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Portia de Rossi

1973-01-31 (51 years old) in Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Portia de Rossi is an Australian-American actress, model, and philanthropist. She is best known for her roles as Nelle Porter on the American drama series Ally McBeal (1998–2002), for which she won a Screen Actors Guild Award, Lindsay Bluth Fünke on the American television sitcom Arrested Development (2003–2006, 2013, 2018–2019), and Elizabeth North on the American political thriller series Scandal (2014–2017). De Rossi was born Amanda Lee Rogers in Horsham, Victoria, Australia, on January 31, 1973. She began modeling as a child and appeared in several television commercials. In 1994, she made her film debut in the comedy Sirens. She moved to Los Angeles in 1995 and began appearing in guest roles on television shows such as Ally McBeal and Chicago Hope. In 1998, de Rossi was cast as Nelle Porter on Ally McBeal. The role made her a star and she won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. She also received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film. De Rossi continued to work steadily after Ally McBeal ended in 2002. She starred in the films Stigmata (1999) and Girl (1998), and she appeared in the television series Arrested Development (2003–2006, 2013, 2018–2019) and Better Off Ted (2009–2010). In 2014, de Rossi was cast as Elizabeth North on the political thriller series Scandal. The role earned her a Critics' Choice Television Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. De Rossi is also a philanthropist. She is a supporter of several organizations, including the Human Rights Campaign, the Trevor Project, and the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. She is also a co-founder of the animal rescue organization Kindred Spirits. De Rossi is married to actress and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres. They have been together since 2000 and were married in 2008.

Movies

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Ellen Degeneres: For Your Approval
52.31 %|Sep 23, 2024
Comedy
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Adele One Night Only
79 %|Nov 14, 2021
Music, Documentary
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Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable
63.86 %|Dec 18, 2018
Comedy
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Now Add Honey
55 %|Nov 5, 2015
Comedy
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Unity
75 %|Aug 12, 2015
Documentary
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Tab Hunter Confidential
74 %|Mar 15, 2015
Documentary
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The Arrested Development Documentary Project
57 %|May 2, 2013
Documentary, Comedy
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Mockingbird Lane
63 %|Oct 26, 2012
Fantasy, Comedy, TV Movie, Horror
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The Shift
66 %|Jan 1, 2009
Documentary, Drama
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Cursed
54 %|Feb 25, 2005
Horror, Comedy
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Dead & Breakfast
55 %|Mar 16, 2004
Horror, Comedy, Music
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The Night We Called It a Day
50.709999999999994 %|Aug 14, 2003
Comedy, Drama
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I Witness
55 %|Apr 13, 2003
Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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America's Prince: The John F. Kennedy Jr. Story
40 %|Jan 12, 2003
Drama, TV Movie
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The Glow
52 %|Aug 2, 2002
TV Movie, Mystery, Thriller, Horror
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Who Is Cletis Tout?
57.88 %|Sep 12, 2001
Action, Comedy, Crime
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Women in Film
35 %|Jan 24, 2001
Drama
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Stigmata
62.68 %|Sep 2, 1999
Horror, Thriller, Fantasy
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American Intellectuals
0 %|Aug 7, 1999
Comedy
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The Invisibles
0 %|Jan 26, 1999
Drama, Comedy
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Perfect Assassins
58 %|Nov 13, 1998
Action, Thriller
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Girl
50 %|Nov 5, 1998
Comedy, Drama, Romance, Music
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Scream 2
65 %|Dec 12, 1997
Horror, Mystery
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Sirens
56.28 %|Mar 4, 1994
Comedy, Drama

Series

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The Kardashians
85.67 %|Apr 14, 2022
Reality
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Santa Clarita Diet
75 %|Feb 3, 2017
Comedy, Mystery, Crime
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Sean Saves the World
61 %|Oct 3, 2013
Comedy, Family
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Mockingbird Lane
70 %|Oct 26, 2012
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Comedy
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Scandal
71.59 %|Apr 5, 2012
Drama
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Better Off Ted
75.74 %|Mar 18, 2009
Comedy
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Arrested Development
79.68 %|Nov 2, 2003
Comedy
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The Ellen DeGeneres Show
57.77 %|Sep 8, 2003
Comedy, Talk
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Nip/Tuck
72 %|Jul 22, 2003
Drama
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Mister Sterling
75 %|Jan 10, 2003
Drama, War & Politics
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The Twilight Zone
71.91 %|Sep 18, 2002
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Drama
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E! Live from the Red Carpet
32 %|Jan 13, 2002
Talk, Reality
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Family Guy
74 %|Jan 31, 1999
Animation, Comedy
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Veronica's Closet
51 %|Sep 25, 1997
Comedy
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Ally McBeal
65.71 %|Sep 8, 1997
Drama, Comedy
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The View
45 %|Aug 11, 1997
Talk
actor
Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher
0 %|Aug 28, 1996
Comedy
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MADtv
68.75 %|Oct 14, 1995
Comedy
actor
Too Something
0 %|Oct 1, 1995
Comedy
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
70.95 %|Sep 13, 1993
Comedy, Talk
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
52 %|Sep 5, 1988
Talk