Portia de Rossi Australian Actress Born 1973 in Horsham

Portia de Rossi, born 31 January 1973 in Horsham, is an Australian actress. Among the titles she is known for are Better Off Ted (2009) and Scream 2 (1997).

Early life

Portia de Rossi was educated at Melbourne Girls Grammar, University of Melbourne and Geelong Grammar School.

Career

The earliest credit on record for Portia de Rossi is Sirens (1994). During the 1990s, she worked on Ally McBeal (1997) and Stigmata (1999). Work from the 2000s includes Who Is Cletis Tout? (2001) and Cursed (2005). Scandal (2012) is among her 2010s credits.

Her filmography here covers 12 films and 4 TV series from 1994 to 2015. The most recent title listed is Unity (2015).

Christina Ricci appears in two of her listed titles. Wes Craven directed two of her titles on record.

Recognition

In 1999, she won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series for Ally McBeal. She has also won a TV Land Award (2004) and the Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy (2005) for Arrested Development. The records list 4 awards won by her.

Personal life

She has been married to Ellen DeGeneres since 2008. Earlier marriages on record are to Mel Metcalfe III (1996 to 1999, divorced).