vehicle with at least two alternative power sources.
This July 2, Louis-Dreyfus makes her comeback to television as Selina Meyer in Veep, about a woman who becomes vice president only to discover that the job is nothing like she expected, but everything she was warned about.
Veep follows the whirlwind day-to-day existence of vice president Meyer as she puts out political fires, juggles a busy public schedule and demanding private life and defends the president’s interests, all as she tries to improve her dysfunctional relationship with the chief executive.
According to npr.org, Louis-Dreyfus prepared for the role by meeting “former vice presidents, speechwriters, lobbyists, chiefs of staffs, senators and schedulers.”
This research laid the foundation for the back story Louis-Dreyfus created about Meyer: a former Senator who had aspirations for higher office.
Created by Oscar nominee Armando Iannucci, Veep is one of the three series for women that comprise Girls Night In, HBO’s back-to-back-to-back original shows that will premiere July 2 at 10 pm (9pm on HBO HD). – Rappler.com
(Stay posted for our feature on Enlightened, the second of three series of Girls Night In.)
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