Kerry Washington Julia Louis Dreyfus Eva Longoria and Tracee Ellis Ross

It wouldn’t be the Democratic National Convention without some Hollywood star power, and this year is no exception, even though the proceedings will be largely virtual. The actresses Eva Longoria, Tracee Ellis Ross, Kerry Washington and Julia Louis-Dreyfus will serve as M. C. s during the four nights of the convention, organizers announced on Monday.“The voices we’re including are the perfect messengers to lift up our theme of unity and help us engage with more Americans than ever before, ” Stephanie Cutter, the convention’s program director, said in a statement. It was not immediately clear whether the M. s would make live or prerecorded appearances, or how much speaking time they would have. The organizers said only that the hosts would “keep the program moving and connected. ”Ms. Longoria, 45, a Mexican-American TV star known for her role on “Desperate Housewives, ” will be the convention’s Monday night M. She has sought to increase Latino representation in government, was a founder of the group Latino Victory Project and spoke at the 2016 Democratic convention, where she criticized Donald J. Trump’s comments about Central American immigrants.“My father isn’t a criminal or a rapist, ” she said then. “In fact, he’s a veteran. Ross, 47, who has won a Golden Globe Award for her role on “black-ish” and moderated a book tour for the former first lady Michelle Obama in 2018, will be the M. on Tuesday. Ms. Washington, 43, who starred on the ABC television series “Scandal, ” will handle hosting duties on Wednesday night. This convention will culminate with Ms. Louis-Dreyfus taking over the M. role on Thursday, the night of Mr. Biden’s nomination acceptance speech. Ms. Louis-Dreyfus, 59, was Elaine on “Seinfeld” and played the fictional vice president Selina Meyer on the HBO series “Veep. ”In 2017, when Ms. Louis-Dreyfus disclosed that she had breast cancer, Mr. Biden tweeted his support for her, writing, “We Veeps stick together. Jill and I, and all of the Bidens, are with you, Julia. ”

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