Portia de Rossi

Portia de Rossi

Birthday: 1973-01-31

Place of birth: Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Also known as: پورشیا دی روسی

imdb_id: nm0005577

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 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.

Played in movies:

Adele One Night Only

Score: 7.9

Unity

Score: 7.5

Tab Hunter Confidential

Score: 7.4

The Shift

Score: 6.6

Scream 2

Score: 6.5

Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable

Score: 6.4

Mockingbird Lane

Score: 6.3

Stigmata

Score: 6.3

Who Is Cletis Tout?

Score: 5.9

Ellen DeGeneres: For Your Approval

Score: 5.8

Perfect Assassins

Score: 5.8

The Arrested Development Documentary Project

Score: 5.7

Sirens

Score: 5.6

I Witness

Score: 5.5

Dead & Breakfast

Score: 5.5

Now Add Honey

Score: 5.5

Cursed

Score: 5.4

The Glow

Score: 5.2

Girl

Score: 5.1

The Night We Called It a Day

Score: 4.8

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

Score: 4.0

Women in Film

Score: 3.5

American Intellectuals

Score: 0.0

The Invisibles

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

The Kardashians

Score: 8.5

Arrested Development

Score: 7.9

Better Off Ted

Score: 7.6

Mister Sterling

Score: 7.5

Santa Clarita Diet

Score: 7.5

Family Guy

Score: 7.4

The Twilight Zone

Score: 7.2

Nip/Tuck

Score: 7.2

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Score: 7.2

Scandal

Score: 7.1

Mockingbird Lane

Score: 7.0

MADtv

Score: 7.0

Ally McBeal

Score: 6.6

Sean Saves the World

Score: 5.9

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Score: 5.7

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Score: 5.5

Veronica's Closet

Score: 5.2

The View

Score: 4.3

E! Live from the Red Carpet

Score: 3.7

Too Something

Score: 0.0

Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher

Score: 0.0