Her full name is Elaine Marie Benes and she is Jerry Seinfelds old girlfriend and now just a good friend. She's a member of the friend-quartet of Jerry alongside George and Kramer. She works in publishing. She's somewhat of an opportunist. High moral standards don't apply to her, exept non-smoking, liberal abortionlaws and a few other things. She once had problems in her building when behaving careless and irresponsible and was kicked out. But she is also honest in trying to sort things out, and she has an engaging way of sweeping through life. Her relationship with men is on and off. Elaine is dating so furiously she sometimes feels she's running out of guys. She's not popular at work, especially not in executive position. She has both promoted a deranged incompetent and tried embezzlement by private shopping on company account. Her self-knowledge doesn't entail dancing-skills. She's quick to see flaws in others, He's a bad seed! but can also feel pity for the freaks and the squirrels.