May 21, 2017 at 4:00 am

Julia Louis-Dreyfus Honored at Peabody Awards 2017

Julia Louis-Dreyfus looks pretty in a chic black dress as she arrives at the 2017 Peabody Awards on Saturday (May 20) at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.

The 56-year-old actress was joined at the event by her Veep co-star Timothy Simons along with the host of the event Rashida Jones.

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During the event, Julia and Veep were honored at the event for “existing to recognize when storytelling is done well in electronic media.”

Lupita Nyong’o also made an appearance at the event to honor Ava DuVernay for her Netflix documentary 13th.

The Peabody Awards is set to air on PBS later this month.

FYI: Julia is wearing a Narciso Rodriguez dress, Paul Andrew heels, an Edie Parker bag, and Irene Neuwirth jewelry. Rashida is wearing a Ralph Lauren suit, Alexandre Birman shoes, and Lorraine Schwartz jewelry. Lupita is wearing a Miu Miu dress and shoes. Ava is wearing a St. John blouse and a Milly sequin skirt.