Elaine Marie Benes (/ˈbɛnəs/) is a fictional character on the American television sitcom Seinfeld (1989–1998), played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Elaine's best friend is her ex-boyfriend Jerry Seinfeld; she is also good friends with George Costanza and Cosmo Kramer.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus received extensive critical acclaim for her performance as Elaine, winning an Emmy, a Golden Globe and two SAG Awards.
Unlike her three close friends, Elaine is absent...
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Elaine Marie Benes (/ˈbɛnəs/) is a fictional character on the American television sitcom Seinfeld (1989–1998), played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Elaine's best friend is her ex-boyfriend Jerry Seinfeld; she is also good friends with George Costanza and Cosmo Kramer.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus received extensive critical acclaim for her performance as Elaine, winning an Emmy, a Golden Globe and two SAG Awards.
Unlike her three close friends, Elaine is absent from the pilot episode (episode one). Previously the female role was supposed to be Claire, the waitress played by Lee Garlington, but was moved to Monk's Restaurant and Lee was dropped from the role. Elaine first appears in the second episode, "The Stake Out" but in production order she appeared in a final scene eating M&Ms; in "Male Unbonding." NBC executives felt the show was too male-centric, and demanded that creators Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David add a woman to the cast as a condition for commissioning the show, as revealed in the...
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