Louis-Dreyfus was on the cast of Saturday Night Live from 1982 to 1985, who, along with actress Abby Elliot, was the youngest actress on it. On the show, she met screenwriter Larry David, who co-produced Seinfeld. Louis-Dreyfus has appeared in small sitcoms and films for several years, and a well-known role is Elaine Benes on Seinfeld, in which she played for nine seasons from 1990 to 1998, except for three episodes.
In early 2011, Julia Louis-Dreyfus began negotiations to take part in the new satirical comedy The Vice President. The script for the comedy was written by Armando Iannucci, which tells the story of a female senator who became vice president, and that the job is not quite what she expected. The series premiered in the spring of 2012, and the actress won five Emmy awards for her role.

Filmography:

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1986	Troll	Jeanette Cooper
	Hannah and Her Sisters	Mary
	Soul Man	Lisa Stimson
1989	National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation	Margo Chester
1993	Jack the Bear	Peggy Etinger
1994	North	North's Mother
1997	Fathers' Day	Carrie Lawrence
	Deconstructing Harry	Leslie
1998	A Bug's Life	Crown Princess Atta	Voice
2012	Picture Paris	Ellen Larson	Short film; also producer
2013	Planes	Rochelle	Voice
	Enough Said	Eva
2020	Downhill	Billie Stanton	Also producer
	Onward	Laurel Lightfoot	Voice
2021	Black Widow	Valentina Allegra de Fontaine	Cameo
2022	Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2023	You Hurt My Feelings	Beth	Also Producer
2023	You People	Shelley
TBA	Tuesday	TBA	Post-production