Louis-Dreyfus wins 8th Emmy

LOS ANGELES -- If Julia Louis-Dreyfus' latest Emmy win had a familiar ring, it was because the 55-year-old actress made history Sept. 18.

Louis-Dreyfus won her sixth lead actress in a comedy Emmy -- and fifth in a row -- for her turn as career politician Selina Meyer on HBO's Veep, giving her the most wins ever in that category.

She had shared the record with Mary Tyler Moore and Candice Bergen.

Louis-Dreyfus' five-year run in the category is another record, eclipsing the four consecutive years Helen Hunt won for Mad About You from 1996 to 1999.

In an emotional acceptance speech, a shaking, tearful Louis-Dreyfus dedicated the award to her father, billionaire businessman Gerard Louis-Dreyfus, who died Sept. 16 at age 84.

"I'm so glad that he liked Veep because his opinion was the one that really mattered," she said.

With her win, Louis-Dreyfus now stands in second place for all time with seven acting Emmys. (She won lead actress in a comedy for The New Adventures of Old Christine in 2006 and supporting actress in a comedy in 1996 for her iconic turn as Elaine in Seinfeld.) Moore, Allison Janney and Edward Asner have seven, too.

The Emmy acting record holder: Cloris Leachman with eight.

And if all that isn't enough, Louis-Dreyfus won an Emmy as a producer of Veep, which won comedy series for a second consecutive year. That makes eight total, if you've lost count.

"We're still learning, still fine-tuning, still having fun," Louis-Dreyfus told the Times. "I feel like we have a lot more story to tell, too. A lot more. It's exciting. I couldn't be more thankful."

Style on 09/25/2016

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