--- title: Julia Louis-Dreyfus Announces She Has Breast Cancer description: Julia Louis-Dreyfus announced she was diagnosed with breast cancer in a post on Twitter on Thursday canonical: https://time.com/4961480/julia-louis-dreyfus-breast-cancer/ author: Jennifer Calfas article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-09-28T18:01:56.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T17:38:57.222Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Julia Louis-Dreyfus Just Announced She Has Breast Cancer og:description: "1 in 8 women get breast cancer," Louis-Dreyfus wrote. "Today, I'm the one." og:url: https://time.com/4961480/julia-louis-dreyfus-breast-cancer/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltba46b672b5110106/6988dfcf929fad8614beddfe/julia-louis-dreyfus.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: 69th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards - Press Room og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Julia Louis-Dreyfus Just Announced She Has Breast Cancer twitter:description: "1 in 8 women get breast cancer," Louis-Dreyfus wrote. "Today, I'm the one." twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltba46b672b5110106/6988dfcf929fad8614beddfe/julia-louis-dreyfus.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 'Today, I'm the One.' Julia Louis-Dreyfus Says She Has Been Diagnosed With Breast Cancer by [Jennifer Calfas](https://time.com/author/jennifer-calfas/) ## Jennifer Calfas Sep 28, 2017 6:01 PM UTC  Actor Julia Louis-Dreyfus, winner of the award for Outstanding Comedy Actress for 'Veep,' poses in the press room during the 69th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 17, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. Actor Julia Louis-Dreyfus, winner of the award for Outstanding Comedy Actress for 'Veep,' poses in the press room during the 69th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 17, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.J. Merritt—Getty Images by [Jennifer Calfas](https://time.com/author/jennifer-calfas/) ## Jennifer Calfas Sep 28, 2017 6:01 PM UTC [Julia Louis-Dreyfus](http://time.com/4653230/screen-actors-guild-awards-2017-julia-louis-dreyfus/), one of the most decorated and celebrated actors in television, just announced she was diagnosed with breast cancer. In a post on her Twitter account on Thursday, the _Veep_ actress shared the diagnosis with a call for [universal health care](http://time.com/4945688/world-health-organization-universal-health-coverage/) in the United States. “1 in 8 women get breast cancer,” Louis-Dreyfus wrote. “Today, I’m the one.” “The good news is that I have the most glorious group of supportive and caring family and friends, and fantastic insurance through my union,” she added. “The bad news is that not all women are so lucky, so let’s fight all cancers and make universal health care a reality.” > [](https://twitter.com/OfficialJLD/status/913452227104202752) Fresh off her history making sixth consecutive [Emmy](http://time.com/4934528/emmys-winners-list-2017/) win for Best Actress in a Comedy Series for her performance as Selina Meyer on HBO’s _Veep_, Louis-Dreyfus has already received a number of well wishes from fans, supporters and others in the industry, including Christina Applegate, who has battled breast cancer before. > [](https://twitter.com/1capplegate/status/913454418116218880) Louis-Dreyfus’s [stunning career](http://time.com/collection-post/4299993/julia-louis-dreyfus-2016-time-100/) has taken her from _Saturday Night Live_ to _Seinfeld_ to _The New Adventures of Old Christine_ to _Veep_. With a slew of award show wins for her comedic performances on television, Louis-Dreyfus has used some of her recent acceptance speeches as platforms to speak out against policies enacted under President Donald Trump’s administration — making her call to enact universal health care around the country in her announcement of her diagnosis unsurprising. In January, as she accepted her Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress in a TV Comedy, Louis-Dreyfus [spoke out against](http://time.com/4653230/screen-actors-guild-awards-2017-julia-louis-dreyfus/) the Trump administration’s immigration policies. “I want you all to know that I am the daughter of an immigrant,” she said. “My father fled religious persecution in Nazi-occupied France, and I’m an American patriot, and I love this country, and because I love this country I am horrified by its blemishes. And this immigrant ban is a blemish and it is un-American.” Louis-Dreyfus will perform as Selina Meyer on _Veep_ for one more season. 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