Editing Julia Louis-Dreyfus (section)

==Personal life==
=== Marriage and family ===
[[File:Brad Hall Julia Louis-Dreyfus 2012 Shankbone.jpg|thumb|Louis-Dreyfus and her husband [[Brad Hall]] at the 2012 [[Tribeca Film Festival]]]]

Louis-Dreyfus's maternal half-sister, [[Lauren Bowles]], is also an actress. She also has two paternal half-sisters, Phoebe<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/10/20/style/phoebe-louis-dreyfus-peter-eavis.html|title=Weddings; Phoebe Louis-Dreyfus, Peter Eavis|date=October 20, 1996|access-date=December 13, 2018|work=The New York Times|quote=Phoebe Emily Dominique Louis-Dreyfus, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Louis-Dreyfus of New York&nbsp;... Mrs. Eavis, 28, was until recently a caseworker at Variety House, a nonprofit organization in New York&nbsp;... She graduated from Connecticut College and received a master's degree in social work from Columbia University. Her father is the president and chief executive of the Louis Dreyfus Group&nbsp;... Her mother, Phyllis Louis-Dreyfus, is a private tutor for children with learning disabilities in New York.|archive-date=August 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180825075834/https://www.nytimes.com/1996/10/20/style/phoebe-louis-dreyfus-peter-eavis.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and Emma. Emma died in August 2018.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sfgate/obituary.aspx?n=emma-louis-dreyfus&pid=190034528|title=Emma Louis-Dreyfus 1974 - 2018 Obituary (Death Notice)|work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]|via=[[Legacy.com]]|access-date=December 13, 2018|quote=Emma is survived by her mother, Phyllis; sisters, Phoebe Eavis and [half sister] Julia Louis-Dreyfus and...brother, Raphael Penteado|archive-date=December 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181213190720/https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sfgate/obituary.aspx?n=emma-louis-dreyfus&pid=190034528|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theunion.com/news/local-news/cocaine-ethanol-intoxication-linked-to-death-at-purdon-crossing/|title=Cocaine, ethanol intoxication linked to death at Purdon Crossing|first=Alan |last=Riquelmy|date=September 11, 2018|access-date=December 13, 2018|work=The Union| location= Western Nevada County, California|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181019162051/https://www.theunion.com/news/local-news/cocaine-ethanol-intoxication-linked-to-death-at-purdon-crossing/|archive-date=October 19, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/10/16/overdose-death-of-julia-louis-dreyfuss-half-sister-from-oakland-ruled-accidental/| title=Overdose death of Julia Louis-Dreyfus' half-sister, from Oakland, ruled accidental|first=Martha|last=Ross|agency=Bay Area News Group|work=[[The Mercury News]]| location= San Jose, California|date=October 16, 2018 |access-date= December 13, 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181103155341/https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/10/16/overdose-death-of-julia-louis-dreyfuss-half-sister-from-oakland-ruled-accidental/|archive-date=November 3, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

While at Northwestern University, Louis-Dreyfus met her future husband, the ''Saturday Night Live'' comedian [[Brad Hall]].<ref name="actors"/> They married in 1987 and have two sons.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20589305,00.html|title=Julia Louis-Dreyfus Is One of TV's Greatest, Says PEOPLE Critic|date=April 23, 2012|website=People|last=Gliatto|first=Tom|access-date=6 October 2020|archive-date=April 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401005210/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20589305,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Their older son, Henry Hall, is a singer-songwriter who has performed on ''The Tonight Show''.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/see-julia-louis-dreyfus-son-henry-hall-break-rules-in-new-video-158695/ |title=See Julia Louis-Dreyfus' Son Henry Hall Break Rules in New Video |magazine=Rolling Stone |last=Portwood |first=Jerry |date=June 21, 2016 |access-date=October 21, 2021 |archive-date=December 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204164053/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/see-julia-louis-dreyfus-son-henry-hall-break-rules-in-new-video-158695/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show/video/henry-hall-alive-annoyed/4296643 |title=Henry Hall: Alive, Annoyed |publisher=NBC |date=January 15, 2021 |access-date=October 10, 2021 |archive-date=October 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023024547/https://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show/video/henry-hall-alive-annoyed/4296643 |url-status=live }}</ref> Their younger son, [[Charlie Hall (actor, born 1997)|Charlie Hall]], is an actor.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Siwak |first=Miranda |date=2023-01-25 |title=Julia Louis-Dreyfus Reacts to Watching Son Charlie 'F—king Some Girl' on Show |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/julia-louis-dreyfus-reacts-to-watching-sons-slocg-sex-scenes/ |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=Us Weekly |language=en-US |archive-date=January 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230126021900/https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/julia-louis-dreyfus-reacts-to-watching-sons-slocg-sex-scenes/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Her first pregnancy ended in a miscarriage.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=White|first=Abbey|date=April 26, 2023|title=Julia Louis-Dreyfus Discusses "Emotionally Devastating" Miscarriage in Her 20s|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/julia-louis-dreyfus-miscarriage-1235402719/|access-date=April 27, 2023|magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|language=en-US|archive-date=April 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230426185736/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/julia-louis-dreyfus-miscarriage-1235402719/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Cancer diagnosis and recovery ===  
On September 28, 2017, Louis-Dreyfus announced that she had been diagnosed with [[breast cancer]], which she discovered the day after winning a [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series]] for her role in ''Veep''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Arnowitz|first1=Leora|title=Julia Louis-Dreyfus reveals she has breast cancer|date=September 28, 2017|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/julia-louis-dreyfus-reveals-she-has-breast-cancer/|publisher=[[Fox News]]|access-date=September 28, 2017|archive-date=September 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928200658/http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2017/09/28/julia-louis-dreyfus-reveals-has-breast-cancer.html|url-status=live}}</ref> She said: "One in eight women get breast cancer. Today, I'm the one. The good news is that I have the most glorious group of supportive and caring family and friends, and fantastic insurance through my union. The bad news is that not all women are so lucky, so let's fight all cancers and make [[universal healthcare]] a reality."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2017/09/28/entertainment/julia-louis-dreyfus-cancer/index.html|title=Julia Louis-Dreyfus has breast cancer|first=Lisa Respers|last=France|publisher=CNN|access-date=September 28, 2017|archive-date=September 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928213139/http://edition.cnn.com/2017/09/28/entertainment/julia-louis-dreyfus-cancer/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On October 18, 2018, she announced on an episode of ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]'' that she was cancer-free.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/10/julia-louis-dreyfus-mark-twain-prize-breast-cancer-veep-kimmel|title=Julia Louis-Dreyfus Feels Great After Beating Cancer|website=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|date=October 19, 2018|last=Bradley|first=Laura|access-date=6 October 2020|archive-date=October 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181019153811/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/10/julia-louis-dreyfus-mark-twain-prize-breast-cancer-veep-kimmel|url-status=live}}</ref>

Louis-Dreyfus was raised [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] but moved towards [[agnosticism]]; she said she had no "traditional religious affiliation".<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Shoard |first1=Catherine |last2=@catherineshoard |date=2023-10-13 |title='I thought I was going to lose my mind': Julia Louis-Dreyfus on grief, her dramatic new role – and the Seinfeld reunion |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/oct/13/julia-louis-dreyfus-seinfeld-reunion-tuesday |access-date=2024-02-27 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

=== Advocacy and politics ===
Louis-Dreyfus supported [[Al Gore]]'s 2000 U.S. presidential bid and [[Barack Obama]]'s bid for the presidency in both 2008<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/click/1111/Julia_LouisDreyfus_dishes_on_Veep.html|title=Julia Louis-Dreyfus chats about 'Veep'|date=November 30, 2011|website=Politico|last=Tanabe|first=Karin|access-date=6 October 2020|archive-date=March 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150304022822/http://www.politico.com/blogs/click/1111/Julia_LouisDreyfus_dishes_on_Veep.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/transcript/if-julia-louis-dreyfus-is-very-satisfied-with-obama-why-isnt-america|title=If Julia Louis-Dreyfus is 'very satisfied' with Obama, why isn't America?|date=March 24, 2015|website=[[Fox News]]|language=en-US|access-date=October 29, 2019|archive-date=October 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191029215013/https://www.foxnews.com/transcript/if-julia-louis-dreyfus-is-very-satisfied-with-obama-why-isnt-america|url-status=live}}</ref> She appeared in a video that urged Obama to reject the proposal of the [[Keystone XL pipeline]], arguing that if the pipeline ever were to leak, it would cause massive pollution across the U.S.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/03/julia-louis-dreyfus-keystone_n_1073851.html?ref=green|title=Julia Louis-Dreyfus Speaks Out Against Keystone XL Pipeline|date=November 3, 2011|website=[[The Huffington Post]]|access-date=February 19, 2020|archive-date=July 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170719180843/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/03/julia-louis-dreyfus-keystone_n_1073851.html?ref=green|url-status=live}}</ref> She has voiced her concern for several environmental issues and has raised millions for [[Heal the Bay]], the [[Natural Resources Defense Council]], and the [[Trust for Public Land]]. She also worked for the successful passage of Proposition O, which allocated $500 million for cleaning up the Los Angeles [[water supply]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2007/biz/markets-festivals/sheryl-crow-laurie-david-melissa-etheridge-julia-louis-dreyfus-simran-sethi-bonnie-raitt-1117969230/ |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |first=Lawrence |last=Christon |title=Sheryl Crow, Laurie David, Melissa Etheridge, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Simran Sethi & Bonnie Raitt |date=July 30, 2007 |access-date=February 19, 2020 |archive-date=September 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926004723/https://variety.com/2007/biz/markets-festivals/sheryl-crow-laurie-david-melissa-etheridge-julia-louis-dreyfus-simran-sethi-bonnie-raitt-1117969230/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In October 2010, before the [[United States Senate election in California, 2010|U.S. Senate election in California]], Louis-Dreyfus starred in a humorous [[Barbara Boxer]] ad regarding [[Energy policy of the United States|energy policy]].<ref>{{Citation|last=Barbara Boxer|title="Oil's Well That Ends Well" – Julia Louis-Dreyfus for Barbara Boxer|date=October 26, 2010|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WJ3hgz_bfo| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/-WJ3hgz_bfo| archive-date=2021-12-11 | url-status=live|access-date=May 9, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> During the [[2016 Democratic National Convention]], she supported [[Hillary Clinton]] in that year's [[U.S. presidential election, 2016|presidential election]].<ref>{{cite tweet|first=Julia|last=LouisDreyfus|user=OfficialJLD|url=https://twitter.com/OfficialJLD/status/758424621867757569|title=Since this is#VEEP nite at #DNC2016 I thought it would b appropriate 2 declare proudly #ImWithHer @HillaryClinton |number=758424621867757569|date=July 27, 2016}}</ref> In her acceptance speech at the 2017 [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]], she denounced President [[Donald Trump]]'s [[Executive Order 13769|executive order, referred to as the "Muslim ban"]], as "un-American" and said, "My father fled religious persecution in [[German military administration in occupied France during World War II|Nazi-occupied France]]."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/29/movies/sag-awards-speeches-trump.html|title=SAG Awards 2017: Acceptance Speeches Grow Pointedly Political|first=Cara|last=Buckley|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=January 29, 2017|access-date=January 30, 2017|archive-date=January 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170130045053/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/29/movies/sag-awards-speeches-trump.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Louis-Dreyfus [[emcee]]d the final night of the [[2020 Democratic National Convention]], endorsing [[Joe Biden]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mucha |first1=Sarah |title=Eva Longoria, Tracee Ellis Ross, Kerry Washington and Julia Louis-Dreyfus announced as Democratic convention emcees |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/17/politics/eva-longoria-tracee-ellis-ross-kerry-washington-julia-louis-dreyfus-democratic-convention/index.html |website=CNN |date=17 August 2020 |access-date=August 17, 2020 |archive-date=August 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200817181827/https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/17/politics/eva-longoria-tracee-ellis-ross-kerry-washington-julia-louis-dreyfus-democratic-convention/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> She has also published information regarding voting by mail<ref>{{Cite web|title=Julia Louis-Dreyfus on Instagram: "It's National Vote By Mail Day and it only takes a few minutes to register at the link in my bio. That way, you can not only vote safely from home, but also use that extra time to help others vote too!|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CDMr8DihHYt/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CDMr8DihHYt |archive-date=December 23, 2021 |url-access=subscription|date=July 28, 2020|access-date=October 3, 2020|website=[[Instagram]]|language=en}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and urged all Americans to vote.<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 22, 2020|title=Julia Louis-Dreyfus urges Americans to register to vote and sign up to work polls|url=https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/us-election-news-09-22-2020/h_664afd198947ac143e6e079fda3bbc92|access-date=October 3, 2020|website=[[CNN]]|language=en|last=Sullivan|first=Kate|archive-date=September 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923234524/https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/us-election-news-09-22-2020/h_664afd198947ac143e6e079fda3bbc92|url-status=live}}</ref> Louis-Dreyfus endorsed Representative [[Karen Bass]] in the [[2022 Los Angeles mayoral election]], in various social media posts.<ref>{{cite web |first=Tom |last=Tapp |url=https://deadline.com/2022/11/celebrity-endorsements-los-angeles-mayor-election-1235167138/ |title=L.A. Mayoral Election: Who in Hollywood Voted for Karen Bass and Who Voted for Rick Caruso |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=November 9, 2022 |access-date=December 10, 2022 |archive-date=December 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210164931/https://deadline.com/2022/11/celebrity-endorsements-los-angeles-mayor-election-1235167138/ |url-status=live }}</ref>