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Portia de Rossi

Portia de Rossi

Known For Acting
Birthday Jan 31, 1973 (52)
Birthplace Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Popularity 0.8 (history)
Updated Aug 08, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 Developmen ... t (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.

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Filmography

Now Add Honey

Now Add Honey

2015

as Beth Morgan

Unity

Unity

2015

as Narrator (voice)

Mockingbird Lane

Mockingbird Lane

2012

as Lily Munster

The Shift

The Shift

2009

as Denise Moore

Cursed

Cursed

2005

as Zela

Dead & Breakfast

Dead & Breakfast

2004

as Kelly - The Bride

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

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

2003

as Carolyn Bessette Kennedy

I Witness

I Witness

2003

as Emily Thompson (as Portia De Rossi)

The Night We Called It a Day

The Night We Called It a Day

2003

as Hilary Hunter

The Glow

The Glow

2002

as Jackie Lawrence

Women in Film

Women in Film

2001

as Gina

Who Is Cletis Tout?

Who Is Cletis Tout?

2001

as Tess Donnelly

The Invisibles

The Invisibles

1999

as Joy

American Intellectuals

American Intellectuals

1999

as Sarah

Stigmata

Stigmata

1999

as Jennifer Kelliho

Perfect Assassins

Perfect Assassins

1998

as Leo Benita

Girl

Girl

1998

as Carla

Scream 2

Scream 2

1997

as Sorority Sister Murphy

Sirens

Sirens

1994

as Giddy

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Ellen Degeneres: For Your Approval

Ellen Degeneres: For Your Approval

2024

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Ally McBeal

as Nelle Porter

Episodes: 89

First Aired: Sep 08, 1997

Arrested Development

as Lindsay Bluth Fünke

Episodes: 84

First Aired: Nov 02, 2003

Scandal

as Elizabeth North

Episodes: 49

First Aired: Apr 05, 2012

Better Off Ted

as Veronica Palmer

Episodes: 26

First Aired: Mar 18, 2009

Too Something

as Maria Hunter

Episodes: 22

First Aired: Oct 01, 1995

Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher

as Elana Lewis

Episodes: 22

First Aired: Aug 28, 1996

Nip/Tuck

as Olivia Lord

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Jul 22, 2003

Santa Clarita Diet

as Dr. Cora Wolf

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 03, 2017

The Twilight Zone

as Laurel Janus

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 2002

Mockingbird Lane

as Lily Munster

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 26, 2012

Sean Saves the World

as Jill

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 2013

Family Guy

as Bonnie Swanson's Prank Call Voice (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 31, 1999

Veronica's Closet

as Carolyn

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1997

Mister Sterling

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 10, 2003

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 2003

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 05, 1988

The View

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 11, 1997

MADtv

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 14, 1995

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1993

E! Live from the Red Carpet

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 13, 2002

The Kardashians

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 14, 2022

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