Award-winning “Veep” star Julia Louis-Dreyfus has breast cancer, she announces through social media on Thursday.
The 56-year-old American actress reveals the diagnosis to her 750,000 Twitter followers, posting a note that read: “One in eight women get breast cancer. Today, I’m the one.”
“The good news is that I have the most glorious group of supportive and caring friends, and fantastic insurance through my union,” she continued.
“The bad news is that not all women are so lucky, so let’s fight all cancers and make universal health care a reality.”
Louis-Dreyfus, who has two children with actor Brad Hall, attached an image of the note to a tweet in which she wrote: “Just when you thought…”
The news comes less than two weeks after the “Veep” star won a sixth consecutive Emmy for comedy acting.
A native New Yorker of French stock, Louis-Dreyfus has been one of America’s most popular and influential comedy actors since she found fame with cult sitcom “Seinfeld” in the 1990s.
Actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus poses with the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series and Outanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, in the press room during the 68th Emmy Awards on September 18, 2016 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. AFP PHOTO/FREDERIC J BROWN)
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