Seinfeld Actress Who Could've Been Female Lead If She Didn't Criticize The Script THAT Much

Iconic sitcom Seinfeld may be "a show about nothing," but it still rose to the legendary status, even though it focused daily life of four friends and just, you know, had fun. It's almost like the script could have been easy-going, light-hearted, and not overly complicated.

Well, a certain Seinfeld actress didn't think so; and her constant suggestions and tweaks took away her chance of becoming the show's female lead.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who portrayed Elaine Benes in the sitcom, could never actually become a part of the cast, if a certain guest star was able to keep her script criticism to herself.

OG Seinfeld fans remember that in the series' pilot, titled The Seinfeld Chronicles, there was no Elaine. Instead, there was Claire, portrayed by Lee Garligton, who ended up having her contract not picked up.

It was initially believed that she parted ways with Seinfeld over creative differences, but the actual reason was that she wouldn't stop making it clear that she could have written something better than the script she was offered.

Now, this doesn't sound like a recipe for success, does it? It was only natural for Garligton to soon bid adieu to the show, even though the network initially considered her as potential female lead.

"[W]hen we shot the pilot, I was the girl in 'Seinfeld,'" Garligton told The Huffington Post. "They didn't pick up my contract."

After Larry David wrote her off the show because of the said "creative differences," the actress was never really able to actually watch the show.

"I think I watched two episodes in 10 years just because I had friends on it or something," she admitted. "It didn't bother me the first five years. But the second five years drove me nuts. I don't know why."

Source: The Huffington Post