# Julia Louis-Dreyfuss....Smoking! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 18, 2012, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/julia-louis-dreyfuss-smoking/619176 "2012-04-18T17:13:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2012, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/julia-louis-dreyfuss-smoking/619176/1 "2012-04-18T17:13:33Z")
Damn! She looks [good!](http://www.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/large_lightbox/hash/1334735471__cfimg-3242655585453275323.jpg) Can’t wait for _Veep_ ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2012, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/julia-louis-dreyfuss-smoking/619176/2 "2012-04-18T17:24:41Z")
Elaine! Hello! You look scrumptious. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2012, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/julia-louis-dreyfuss-smoking/619176/3 "2012-04-18T19:47:26Z")
I’m out! ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2012, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/julia-louis-dreyfuss-smoking/619176/4 "2012-04-18T19:53:21Z")
She was on _The Daily Show_ last night. I think it’s time to add HBO to my channel line-up. ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2012, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/julia-louis-dreyfuss-smoking/619176/5 "2012-04-18T20:23:38Z")
She’s one of those women that improve with age. Not that she had much wrong with her 20 years ago. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2012, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/julia-louis-dreyfuss-smoking/619176/6 "2012-04-18T20:31:54Z")
Come on. Don’t you think they seem a bit too perfect? ---
**Author:** ![Pashnish\_Ewing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8797f3/32.png) [@Pashnish\_Ewing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pashnish_Ewing)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2012, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/julia-louis-dreyfuss-smoking/619176/7 "2012-04-18T20:45:28Z")
I saw an advanced screening yesterday of the first two episodes of Veep. It’s good (not great), but I think it will improve as the season wears on. JLD is fantastic - no actress is better at saying lines with the word “fuck” in them. ---
**Author:** ![B.Serum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/b.serum/32/14266_2.png) [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2012, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/julia-louis-dreyfuss-smoking/619176/8 "2012-04-18T21:16:44Z")
Yes. I’ve had the hots for her since 1990. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2012, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/julia-louis-dreyfuss-smoking/619176/9 "2012-04-18T22:14:28Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > Come on. Don’t you think they seem a bit too perfect? They’re real and they’re spectacular. ---
**Author:** ![KarlGauss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karlgauss/32/3713_2.png) [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2012, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/julia-louis-dreyfuss-smoking/619176/10 "2012-04-19T02:25:54Z")
> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > They’re real and they’re spectacular. Touché! ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2012, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/julia-louis-dreyfuss-smoking/619176/11 "2012-04-19T15:50:10Z")
Not only great looking, and successful, and funny - Julia Louis-Dreyfuss is also an heiress (daddy is a French billionaire). ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2012, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/julia-louis-dreyfuss-smoking/619176/12 "2012-04-19T15:55:35Z")
When I saw her in some sitcom a few years ago, I assumed they must’ve uglied her up on purpose on Seinfeld in order to make the character less attractive, because she’s pretty meh there (especially that horrible, frizzy hair) but really attractive in everything else. She also seems to have gotten more attractive with age, and that’s pretty rare. ---
**Author:** ![LaurenIpsum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@LaurenIpsum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LaurenIpsum)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2012, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/julia-louis-dreyfuss-smoking/619176/13 "2012-04-19T16:15:49Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > When I saw her in some sitcom a few years ago, I assumed they must’ve uglied her up on purpose on Seinfeld in order to make the character less attractive, because she’s pretty meh there (especially that horrible, frizzy hair) but really attractive in everything else. While I always thought her pompadour hairdo was a bit weird, in general I don’t think it’s a lot different from other women’s hair of the time. I think sometime around the mid-to-late 90s, the “smooth and sleek” look became popular, as women started using flat irons and other heat styling methods, as well as the rise in hair shine products. Prior to that, I’ve noticed a lot of women’s hair in the late 80s and early 90s looks rather dull and frizzy by comparison. Sometime during the last couple of seasons, JLD updated her hairstyle and it looked a lot better. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2012, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/julia-louis-dreyfuss-smoking/619176/14 "2012-04-19T17:31:19Z")
> [@DMark](#): > > Not only great looking, and successful, and funny - Julia Louis-Dreyfuss is also an heiress (daddy is a French billionaire). And she’s a great singer. ---
**Author:** ![Pashnish\_Ewing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8797f3/32.png) [@Pashnish\_Ewing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pashnish_Ewing)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2012, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/julia-louis-dreyfuss-smoking/619176/15 "2012-04-19T18:07:59Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > And she’s a great singer. And dancer [thumb up, kick] ---
**Author:** ![well\_he\_s\_back](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3ab097/32.png) [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2012, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/julia-louis-dreyfuss-smoking/619176/16 "2012-04-19T18:12:59Z")
why does she always play such dumb or at least dopey characters though? (and don’t tell me Elaine wasn’t dumb - remember the “War & Peace/War - What is it good For” debacle on Seinfeld?) Can’t smart women characters be funny? ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2012, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/julia-louis-dreyfuss-smoking/619176/17 "2012-04-19T18:25:19Z")
> [@well\_he\_s\_back](#): > > Can’t smart women characters be funny? The smart women are the wives of the idiot man-children. Don’t you know sitcom rules? ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2012, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/julia-louis-dreyfuss-smoking/619176/18 "2012-04-19T18:28:18Z")
> [@Pashnish\_Ewing](#): > > And dancer [thumb up, kick] …limbs flailing, arms akimbo, feet kicking up dust… ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2012, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/julia-louis-dreyfuss-smoking/619176/19 "2012-04-19T19:41:37Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > When I saw her in some sitcom a few years ago, I assumed they must’ve uglied her up on purpose on Seinfeld in order to make the character less attractive, because she’s pretty meh there (especially that horrible, frizzy hair) but really attractive in everything else. She also seems to have gotten more attractive with age, and that’s pretty rare. Breathtaking.😉 ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2012, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/julia-louis-dreyfuss-smoking/619176/20 "2012-04-19T19:45:15Z")
> [@LaurenIpsum](#): > > I think sometime around the mid-to-late 90s, the “smooth and sleek” look became popular, as women started using flat irons and other heat styling methods, as well as the rise in hair shine products. Prior to that, I’ve noticed a lot of women’s hair in the late 80s and early 90s looks rather dull and frizzy by comparison. What you describe sounds a lot like the “Rachel” haircut women used to get emulating Jennifer Aniston’s character in Friends. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/julia-louis-dreyfuss-smoking/619176.md?page=2)