I’m not sure if Americans have national treasures in quite the same sense Brits do (is there an equivalent to Dame Judi or Sir Trevor?) but if they did, surely Julia Louis-Dreyfus would be up there with Dolly Parton and (don’t argue) The Rock.
She was adorably smart, hapless and hilarious (the holy trinity of adorables) in Seinfeld, while Veep showcased her laser-guided knack for potty-mouthed comic chutzpah. And she nailed the awkward forty-something sex scenes with the late James Gandolfini in Nicole Holofcener’s wonderful post-divorce rom-com Enough Said.
