Julia Louis-Dreyfus has been honoured with the Mark Twain Prize for lifetime achievement in comedy.
The 57-year-old actress has been in the entertainment industry for 35 years and is commonly known for her two iconic characters portrayed on Seinfeld and Veep.
Celebrities including Tina Fey, Jerry Seinfeld, and Stephen Colbert gave heart-warming and funny testimonies to Julia.
“We both moved on to ‘Saturday Night Live. We both lost our virginity to Brad Hall (Louis-Dreyfus’ husband).” – Tina Fey
"We had just two short pages of script, and we sat down to read the dialogue together. As soon as she opened her mouth, I knew she was the one.” - Jerry Seinfeld
Louis-Dreyfus accepted her award with a comedic speech to delivering a Shakespeare monologue from Merchant of Venice.
