{"id":558547,"date":"2026-07-25T06:18:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T06:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/558547\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T06:18:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T06:18:22","slug":"8-actresses-who-played-jerrys-girlfriends-on-seinfeld-went-on-to-bigger-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/558547\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Actresses Who Played Jerry’s Girlfriends on ‘Seinfeld’ & Went On to Bigger Things"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\"Seinfeld,<\/p>\n

Everett Collection<\/p>\n

Seinfeld<\/a> was not only one of television\u2019s most popular comedies ever, but also a launching pad for guest stars to move on to even bigger things in their careers, especially the all-star cast of actresses who played Jerry\u2019s various love interests over the years.<\/p>\n

Over the series\u2019 nine-season run, Jerry had over 70 girlfriends\/dates. They\u2019d appear on the show, inevitably get dumped by Jerry for something completely neurotic, and \u2014 yadda, yadda, yadda \u2014 we\u2019d get to know them in a whole new light on a different TV show or elsewhere. For many of these talented stars, getting dumped by Jerry in the fictional world may have been the best thing to ever happen to them!<\/p>\n

Seinfeld\u2019s Ex-Girlfriends Who Eventually Became Famous (In Real Life)
\nTeri Hatcher<\/a> (Season 4, \u201cThe Implant\u201d and Season 9 \u201cThe Finale\u201d)<\/p>\n

Before moving into the spotlight on Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman<\/a> and Desperate Housewives<\/a>, Teri Hatcher played the smart and beautiful Sidra Holland on Seinfeld, a woman whose only flaw was her amazing figure that prompted Jerry to investigate whether her breasts were augmented. Her break-up line \u2013 \u201cThey\u2019re real, and they\u2019re spectacular\u201d \u2013 is one of the show\u2019s most memorable parting shots ever.<\/p>\n

She would later return to testify against the gang in the finale.<\/p>\n

Christine Taylor<\/a> (Season Eight, \u201cThe Van Buren Boys\u201d)<\/p>\n

Well on her way to an amazing film career that would include classic comedies like Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story<\/a>, The Wedding Singer<\/a>, The Craft<\/a> and The Brady Bunch<\/a> Movies, Christine Taylor played a seemingly perfect girlfriend named Ellen on this memorable episode. In fact, in typical Seinfeld fashion, Ellen\u2019s demise on the show was caused by her own perfection, as Jerry eventually deemed her too good to be true.<\/p>\n

Kristin Davis<\/a> (Season 9, \u201cThe Serenity Now\u201d)<\/p>\n

Just before leaping into superstardom as Charlotte York on Sex and the City<\/a>, Kristin Davis played Jenna, a woman whose sense of humor and nerdish love of superheroes made her particularly well-suited for Jerry. Unfortunately, their relationship was doomed after he accidentally broke one of her beloved childhood toys \u2013 an overreaction that only Jerry himself could likely appreciate.<\/p>\n

Courteney Cox<\/a> (Season 3, \u201cThe Wife\u201d)
\n\"SEINFELD,<\/p>\n

Dan Zaitz\/Castle Rock Entertainment \/ Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n

Before bonding with five other Friends<\/a> on her own show, the future Monica Gellar played Meryl, with whom Jerry engages in a fake marriage experiment. After a brief period of imaginary wedded bliss, their relationship ends up crumbling from the pressure of commitment, and they decide to break it off (shocking, we know!)<\/p>\n

Lauren Graham<\/a> (Season 8, \u201cThe Millennium\u201d)<\/p>\n

She\u2019d eventually win our hearts three years later as a Lorelai Gilmore on The Gilmore Girls<\/a>, but first, Lauren Graham was \u201cValerie\u201d, a girlfriend to Jerry \u2013 albeit one with a unique ranking system on her speed dial list (remember those?) In fact, Jerry\u2019s discovery that he\u2019d been outranked on that list by Valerie\u2019s stepmother was the beginning of another ridiculous end for yet another relationship.<\/p>\n

Jane Leeves<\/a> (Season 4, \u201cThe Virgin\u201d and \u201cThe Contest\u201d and Season 9 \u201cThe Finale\u201d)
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Greg Schwartz\/Castle Rock Entertainment \/ Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n

Marla Penny was not destined to last as Jerry\u2019s girlfriend, but her virginal ways drove two of the show\u2019s most iconic episodes ever. No worries for Leeves\u2019 career \u2013 she\u2019d find her footing playing Daphne Moon for 11 successful seasons on another monster NBC hit, Frasier<\/a>.<\/p>\n

She would later return to testify against the gang in the finale.<\/p>\n

Janeane Garofalo<\/a> (Season 7, \u201cThe Invitations\u201d)
\n\"SEINFELD,<\/p>\n

Carin Baer\/Castle Rock Entertainment \/ Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n

One of the 90\u2019s most popular stand-up comedians (also starring in Reality Bites<\/a> and other classic movies), Garafalo touched down on Seinfeld as Jeannie Steinman, a fellow stand-up of Jerry\u2019s whom he falls in love with because she\u2019s just like him (even down to the initials), only to call it off when he realizes that he actually hates himself and needs someone as different from him as possible.<\/p>\n

Lori Loughlin<\/a> (Season 9, \u201cThe Apology\u201d)<\/p>\n

Best known as Becky (of \u201cUncle Jesse and Becky forever\u201d) on Full House <\/a>and its Netflix reboot, Loughlin made a pit stop on Seinfeld to play Patty, a short-lived partner of Jerry\u2019s who worked hard to get the carefree, superficial man-child to dig deeper into his feelings and express himself emotionally. In typical Seinfeld fashion, her efforts backfired, causing him to over-reveal his deepest, darkest feelings about his friendships and their obviously doomed relationship.<\/p>\n

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