Here are nine tragic details about Julia Louis-Dreyfus you probably didn’t know about.
I got pregnant easily.
I felt very fertile, very womanly.
Louis-Dreyfus detailed that her mother flew out to be with her while she recuperated.
This was exactly what the actress needed, as Louis-Dreyfus remarked, “It was the best meal ever.
And I didn’t even eat it.
The making of it was so comforting.
It was so embracing.”
Louis-Dreyfus began his career in law and soon moved over to the family company as chairman.
After about a minute of comedically thanking everyone involved with her “Veep” win, Julia Louis-Dreyfus paused.
Today, I’m the one."
“It was like they had their hands underneath me holding me up,” she said.
But the horrible experience left an impression on Louis-Dreyfus.
And when I got the diagnosis, which was so f****** terrifying.
I do not want to leave."
With such a traumatic event, it’s truly phenomenal that she has remained optimistic.
I’m grateful for all of it," she toldPeople.
But despite her diagnosis and intensive treatment, she continued to work on “Veep.”
In an interview withNet-a-Porter, Louis-Dreyfus said, “We weren’t shooting, but I read scripts.
Thankfully, she was able to keep her support connection nearby while she underwent treatment.
She added that laughter is the best medicine and they were cracking jokes the entire time.
In the interview, he admitted, “I couldn’t tell she was going to be a star.
I knew how natural she was and how much she liked life and fun.
She was always very funny and fun to be with.”
In an interview withVariety, Louis-Dreyfus described another time Gerard made his thoughts about his daughter’s performance known.
“I remember him saying something really negative to me.
He didn’t handle it properly, and he wasn’t gentle.
His complaint was that I was too big, too broad.
I was devastated by that,” she said.
Today, Louis-Dreyfus seems to have made her peace with her father’s criticism.
But there was something nice when I realized that’s him.
And that’s not me.
And away from that is where I live, you know, separate.”
As she toldThe New Yorker, “It was out of the blue.”
It’s been a very bad period of time."
Some would hypothesize that the actors on “Seinfeld” would only ever be seen as their characters.
The reception was stronger, and the sitcom lasted for five seasons.
It wasn’t until “Veep” that Louis-Dreyfus hit her stride with another smash hit.
It’s not a good feeling."
“The fact that my children are able to pull that off gives me endless joy.”
In an interview withVanity Fair, she said, “I had no idea about this business of show.
I learned quick.”
When she eventually moved on to “Seinfeld,” Louis-Dreyfus battled writers to build her character more.
I had stuff, but it wasn’t, like, the really funny stuff."
Having pushed boundaries so early on, Louis-Dreyfus is now seen as a trailblazer and comedic icon today.
So I think I have …
I don’t think.
I have a lot to add."
