Título: Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Seção: 1990-98: The Seinfeld years
Background: Louis-Dreyfus was born in New York City. Her American-born mother, Judith (nee LeFever), was a writer and special needs tutor, and her French-born father, Gerard Louis-Dreyfus, chaired Louis Dreyfus Energy Services. She is a great-great-granddaughter of Leopold Louis-Dreyfus, who in 1851 founded the Louis Dreyfus Group, a French commodities and shipping conglomerate, which members of her family control into the 21st century. Her paternal grandfather, Pierre Louis-Dreyfus, was president of the Louis Dreyfus Group.

Conteúdo: In the early 1990s, Louis-Dreyfus became famous for the role of Elaine Benes on NBC's Seinfeld. She played the role for nine seasons, appearing in all but three episodes. One of the episodes that she did not appear in was the inaugural pilot episode, "The Seinfeld Chronicles", because her character was not initially intended to be a part of the series. It was only after the first episode that NBC executives felt the show was too male-centric, and demanded that creators Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David add a woman to the cast. It was revealed in the commentary on the DVD package that the addition of a female character was the condition for commissioning the show. Louis-Dreyfus won the role over several other actresses who would also eventually enjoy their own TV success, including Patricia Heaton, Rosie O'Donnell and Megan Mullally.  On the "Notes About Nothing" featurette on the DVD package, Seinfeld says that Louis-Dreyfus' ability to eat a peanut M&M without breaking the peanut aptly describes the actress: "She cracks you up without breaking your nuts."  Her performance on the series was met with critical acclaim, and she was a regular winner and nominee at television award shows throughout the 1990s. Her performance earned her two Golden Globe Award nominations, winning once in 1994, nine Screen Actors Guild Award nominations, winning one in 1995 and two in both 1997 and 1998, and seven American Comedy Awards, winning five times in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997 and 1998. In 1996, s

user: When did she work on Seinfeld?

assistant: early 1990s,

user: What role did she play on the show?

assistant: Elaine Benes

user: Did anything interesting happen during her Seinfeld years?

assistant: her character was not initially intended to be a part of the series.

user: Why did they add her to the show?

assistant: executives felt the show was too male-centric, and demanded that creators Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David add a woman to the cast.

user: How did she get this role?

assistant: won the role over several other actresses who would also eventually enjoy their own TV success,

user: What other actresses wanted the role?

assistant: Patricia Heaton, Rosie O'Donnell and Megan Mullally.

user: Did she do well on the show?

assistant: performance on the series was met with critical acclaim, and she was a regular winner and nominee at television award shows

user: What awards did she win?

assistant: two Golden Globe Award nominations, winning once in 1994, nine Screen Actors Guild Award nominations,

user: Did she win any other accolades?

assistant: she received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, an award she was nominated for on seven occasions

user: Was she happy after about this after numerous nominations?

assistant: claimed the win was a "shocker", and that after being in both positions, it was "much better to win than to lose."