Ellen DeGeneres
Acting
- Born:
- 1958-01-26
- Place of birth:
- Metairie, Louisiana, USA
Biography
Ellen Lee DeGeneres (born January 26, 1958) is an American stand-up comic, television host, and actress. She hosted the syndicated talk show The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003-2022), and was a judge on American Idol for one year, having joined the show in its ninth season. DeGeneres has hosted both the Academy Awards and the Primetime Emmys. As a film actress, she starred in Mr. Wrong, appeared in EDtv and The Love Letter, and provided the voice of Dory in the Disney-Pixar animated film Finding Nemo, for which she was awarded a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress, the first and only time a voice performance won a Saturn Award. She also starred in two television sitcoms, Ellen from 1994 to 1998 and The Ellen Show from 2001 to 2002. During the fourth season of Ellen in 1997, DeGeneres came out publicly as a lesbian in an appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Shortly afterwards, her character Ellen Morgan also came out to a therapist played by Winfrey, and the series went on to explore various LGBT issues, including the coming out process. She has won twelve Emmys and numerous other awards for her work and charitable efforts. Ellen is currently married to actress Portia De Rossi.
Known For
Filmography
Jared Leto: Hollywood's Dark Secret
The Mystery of Richard Simmons: A Diane Sawyer Special
Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
IMPACT x Nightline: Diddy: Drugs, Lies, & Freak Offs
Ellen DeGeneres: For Your Approval
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy
No Accident
Saving the Gorillas: Ellen's Next Adventure
100 Years of Warner Bros.
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Best of Ellen
The Kardashians
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl
Endangered
Ellen's Next Great Designer
Pixar Popcorn
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
The New York Times Presents
One World: Together at Home
FOX Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America
Visible: Out on Television
La semaine des 4 Julie
Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable
Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman
Ellen's Game of Games
Marine Life Interviews
Finding Dory
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
Unity
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Hits
Justin Bieber's Believe
Comic Relief Zero
The Out List
Wampler's Ascent
Makers: Women Who Make America
Steve Harvey
Step Up Revolution
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Katy Perry: Part of Me
Bethenny
Johnny Carson: King of Late Night
Inside Comedy
The Undefeated
Ellen's Bigger, Longer & Wider Show
Ellen's Even Bigger Really Big Show
Hype: The Obama Effect
Ellen's Really Big Show
The Big Bang Theory
The Pixar Story
The Graham Norton Show
The Best of Carson, Volume 1
Comedy Club Shoot-out: Vol. 1
So You Think You Can Dance
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
Joey
Exploring the Reef
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Ellen DeGeneres: Here and Now
Last Comic Standing
Celebrities Uncensored
Finding Nemo
The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians
Pauly Shore Is Dead
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Bachelorette
American Idol
Live from E!
The Bernie Mac Show
The Ellen Show
On the Edge
Primetime Glick
Six Feet Under
Ellen DeGeneres: The Beginning
If These Walls Could Talk 2
Teen Choice Awards
After Stonewall
The Love Letter
Goodbye Lover
EDtv
Will & Grace
Doctor Dolittle
The Wonderful World of Disney
Ellen's Energy Adventure
E! True Hollywood Story
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Mr. Wrong
Ellen
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Show with David Letterman
Coneheads
Laurie Hill
Mad About You
One Night Stand: Command Performance: Ellen DeGeneres
The Larry Sanders Show
Wisecracks
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
One Night Stand: Ellen DeGeneres
The Simpsons
Open House
One Night Stand
Roseanne
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
On Location: Women of the Night
The Young Comedians All-Star Reunion
Larry King Live
Entertainment Tonight
Saturday Night Live
People's Choice Awards
Sesame Street
The Grammys
The Oscars
Today
The Emmy Awards
Loving Dory