Ellen DeGeneres Bio Profile

May 31, 2009 by queen bee  
Filed under Bio, tv shows

Name :Ellen Degeneres
Birth name :
Ellen Lee DeGeneres
Date of Birth :
January 26, 1958
Place of Birth :
Metairie, Louisiana, U.S. Age : 51
Profession :
American stand-up comedienne,
Nationality :
American
Spouse : Portia de Rossi (m. 2008–present)

She 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 Pixar’s animated film Finding Nemo. She also starred in two television sitcoms, Ellen from 1994 to 1998 and The Ellen Show from 2001 to 2002. In 1997, during the fourth season of Ellen, she 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 as well as the coming out process.