Editing Julia Louis-Dreyfus (section)

===2011–2019: ''Veep'' and acclaim ===
In May and June 2011, Louis-Dreyfus teamed up with husband Brad Hall for her first short film, ''[[Picture Paris]]''. This was the first time the couple had collaborated since their early-2000s NBC comedy ''Watching Ellie''. Hall wrote and directed the film, while Louis-Dreyfus played the lead role of an ordinary woman with an extraordinary obsession with the city of Paris. The film premiered on January 29, 2012, at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, and has received considerable critical acclaim.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pictureparisfilm.com/ |title=Julia Louis-Dreyfus in Picture Paris|publisher=Pictureparisfilm.com |access-date=February 20, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130218194635/http://www.pictureparisfilm.com/ |archive-date=February 18, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It made its television premiere on HBO on December 17, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J162eUcKst0 | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/J162eUcKst0| archive-date=2021-12-11 | url-status=live|title=HBO Picture Paris Preview |publisher=YouTube |date=November 21, 2012 |access-date=February 20, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

[[File:Vice President Joe Biden jokes with Julia Louis-Dreyfus.jpg|thumbnail|upright=1.2|Louis-Dreyfus with then Vice President [[Joe Biden]] in April 2013]]
In early 2011, HBO confirmed that Louis-Dreyfus had been cast in the lead role of U.S. Vice President Selina Meyer in a new satirical comedy series titled ''[[Veep]]''. The series was commissioned for a first season of eight episodes. In addition to her starring role, Louis-Dreyfus would also be a producer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afro.com/sections/arts_entertainment/story.htm?storyid=72668|title=HBO Begins Filming of 'VEEP' in Maryland|date=October 5, 2011|website=AFRO|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203045750/http://www.afro.com/sections/arts_entertainment/story.htm?storyid=72668|archive-date=3 February 2014}}</ref> In preparation for her role, Louis-Dreyfus spoke with [[Al Gore]] and another former vice president,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/life/article/Louis-Dreyfus-researched-role-with-veeps-2645467.php|title=Louis-Dreyfus researched role with veeps|agency=[[Associated Press]]|work=[[Houston Chronicle]]|date=January 20, 2012|access-date=December 13, 2018|archive-date=December 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181213153115/https://www.houstonchronicle.com/life/article/Louis-Dreyfus-researched-role-with-veeps-2645467.php |url-status=live}}</ref> senators, speechwriters, chiefs of staffs of various offices, and schedulers.<ref name="Fresh Air">{{cite news |work=Fresh Air with Terry Gross|date= May 3, 2012|title= Interview with Julia Louis-Dreyfus; Interview with Steven Moffat; Review of the film 'The Avengers'  |publisher=National Public Radio (U.S.)|quote=Scroll down to 'View online' to hear the audio of the interview.|oclc= 958462148}}</ref> Louis-Dreyfus commended HBO for allowing the cast and crew to engage in a "protracted pre-production process", which included a six-week rehearsal period before filming began.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://articles.latimes.com/2012/jun/07/news/la-en-welcome-back-20120607/2 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120608205110/http://articles.latimes.com/2012/jun/07/news/la-en-welcome-back-20120607/2 | url-status=dead | archive-date=June 8, 2012 | work=Los Angeles Times | title=The view from three TV veterans | first=Christy | last=Grosz | date=June 7, 2012}}</ref>

The first season was filmed in the fall of 2011, in [[Baltimore]], and the series premiered on April 22, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/television/HBO-Sets-Premiere-Dates-Game-Change-Veep-38578.html|title=HBO Sets Premiere Dates For Game Change And Veep|date=January 12, 2012|website=Cinema Blend|last=West|first=Kelly|access-date=6 October 2020|archive-date=December 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191225095216/https://www.cinemablend.com/television/HBO-Sets-Premiere-Dates-Game-Change-Veep-38578.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The premiere episode was met with high praise from critics, particularly for Louis-Dreyfus's performance. ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' asserted the character of Selina Meyer was her "best post-Seinfeld role" to date and claimed she gives "an Emmy-worthy effort",<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/veep-review-hbo-311573 | work=The Hollywood Reporter | first=Tim | last=Goodman | title=Veep: TV Review | date=April 13, 2012 | access-date=February 19, 2020 | archive-date=June 3, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603071015/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/veep-review-hbo-311573 | url-status=live }}</ref> while the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' contended the series demonstrates she is "one of the medium's great comediennes."<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-veep-20120420,0,3510200.story | work=Los Angeles Times | first1=Robert | last1=Lloyd | first2=Television | last2=Critic | title=Review: Julia Louis-Dreyfus makes a first-rate, funny 'Veep' | date=April 20, 2012 | access-date=February 19, 2020 | archive-date=May 29, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120529071651/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-veep-20120420,0,3510200.story | url-status=live }}</ref> Following the success of the first season, Louis-Dreyfus was named by the ''[[Huffington Post]]'' as one of the funniest people of 2012, asserting that she is the "most magnetic and naturally funny woman on TV since Mary Tyler Moore."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/31/the-funniest-people-of-2012_n_2387980.html#slide=1934518 |title=The Funniest People Of 2012 (PHOTOS) |work=HuffPost |date=December 31, 2012 |access-date=February 20, 2013 |first=Katla |last=McGlynn |archive-date=January 4, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130104035039/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/31/the-funniest-people-of-2012_n_2387980.html#slide=1934518 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Julia Louis-Dreyfus 66th Emmy Awards (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|left|Louis-Dreyfus after receiving her third [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series]] for ''[[Veep]]'' in August 2014]]
For her performance on ''Veep'', Louis-Dreyfus received several accolades, most notably seven nominations for the [[Primetime Emmy Award]]s for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series]] between 2012 and 2019, winning the award six times.<ref>[http://www.emmys.com/nominations/2012/Outstanding%20Lead%20Actress%20In%20A%20Comedy%20Series Primetime Emmy Awards nominations for 2012 – Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130811090436/http://www.emmys.com/nominations/2012/Outstanding%20Lead%20Actress%20In%20A%20Comedy%20Series |date=August 11, 2013}}. Emmys.com.</ref> These Emmy wins for ''Veep'', following previous wins for ''Seinfeld'' and ''The New Adventures of Old Christine'', resulted in her becoming the only woman to win an acting award for three separate comedy series.<ref name=LBallrecord>{{cite news |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20718432,00.html |title=Julia Louis-Dreyfus Surpasses Lucille Ball's Record & Makes Emmy History |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=July 18, 2013 |archive-date=July 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130721160431/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20718432,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Her sixth win in 2016 surpassed the record previously held by [[Mary Tyler Moore]] and [[Candice Bergen]] for the most wins in that category.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-emmys-julia-louis-dreyfus-20160918-snap-story.html|title=Julia Louis-Dreyfus makes Emmy history|access-date=September 19, 2016|date=September 18, 2016|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|author=Whipp, Glenn|archive-date=September 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920075221/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-emmys-julia-louis-dreyfus-20160918-snap-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2017, her sixth consecutive win, and eighth acting win, overall made her the performer with the most Emmys for the same role in the same series, surpassing [[Candice Bergen]] and [[Don Knotts]], and put her in a tie with [[Cloris Leachman]] for the most Emmys ever won by a performer.<ref>{{cite news |author=Michael Schneider |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2017/09/emmy-awards-2017-what-you-need-to-know-1201877205/ |title=Everything You Need To Know About This Year's Primetime Emmy Awards |work=IndieWire |access-date=September 18, 2017 |archive-date=September 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170918110542/http://www.indiewire.com/2017/09/emmy-awards-2017-what-you-need-to-know-1201877205/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She was also nominated as one of the producers for ''Veep'' in the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series]] category for all seven seasons, winning the award in 2015, 2016 and 2017 for the fourth, fifth and sixth seasons respectively.<ref>[http://www.emmys.com/nominations/2012/Outstanding%20Comedy%20Series Primetime Emmy Awards nominations for 2012 – Outstanding Comedy Series] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130910043829/http://www.emmys.com/nominations/2012/Outstanding%20Comedy%20Series |date=September 10, 2013}}. Emmys.com.</ref> Louis-Dreyfus also received five [[Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series|Critics' Choice Television Award]] nominations, winning twice in 2013 and 2014, ten [[Screen Actors Guild Award]] nominations, winning twice in 2014 and 2017, and five [[TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy|Television Critics Association Award]] nominations, winning once in 2014. Her performance additionally garnered her five [[Satellite Award]] nominations and five consecutive [[Golden Globe Award]] nominations.

[[File:Al Franken Julia Louis-Dreyfus Timothy Simons - VEEP.jpg|thumb|Louis-Dreyfus with her colleague [[Timothy Simons]] accepting the [[Peabody Award]] for ''[[Veep]]'' from [[Al Franken]] in May 2017]]
Louis-Dreyfus lent her voice to the 2013 animated film ''[[Planes (film)|Planes]]'', in the role of Rochelle. To date, the film has grossed well over $200 million at the box office worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=Planes.htm |title=Planes (2013) |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=July 19, 2014 |archive-date=February 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209124130/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=planes.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> She also starred in the film ''[[Enough Said (film)|Enough Said]]'', directed by [[Nicole Holofcener]], which was released on September 18, 2013.<ref>{{cite news |author=New Jersey |url=http://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2013/06/james_gandolfini_leaves_2_completed_films_in_his_wake.html#/0 |title=James Gandolfini leaves 2 completed films in his wake |work=NJ.com |access-date=August 8, 2013 |archive-date=July 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180728161138/https://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2013/06/james_gandolfini_leaves_2_completed_films_in_his_wake.html#/0 |url-status=live }}</ref> This marked her debut as a lead actress in a full-length feature film. The film garnered rave reviews from film critics, ranking among the best-reviewed films of 2013. The website [[Rotten Tomatoes]] gives the film a score of 96% based on 152 reviews, many of them praising Louis-Dreyfus's performance.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/enough_said_2013/ |title=Enough Said |website=Rotten Tomatoes |date=September 18, 2013 |access-date=July 19, 2014 |archive-date=June 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605031842/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/enough_said_2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> She received several Best Actress nominations including for the [[Golden Globe Awards]] and the [[Critics' Choice Movie Awards]]. Another review aggregation website, Metacritic, gave the film a score of 78 out of 100, based on 44 critics, signifying "generally favorable reviews".

Since December 2014, Louis-Dreyfus has appeared in a series of television commercials for [[Old Navy]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2014/12/02/julia-louis-dreyfus-old-navy/|title=Julia Louis-Dreyfus Old Navy Ads, Julia Louis-Dreyfus Ad Camaign|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112503/http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2014/12/02/julia-louis-dreyfus-old-navy/|archive-date=September 5, 2015}}</ref> In 2015 she acted in the [[Comedy Central]] sketch series ''[[Inside Amy Schumer]]'' alongside [[Tina Fey]] and [[Patricia Arquette]], playing a version of themselves giving advice on aging to [[Amy Schumer]]. Dreyfus said of the experience "I started to feel unbelievably paranoid that I was making fun of myself and wondering, was this really happening to me? Like, how meta is this moment in my life? I started to have a kind of soul-searching crisis in the middle of the day. And I didn't know [the other women] well enough to bring it up, so I was just trying to be a good sport even though I was dying a little bit on the inside."<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/why-amy-schumers-last-f-885980/|title= Why Amy Schumer's 'Last F—able Day' Sketch Left Julia Louis-Dreyfus "Unbelievably Paranoid"|website= [[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date= April 20, 2016|accessdate= September 3, 2023|archive-date= September 3, 2023|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230903145425/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/why-amy-schumers-last-f-885980/|url-status= live}}</ref> On April 16, 2016, she returned to ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' serving as host for the third time with musical guest [[Nick Jonas]]. During the episode's cold open, she reprised her role of Elaine Benes from ''Seinfeld''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vox.com/2016/4/17/11446336/snl-larry-david-sanders-debate|title=SNL reunited Larry David and Julia Louis-Dreyfus for New York City's Democratic debate|first=Alex|last=Abad-Santos|date=April 17, 2016|access-date=June 13, 2017|archive-date=March 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312104036/http://www.vox.com/2016/4/17/11446336/snl-larry-david-sanders-debate|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2016/04/17/snl-democratic-debate-seinfeld-seg.cnn|title=Larry David mocks Bernie Sanders on 'SNL'|publisher=CNN Video|access-date=April 17, 2016|archive-date=April 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428141803/https://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2016/04/17/snl-democratic-debate-seinfeld-seg.cnn|url-status=live}}</ref>