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Portia de Rossi

Portia de Rossi

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1973-01-31

Birth Place

Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Movies and TV shows :

Adele One Night Only

Adele One Night Only

2021

7.9

Movie
poster

Ally McBeal

1997

6.6

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

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

2003

4.0

Movie
American Intellectuals

American Intellectuals

1999

0.0

Movie
poster

Arrested Development

2003

8.0

TV
poster

Better Off Ted

2009

7.6

TV
Cursed

Cursed

2005

5.4

Movie
Dead & Breakfast

Dead & Breakfast

2004

5.5

Movie
poster

E! Live from the Red Carpet

2002

3.2

TV
Ellen Degeneres: For Your Approval

Ellen Degeneres: For Your Approval

2024

5.6

Movie
Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable

Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable

2018

6.4

Movie
poster

Family Guy

1999

7.4

TV
Girl

Girl

1998

5.1

Movie
I Witness

I Witness

2003

5.6

Movie
poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

7.1

TV
poster

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988

5.2

TV
poster

MADtv

1995

6.9

TV
poster

Mister Sterling

2003

7.5

TV
Mockingbird Lane

Mockingbird Lane

2012

6.3

Movie
poster

Mockingbird Lane

2012

7.0

TV
poster

Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher

1996

0.0

TV
poster

Nip/Tuck

2003

7.2

TV
Now Add Honey

Now Add Honey

2015

5.5

Movie
Perfect Assassins

Perfect Assassins

1998

5.8

Movie
poster

Santa Clarita Diet

2017

7.5

TV
poster

Scandal

2012

7.2

TV
Scream 2

Scream 2

1997

6.5

Movie
poster

Sean Saves the World

2013

6.1

TV
Sirens

Sirens

1994

5.6

Movie
Stigmata

Stigmata

1999

6.3

Movie
Tab Hunter Confidential

Tab Hunter Confidential

2015

7.4

Movie
The Arrested Development Documentary Project

The Arrested Development Documentary Project

2013

5.7

Movie
poster

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003

5.8

TV
The Glow

The Glow

2002

5.2

Movie
The Invisibles

The Invisibles

1999

0.0

Movie
poster

The Kardashians

2022

8.6

TV
The Night We Called It a Day

The Night We Called It a Day

2003

5.1

Movie
The Shift

The Shift

2009

6.6

Movie
poster

The Twilight Zone

2002

7.2

TV
poster

The View

1997

4.4

TV
poster

Too Something

1995

0.0

TV
Unity

Unity

2015

7.5

Movie
poster

Veronica's Closet

1997

5.1

TV
Who Is Cletis Tout?

Who Is Cletis Tout?

2001

5.9

Movie
Women in Film

Women in Film

2001

3.5

Movie