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Portia de Rossi‌

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1973-01-31

Popularity

star6.6

Portia de Rossi

Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Portia de Rossi

Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1973-01-31

Popularity

star6.6

Biography

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.

Movie Credits

Cursed

Cursed‌
star5.4
calendar 2005

Stigmata

Stigmata‌
star6.3
calendar 1999

Who Is Cletis Tout?

Who Is Cletis Tout?‌
star5.9
calendar 2001

Sirens

Sirens‌
star5.6
calendar 1994

Adele One Night Only

Adele One Night Only‌
star7.9
calendar 2021

The Night We Called It a Day

The Night We Called It a Day‌
star5.1
calendar 2003

I Witness

I Witness‌
star5.6
calendar 2003

The Shift

The Shift‌
star6.6
calendar 2009

The Glow

The Glow‌
star5.2
calendar 2002

Girl

Girl‌
star5.1
calendar 1998

Women in Film

Women in Film‌
star3.5
calendar 2001

The Arrested Development Documentary Project

The Arrested Development Documentary Project‌
star5.7
calendar 2013

The Invisibles

The Invisibles‌
star0.0
calendar 1999

Perfect Assassins

Perfect Assassins‌
star5.8
calendar 1998

Now Add Honey

Now Add Honey‌
star5.5
calendar 2015

Dead & Breakfast

Dead & Breakfast‌
star5.5
calendar 2004

Scream 2

Scream 2‌
star6.5
calendar 1997

Unity

Unity‌
star7.5
calendar 2015

America's Prince: The John F. Kennedy Jr. Story

America's Prince: The John F. Kennedy Jr. Story‌
star4.0
calendar 2003

Tab Hunter Confidential

Tab Hunter Confidential‌
star7.4
calendar 2015

Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable

Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable‌
star6.4
calendar 2018

Mockingbird Lane

Mockingbird Lane‌
star6.3
calendar 2012

American Intellectuals

American Intellectuals‌
star0.0
calendar 1999

Ellen Degeneres: For Your Approval

Ellen Degeneres: For Your Approval‌
star5.6
calendar 2024

Tv Credits

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show‌
star5.8
calendar 2003

Ally McBeal

Ally McBeal‌
star6.6
calendar 1997

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark‌
star5.5
calendar 1988

The View

The View‌
star4.4
calendar 1997

Nip/Tuck

Nip/Tuck‌
star7.2
calendar 2003

Mister Sterling

Mister Sterling‌
star7.5
calendar 2003

MADtv

MADtv‌
star6.9
calendar 1995

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien‌
star7.1
calendar 1993

Arrested Development

Arrested Development‌
star8.0
calendar 2003

Better Off Ted

Better Off Ted‌
star7.6
calendar 2009

Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher

Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher‌
star0.0
calendar 1996

Too Something

Too Something‌
star0.0
calendar 1995

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone‌
star7.2
calendar 2002

E! Live from the Red Carpet

E! Live from the Red Carpet‌
star3.2
calendar 2002

Santa Clarita Diet

Santa Clarita Diet‌
star7.5
calendar 2017

The Kardashians

The Kardashians‌
star8.6
calendar 2022

Mockingbird Lane

Mockingbird Lane‌
star7.0
calendar 2012

Scandal

Scandal‌
star7.2
calendar 2012

Sean Saves the World

Sean Saves the World‌
star6.1
calendar 2013

Family Guy

Family Guy‌
star7.4
calendar 1999

Veronica's Closet

Veronica's Closet‌
star5.1
calendar 1997