IS JULIA LOUIS DREYFUS RELATED TO ALFRED DREYFUs?
Louis-Dreyfus was born in New York City to a wealthy family known for owning the Louis Dreyfus Group, a French commodities trading and merchandising firm. Her mother, Judith, is a writer, and her French father, Gérard Louis-Dreyfus (who changed his name to William in the 1940s), is an attorney and business executive.[1][2] Her parents divorced during her childhood and her mother was remarried to L. Thompson Bowles.[1] Louis-Dreyfus’ paternal grandfather, Pierre Louis-Dreyfus, was a French Jew who was a member of the French Resistance during World War II; he was the grandson of Léopold Louis-Dreyfus, who founded the Louis-Dreyfus Group.[1][3] Her cousin, Robert Louis-Dreyfus, is the former CEO of Adidas (1993–2001) and the current owner of the Olympique de Marseille soccer team; another cousin, Kaitlin Coble, is Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2007.[4] Julia’s half-sister Lauren Bowles–the daughter of Judith and Thompson Bowles–is an actress who appeared with her on The New Adventures of
