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.

  • Title: Portia de Rossi
  • Popularity: 10.816
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1973-01-31
  • Place of Birth: Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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Portia de Rossi Movies

  • 2005
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    Cursed

    Cursed

    5.4 2005 HD

    A werewolf loose in Los Angeles changes the lives of three young adults who, after being mauled by the beast, learn that the only way to break the...

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  • 1999
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    Stigmata

    Stigmata

    6.3 1999 HD

    A young woman with no strong religious beliefs, Frankie Paige begins having strange and violent experiences, showing signs of the wounds that Jesus...

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  • 2001
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    Who Is Cletis Tout?

    Who Is Cletis Tout?

    5.8 2001 HD

    A comedy about a hitman who sees everything in terms of the movies and how mistaken identity is getting in the way of recovering a stash of diamonds...

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  • 1994
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    Sirens

    Sirens

    5.6 1994 HD

    In 1930s Australia, Anglican clergyman Anthony Campion and his prim wife, Estella, are asked to visit noted painter Norman Lindsay, whose planned...

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  • 2021
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    Adele One Night Only

    Adele One Night Only

    7.9 2021 HD

    A primetime special with performances from the superstar including Adele’s first new material in six years plus her chart-topping hits. The...

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  • 2003
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    The Night We Called It a Day

    The Night We Called It a Day

    5.071 2003 HD

    Based on the true events surrounding Frank Sinatra's tour of Australia. When Sinatra calls a local reporter a "two-bit hooker", every union in the...

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  • 2003
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    I Witness

    I Witness

    5.6 2003 HD

    After 27 bodies are discovered in a collapsed tunnel in Tijuana, a man tries to unravel the mystery before becoming the next victim.

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  • 2009
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    The Shift

    The Shift

    6.6 2009 HD

    From the creators of You Can Heal Your Life: The Movie comes a compelling portrait of three modern lives in need of new direction and new meaning. In...

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  • 2002
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    The Glow

    The Glow

    5.2 2002 HD

    A newly-wed NYC couple move into a low-rent luxury apartment only to be harassed by cryptic elderly neighbors.

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  • 1998
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    Girl

    Girl

    5.1 1998 HD

    Andrea Marr is a bright, straight-A, mature, 18-year-old high school senior on the verge of womanhood who decides to abandon her sheltered, boring...

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  • 2001
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    Women in Film

    Women in Film

    3.5 2001 HD

    Three women in Hollywood talk to the camera one summer (with a coda six months later). Sara is a casting director; her soliloquies are addressed to...

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  • 2013
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    The Arrested Development Documentary Project

    The Arrested Development Documentary Project

    5.7 2013 HD

    Featuring interviews from major cast and crew members, along with 200 fans from across the country, this documentary tells the whole story of this...

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  • 1999
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    The Invisibles

    The Invisibles

    1 1999 HD

    Jude and Joy escape to her Parisian flat for a private detox. A dark comedy of word games, sex, fantasy and pop tarts.

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  • 1998
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    Perfect Assassins

    Perfect Assassins

    5.8 1998 HD

    When deadly terrorists strike, an FBI man, who is an expert on terrorist mentality, hunts their twisted "creator," who may be connected with a...

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  • 2015
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    Now Add Honey

    Now Add Honey

    5.5 2015 HD

    When a pop-star cousin comes to stay, a family's once normal life changes drastically.

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  • 2004
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    Dead & Breakfast

    Dead & Breakfast

    5.5 2004 HD

    Six friends on a road trip stop for the night at a bed and breakfast in the sleepy town of Lovelock. After a night that leaves both the inn's owner...

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  • 1997
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    Scream 2

    Scream 2

    6.5 1997 HD

    Two years after the first series of murders, as Sidney Prescott acclimates to college life, someone donning the Ghostface costume begins a new string...

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  • 2015
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    Unity

    Unity

    7.485 2015 HD

    Despite the advent of science, literature, technology, philosophy, religion, and so on -- none of these has assuaged humankind from killing one...

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

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

    4 2003 HD

    A look inside the life of John F. Kennedy Jr.

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  • 2015
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    Tab Hunter Confidential

    Tab Hunter Confidential

    7.4 2015 HD

    Throughout the 1950s, Tab Hunter reigned as Hollywood’s ultimate male heartthrob. But throughout his years of stardom, Tab had a secret. Tab...

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  • 2018
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    Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable

    Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable

    6.39 2018 HD

    In her first special since 2003, Ellen revisits her road to stardom and details the heartfelt -- and hilarious -- lessons she's learned along the way.

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  • 2012
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    Mockingbird Lane

    Mockingbird Lane

    6.3 2012 HD

    Settling into their new home—the rambling Victorian mansion at 1313 Mockingbird Lane— the Munster are quickly onto the mission at hand:...

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  • 1999
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    American Intellectuals

    American Intellectuals

    1 1999 HD

    Seven WASP, blonde, privileged teens reside in the exclusive Hamptons, New York. Their group and entire existence consists of PLUs (People Like Us).

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  • 2024
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    Ellen Degeneres: For Your Approval

    Ellen Degeneres: For Your Approval

    5.571 2024 HD

    In the final special of her historic career, Ellen gets candid about fame, parallel parking and her life since getting "kicked out of show business".

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  • 2024
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    Ellen Degeneres: For Your Approval

    Ellen Degeneres: For Your Approval

    5.571 2024 HD

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  • 2003
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    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    5.8 2003 HD

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to just Ellen, is an American television talk show hosted by comedian/actress Ellen DeGeneres.

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  • 1997
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    Ally McBeal

    Ally McBeal

    6.6 1997 HD

    Ally McBeal is a young lawyer working at the Boston law firm Cage and Fish. Ally's lives and loves are eccentric, humorous, dramatic with an...

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  • 1988
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    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    5.2 1988 HD

    A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind segments that are unrivaled on daytime television, plus...

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  • 1997
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    The View

    The View

    4.421 1997 HD

    ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro...

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  • 2003
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    Nip/Tuck

    Nip/Tuck

    7.165 2003 HD

    Hotshot plastic surgeons Dr. Sean McNamara and Dr. Christian Troy experience full-blown midlife crises as they confront career, family and romance...

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  • 2003
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    Mister Sterling

    Mister Sterling

    7.5 2003 HD

    Mister Sterling is an American television serial drama created by Lawrence O'Donnell that ran from January to March in 2003. It starred Josh Brolin...

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  • 1995
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    MADtv

    MADtv

    6.877 1995 HD

    MADtv is an American sketch comedy television series originally inspired by Mad magazine. The one-hour show aired Saturday nights on Fox.

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  • 1993
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    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    7.122 1993 HD

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that aired 2,725 episodes on NBC between 1993 and 2009. The...

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  • 2003
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    Arrested Development

    Arrested Development

    7.951 2003 HD

    The story of a wealthy family that lost everything, and the one son who had no choice but to keep them all together.

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  • 2009
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    Better Off Ted

    Better Off Ted

    7.588 2009 HD

    Ted, a successful but morally conscious man, runs a research and development department at a morally questionable corporation, Veridian Technologies....

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  • 1996
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    Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher

    Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher

    1 1996 HD

    Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher is an American sitcom which aired on the WB from 1996 until 1998. The executive producers of the program, Dennis Rinsler...

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  • 1995
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    Too Something

    Too Something

    1 1995 HD

    Eric and Donny are roommates working in an investment firm so they can do the things they love: Eric wants to be a writer, while Donny’s a...

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  • 2002
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    The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

    7.191 2002 HD

    A 2002 revival of Rod Serling's 1950/60s television series, The Twilight Zone, with actor Forest Whitaker assuming Serling's role as narrator and...

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  • 2002
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    E! Live from the Red Carpet

    E! Live from the Red Carpet

    3.2 2002 HD

    The pre-show to the major award shows that airs on E! Entertainment Television. Live From the Red Carpet covers celebrity arrivals and gets you right...

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  • 2017
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    Santa Clarita Diet

    Santa Clarita Diet

    7.461 2017 HD

    They're ordinary husband and wife realtors until she undergoes a dramatic change that sends them down a road of death and destruction. In a good way.

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  • 2022
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    The Kardashians

    The Kardashians

    8.6 2022 HD

    The family you know and love is here with a brand new series, giving an all-access pass into their lives. Kris, Kourtney, Kim, Khloé, Kendall,...

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  • 2012
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    Mockingbird Lane

    Mockingbird Lane

    7 2012 HD

    Settling into their new home—the rambling Victorian mansion at 1313 Mockingbird Lane— the Munster are quickly onto the mission at hand:...

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  • 2012
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    Scandal

    Scandal

    7.2 2012 HD

    Everyone has secrets and Olivia Pope has dedicated her life to protecting and defending the public images of the elite by keeping those secrets under...

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  • 2013
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    Sean Saves the World

    Sean Saves the World

    6.1 2013 HD

    Sean Saves the World is an upcoming American television series starring Sean Hayes. The multi-camera comedy is expected to air on NBC as part of the...

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  • 1999
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    Family Guy

    Family Guy

    7.4 1999 HD

    Sick, twisted, politically incorrect and Freakin' Sweet animated series featuring the adventures of the dysfunctional Griffin family. Bumbling Peter...

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  • 1997
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    Veronica's Closet

    Veronica's Closet

    5.1 1997 HD

    Veronica 'Ronnie' Chase is the 'Queen of Romance.' Founder of a successful lingerie empire, and best-selling author of self-help romance books,...

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