Portia de Rossi

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Portia de Rossi, Actress: Arrested Development. Portia de Rossi was born and raised in Geelong, Australia. Originally born Amanda Rogers, at 15 she changed her name to Portia, saying that it was the most daring thing she had ever done up until that point. After graduating from high school, she attended the University of Melbourne, and studied law. Although she studied diligently, in 1993, Portia found herself giving special notice to a casting...

As Ellen and Portia celebrate the talk show hosts's birthday, we celebrate their sweet relationship

See the talk show host's reaction to her wife's sweet surprise present

After she and Ellen became a couple in 2004, Portia finally started to feel comfortable in her own skin; We were just supposed to be together, DeGeneres recalled

Portia Lee James DeGeneres (born Amanda Lee Rogers; 31 January 1973), also known professionally as Portia de Rossi (/ˈpɔːrʃə də ˈrɒsi/), is an Australian and American actress, model, and philanthropist. She appeared as a regular cast member on the American political thriller television series Scandal in the role of Elizabeth North from 2014 to 2017.[1][2] She is also known for her roles as lawyer Nelle Porter on the American television series Ally McBeal—for which she won a Screen Actors Guild Award in 1999—and as Lindsay Bluth Fünke on the American television sitcom Arrested Development.[3][4] She also portrayed Veronica Palmer on the ABC television sitcom Better Off Ted, and Olivia Lord on the television drama Nip/Tuck. De Rossi is married to comedian and television host Ellen DeGeneres.