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.
Known For Acting
Popularity 6.792
Birthday 1973-01-31
Place of Birth Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Also Known As
Cursed
2005

Cursed

Stigmata
1999

Stigmata

Who Is Cletis Tout?
2001

Who Is Cletis Tout?

Sirens
1994

Sirens

Adele One Night Only
2021

Adele One Night Only

The Night We Called It a Day
2003

The Night We Called It a Day

I Witness
2003

I Witness

The Shift
2009

The Shift

The Glow
2002

The Glow

Girl
1998

Girl

Women in Film
2001

Women in Film

The Arrested Development Documentary Project
2013

The Arrested Development Documentary Project

The Invisibles
1999

The Invisibles

Perfect Assassins
1998

Perfect Assassins

Now Add Honey
2015

Now Add Honey

Dead & Breakfast
2004

Dead & Breakfast

Scream 2
1997

Scream 2

Unity
2015

Unity

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

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

Tab Hunter Confidential
2015

Tab Hunter Confidential

Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable
2018

Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable

Mockingbird Lane
2012

Mockingbird Lane

American Intellectuals
1999

American Intellectuals

Ellen Degeneres: For Your Approval
2024

Ellen Degeneres: For Your Approval

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Ally McBeal
1997

Ally McBeal

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

The View
1997

The View

Nip/Tuck
2003

Nip/Tuck

Mister Sterling
2003

Mister Sterling

MADtv
1995

MADtv

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Arrested Development
2003

Arrested Development

Better Off Ted
2009

Better Off Ted

Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher
1996

Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher

Too Something
1995

Too Something

The Twilight Zone
2002

The Twilight Zone

E! Live from the Red Carpet
2002

E! Live from the Red Carpet

Santa Clarita Diet
2017

Santa Clarita Diet

The Kardashians
2022

The Kardashians

Mockingbird Lane
2012

Mockingbird Lane

Scandal
2012

Scandal

Sean Saves the World
2013

Sean Saves the World

Family Guy
1999

Family Guy

Veronica's Closet
1997

Veronica's Closet