While many people know and love her only from
, Julia Louis-Dreyfus is an actress who proved her hey-day wasn't just limited to the nine seasons of the sitcom. In fact, 2017 proved to be a monumental year for the 57-year-old actress. She broke the record for the most Emmys won by a person for a single role after winning her sixth consecutive award for lead actress in a comedy. The acclaim comes from her work on HBO's political satire series Veep.
But it was also a testing year for the actress after she announced in September that she had been diagnosed with
. Julia broke the news to the public on Twitter, writing:
"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 family and friends, and fantastic insurance through my union. The bad news is that not all women are so lucky, so let's fight all cancers and make universal healthcare a reality."
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The Seinfeld alum began her chemotherapy treatment shortly after the announcement. Friends, co-workers and fans all around the world poured out support for the actress.
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HBO said they had no intention of stopping Veep and would accommodate the actress however she needed while going through treatment. Due to the
, Julia and HBO agreed to pause production of the show. However, she's due to return to set to begin filming again in August, conveniently in time for its 2019 season premiere.
And the good news appears to keep coming in for the actress, who on Wednesday announced that she underwent surgery and is now feeling "ready to rock".
"Hoorah! Great doctors, great results, feeling happy and ready to rock after surgery," she wrote on Twitter, accompanying a photo in which she is positively glowing. "Hey cancer, ‘F**k you!’ Here’s my first post op photo."
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Julia finished chemo treatment last month, and her final round was celebrated by a special video her sons made. Charlie Hall, age 20, and his 25-year-old brother Henry filmed themselves lip-synching and dancing around the house to
's Beat It. It starts with a message from the two of them: "Mom’s Last Chemo Day!!! BEAT IT!!!" before the music starts.
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It appears the mother adored the gesture, and decided to post it to Instagram with the caption, "My beauty boys @henryhallmusic
@charlie_hall made this for me today, my last day of chemotherapy. Pretty swell, right? Ain’t they sweet?"
Julia celebrated her 57th birthday last month, and both sons posted throwback photos of them when they were younger, both with equally funny captions. "Happy birthday, mom. You were so funny on 'Friends'. Love you," quipped Henry, while Charlie wrote: "Happy birthday Mom, thanks for raising me and stuff!"
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No doubt her family, as well as her huge following of fans worldwide, are thrilled with the happy post-op update she shared earlier this week.
