Portia de Rossi
Portia de Rossi is an Australian-American actress. Born January 31, 1973, in Horsham. Known for Ally McBeal. Educated at University of Melbourne and Melbourne Girls Grammar. Awards include Genesis Award, Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy and Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.
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What Wikidata says · copied November 13, 2026 · revision 2552622342
- Described as
- Australian-American actress
- Other names
- Portia Lee James DeGeneres, Amanda Lee Rogers, Portia DeGeneres, Portia Di Rossi
- Born
- January 31, 1973
- Born in
- Horsham
- Name at birth
- Amanda Lee Rogers
- Citizen of
- Australia; United States (2011–)
- Occupation
- television actor; writer; autobiographer; model; film actor; actor · 1 reference
- Worked for
- General Public · 2 references
- Education
- University of Melbourne; Melbourne Girls Grammar; Geelong Grammar School
- Known for
- Ally McBeal
- Awards
- Genesis Award; Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy (2005); Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (1999); TV Land Award (2004)
- Spouse
- Mel Metcalfe III (1996–1999); Ellen DeGeneres (2008–)
- Religion
- atheism
- Wikipedias with a page
- 59
Wikidata item Q215366 (wikidata.org/wiki/Q215366), public domain (CC0). Copied November 13, 2026.
What Wikipedia says · copied November 13, 2026 · revision 1384142539
Portia Lee James DeGeneres (born Amanda Lee Rogers; 31 January 1973), known professionally as Portia de Rossi, is an Australian-American former actress. She played 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).
She also portrayed high-end escort Olivia Lord on the American television drama series Nip/Tuck (2007–2009) and wise-cracking office manager Veronica Palmer on the American television sitcom Better Off Ted (2009–2010). De Rossi is a lesbian and is married to comedian, actress, and ex-television host Ellen DeGeneres.
- Born, in its opening lines
- January 31, 1973
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