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 Scarlett Elizabeth Louis-Dreyfus ( [ ˈluːi_ˈdraɪfəs ] born January 13 , 1961 ) is an American actress , comedian , and producer . 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 . Other notable television roles include Christine Campbell in The New Adventures of Old Christine , which had a five-season run on CBS , and her role as Selina Meyer in Veep , which has recently been renewed by HBO for a sixth season . She has voiced roles in several animated films , including A Bug 's Life ( 1998 ) and Planes ( 2013 ) .