In the commentary of " The Note ", Julia Louis-Dreyfus facetiously suggests it was removed because the perceived lyric related too closely to the low ratings at the time.

Louis-Dreyfus was born Julia Scarlett Elizabeth Louis-Dreyfus in Manhattan, New York on January 13, 1961.

Her mother, Judith, was a writer and special needs tutor, and her father, the billionaire Gérard Louis-Dreyfus, chaired Louis Dreyfus Energy Services.

Her paternal grandfather, Pierre Louis-Dreyfus ( 1908-2011 ), was president of the Louis Dreyfus Group ; he was part of a prominent Alsatian Jewish family, and remained in France during World War II, fighting as a cavalry officer and later in the French Resistance.

More recently Louis-Dreyfus has commented that her casting on SNL was a " Cinderella-getting-to-go-to-the-ball kind of experience ", however, she has also admitted that at times it was often quite tense, stating that she " didn't know how to navigate the waters of show business in general and specifically doing a live sketch-comedy show.

Following her 1985 departure from SNL, Louis-Dreyfus appeared in several films, including Hannah and Her Sisters which was directed by Woody Allen, and the cult classic National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation in which she starred alongside Chevy Chase.

After receiving the award, Louis-Dreyfus claimed the win was a " shocker ", and that after being in both positions, it was " much better to win than to lose.

Louis-Dreyfus dismissed the rumour as " a made-up thing by the media ", while Seinfeld co-creator Larry David asserted that the curse was " completely idiotic.

Louis-Dreyfus was subsequently one of many actresses considered for the role of Susan Mayer on Desperate Housewives, which would go onto become ABC's mega-hit of the 2004-05 television season.

In 2005, it was announced that Louis-Dreyfus had been cast in the title role of a new CBS sitcom The New Adventures of Old Christine.

After a successful reception from her 2006 episode, Louis-Dreyfus was invited again to host SNL on March 17, 2007.

In November 2010, Louis-Dreyfus was cast in the lead role of U. S. Vice President Selina Meyer in a new HBO comedy pilot entitled Veep.

On September 23, 2012, Louis-Dreyfus was awarded the prestigious Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.

Robert Louis-Dreyfus ( 1946 – 2009 ), one of her cousins, was former CEO of Adidas and owner of the Olympique de Marseille soccer team.

* Patricia Heaton, Megan Mullally, and Rosie O ' Donnell also auditioned for the part, and when it was offered to Louis-Dreyfus she wasn't sure if she should accept.

In 1997, Marseille was purchased by Franco-Swiss businessman Robert Louis-Dreyfus.

Watching Ellie is an American sitcom that starred Julia Louis-Dreyfus and was created by her husband, Brad Hall.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus was nominated for a Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actress for her work in the film.

Louis-Dreyfus was born in Paris.

His father was Guy Pierre Louis-Dreyfus ( 1908-2011 ), a French Jew who headed the Louis Dreyfus group and fought in the French Resistance during World War II.

The improv and sketch comedy group Mee-Ow created by Paul Warshauer and Josh Lazar in 1974 lists Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Ana Gasteyer, Dermot Mulroney, Seth Meyers, John Cameron Mitchell, and Kristen Schaal among its alumni.

The Saturday Night Live episode guest-hosted by Louis-Dreyfus made several references to the curse.

Louis-Dreyfus spent her childhood in several states and countries in connection with her stepfather's work with Project HOPE, including Sri Lanka, Colombia and Tunisia.

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.

After several years away from a regular TV gig, Louis-Dreyfus began a new single-camera sitcom Watching Ellie which premiered on NBC in February 2002.

In the spring of 2010, Louis-Dreyfus guest starred several times in the third season of the web series Web Therapy, starring Lisa Kudrow.

In addition to her starring role, Louis-Dreyfus also serves as a producer of the series .< small >< ref >" HBO Begins Filming of ' VEEP ' in Maryland <" October 05, 2011, Afro. com </ ref ></ small > In preparation for her role, Louis-Dreyfus spoke with several former vice presidents, including Al Gore.

Louis-Dreyfus subsequently became one of the cast members on NBC's Saturday Night Live from 1982 to 1985, tying with current cast member Abby Elliot as the youngest female cast member in the history of the program.

In May 2006, Louis-Dreyfus hosted an episode of Saturday Night Live, becoming the first former female cast member to return to the show in the hosting role.

While at Northwestern, Louis-Dreyfus met future husband and Saturday Night Live comedian Brad Hall.

He is married to actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus ( Seinfeld, Saturday Night Live and The New Adventures of Old Christine ), whom he met while both were attending Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.

Following a voice role in the hugely successful Disney Pixar's A Bug's Life, Louis-Dreyfus lent her voice as Snake's girlfriend Gloria in The Simpsons episode " A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love ".

Louis-Dreyfus at the unveiling of her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, May 2010In 2007, Louis-Dreyfus reprised her role as Gloria on The Simpsons, which she had first originated in the 2001 episode " A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love ", in the episode " I Don't Wanna Know Why the Caged Bird Sings ".

In fall 2010, Louis-Dreyfus made a guest appearance on the live episode of the Emmy Award winning comedy 30 Rock.

** Tina Fey is now the first Lorne Michaels-era former female cast member to host more than one episode and the second former female cast member overall to host more than one episode, following Julia Louis-Dreyfus.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus thought that the episode would never go ahead due to the subject matter.

Elaine does not appear in either part of " The Trip ", and appears only minimally in " The Pitch " and " The Ticket ", due to the fact that Julia Louis-Dreyfus was on maternity leave, making Jerry Seinfeld the only actor to appear in every episode, as Jason Alexander and Michael Richards are not in the episode " The Pen " from season 3.

The episode featured, along with George Takei as a waiter and Karl Wiedergott as a delivery boy, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who appeared as Mr Burns ' love interest Gloria.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus guest-starred as Gloria in the episode.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus guest-starred as Gloria in the episode.

In the DVD audio commentary for the episode, current show runner Al Jean stated that working with Louis-Dreyfus was " an absolute pleasure ", stating that " not only was she funny but you'd give her, like, one suggestion, and she'd do three great things with it.