She has also acted in such movies as National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Hannah and Her Sisters and Deconstructing Harry. Louis-Drefyus's biggest success was as Elaine Benes on Seinfeld. She was the first female former castmember to host SNL, hosting the penultimate episode of season 31 (2005-06). She even found love on SNL her husband is former cast member Brad Hall, who was an anchor for the "Saturday Night News" segment for season eight and parts of season nine. Her notable recurring characters include Patty-Lynn Hunnsucker (a teenage commentator for "Saturday Night News" note Weekend Update), Weather Woman (a parody of Storm in the recurring sketch, "The Interesting Four"), April May June (a female televangelist), and Consuela (a Hispanic TV show host), and her celebrity impressions include Jo Anne Worley, Andie MacDowell, Linda Ellerbee (back before she did Nick News), Linda Ronstadt, and Marie Osmond (in the infamous Christmas sketch where Marie and Donny Osmond make out). Despite being overshadowed by the likes of Eddie Murphy and Joe Piscopo (and later, Christopher Guest, Billy Crystal, and Martin Short), Louis-Dreyfus managed to make the most of her time on the show. Julia Scarlett Elizabeth Louis-Dreyfus (born Januin New York City) is an American actor and comedian (of French Jewish ancestry), best known for her work on Seinfeld and Veep.Ī Second City veteran, Louis-Dreyfus started in the Practical Theatre Company in Chicago before getting cast on Saturday Night Live in 1982.
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