31 Facts About Elaine Benes

Elaine Marie Benes is a fictional character on the American television sitcom Seinfeld, played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus.

Louis-Dreyfus received critical acclaim for her performance as Elaine Benes, winning an Emmy, a Golden Globe and five SAG Awards.

Elaine Benes reprised the role during season 41 of Saturday Night Live in 2016.

Unlike George, Jerry and Kramer, Elaine Benes is not a native of New York City, having grown up in the affluent Baltimore suburb of Towson, and is shown to be a fan of the Baltimore Orioles.

Elaine Benes attended finishing school and completed her undergraduate education at Tufts University, revealed to be her safety school in "The Puerto Rican Day", as a French literature major.

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In "The Doodle" it is stated by George that Elaine Benes takes a drawing class at The New School with his girlfriend Paula.

Elaine Benes expresses shock when Puddy is revealed as a devout Christian.

In "The Wait Out", Elaine Benes reveals to David Lookner that Alton left her and the rest of her family when she was nine years old.

Elaine Benes is the only main character in the series whose mother never makes an appearance.

Elaine Benes has a sister, Gail, and a nephew; they are first mentioned in "The Pick".

Elaine Benes has a cousin, Holly, who appears in "The Wink", where reference is made to Elaine Benes's grandmother Mema, from whom Holly inherited a set of cloth napkins.

Elaine Benes loses her job at the end of Season 5 when the company goes bankrupt and a misunderstanding resulting from her penchant for chewy, speech-impairing Jujyfruit candies thwarts a merger that might have saved the company.

Elaine Benes later becomes a personal assistant to the eccentric, demanding Justin Pitt, starting in "The Chaperone", but later is fired when Mr Pitt thinks she and Jerry are conspiring to kill him in "The Diplomat's Club".

Elaine Benes is able to recover her job by agreeing to live temporarily in a remote cave in the desert of Tunisia.

In "The Sponge", Elaine Benes is desperate to buy a cache of discontinued contraceptive sponges before existing stock is exhausted.

Elaine Benes has a particular affection for A Streetcar Named Desire.

In "The Boyfriend", Elaine Benes reveals her disgust for smokers, which leads to a breakup with Keith Hernandez.

Elaine Benes goes to extreme lengths to get the smell out but nothing works, and he continues to be grossed out.

In "The Chinese Woman", Jerry describes how Elaine Benes has had a destructive effect on her relationship with her friend Noreen.

In "The Muffin Tops", Elaine Benes convinces her ex-boss Mr Lippman to start his own business selling just "muffin tops".

However, their theory is ruined when Elaine Benes is furious over Jerry giving her $182 as a birthday gift.

Elaine Benes begins dating David in the latter half of Season 6, and later for the majority of Season 9.

In "The Finale", when Elaine Benes is about to be taken away to prison, she emotionally tells Puddy to "not wait for her".

Elaine Benes tries to find a song that they can share and comes up with "Witchy Woman", but it does not work.

In "The Wizard", Elaine Benes is not sure if her new boyfriend Darryl is black or not and gets mixed signals when she tries to find out.

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In "The Maestro", Elaine Benes starts dating Bob Cobb, a conductor who insists on being called "Maestro".

In "The Betrayal", Elaine Benes is so unhappy at receiving an "unvitation" to Sue Ellen Mischke's wedding that she travels all the way to India just to attend.

At the wedding, George reveals that Elaine Benes had once dated the groom, leading Sue Ellen to rip out Elaine Benes's nose-ring.

In "The Soup Nazi", Elaine Benes refuses to abide by the rules of a strict soup stand owner nicknamed "The Soup Nazi" and therefore becomes the subject of his ire.

In "The Fire", Elaine Benes reveals her hate for her overly energetic, always-happy colleague Toby.

Later, in "The Apology", Peggy thinks Elaine Benes has germs, and in retaliation Elaine Benes intentionally coughs on Peggy's doorknob, rubs her stapler in her armpit, and rubs her keyboard on her backside.