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Portia de Rossi

Portia de Rossi

Highest Rated: 72% Sirens (1994)

Lowest Rated: 15% Cursed (2005)

Birthday: Jan 31, 1973

Birthplace: Horsham, Victoria, Australia

A willowy blonde with a deft touch in comic roles, Portia de Rossi excelled at presenting the highs and lows of wealthy and powerful women in such television series as "Ally McBeal" (Fox, 1997-2002) and "Arrested Development" (Fox, 2003-06). A former child model, she endured personal hardships regarding her weight and self-esteem while making her way into acting; supporting parts in minor television series preceded her star-making turn as a steely lawyer on "McBeal." De Rossi showed a lighter side as the flighty Lindsay Bluth-Fünke on "Development" before returning to a variation of her iron mistress persona on the short-lived cult favorite "Better Off Ted" (ABC, 2009-2010) and moving into no-nonsense drama with a supporting role in Shonda Rhimes' "Scandal" (ABC 2012- ). Despite the success of these performances, she was best known to the general public as the spouse of talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, but her onscreen talent made her a favorite among comedy fans of all stripes.

Highest rated movies

72% Sirens
53% Dead & Breakfast
23% Who Is Cletis Tout?
22% Stigmata
17% Now Add Honey
15% Cursed

Photos

Portia de Rossi Ellen DeGeneres, Portia de Rossi at arrivals for 35th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, Kodak Theatre, HOLLYWOOD, CA, June 20, 2008. Photo by: David Longendyke/Everett Collection Portia de Rossi (wearing a Zuhair Murad jumpsuit) at arrivals for 41st Annual The People's Choice Awards 2015 - Arrivals, Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE, Los Angeles, CA January 7, 2015. Photo By: Elizabeth Goodenough/Everett Collection Portia de Rossi at arrivals for The 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAGs) - ARRIVALS 2, The Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA January 18, 2014. Photo By: Dee Cercone/Everett Collection Ellen DeGeneres, Portia de Rossi at arrivals for The 64th Primetime Emmy Awards - ARRIVALS, Nokia Theatre at L.A. LIVE, Los Angeles, CA September 23, 2012. Photo By: Gregorio Binuya/Everett Collection Ellen DeGeneres, Portia de Rossi at arrivals for The 64th Primetime Emmy Awards - ARRIVALS, Nokia Theatre at L.A. LIVE, Los Angeles, CA September 23, 2012. Photo By: Gregorio Binuya/Everett Collection Ellen DeGeneres, Portia de Rossi at arrivals for The 64th Primetime Emmy Awards - ARRIVALS, Nokia Theatre at L.A. LIVE, Los Angeles, CA September 23, 2012. Photo By: Gregorio Binuya/Everett Collection Portia de Rossi (wearing a Lanvin gown) at arrivals for 35th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, Kodak Theatre, HOLLYWOOD, CA, June 20, 2008. Photo by: David Longendyke/Everett Collection Ellen DeGeneres (wearing Dolce Gabbana), Portia de Rossi (wearing a Lanvin gown) at arrivals for 35th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, Kodak Theatre, HOLLYWOOD, CA, June 20, 2008. Photo by: David Longendyke/Everett Collection Ellen DeGeneres (wearing Dolce Gabbana), Portia de Rossi (wearing a Lanvin gown) at arrivals for 35th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, Kodak Theatre, HOLLYWOOD, CA, June 20, 2008. Photo by: David Longendyke/Everett Collection Ellen DeGeneres (wearing Dolce Gabbana), Portia de Rossi (wearing a Lanvin gown) at arrivals for 35th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, Kodak Theatre, HOLLYWOOD, CA, June 20, 2008. Photo by: David Longendyke/Everett Collection Ellen DeGeneres(wearing Dolce Gabbana), Portia de Rossi (wearing a Lanvin gown) at arrivals for 35th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, Kodak Theatre, HOLLYWOOD, CA, June 20, 2008. Photo by: David Longendyke/Everett Collection Ellen DeGeneres (wearing Dolce Gabbana), Portia de Rossi (wearing a Lanvin gown) at arrivals for 35th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, Kodak Theatre, HOLLYWOOD, CA, June 20, 2008. Photo by: David Longendyke/Everett Collection Ellen Degeneres, Portia deRossi at arrivals for ARRIVALS - The 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, The Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, September 16, 2007. Photo by: Michael Germana/Everett Collection Portia deRossi at arrivals for ARRIVALS - The 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, The Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, September 16, 2007. Photo by: Michael Germana/Everett Collection Portia deRossi at arrivals for ARRIVALS - The 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, The Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, September 16, 2007. Photo by: Michael Germana/Everett Collection Ellen DeGeneres, Portia de Rossi in the press room for People's Choice Awards 2017 - Press Room, Microsoft Theatre L.A. Live, Los Angeles, CA January 18, 2017. Photo By: Elizabeth Goodenough/Everett Collection SIRENS, Portia de Rossi, 1994 Good Morning America, Portia de Rossi, 11/03/1975, ©ABC The 39th Annual People's Choice Awards, Ellen DeGeneres (L), Portia de Rossi (R), 01/09/2013, ©CBS
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Saving the Gorillas: Ellen's Next Adventure Self - 2023
No Score Yet No Score Yet Now Add Honey Beth Morgan (Character) - 2015
17% 36% Now Add Honey Unknown (Character) - 2015
No Score Yet 84% Ambition to Meaning: Finding Your Life's Purpose Denise Moore (Character) - 2009
15% 30% Cursed Psychic (Character) $19.3M 2005
53% 59% Dead & Breakfast Kelly (Character) - 2004
No Score Yet 79% America's Prince: The John F. Kennedy Jr. Story Carolyn Bessette Kennedy (Character) - 2003
No Score Yet 26% The Night We Called It a Day Hilary Hunter (Character) - 2003
No Score Yet 32% I Witness Emily Thompson (Character) - 2003
No Score Yet 43% Night We Called It a Day Unknown (Character) - 2003
No Score Yet 19% The Glow Jackie Lawrence (Character) - 2002
No Score Yet 57% Women in Film Gina (Character) - 2001
23% 51% Who Is Cletis Tout? Tess Donnelly (Character) - 2001
No Score Yet 44% The Invisibles Joy (Character) - 1999
22% 63% Stigmata Jennifer Kelliho (Character) $50.0M 1999
No Score Yet 75% Girl Carla Sparrow (Character) - 1998
No Score Yet 44% Perfect Assassins Lana Collins (Character) - 1998
72% 41% Sirens Giddy (Character) $5.8M 1994

TV

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Ellen DeGeneres Show Guest 2012-2016 2018-2020 2022
No Score Yet 0% Ellen's Next Great Designer Guest 2021
75% 85% Arrested Development Lindsay Funke (Character) 2003-2006 2013 2018-2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry Unknown (Guest Star) 2017
No Score Yet 64% Family Guy Bonnie Swanson's Prank Call Voice (Guest Voice) 2017
93% 72% Scandal Lizzie Bear (Character),
Elizabeth North (Guest Star) 		2014-2017
No Score Yet 61% Late Night With Seth Meyers Guest 2015
No Score Yet 36% Jimmy Kimmel Live! Guest 2009 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet Inside the Actors Studio Guest 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Guest 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rachael Ray Guest 2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Conversation With Amanda de Cadenet Guest 2012
89% 95% Better Off Ted Veronica (Character) 2009-2010
74% 82% Nip/Tuck Olivia Lord (Guest Star) 2007-2009
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mister Sterling Unknown (Guest Star) 2003
50% 73% The Twilight Zone Unknown (Character) 2002
61% 74% Ally McBeal Nell Porter (Character) 1998-2002
No Score Yet No Score Yet Veronica's Closet Unknown (Guest Star) 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher Unknown (Character) 1996-1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet Too Something Maria Hunter (Character) 1995-1996
22% 41% Sean Saves the World Unknown (Guest Star)