Elaine Benes (Seinfeld)

Elaine Marie Benes is a primary character from the seminal NBC comedy series Seinfeld. She was played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus.

Why She Rocks

 * 1) Elaine is a female lead of a sitcom done right. She appeared in all episodes except the very first one.
 * 2) She had many memorable quotes including “Spongeworthy”, “Get out!” and “You stupid hipster doofus”.
 * 3) Julia Louis-Dreyfus did a great job playing as Elaine.
 * 4) She had great chemistry with Jerry, Kramer, George, Peterman and David Puddy.
 * 5) In the later seasons, she gets more productive by working for Jacopo Peterman.
 * 6) She was able to find Yev Kassem’s recipes and read them to him so that he would get his soup kitchen closed and sent to Argentina.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Elaine can be a little unlikable.
 * 2) George, Elaine, Jerry and Kramer get arrested and put on trial for the Good Samaritan law in The Finale.

Trivia

 * The writers made Elaine after the test audiences complained there isn’t a female lead.