Julia Louis-Dreyfus is a female actor.
The Helpmann Award for Best Female Actor in a Play is an award presented by Live Performance Australia ( LPA ) ( the trade name for the Australian Entertainment Industry Association ( AEIA ) ) , an employers ' organisation which serves as the peak body in the live entertainment and performing arts industries in Australia . Julia Louis-Dreyfus . She is known for her work in television comedy , including Saturday Night Live ( 1982 -- 85 ) , Seinfeld ( 1989 -- 98 ) , The New Adventures of Old Christine ( 2006 -- 10 ) , and Veep ( 2012 -- present ) . Her breakthrough came in 1990 with a nine-season run playing Elaine Benes on Seinfeld , one of the most critically and commercially successful sitcoms of all time . She has voiced roles in several animated films , including A Bug 's Life ( 1998 ) and Planes ( 2013 ) .