Editing Julia Louis-Dreyfus (section)

===2020–present: Career expansion ===
[[File:President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the National Arts and Humanities Medal Ceremony, March 21, 2023, in the East Room of the White House (left to right) Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Gladys Knight, Mindy Kaling and Denise Saunders Thompson.jpg|left|thumb|Louis-Dreyfus with [[Gladys Knight]] and [[Mindy Kaling]] in the [[White House]] in March 2023.]]
In 2020, Louis-Dreyfus headlined the comedy-drama ''[[Downhill (2020 film)|Downhill]]'', opposite [[Will Ferrell]]. The film premiered at the [[2020 Sundance Film Festival]] and was theatrically released on February 14.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/julia-louis-dreyfus-will-ferrell-starrer-downhill-lands-valentines-day-release-1257963|title=Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Will Ferrell-Starrer 'Downhill' Lands Valentine's Day Release|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en|access-date=2020-01-18|last=McClintock|first=Pamela|date=November 25, 2019|archive-date=November 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191126085833/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/julia-louis-dreyfus-will-ferrell-starrer-downhill-lands-valentines-day-release-1257963|url-status=live}}</ref> Next, she voiced a suburban elf mother in [[Pixar]]'s ''[[Onward (film)|Onward]]'' opposite [[Tom Holland (actor)|Tom Holland]] and [[Chris Pratt]]. The film was released on March 6, 2020. In January 2020, Louis-Dreyfus signed a multi-year deal with [[Apple TV+]]. Under the deal, she will develop new projects for Apple TV+ as both an executive producer and star.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/01/julia-louis-dreyfus-overall-deal-apple-1202833705/|title=Julia Louis-Dreyfus Inks Overall Deal With Apple|last1=Petski|first1=Nellie Andreeva, Denise|last2=Andreeva|first2=Nellie|date=2020-01-17|website=Deadline|language=en|access-date=2020-01-18|last3=Petski|first3=Denise|archive-date=January 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200117201207/https://deadline.com/2020/01/julia-louis-dreyfus-overall-deal-apple-1202833705/|url-status=live}}</ref> The following year Louis-Dreyfus appeared in the [[Disney+]] series ''[[The Falcon and the Winter Soldier]]'' (2021) as [[Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Valentina Allegra de Fontaine]], which is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, though she was originally intended to debut in the film ''[[Black Widow (2021 film)|Black Widow]]'' (where she appears in the post credit scene).<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Robinson|first=Joanna|title=Marvel Has Big Plans for Julia Louis-Dreyfus|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/04/julia-louis-dreyfus-marvel-villain-character-contessa-valentina-allegra-de-fontaine|access-date=2021-04-24|magazine=Vanity Fair|date=April 16, 2021|language=en-US|archive-date=April 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416083759/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/04/julia-louis-dreyfus-marvel-villain-character-contessa-valentina-allegra-de-fontaine|url-status=live}}</ref> She reprised the role in ''[[Black Panther: Wakanda Forever]]'' (2022), and also appears in the film ''[[Thunderbolts*]]'' (2025). In 2022 she was a guest on the [[Netflix]] show ''[[My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman]]''.

In 2023 she reunited with [[Nicole Holofcener]] starring in the [[A24]] independent comedy film ''[[You Hurt My Feelings (2023 film)|You Hurt My Feelings]]''. Dreyfus produced the film and acted alongside [[Tobias Menzies]], [[Michaela Watkins]], [[Arian Moayed]] and [[Jeannie Berlin]]. The film premiered at the [[Sundance Film Festival]] to positive reviews. [[Peter Bradshaw]] praised her performance writing, "Louis-Dreyfus is such a superb comic performer that it is interesting seeing her take on something low-key".<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/aug/02/you-hurt-my-feelings-review-middlebrow-marital-comedy-julia-louis-dreyfus-and-tobias-menzies-|title= You Hurt My Feelings review – Julia Louis-Dreyfus shines in marital-pain comedy|website= The Guardian|date= August 2, 2023|accessdate= September 3, 2023|archive-date= September 3, 2023|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230903144358/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/aug/02/you-hurt-my-feelings-review-middlebrow-marital-comedy-julia-louis-dreyfus-and-tobias-menzies-|url-status= live|last1= Bradshaw|first1= Peter}}</ref> That same year she portrayed a liberal Jewish mother in the [[Netflix]] romantic comedy ''[[You People]]'' (2023). She also starred in the A24 film ''[[Tuesday (2023 film)|Tuesday]]'', directed by Daina Oniunas-Pusić,<ref name=nytimes.com>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/06/movies/tuesday-review.html |title='Tuesday' Review: Expiration Point |last=Catsoulis |first=Jeannette |date=6 June 2024 |work=New York Times|access-date=10 June 2024}}</ref> which premiered at the 2023 [[Telluride Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2021/film/news/julia-louis-dreyfus-a24-tuesday-1234976511/|title= Julia Louis-Dreyfus to Star in A24's Mother-Daughter Fairytale 'Tuesday'|website= Variety|date= May 19, 2021|accessdate= September 3, 2023|archive-date= September 3, 2023|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230903145803/https://variety.com/2021/film/news/julia-louis-dreyfus-a24-tuesday-1234976511/|url-status= live}}</ref>

In 2023, Louis-Dreyfus became host of the podcast ''[[Wiser Than Me]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 20, 2023 |title=Wiser Than Me™ with Julia Louis-Dreyfus |url=https://lemonadamedia.com/show/wiser-than-me-with-julia-louis-dreyfus/ |website=Lemonada Media}}</ref> On the show, she interviews women older than her on their lived experience and earned wisdom. Guests have included [[Jane Fonda]], [[Carol Burnett]], [[Isabel Allende]] and [[Amy Tan]]. The show, produced by [[Lemonada Media]], was named Apple's Best Podcast of the Year in 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Weprin |first=Alex |date=December 5, 2023 |title=Apple Names Julia Louis-Dreyfus' 'Wiser Than Me' Its Podcast of the Year |work=The Hollywood Reporter |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/apple-julia-louis-dreyfus-wiser-than-me-podcast-1235711856/ |access-date=December 20, 2023}}</ref> Among her season two guests, Louis-Dreyfus interviews [[Billie Jean King]], [[Patti Smith]], and [[Julie Andrews]].<ref name=newstatesman.com>{{cite news |url=https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/radio-podcasts/2024/04/julia-louis-dreyfus-wants-older-women-to-be-heard-in-wiser-than-me |title=Julia Louis-Dreyfus wants older women to be heard in Wiser Than Me |last=Leszkiewicz |first=Anna |date=3 April 2024 |work=BD Outdoors |access-date=13 June 2024}}</ref>

In 2024, Apple announced that [[Wiser Than Me]] was the 3rd most shared show in the [[United States]] on [[Apple Podcasts]] in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Apple shares the most popular podcasts of 2024 |url=https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/11/apple-shares-the-most-popular-podcasts-of-2024/ |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=Apple Newsroom |language=en-US}}</ref>