Ellen DeGeneres American Comedian Born 1958 in Metairie

Ellen DeGeneres is an American comedian born on 26 January 1958 in Metairie. Her best-known titles on this site are Coneheads (1993) and Joey (2004).

Early life

Her mother is Betty DeGeneres. She went on to study at Atlanta High School, Grace King High School and Bishop Manogue High School.

Career

She appears in Laurie Hill (1992), the earliest title among her listed credits. Dr. Dolittle (1998) and EDtv (1999) are among her 1990s credits. In the 2000s, she appeared in The Ellen Show (2001) and The Laramie Project (2002). The 2010s brought Follow This (2018).

She has 12 films and 6 TV series on record from 1992 to 2018. Comedy is the most frequent genre among her listed titles (5). Dr. Dolittle (1998) is recorded with a worldwide box office of $295 million.

Jay Leno appears in two of her listed titles. Other co-stars who recur in her credits are Christina Ricci (two titles) and Bill Maher (two titles).

Music credits on record are limited to Taste This. Her work is filed under opera and satire. Record labels on file include eleveneleven. Work listed as notable includes Finding Nemo, Finding Dory and The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

Recognition

Her awards include the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series (1997) for Ellen. Her other honours include the Presidential Medal of Freedom (2016) and three Annie Awards (2003 and 2004). The nominations list includes the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album in 2020. The records list 19 awards won and one nomination for her.

Personal life

She has been married to Portia de Rossi since 2008.