On the DVD commentary for the season-1 episode, “The Stakeout”, Larry David says that Elaine was based on, “…every ex-girlfriend and I ever had.” It has been reported that other actresses were in line to play the character, including Rosie O'Donnell, Megan Mullally, Jessica Lundy, Patricia Heaton, Mariska Hargitay, and Amy Yasbeck. The character was also partially based on Monica Yates (daughter of novelist Richard Yates), whom Larry David once dated they remained good friends after they broke up. According to Jerry Seinfeld's biography (written by Jerry Oppenheimer), Elaine was based in part on Susan McNabb (who was dating Seinfeld when the character was created), though eventually named after friend and fellow comic Elayne Boosler.

Leifer has said some elements of the character of Elaine, especially her assertiveness, intelligence and sense of humor, are drawn from the off-screen personality of Julia Louis-Dreyfus herself. Leifer, who wrote or co-wrote a number of episodes for the show, has said only some elements of the backstory of the character - that she and Seinfeld had dated and have remained good friends since the relationship ended - relate to her.

In addition to the first episode, Elaine does not appear in ' The Trip' (Louis-Dreyfus having been in the late stages of pregnancy at the time of filming) and therefore appears in fewer episodes than George and Jerry.Īfter it was discovered that Jerry Seinfeld once dated writer and comedian Carol Leifer, speculation grew that Elaine was based on Leifer, though that was later largely denied. NBC executives felt the show was too male-centric, and demanded that Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David add a woman to the cast as a condition for commissioning the show, as revealed in the commentary on the Season 1 and 2 DVD. Elaine first appears in ' The Stake Out', but in production order she appears in a final scene eating M&Ms in ' Male Unbonding'. Previously the female role was supposed to be Claire, the waitress at Pete's Luncheonette played by Lee Garlington, but Monk's Cafe replaced the luncheonette and Garlington was dropped from the role. Unlike her three close friends, Elaine is absent from the pilot episode. She reprised the role during season 41 of Saturday Night Live in 2016. Louis-Dreyfus received critical acclaim for her performance as Elaine, winning an Emmy, a Golden Globe and five SAG Awards. Elaine's best friend in the sitcom is her ex-boyfriend Jerry Seinfeld, and she is also good friends with George Costanza and Cosmo Kramer. Later, between Seinfeld and Veep, came the innovative but now-forgotten Watching Ellie, which featured Steve Carell before he became a big deal, and was created and written by Julia’s husband, Brad Hall.Elaine Marie Benes ( / ˈ b ɛ n ɪ s/) is a fictional character on the American television sitcom Seinfeld, played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Troll came in the period between SNL and Seinfeld.

In between those shows she had some moments that were not so memorable. You all know that Julia has been associated with three of the greatest comedy shows in history: SNL (1982-1985), Seinfeld (1990-1998) and Veep (2012-2019). Here are some captures from the film itself: The magazine responded with a retraction. In the very next edition of Cinefantastique ( May, 1986, page 62), the magazine published a letter from Julia’s legal representative which asserted that the photo pictured a body double. Cinefantastique published it in March, 1986, page 17, and identified it as Julia. The escaped breast did not appear in the film, but from an article published in a magazine, and is allegedly a BTS photo from Troll. This was probably the nadir of her career, unless you count Soul Man, which came out the same year, so 1986 was assuredly not her peak.

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