A still from Veep featuring Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Highlights
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus, the addled second-in-command on HBO's political comedy Veep, is the winner of the Emmy Award for best actress in a comedy series.
- She has won the Emmy twice before — in 2013 and 2012 — for her role as Vice President Selina Meyer. She won in the same category in 2006 as star of The New Adventures of Old Christine, and in 1996 as best supporting actress in a comedy for her role as Elaine Benes on Seinfeld.
- Her rivals this year were Lena Dunham, Melissa McCarthy, Taylor Schilling, Amy Poehler and Edie Falco.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, the addled second-in-command on HBO's political comedy
Veep, is the winner of the Emmy Award for best actress in a comedy series.
She has won the Emmy twice before -- in 2013 and 2012 -- for her role as Vice President Selina Meyer. She won in the same category in 2006 as star of
The New Adventures of Old Christine, and in 1996 as best supporting actress in a comedy for her role as Elaine Benes on
Seinfeld.Her rivals this year were Lena Dunham, Melissa McCarthy, Taylor Schilling, Amy Poehler and Edie Falco.