Julia Louis-Dreyfus announced yesterday on Twitter that she has breast cancer –> “1 in 8 women get breast cancer. Today, I’m the one…”
Just when you thought… pic.twitter.com/SbtYChwiEj
— Julia Louis-Dreyfus (@OfficialJLD) September 28, 2017
Celebs Tweeted back notes of support, including Joe Biden…
We Veeps stick together. Jill and I, and all of the Bidens, are with you, Julia. pic.twitter.com/JP0c2wtrJ6
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) September 28, 2017
and Lena Dunham
I love @OfficialJLD, she’s one of the strongest people I know and cancer is gonna be real sorry it tried any weird moves on her.
— Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) September 29, 2017
Earlier this month she won her 6th consecutive Emmy for her role on Veep on HBO.
HBO says –> “We have every confidence she will get through this with her usual tenacity and undaunted spirit, and look forward to her return to health and to HBO for the final season of Veep.”
FACTS ABOUT JULIA:
- Born: Jan 13, 1961 (56) in NYC
- Married to Brad Hall (since ’87)
- She has two kids, Charlie (20) and Henry (25)
- Best known for her role as Elaine Benes on Seinfeld
- She has been “Veep” (vice president) Selina Meyer since 2012
- Her first big role was “Mary” in Woody Allan’s Hannah and Her Sisters in 1986
- She is 5′ 3″
- Nickname: Little Yum-Yum
